7th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias

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Overview
Legislative body General Junta of the Principality of Asturias
Term21 June 2007 (2007-06-21) – 29 March 2011 (2011-03-29)
Election 27 May 2007
Government Areces III
Deputies
AsturiasJuntaDiagram2007.svg
Composition of the General Junta in 2007.
Members45
President María Jesús Álvarez (PSOE)
First Vice-President Manuel Aurelio Martín (IU-BA-LV, until 26 November 2008)
Diana Camafeita (IU-BA-LV, since 11 December 2008)
Second Vice-President Pelayo Roces (PP, until 3 January 2011)
Carlos Galcerán (PP, since 10 February 2011)
First Secretary Mercedes Álvarez (PSOE, until 26 November 2008)
Servanda García (PSOE, since December 2008)
Second Secretary Fernando Goñi (PP)

The 7th General Junta was the meeting of the General Junta, the parliament of the Principality of Asturias, with the membership determined by the results of the regional election held on 27 May 2007. The congress met for the first time on 21 June 2007.

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Election

The 7th Asturian regional election was held on 27 May 2007. At the election the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained the largest party in the General Junta but fell short of a majority again.

AllianceVotes%Seats+/–
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)252,20142.04%21Decrease2.svg1
People's Party (PP)248,90741.50%20Increase2.svg1
United Left-Bloc for Asturias-The Greens of Asturias (IU-BA-LV)58,1149.69%4Steady2.svg
Others/blanks40,6166.77%0
Total599,838100.00%45Steady2.svg

History

The new parliament met for the first time on 21 June 2007. María Jesús Álvarez (PSOE) was elected as the president of the General Junta, with the support of PSOE and IU-BA-LV. [1]

President
CandidateVotes
María Jesús Álvarez PSOE 26
Blank20
Total45

Deaths, resignations and suspensions

The 7th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:

Members

NameConstituencyNo.PartyAllianceGroupTook officeLeft officeNotes
Maria Pilar Alonso Central 10 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
María Elma Alonso Central 14 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
Faustino Álvarez Central 15 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Vicente Alberto Álvarez Central 1 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Álvaro César Álvarez Central 9 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
María Jesús Álvarez Western 2 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Mercedes Álvarez Central 7 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Rebeca Heli Álvarez Western 4 PPA PP People's10 March 201129 March 2011Replaces Marcial González.
Álvaro Álvarez Central 19 PPA PP People's10 March 201129 March 2011Replaces Luis Servando Peláez.
Pablo Álvarez Central 17 PPA PP People's17 February 201129 March 2011Replaces Emilio Rodríguez.
Reinerio Álvarez Central 3 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
Joaquín Aréstegui Central 4 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
Juan Ángel Bustillo Eastern 2 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
Diana Camafeita Central 5 IU-IX IU-BA-LV IU-BA-LV11 December 200829 March 2011
Luis Ángel Colunga Central 13 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Roberto Colunga Central 7 BA IU-BA-LV IU-BA-LV4 February 201029 March 2011Replaces Francisco Javier García. Joined the Mixed Group in August 2010.
N/A BA Mixed
Greta Cortina Central 12 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
María Clara del Pilar Costales Central 14 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Cristina Coto Central 5 PPA PP People's21 June 20073 February 2011Replaced by María Isabel Pérez
José Agustín Cuervas-Mons Central 11 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
Alejandra Inés Cuétara Central 7 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
María Elena Díaz Central 4 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Balbino Dosantos Central 6 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Benigno Enriquez Central 8 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
José Manuel Felgueres Eastern 3 PPA PP People's10 February 201129 March 2011Replaces Pelayo Roces Arbesú.
Constantino Fernández Central 11 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Javier Fernández Central 2 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Carlos Galcerán Central 12 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
José Ramón García Central 9 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
Servanda García Western 3 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Francisco Javier García Central 2 IU-IX IU-BA-LV IU-BA-LV21 June 200722 December 2009Replaced by Roberto Colunga.
Fernando Goñi Central 8 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
Inmaculada Concepción González Central 6 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
Marcial González Western 3 PPA PP People's21 June 20078 February 2011Replaced by Rebeca Heli Álvarez.
Juan Benjamín Gutierrez Central 5 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Jesús Enrique Iglesias Central 1 IU-IX IU-BA-LV IU-BA-LV21 June 200729 March 2011
Adriana Lastra Eastern 3 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Fernando Lastra Western 1 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Alfonso Román Lopez Western 1 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
Manuel Aurelio Martín Central 4 IU-IX IU-BA-LV IU-BA-LV21 June 200726 November 2008Replaced by Diana Camafeita.
Noemí Martín Central 3 IU-IX IU-BA-LV IU-BA-LV21 June 200726 November 2008Replaced by Emilia Vázquez.
Emilio Rodríguez Central 13 PPA PP People's21 June 200731 January 2011Replaced by Pablo Álvarez.
Ana Rosa Migoya Eastern 1 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Belarmina Montes Central 15 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
Luis Servando Peláez Central 10 PPA PP People's21 June 200717 February 2011Replaced by Álvaro Álvarez.
Emilio Pérez Western 2 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
María Isabel Pérez Central 18 PPA PP People's24 February 201129 March 2011Replaces Cristina Coto.
María José Ramos Central 3 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Alfonso Rey Eastern 2 FSA PSOE Socialist21 June 200729 March 2011
Pelayo Roces Eastern 1 PPA PP People's21 June 20073 January 2011Replaced by José Manuel Felgueres.
Ovidio Sánchez Central 1 PPA PP People's21 June 200729 March 2011
Emilia Vázquez Central 6 IU-IX IU-BA-LV IU-BA-LV11 December 200829 March 2011

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