Government of Cantabria

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Government of Cantabria
Gobierno de Cantabria
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Government of Cantabria
Overview
Polity Cantabria
Leader President
Appointed by King of Spain
Main organCouncil of Government
Responsible to Parliament of Cantabria
Annual budget 3.56 billion (2024) [1]
Headquartersc/. Peña Herbosa 29, Santander
Website www.cantabria.es

The Government of Cantabria is one of the statutory institutions that conform the Autonomous Community of Cantabria. It is the superior collegiate body that directs the politics and the Administration of this Spanish autonomous community, and at the same time the holder of the executive power as well as the regulatory authority over said territory.

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Election

Every four years there are the Autonomical Elections, when the electors of Cantabria vote for the political party that they want in government. The members of the elected Parliament of Cantabria must elect the President of Cantabria, and he must elect his counsellors.

Members of the Government

Current Government of Cantabria. Gobierno de Cantabria XI Legislatura (1).jpg
Current Government of Cantabria.

This is the government for the 2023–2027 period. It is a minority People's Party government.

ChargeName
President of Cantabria María José Sáenz de Buruaga
Minister of the Presidency, Justice, Security and Administrative SimplificationMaría Isabel Urrutia de los Mozos
Minister of Public Works, Territory Planning and EnvironmentRoberto Media Sainz
Minister of Economy, Finance and European FundsLuis Ángel Agüeros Sánchez
Minister of Education, Vocational Training and UniversitiesSergio Silva Fernández
Minister of Culture, Tourism and SportEva Guillermina Fernández Ortiz
Minister of Rural Development, Livestock, Fisheries and FoodPablo Palencia Garrido-Lestache
Minister of Industry, Labour, Innovation and CommerceEduardo Arasti Barca
Minister of HealthCésar Pascual Fernández
Minister of Social Inclusion, Youth, Families and EqualityBegoña Gómez del Río

Public Companies

Here is a list with the public companies which depend of the Government of Cantabria:

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