10th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias

The 10th 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 24 May 2015. The congress met for the first time on 15 June 2019.

10th General Junta
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Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Junta of the Principality of Asturias
Term16 June 2015 (2015-06-16) – 24 June 2019 (2019-06-24)
Election24 May 2015
GovernmentFernández II
Websitejgpa.es
Deputies
Members45
PresidentPedro Sanjurjo (PSOE)
First Vice-PresidentMaría Josefa Miranda (IU/IX)
Second Vice-PresidentJosé Agustín Cuervas-Mons (PP)
First SecretaryIgnacio Prendes (C's, until 5 February 2016)
Pedro Leal (FAC, since 5 February 2016)
Second SecretaryRosa María Espiño (Podemos)

Election

The 10th Asturian regional election was held on 24 May 2015. At the election the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained the largest party in the General Junta but fell short of a majority again.[1]

AllianceVotes %Seats+/–
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 143,85126.48% 14Decrease3
People's Party (PP) 117,31921.59% 11Increase1
We Can (Podemos) 103,57119.06% 9Increase9
United Left of Asturias (IU/IX) 64,86811.94% 5Steady
Forum of Citizens (FAC) 44,4808.19% 3Decrease9
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 38,6877.12% 3Increase3
Others/blanks30,5695.62%0
Total543,345100.00%45Steady

History

The new parliament met for the first time on 26 June 2015 and after two rounds, Pedro Sanjurjo (PSOE) was re-elected as President of the General Junta.[2]

President[2]
CandidateVotes
Round 1Round 2
Pedro SanjurjoPSOE2222
Emma RamosPP1414
Blank99
Total4545

Deaths, resignations and suspensions

The 10th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:

  • 25 September 2015 - Fernando Goñi (PP) resigned after being appointed senator.[3][4] David González Medina replaced him on 8 October 2015.[5]
  • 29 September 2015 - Argimiro Rodríguez (Foro) and Esther Landa (Foro) resigned.[6] Pedro Leal (Foro) and Isidro Martínez Oblanca (Foro) replaced them on 15 October 2015 and on 29 October 2015, respectively.[7][8]
  • 20 December 2015 - Susana López Ares (PP), Isidro Martínez Oblanca (Foro) and Ignacio Prendes (Independent, Cs) resigned after being elected members of the Congress of Deputies. Rafael Alonso (PP), Carmen Fernández (Foro) and Armando Bartolomé (Cs) replaced them, respectively, on 4 February 2016.[9]
  • 5 September 2017 - Emma Ramos (PP) resigned.[10] Gloria García (PP) replaced her on 15 September 2017.[11]
  • 19 June 2018 - Cristina Coto (Foro) resigned after dissagrements with her party.[12] Early that year, she also resigned as president and spokesperson of Foro.[13] Patricia García (Foro) replaced her on 18 July 2018.[14]
  • 21 January 2019 - Gaspar Llamzares (IU), leader of United Left in Asturias, resigned after political dissagrements with his party.[15] Jaime Gareth Flórez replaced him on 8 February 2019.[16]

Members
Name Constituency No. Party Alliance Group Took office Left office Notes
Rafael AlonsoCentral9PPAPPPeople's4 February 201624 June 2019Replaces Susana López Ares
Dolores Álvarez CampilloEastern1FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019
María Dolores CarcedoCentral2FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019
Cristina CotoCentral1FACFACAsturias Forum16 June 201518 July 2018Replaced by Patricia García
José Agustín Cuervas-MonsCentral6PPAPPPeople's16 June 201524 June 2019Second Vice-President
Nuria DevesaCentral6FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019
Rosa María EspiñoCentral6PodemosPodemosPodemos Asturias16 June 201524 June 2019Second Secretary
Andrés FernándezWestern1PodemosPodemosPodemos Asturias16 June 201524 June 2019
Carmen FernándezCentral6FACFACAsturias Forum4 February 201624 June 2019Replaces Isidro Martínez Oblanca
Javier FernándezCentral1FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019
Luis Armando FernándezCentral4IndependentC'sCitizens4 February 201624 June 2019Replaces Ignacio Prendes
Mercedes FernándezCentral1PPAPPPeople's16 June 201524 June 2019
Gloria GarcíaCentral10PPAPPPeople's15 September 201724 June 2019Replaces Emma Ramos
Nicanor GarcíaCentral2C'sC'sCitizens16 June 201524 June 2019
Patricia GarcíaCentral8FACFACAsturias Forum18 July 201818 July 2018Replaces Cristina Coto
Jaime GarethCentral6IU/IXIU/IXUnited Left8 February 201924 June 2019Replaces Gaspar Llamazares
Lorena GilCentral4PodemosPodemosPodemos Asturias16 June 201524 June 2019
María Fe GómezEastern2PPAPPPeople's16 June 201524 June 2019
David GonzálezCentral8PPAPPPeople's8 October 201524 June 2019Replaces Fernando Goñi
Fernando GoñiCentral5PPAPPPeople's16 June 20158 October 2015Replaces María Fe Gómez
Marcos Gutiérrez EscandónEastern2FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019
Jesús GutiérrezCentral5FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019
Esther LandaCentral2FACFACAsturias Forum16 June 201529 September 2015Replaced by Isidro Martínez Oblanca
Fernando LastraCentral3FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019
Emilio LeónCentral1PodemosPodemosPodemos Asturias16 June 201524 June 2019
Gaspar LlamazaresCentral1IU/IXIU/IXUnited Left16 June 20158 February 2019Replaces Jaime Gareth
Pedro LealCentral5FACFACAsturias Forum29 October 201524 June 2019Replaces Argimiro Rodríguez. First Secretary
Enrique LópezCentral5PodemosPodemosPodemos Asturias16 June 201524 June 2019
Susana López AresCentral7PPAPPPeople's16 June 20154 February 2016Replaced by Rafael Alonso
Marcelino MarcosWestern2FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019
Isidro Martínez OblancaCentral4FACFACAsturias Forum15 October 20154 February 2016Replaces Esther Landa and replaced by Carmen Fernández
María Concepción MasaCentral2IU/IXIU/IXUnited Left16 June 201524 June 2019
María Josefa MirandaCentral3IU/IXIU/IXUnited Left16 June 201524 June 2019First Vice-President
Lucía MontejoCentral2PodemosPodemosPodemos Asturias16 June 201524 June 2019
Carmen OrdieresCentral4FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019
Carmen PérezWestern2PPAPPPeople's16 June 201524 June 2019
Elsa PérezWestern1FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019
Héctor PiernaviejaCentral7PodemosPodemosPodemos Asturias16 June 201524 June 2019
Ignacio PrendesCentral2IndependentC'sCitizens16 June 20154 February 2016First Secretary. Replaced by Luis Armando Fernández
Marta PulgarCentral5IU/IXIU/IXUnited Left16 June 201524 June 2019
Emma RamosCentral3PPAPPPeople's16 June 201515 September 2017Replaced by Gloria García
Daniel RipaCentral3PodemosPodemosPodemos Asturias16 June 201524 June 2019
Argimiro RodríguezCentral3FACFACAsturias Forum16 June 201529 October 2015Replaced by Pedro Leal
Matías RodríguezWestern1PPAPPPeople's16 June 201524 June 2019
Pedro de RuedaCentral4PPAPPPeople's16 June 201524 June 2019
Diana SánchezCentral2C'sC'sCitizens16 June 201524 June 2019
Pedro SanjurjoCentral7FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019President
Carlos SuárezCentral2PPAPPPeople's16 June 201524 June 2019
Marcelino TorreCentral9FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019
Paula ValeroEastern1PodemosPodemosPodemos Asturias16 June 201524 June 2019
Margarita VegaCentral8FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019
Luis VentaEastern1PPAPPPeople's16 June 201524 June 2019
Verónica ViorWestern3FSAPSOESocialists16 June 201524 June 2019
Ovidio ZapicoCentral4IU/IXIU/IXUnited Left16 June 201524 June 2019

References
  1. "General Junta of the Principality of Asturias election results, 24 May 2015" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of Asturias. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. "Pedro Sanjurjo, reelegido presidente de la Junta General del Principado" (in Spanish). RTPA. 16 June 2015.
  3. Lagar, Eduardo (14 September 2015). "Fernando Goñi, propuesto por el PP asturiano para el Senado". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. "Carcedo (PSOE) y Goñi (PP), nuevos senadores por Asturias". 20 minutos. Europa Press. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. "David González Medina toma posesión de su escaño". RTPA (in Spanish). EFE. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  6. Ardura, Juan (29 September 2015). "Argimiro Rodríguez y Esther Landa renuncian a sus escaños en la Junta". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  7. "Isidro Martínez Oblanca toma posesión de su cargo como diputado de Foro en la Junta General". 20 minutos (in Spanish). Europa Press. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. "Pedro Leal toma posesión de su cargo como diputado de Foro en la Junta General". 20 minutos (in Spanish). Europa Press. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. "Rafael Alonso, Carmen Fernández y Armando Bartolomé se incorporan a la Junta". RTPA (in Spanish). EFE. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  10. Ardura, Juan (6 September 2017). "Emma Ramos renuncia a su acta de diputada del PP por motivos personales". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  11. "Gloria García toma posesión de su escaño". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). EFE. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  12. "Cristina Coto renunciará a su acta de diputada". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). EFE. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  13. Ardura, Juan (16 June 2018). "Cristina Coto dimite como presidenta y portavoz de Foro: "Es hora de decir basta"". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  14. "Patricia García sustituye a la dimitida Cristina Coto como diputada de Foro". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Europa Press. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  15. Ordóñez, Luis (21 January 2019). "Llamazares renuncia a las primarias y al acta de diputado". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  16. Ardura, Juan (8 February 2019). "Jaime Gareth Flórez, nuevo diputado de Izquierda Unida en la Junta". La Nueva España (in Spanish).
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