8th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias

The 8th 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 22 May 2011. The congress met for the first time on 15 June 2011. It is the shortest meeting of the democratic General Junta as it ended after then President of Asturias, Francisco Álvarez-Cascos, called a snap election, being the first non-historic autonomous community (different from Andalusia, Catalonia, the Basque Country or Galicia) to do so.[1]

8th General Junta
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Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Junta of the Principality of Asturias
Term15 June 2011 –
30 January 2012
Election22 May 2011
GovernmentCascos
Deputies
Members45
PresidentFernando Goñi (PP)
First Vice-PresidentVicente Herranz (PSOE)
Second Vice-PresidentPelayo Roces (FAC)
First SecretaryMaría Clara del Pilar Costales (PSOE)
Second SecretaryCristina Coto (FAC)

Election

The 8th Asturian regional election was held on 22 May 2011. At the election, Asturias Forum (FAC), a split from the People's Party (PP), won the most seats despite PSOE obtaining more votes.

Alliance Votes % Seats +/–
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 179,619 29.92% 15 Decrease6
Forum of Citizens (FAC) 178,031 29.66% 16 Increase16
People's Party (PP) 119,767 19.95% 10 Decrease10
United Left of Asturias-The Greens (IU-LV) 61,703 10.28% 4 Steady
Others/blanks 62,588 10.18% 0
Total 600,274 100.00% 45 Steady

History

The new parliament met for the first time on 15 June 2011. Fernando Goñi (PP) was elected as the president of the General Junta, with the support of PP and PSOE.[2]

President[2]
Candidate Votes
Fernando Goñi PP 25
Enrique Álvarez Sostres FAC 16
Jesús Iglesias IU-IX 4
Blank 0
Total 45

Deaths, resignations and suspensions

The 8th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:

  • 20 July 2011 - María Isabel Marqués (Foro) resigned after being appointed Minister of Infrastructures, Territorial Planning and Environment in the Asturian government. Isidro Martínez Oblanca (Foro) resigned after being appointed senator by the General Junta. José Manuel Rivero (Foro) resigned after being appointed Minister of Economy and Employment in the Asturian government. Marcial González (Foro), Lilián María Fernández (Foro) and Josefina María Asunción Collado (Foro) replaced them, respectively, on 29 July 2011.
  • 7 December 2011 - Enrique Álvarez Sostres (Foro) resigned after being elected member of the Congress of Deputies. Manuel Fano (Foro) replaced him on 15 December 2011.[3]

Members
Name Constituency No. Party Alliance Group Took office Left office Notes
Gervasio Acebedo Western 2 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
María Pilar Alonso Central 7 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Maria Teresa Alonso Central 2 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Francisco Álvarez-Cascos Central 1 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Álvaro César Álvarez Central 9 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
María Jesús Álvarez Western 2 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
María Mercedes Álvarez Central 4 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Enrique Álvarez Central 5 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 7 December 2011 Replaced by Josefina Collado
Joaquín Aréstegui Central 3 PPA PP People's 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Ana María Barrientos Central 7 PPA PP People's 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Josefina María Asunción Collado Central 15 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 29 July 2011 30 January 2012 Replaces José Manuel
María Clara del Pilar Costales Central 10 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Cristina Coto Central 10 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Balbino Dosantos Central 8 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Benigno Enríquez Central 6 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Manuel Fano Central 16 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 7 December 2011 30 January 2012 Replaces Enrique Álvarez
Costantino Fernández Central 11 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Javier Fernández Central 1 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Lilián María Fernández Central 14 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 29 July 2011 30 January 2012 Replaces Isidro Martínez
María del Carmen Fernández Central 9 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Carlos Galcerán Central 6 PPA PP People's 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Fernando Goñi Central 2 PPA PP People's 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Juan Basilio González Eastern 1 PPA PP People's 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Marcial González Western 3 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 29 July 2011 30 January 2012 Replaces María Isabel Marqués
Jesús Gutierrez Central 5 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Vicente Herranz Central 3 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Marina Huerta Eastern 1 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Jesús Enrique Iglesias Central 1 IU/IX IU-LV United Left 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Esther Landa Central 4 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Adriana Lastra Eastern 2 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Fernando Lastra Western 1 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Susana López Central 4 PPA PP People's 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
María Isabel Marqués Western 1 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 20 July 2011 Replaced by Marcial González
Manuel Aurelio Martín Central 3 IU/IX IU-LV United Left 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Noemí Martín Central 2 IU/IX IU-LV United Left 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
José Antonio Martínez Central 12 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Isidro Martínez Central 6 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 20 July 2011 Replaced by Lilián María Fernández
Juan Sancho Michell Central 8 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Ana Rosa Migoya Eastern 1 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Manuel Peña Central 7 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
María Isabel Perez-Espinosa Central 1 PPA PP People's 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
María José Ramos Central 2 FSA PSOE Socialist 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
José Manuel Riviero Central 11 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 20 July 2011 Replaced by Josefina María Asunción Collado
Pelayo Roces Central 3 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Matías Rodríguez Western 2 PPA PP People's 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Alfonso Román Western 1 PPA PP People's 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Fidel Sánchez Central 2 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 15 June 2011 30 January 2012
Emilia Vázquez Central 4 IU/IX IU-LV United Left 15 June 2011 30 January 2012

References
  1. "Asturias, la primera comunidad no histórica que adelanta elecciones". El Comercio (in Spanish). 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-03-13. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. "El PP pacta con el PSOE y consigue la Presidencia de la Junta para Fernando Goñi". La Nueva España (in Spanish). 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  3. "Manuel Fano entra este jueves en el grupo parlamentario de Foro". El Comercio (in European Spanish). 13 December 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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