9th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias

9th General Junta
8th 10th
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Junta of the Principality of Asturias
Term27 April 2012 (2012-04-27) – 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)
Election25 March 2012
GovernmentFernández I
Websitejgpa.es
Deputies
Members45
PresidentPedro Sanjurjo (PSOE)
First Vice-PresidentPelayo Roces (FAC)
Second Vice-PresidentJosé Agustín Cuervas-Mons (PP)
First SecretaryAurelio Martín (IU/IX, until 26 June 2014)
Emilia Vázquez (IU/IX, since 26 June 2014)
Second SecretaryIgnacio Prendes (UPyD)

The 9th 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 snap election held on 25 March 2012. The congress met for the first time on 27 April 2012.

Election

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The 9th Asturian regional election was held on 25 March 2012, as a snap election. At the election, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) passed Asturias Forum (FAC) as the most voted party. Finally, a draw between left and right was broken by the only member of Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) that gave back the government to the left.[1]

Alliance Votes % Seats +/–
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 161,159 32.10% 17 Increase2
Forum of Citizens (FAC) 124,518 24.80% 12 Decrease4
People's Party (PP) 108,091 21.53% 10 Steady
United Left of Asturias (IU/IX) 69,118 13.77% 5 Increase1
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 18,801 3.74% 1 Increase1
Others/blanks 20,386 4.06% 0
Total 502,073 100.00% 45 Steady

History

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The new parliament met for the first time on 27 April 2012. After two rounds, Pedro Sanjurjo (PSOE) was elected as the president of the General Junta, in a parliament composed provisionally by 44 members out of the 45 possibles, as Foro Asturias (FAC) challenged the result of the western district to the justice court of Asturias.[2]

President[2]
Candidate Votes
Round 1 Round 2
Pedro Sanjurjo PSOE 22 22
Blank 22 22
Total 44 44

Deaths, resignations and suspensions

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The 9th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:

  • 6 December 2012 - Carmen Sela (Foro) resigned for personal reasons.[3] However, the media speculated that political disagreements within her party could have taken an important role in her decision.[4] María del Mar García Poo (Foro) replaced her on 21 December 2012.[5]
  • 30 May 2012 - Isidro Martínez Oblanca (Foro) and Jesús Iglesias (IU/IX) resigned after being appointed senators by the General Junta.[6][7] Carmen Fernández (Foro) and Marta Pulgar (IU/IX) replaced them on 12 July and 16 July 2012, respectively.[8][9]
  • 9 May 2013 - Francisco González (PSOE) resigned after the opening of oral proceedings for alleged irregularities committed during his time as mayor of Cudillero.[10] In July 2014 he left the Asturian Socialist Federation after he was found guilty of those irregularities.[11][12] Elsa Peréz (PSOE) replaced him on 16 May 2013.[13]
  • 29 May 2014 - Ángel González (IU/IX) was expelled by the General Junta after his refusal to resign following a ruling that disqualified him from holding public office.[14][15] His expulsion was supported by PSOE, IU/IX and UPyD, while PP and Foro abstained.[15] Earlier that month United Left of Asturias had expelled him from the party.[16] Luis Álvarez replaced him on 16 June 2014.[17]

Members

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Name Constituency No. Party Alliance Group Took office Left office Notes
María Pilar Alonso Central 5 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
María Teresa Alonso Central 8 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Luis Manuel Álvarez Central 7 IU/IX IU/IX United Left 19 June 2014 16 June 2015 Replaces Ángel González
María Jesús Álvarez Western 1 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Francisco Álvarez-Cascos Central 1 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Juan Ramón Campo Western 1 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
María Dolores Carcedo Central 3 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Cristina Coto Central 1 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
José Agustín Cuervas-Mons Central 4 PPA PP People's 27 April 2012 16 June 2015 Second Vice-president
Victoria Delgado Central 6 PPA PP People's 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Nuria Devesa Central 7 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
José Manuel Felgueres Eastern 1 PPA PP People's 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Carmen Fernández Central 10 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 12 July 2012 16 June 2015 Replaces Isidro Martínez Oblanca
Javier Fernández Central 1 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Mercedes Fernández Central 1 PPA PP People's 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Judit Flórez Central 12 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
María del Mar García Poo Eastern 3 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 20 December 2012 16 June 2015 Replaces Carmen Sela
Ángel González Central 5 IU/IX IU/IX United Left 27 April 2012 19 June 2014 Replaced by Luis Manuel Álvarez
Francisco González Western 3 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 May 2013 Replaced by Elsa Pérez
Fernando Goñi Central 2 PPA PP People's 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Jesús Gutiérrez Central 6 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Vicente Herranz Central 10 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Marina Huerta Eastern 1 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Jesús Iglesias Central 1 IU/IX IU/IX United Left 27 April 2012 5 July 2012 Replaced by Marta Pulgar
Esther Landa Central 2 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Adriana Lastra Eastern 1 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Fernando Lastra Central 2 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Albano Longo Central 5 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Alfonso López Western 1 PPA PP People's 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Susana López Ares Central 8 PPA PP People's 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Marcelino Marcos Western 2 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Aurelio Martín Central 3 IU/IX IU/IX United Left 27 April 2012 16 June 2015 Second secretary until 26 June 2014
Noemí Martín Central 2 IU/IX IU/IX United Left 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
José Antonio Martínez Central 7 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Isidro Martínez Oblanca Central 4 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 27 April 2012 12 July 2012 Replaced by Carmen Fernández
Manuel Peña Central 9 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Elsa Pérez Western 4 FSA PSOE Socialists 16 May 2013 16 June 2015 Replaces Francisco González
José María Pérez Central 4 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Marina Pineda Central 9 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Ignacio Prendes Central 1 UPyD UPyD Mixed 27 April 2012 16 June 2015 First Secretary
Marta Pulgar Central 6 IU/IX IU/IX United Left 16 July 2012 16 June 2015 Replaces Jesús Iglesias
Emma Ramos Central 3 PPA PP People's 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Pelayo Roces Central 3 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Matías Rodríguez Western 2 PPA PP People's 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Pedro Sanjurjo Central 11 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015 President
Carmen Sela Central 8 FAC FAC Asturias Forum 27 April 2012 20 December 2012 Replaced by María del Mar García Poo
Marcelino Torre Central 8 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Emilia Vázquez Central 4 IU/IX IU/IX United Left 27 April 2012 16 June 2015 Second secretary since 26 June 2014
Alejandro Vega Eastern 2 FSA PSOE Socialists 27 April 2012 16 June 2015
Luis Venta Central 7 PPA PP People's 27 April 2012 16 June 2015

References

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  1. ^ "General Junta of the Principality of Asturias election results, 25 March 2012" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of Asturias. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Pedro Sanjurjo, Presidente de una Junta General del Principado compuesta por 44 diputados tras el fallo del TSJA" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 27 April 2012.
  3. ^ Gallego, Paula (6 December 2012). "La diputada de Foro Carmen Sela deja por "motivos personales" su escaño en la Junta". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. ^ Gallego, Paula (7 December 2012). "Foro, un incesante goteo de dimisiones". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "María del Mar García Poo, nueva diputada de Foro". El Comercio (in Spanish). 21 December 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. ^ Ardura, Juan (30 May 2012). "Jesús Iglesias e Isidro Oblanca dejan la Junta para ir al Senado". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Jesús Iglesias renunciará a su escaño en la Junta en favor de Marta Pulgar". La Nueva España (in Spanish). 23 May 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Carmen Fernández será diputada autonómica de FORO tras la designación de Oblanca como senador". Asturias Mundial (in Spanish). 29 May 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Marta Pulgar, la nueva diputada de IU ante la Junta General de Oviedo". El Comercio (in Spanish). 16 July 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  10. ^ "El diputado del PSOE Francisco González renuncia a su escaño". El Comercio (in Spanish). 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  11. ^ "El exalcalde de Cudillero, Francisco González, se da de baja del PSOE" (in Spanish). RTPA. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Francisco González asegura sentirse víctima de la animadversión hacia los políticos". RTPA. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Elsa Pérez se incorpora como diputada del PSOE en sustitución de González" (in Spanish). RTPA. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  14. ^ Suárez, Mariló (8 May 2014). "El portavoz de IU en el Parlamento asturiano, condenado a 7 años de inhabilitación por prevaricación". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  15. ^ a b Suárez, Mariló (29 May 2014). "Ángel González (IU Asturias), primer diputado de España expulsado de un Parlamento democrático". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  16. ^ Suárez, Mariló (15 May 2014). "IU suspende de militancia a su portavoz en Asturias por no dimitir tras ser condenado por prevaricación". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  17. ^ Ardura, Juan (19 June 2014). "Álvarez Payo toma hoy posesión del acta de diputado que perdió Ángel González". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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