Parliament of Galicia

This article is about the parliament of Galicia, Spain. For the historical parliament of Austro-Hungarian Galicia in Eastern Europe, see Sejm of the Land.

Parliament of Galicia Parlamento de Galicia
IX Legislature

Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President	Miguel Ángel Santalices Vieira, PPdeG Since 26th January 2016
Vice president	Marta Rodríguez Arias, PPdeG Since 26th January 2016
2nd Vice president	María Soledad Soneira Tajes, PSdeG-PSOE Since 16th November 2012
Secretary	José Manuel Balseiro Orol, PPdeG Since 1 March 2009
Vice secretary	Concepción Burgo López, PSdeG-PSOE Since 16th November 2012
Structure
Seats	75
Committees	List Institutional: General Administration, Justice & Interior Territorial Planning, Public Works, Environment & Services Economy, Tax office Education & Culture Health, Social Policy & Employment Industry, Energy, Commerce & Tourism Agriculture, Food Production, Livestock & Forestry Fishing & Shellfish
PP	41 / 75
En Marea	14 / 75
PSdeG-PSOE	14 / 75
BNG	6 / 75
Elections
Voting system	Proportional representation
Last election	25th September, 2016
Meeting place
Salón de Plenos Pazo do Hórreo Santiago de Compostela Galicia, Spain
Website
http://www.parlamento.gal/

The Parliament of Galicia (Galician: Parlamento de Galicia) is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is formed by 75 deputies (deputados). Deputies are elected every four years in ordinary period, or extraordinarily upon dissolution and call of elections by the President of the Xunta of Galicia, by universal suffrage in proportional lists with the four Galician provinces serving as constituencies.

Functions

The Parliament:

Exercises legislative power.
Controls the executive branch or Xunta de Galicia.
Has power over the budget of Galicia.
Approves Acts and Statutes.
Appoints the senators for Galicia in the Spanish Senate
Appoints the President of the Xunta from among its members.
Demands accountability from the President and Government of Galicia.
Has the ability to propose State laws to the Spanish Parliament and request further enhancements of the autonomy and self-government via organic laws.
Sponsors constitutional lawsuits to protect its devolved powers before the Constitutional Court of Spain.

Seat

The Galician Parliament meets at the Pazo do Horreo in the Galician capital of Santiago de Compostela.

Legislatures

I Legislature ^[1] (1981)

President: Antonio Rosón Pérez

II Legislature (1985)

President: Antonio Rosón Pérez, Tomás Pérez Vidal (from 13 may 1986)

III Legislature (1989)

President: Victorino Núñez Rodríguez

IV Legislature (1993)

President: Victorino Núñez Rodríguez

V Legislature (1997)

President: José Mª García Leira

VI Legislature (2001)

President: José Mª García Leira

VII Legislature (2005)

President: Dolores Villarino Santiago

VIII Legislature (2009)

President: Pilar Milagros Rojo Noguera

VIII Legislature (2009)

President: Pilar Milagros Rojo Noguera
President: Miguel Ángel Santalices Vieira

Notes

↑ "Parlamento de Galicia - Former compositions". Parlamento de Galicia. Retrieved 2006-11-27.

External links

Parlamento de Galicia (Galician) (Spanish)

Elections and referendums in Galicia

Parliamentary elections	1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2012 2016 next

General elections	1977 1979 1982 1986 1989 1993 1996 2000 2004 2008 2011 2015 2016 next

Referendums	1936 1980

Coordinates: 42°52′22″N 8°32′38″W / 42.8729°N 8.5439°W / 42.8729; -8.5439

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