President of Cantabria
President of Cantabria | |
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Constitution of 1978 | |
Inaugural holder | José Antonio Rodríguez Martínez |
Formation | 1982 |
Website | cantabria.es |
The President of Cantabria, according to the
The Parliament elects him or her by
Election and investiture
The President of Cantabria is chosen by the Parliament of Cantabria after the autonomic elections of Cantabria, in which ones, people votes for the political parties that will form the Parliament.
According with the established in the third point of the article 17 of the Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of the Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria:[1]
3. The President of the
simple majority. If no such majority is obtained in this second voting, successive proposals will be processed in the form previously foreseen.(...)— Article 17, Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria
Functions and powers
The functions of the President of Cantabria are established in the articles 17 and 23 of the Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of the Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria:[1]
1. The President of the Autonomous Community holds the highest representation of the Autonomous Community and the ordinary state in Cantabria.
2. The President appoints and separates the members of the Government and presides, directs and coordinates their action.— Article 17, Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria
1. The President, after deliberation of the Government, and under his sole responsibility, may agree on the dissolution of Parliament in anticipation of the natural term of the legislature.
2. The dissolution will be agreed by Decree, in which elections will be called in turn, being contained in the same as the requirements required by the applicable electoral legislation.
3. The President may not agree to the dissolution of Parliament during the first session of the legislature, when less than a year is left for its termination, or when a
vote of no confidenceis pending. Nor shall it be able to agree on dissolution before one year has elapsed since the last dissolution by this procedure. In no case may the President dissolve Parliament when a state electoral process is called.— Article 23, Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria
Also, in the second point of the article 22 is given the unique authority to the President of Cantabria to raise a matter of confidence:
2. The President, after deliberation by the Government, may raise before Parliament the question of confidence in his program or in a general policy statement. The trust will be understood granted when you vote in favor of it the simple majority of the Deputies.
— Article 22, Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria
Cessation, matter of confidence and constructive vote of no confidence
According to the article 22 of the Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of the Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria:[1]
1. The Government of Cantabria will respond politically to the Parliament jointly without prejudice to the direct responsibility of each one of its components.
2. The President, after deliberation by the Government, may raise before Parliament the
Deputies.
3. The Parliament can demand the political responsibility of the President or the Government through the adoption by absolute majority of the constructive vote of no confidence.
4. Should the Parliament deny its confidence, the President of Cantabria will present his resign before the Parliament, the President of which shall convene the plenary session for the election of the new President in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 within a maximum of 15 days.
5. If the Parliament adopts a vote of no confidence, the President will present his resign before theAutonomous Community.
6. The President may not raise the issue of confidence while a vote of no confidence is pending.
— Article 22, Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria
List of Presidents
Presidents of Interprovincial Council of Santander, Palencia and Burgos
Portrait | Name | Term Begins | Term Ends | Political Party | Notes |
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Juan Ruiz Olazarán | February 8, 1937 | August 26, 1937 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
Presidents of Cantabria
Portrait | Name | Term Begins | Term Ends | Political Party | Notes |
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José Antonio Rodríguez | March 15, 1982 | March 2, 1984 | Independent | ||
Ángel Díaz de Entresotos | March 2, 1984 | June 24, 1987 | People's Alliance (AP) | ||
Juan Hormaechea | June 24, 1987 | December 5, 1990 | Independent | ||
Jaime Blanco
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December 5, 1990 | July 2, 1991 | Socialist Party of Cantabria (PSC-PSOE) | ||
Juan Hormaechea | July 2, 1991 | July 13, 1995 | Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA) People's Party (PP) |
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José Joaquín Martínez Sieso | July 13, 1995 | June 27, 2003 | People's Party (PP) | ||
Miguel Ángel Revilla | June 27, 2003 | June 23, 2011 | Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | ||
Ignacio Diego | June 23, 2011 | July 7, 2015 | People's Party (PP) | ||
Miguel Ángel Revilla | July 7, 2015 | July 5, 2023 | Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | ||
María José Sáenz de Buruaga | July 5, 2023 | Incumbent | People's Party (PP) |
Timeline
See also
- Parliament of Cantabria
- Government of Cantabria
- Politics of Spain
- Political divisions of Spain
- Nationalities and regions of Spain