President of the Principality of Asturias
| President of the Principality of Asturias | |
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| Appointer |
Following a vote of confidence by a majority of the General Junta |
| Term length |
No fixed term Regional election to the General Junta are held every 4 years at most. No term limits are imposed on the office. |
| Constituting instrument | Statute of Autonomy |
| Inaugural holder | Rafael Fernández Álvarez |
| Formation | 1978 |
The President of the Government of the Principality of Asturias is the head of government of the Spanish autonomous community of Asturias. The President is chosen by the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, regional parliamentary institution.
Election
The President is elected after the constitution of the General Junta or after the cessation of the former President.
A deputy can be nominated as candidate only if at least five members propose him.
During the Investiture proceedings the nominees present their political agenda in an Investiture Speech to be debated and submitted for a Vote of Confidence by the General Junta, effecting an indirect election of the head of government. A simple majority confirms the nominee and his program. At the moment of the vote, the confidence is awarded if the candidate receives a majority of votes in the first poll (currently 23 out of 45 deputies), but if the confidence is not awarded, a second vote is scheduled two days later in which a simple majority of votes cast (i.e., more "yes" than "no" votes) is required.
Headquarters
The headquarters of the President of the Principality of Asturias are located in Oviedo. The building is in the back part of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias and both buildings are connected by an underground passage.
The building was formerly the seat of the Bank of Spain in Oviedo until 1982
The Principality of Asturias acquired the building 1982 and reformed it for its current use between 1983 and 1985.
List of Presidents of the Principality of Asturias
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political Party | Legislature | Monarch (Reign) | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Days | ||||||
| 1 | Rafael Fernández (1932–2010) |
5 May 1982 |
18 June 1983 |
409 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | Provisional | Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | |
| Approved the Statute of Autonomy of the Principality of Asturias. | ||||||||
| 2 | Pedro de Silva (1945–) |
18 June 1983 |
28 July 1987 |
2944 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | I (1983) | ||
| 28 July 1987 |
10 July 1991 |
II (1987) | ||||||
| Became the first democratically-elected President. | ||||||||
| 3 | Juan Luis Rodríguez-Vigil (1945–) |
10 July 1991 |
18 June 1993 |
709 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | III (1991) | ||
| Was forced to resign after the Petromocho scandal. | ||||||||
| 4 | .PNG) |
Antonio Trevín (1956–) |
18 June 1993 |
14 July 1995 |
756 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | ||
| Succeeded Rodríguez-Vigil mid-term. | ||||||||
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Sergio Marqués (1946–2012) |
14 July 1995 |
20 July 1999 |
1467 | People's Party Asturian Renewal Union |
IV(1995) | |
| First non-socialist President. Left the Popular Party in December 1998. | ||||||||
| 6 | .jpg) |
Vicente Álvarez Areces (1943–) |
20 July 1999 |
4 July 2003 |
4378 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | V (1999) | |
| 4 July 2003 |
11 July 2007 |
VI (2003) | ||||||
| 11 July 2007 |
15 July 2011 |
VII (2007) | ||||||
| Three consecutive terms. Longest serving Asturian President. | ||||||||
| 7 | .jpg) |
Francisco Álvarez-Cascos (1947–) |
15 July 2011 |
24 May 2012 |
314 | Asturias Forum | VIII (2011) | |
| Shortest term of an Asturian President. Called for new elections after being rejected his Regional budget for 2012. | ||||||||
| 8 | .jpg) |
Javier Fernández (1948–) |
24 May 2012 |
22 July 2015 |
1669 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | IX (2012) | |
Felipe VI.jpg) (2014–) | ||||||||
| 22 July 2015 |
Incumbent | X (2015) | ||||||
| Abdication of King Juan Carlos I in 2014. PSOE corruption scandals (Villa, Riopedre, Marea). 2015–16 Spanish government formation trouble. 2016 PSOE leadership crisis. | ||||||||
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