Parliament of Galicia

Parliament of Galicia Parlamento de Galicia
VIII Legislature

Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President	Pilar Milagros Rojo Noguera, PPdeG since 1 March 2009
Vice president	José Manuel Baltar Blanco, PPdeG since 21st October 2012
Vice president	Ricardo Varela, PSdeG-PSOE since 1 March 2009
Secretary	José Manuel Balseiro, PPdeG since 1 March 2009
Vice secretary	Anxo Quintana, BNG since 1 March 2009
Structure
Seats	75
Political groups	Grupo Popular Grupo Socialista Grupo Nacionalista Grupo da AGE Mixed group
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
Elections
Voting system	Proportional representation
Last election	21st October
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 four constituencies, being this the Galician provinces.

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.

Current composition

The composition of the 8th legislature, to serve no further than 2013, is:

Affiliation		Members
	People's Party of Galicia	41
	Socialist Party of Galicia	18
	Galician Left Alternative	7
	Galician Nationalist Bloc	7
	Cerna^[1]	1
	Independent^[2]	1
Total		75

Legislatures

I Legislature ^[3] (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 Rojo Noguera

Notes

External links

Parlamento de Galicia (Galician) (Spanish)

Elections and referendums in Galicia

Parliamentary elections	1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2012 Next

Referendums	1936 1980

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