The President 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, autonomous 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 officeholders Governments:
Portrait Name Term of office Party Government Election Rafael Fernández Álvarez 1978 1979 PSOE Fernández Álvarez I 1979 1982 Fernández Álvarez II 1982 1983 Fernández Álvarez III Pedro de Silva 1983 1987 PSOE De Silva I 1983 1987 1991 De Silva II 1987 Juan Luis Rodríguez-Vigil 1991 1993 PSOE Rodríguez-Vigil 1991 Antonio Trevín 1993 1995 PSOE Trevín Sergio Marqués 1995 1999 PP Marqués 1995 URAS Vicente Álvarez Areces 1999 2003 PSOE Areces I 1999 2003 2007 Areces II 2003 2007 2011 Areces III 2007 Francisco Álvarez-Cascos 2011 2012 FAC Cascos 2011 Javier Fernández 2012 2015 PSOE Fernández I 2012 2015 2019 Fernández II 2015 Adrián Barbón 2019 2023 PSOE Barbón I 2019 2023 Incumbent Barbón II 2023
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See also General Junta of the Principality of Asturias Government of the Principality of Asturias