8th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias

The 8th General Junta was the meeting of the General Junta, the parliament of the Principality of Asturias, with the membership determined by the results of the regional election held on 22 May 2011. The congress met for the first time on 15 June 2011. It is the shortest meeting of the democratic General Junta as it ended after then President of Asturias, Francisco Álvarez-Cascos, called a snap election, being the first non-historic autonomous community (different from Andalusia, Catalonia, the Basque Country or Galicia) to do so.^[1]

8th General Junta
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Overview
Legislative body	General Junta of the Principality of Asturias
Term	15 June 2011 – 30 January 2012
Election	22 May 2011
Government	Cascos
Deputies
Members	45
President	Fernando Goñi (PP)
First Vice-President	Vicente Herranz (PSOE)
Second Vice-President	Pelayo Roces (FAC)
First Secretary	María Clara del Pilar Costales (PSOE)
Second Secretary	Cristina Coto (FAC)

Election

The 8th Asturian regional election was held on 22 May 2011. At the election, Asturias Forum (FAC), a split from the People's Party (PP), won the most seats despite PSOE obtaining more votes.

Alliance		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	179,619	29.92%	15	6
	Forum of Citizens (FAC)	178,031	29.66%	16	16
	People's Party (PP)	119,767	19.95%	10	10
	United Left of Asturias-The Greens (IU-LV)	61,703	10.28%	4
	Others/blanks	62,588	10.18%	0
Total		600,274	100.00%	45

History

The new parliament met for the first time on 15 June 2011. Fernando Goñi (PP) was elected as the president of the General Junta, with the support of PP and PSOE.^[2]

President[2]
Candidate			Votes
Fernando Goñi		PP	25
Enrique Álvarez Sostres		FAC	16
Jesús Iglesias		IU-IX	4
Blank			0
Total			45

Deaths, resignations and suspensions

The 8th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:

• 20 July 2011 - María Isabel Marqués (Foro) resigned after being appointed Minister of Infrastructures, Territorial Planning and Environment in the Asturian government. Isidro Martínez Oblanca (Foro) resigned after being appointed senator by the General Junta. José Manuel Rivero (Foro) resigned after being appointed Minister of Economy and Employment in the Asturian government. Marcial González (Foro), Lilián María Fernández (Foro) and Josefina María Asunción Collado (Foro) replaced them, respectively, on 29 July 2011.
• 7 December 2011 - Enrique Álvarez Sostres (Foro) resigned after being elected member of the Congress of Deputies. Manuel Fano (Foro) replaced him on 15 December 2011.^[3]

Members

Name	Constituency	No.	Party		Alliance		Group	Took office	Left office	Notes
Gervasio Acebedo	Western	2		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
María Pilar Alonso	Central	7		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Maria Teresa Alonso	Central	2		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Francisco Álvarez-Cascos	Central	1		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Álvaro César Álvarez	Central	9		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
María Jesús Álvarez	Western	2		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
María Mercedes Álvarez	Central	4		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Enrique Álvarez	Central	5		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	7 December 2011	Replaced by Josefina Collado
Joaquín Aréstegui	Central	3		PPA		PP	People's	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Ana María Barrientos	Central	7		PPA		PP	People's	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Josefina María Asunción Collado	Central	15		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	29 July 2011	30 January 2012	Replaces José Manuel
María Clara del Pilar Costales	Central	10		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Cristina Coto	Central	10		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Balbino Dosantos	Central	8		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Benigno Enríquez	Central	6		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Manuel Fano	Central	16		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	7 December 2011	30 January 2012	Replaces Enrique Álvarez
Costantino Fernández	Central	11		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Javier Fernández	Central	1		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Lilián María Fernández	Central	14		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	29 July 2011	30 January 2012	Replaces Isidro Martínez
María del Carmen Fernández	Central	9		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Carlos Galcerán	Central	6		PPA		PP	People's	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Fernando Goñi	Central	2		PPA		PP	People's	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Juan Basilio González	Eastern	1		PPA		PP	People's	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Marcial González	Western	3		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	29 July 2011	30 January 2012	Replaces María Isabel Marqués
Jesús Gutierrez	Central	5		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Vicente Herranz	Central	3		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Marina Huerta	Eastern	1		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Jesús Enrique Iglesias	Central	1		IU/IX		IU-LV	United Left	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Esther Landa	Central	4		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Adriana Lastra	Eastern	2		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Fernando Lastra	Western	1		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Susana López	Central	4		PPA		PP	People's	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
María Isabel Marqués	Western	1		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	20 July 2011	Replaced by Marcial González
Manuel Aurelio Martín	Central	3		IU/IX		IU-LV	United Left	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Noemí Martín	Central	2		IU/IX		IU-LV	United Left	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
José Antonio Martínez	Central	12		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Isidro Martínez	Central	6		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	20 July 2011	Replaced by Lilián María Fernández
Juan Sancho Michell	Central	8		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Ana Rosa Migoya	Eastern	1		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Manuel Peña	Central	7		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
María Isabel Perez-Espinosa	Central	1		PPA		PP	People's	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
María José Ramos	Central	2		FSA		PSOE	Socialist	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
José Manuel Riviero	Central	11		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	20 July 2011	Replaced by Josefina María Asunción Collado
Pelayo Roces	Central	3		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Matías Rodríguez	Western	2		PPA		PP	People's	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Alfonso Román	Western	1		PPA		PP	People's	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Fidel Sánchez	Central	2		FAC		FAC	Asturias Forum	15 June 2011	30 January 2012
Emilia Vázquez	Central	4		IU/IX		IU-LV	United Left	15 June 2011	30 January 2012