Senate of Salta

The Chamber of Senators of Salta Province (Spanish: Cámara de Senadores de la Provincia de Salta), better known simply as the Senate (Senado), is the upper house of the Legislature of Salta Province, one of Argentina's 23 provinces. It comprises 23 members elected in each of the 23 departments of Salta using the first-past-the-post system.^[1]

Senate of Satlta Cámara de Senadores de la Provincia de Salta
Type
Type	Upper house of the Legislature of Salta
Leadership
President[a]	Antonio Marocco, CpS since 10 December 2019
1st Vice President	Mashur Lapad, CpS since 10 December 2019
2nd Vice President	Walter Hernán Cruz, CpS since 10 December 2019
3rd Vice President	Esteban D'Andrea Cornejo, CpS since 10 December 2019
Structure
Seats	23
Political groups	Government (20)   Commitment for Salta   Evita Leadership Opposition (3)   Frente de Todos (3)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	15 August 2021 (12 seats)
Meeting place
Legislative Palace Salta, Salta Province
Website
http://www.senadosalta.gob.ar/

Senators are elected for four-year terms, and, as in the National Chamber of Deputies and most other provincial legislatures, elections are held every two years, so that half of its members are up in each election. The Senate is presided by the Vice Governor of the province, who is elected every four years alongside the governor. Presently, the post is occupied by Antonio Marocco of the Justicialist Party.^[2]

Alongside the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate convenes in the Legislative Palace, in the provincial capital of Salta. The building, a city landmark, is of an Italian academic style. Its construction began in 1892 and extended until 1902.^[3]

Notes

1. Ex officio as Vice Governor of Salta.