The president of Cantabria, according to the Autonomy Statute of Cantabria, presides over the Government of Cantabria, directs its activities, coordinates the administration of the autonomous community, designates and separates the regional ministers, and holds the supreme representation of the autonomous community and ordinary representation of the state in Cantabria. The president is elected by the Parliament of Cantabria among its members, and is appointed by the Monarch.
The Parliament elects him or her by absolute majority in first session or by simple majority in subsequent. Between each session at least forty eight hours have to pass. If two months after the constitution of the Parliament there hasn't been elected a candidate, it is dissolved and there is another call for elections.
Election and investiture The president of Cantabria is chosen by the Parliament of Cantabria after the regional elections of Cantabria, in which ones, people votes for the political parties that will form the Parliament.
According with the established in the third point of the article 17 of the Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of the Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria:Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of Statuto of Autonomy of Cantabria.
Functions and powers The functions of the president of Cantabria are established in the articles 17 and 23 of the Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of the Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria:
Also, in the second point of the article 22 is given the unique authority to the president of Cantabria to raise a matter of confidence:
Cessation, matter of confidence and constructive vote of no confidence
According to the article 22 of the Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of the Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria:
List of presidents
Presidents of Interprovincial Council of Santander, Palencia and Burgos
Portrait Name Term begins Term ends Political Party Notes Juan Ruiz Olazarán February 8, 1937 August 26, 1937 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Presidents of Cantabria
Portrait Name Term begins Term ends Political Party Notes José Antonio Rodríguez March 15, 1982 March 2, 1984 Independent Ángel Díaz de Entresotos March 2, 1984 June 24, 1987 People's Alliance (AP) Juan Hormaechea June 24, 1987 December 5, 1990 IndependentJaime Blanco December 5, 1990 July 2, 1991Socialist Party of Cantabria (PSC-PSOE) Juan Hormaechea July 2, 1991 July 13, 1995 Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA)People's Party (PP) José Joaquín Martínez Sieso July 13, 1995 June 27, 2003 People's Party (PP) Miguel Ángel Revilla June 27, 2003 June 23, 2011 Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) Ignacio Diego June 23, 2011 July 7, 2015 People's Party (PP) Miguel Ángel Revilla July 7, 2015 July 5, 2023 Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) María José Sáenz de Buruaga July 5, 2023 Incumbent People's Party (PP)
Timeline
See also Parliament of Cantabria Government of Cantabria Politics of Spain Political divisions of Spain Nationalities and regions of Spain
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