The City Council of Pontevedra (Galician: Concello de Pontevedra; Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Pontevedra) is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Pontevedra, Spain. The current mayor of Pontevedra is Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores, in office since 4 July 1999.
City Council of Pontevedra | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
Political groups | Government (9)
Opposition (16)
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 28 May 2023 |
Next election | May 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| Pontevedra City Hall | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The city council is composed by three bodies: the mayor who leads the city council; the executive branch, the governing council, composed by the mayor and the councillors appointed by him; and the Plenary, a democratically elected assembly which represents the people of Pontevedra. The mayor is elected by the members of the plenary among its members the day the new municipal corporation is formed after the local election.
Since 1880, the city council is headquartered at the Pontevedra City Hall.[1] Since 2010, its central administrative services are housed in the Michelena 30 building.[2] Between 2010 and 2024, during a comprehensive reform of the City Hall, the council plenary sessions were held at the Principal Theatre.[3][4]
Local Elections
editMayors
editOn 3 April 1979, the city council was reconstituted as a democratic entity, with the first democratic elections during the Spanish transition to democracy. The Mayors since then are:[6]
| Term | Mayor | Political Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1979–1983 | José Rivas Fontán | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) |
| 1983–1987 | José Rivas Fontán | People's Alliance (AP) |
| 1987–1991 | José Rivas Fontán | Independientes de Galicia |
| 1991–1995 | Francisco Javier Cobián Salgado | People's Party of Galicia (PPdeG) |
| 1995–1999 | Juan Luis Pedrosa Fernández | Partido Popular de Galicia (PPdeG) |
| 1999–2003 | Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores | Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) |
| 2003–2007 | Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores | Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) |
| 2007–2011 | Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores | Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) |
| 2011–2015 | Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores | Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) |
| 2015–2019 | Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores | Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) |
| 2019–2023 | Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores | Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) |
| 2023– | Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores | Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Town Hall faces its second comprehensive reform in 129 years of history". Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 29 March 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Revealed secrets of Michelena 30, the headquarters of the City Council of Pontevedra". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "The municipal plenary sessions will return to the Teatro Principal on September 19". Pontevedra Viva (in Spanish). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Regreso a casa de un pleno municipal que mencionó a Íker Jiménez cuando se hablaba de basura". Pontevedra Viva (in Spanish). 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Results of the municipal elections in Pontevedra". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Corporations since 1979". Concello de Pontevedra (in Galician). Retrieved 31 October 2022.