Provincial Deputation of Barcelona

The Provincial Deputation of Barcelona (Catalan: Diputació de Barcelona; Spanish: Diputación de Barcelona) is the local government body charged with the government and administration of the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Provincial Deputation of Barcelona

Diputació de Barcelona (Catalan)
Diputación de Barcelona (Spanish)
Coat of arms or logo
Coat of arms
Logo
Logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1822 (1822)
Disbanded1931–1939
Leadership
President
Structure
Seats51
Composition of the Deputation of Barcelona
Political groups
Government (35)
  •   PSC (17)
  •   ERC (11)[1]
  •   ECP–C (5)[2]
  •   Junts (2)[3]

Confidence and supply (1)

Opposition (15)

Length of term
4 years
Elections
Indirect election (from the local election results, elected by proportional representation in electoral judicial districts (single or multi-member, according to population)
Last election
28 May 2023
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Paranimf de l'Escola Industrial, Eixample, Barcelona (since 2021)
Casa Serra, Eixample, Barcelona (formerly)
Agency overview
Employees4,483[6]
Annual budget€1.24 billion[7]
Websitehttps://www.diba.cat/

Being the biggest provincial deputation in Spain,[8] it is the third biggest public institution in Catalonia after the Generalitat and the Barcelona City Council,[9] managing a yearly budget around €1 billion.[10][11] As is the case for all provincial councils, the Council is indirectly elected, based on the results of the municipal elections in the province.[8] The president is elected among the Council's members meet for the inaugural session after the municipal elections.

The Council's headquarters is the Casa Serra,[12] on the Rambla de Catalunya.

Composition

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Key to parties
  CUP
  PSUC
  ICV
  BComúE (Entesa)
  ECG
  ERC
  TxT
  PSC
  JxCat
  Junts
  CiU
  Cs
  PP
  AP
  Vox
Election Distribution
1979
12 17 3 19
1983
7 26 15 3
1987
6 24 20 1
1991
6 24 19 2
1995
6 1 22 18 4
1999
3 1 30 13 4
2003
7 2 25 12 5
2007
4 2 25 16 4
2011
4 2 19 20 6
2015
3 7 11 10 14 3 3
2019
5 16 1 16 7 4 2
2023
5 11 1 17 12 4 1
 
Barcelona province 25 judicial districts which serve as the basis for the 14 deputation constituencies (Catalan: partit judicial electoral, Spanish: partido judicial electoral) albeit many modified or merged together. Deputies elected are always directly-elected municipal councilors (mayors included).

Presidents

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List of presidents of the Provincial Deputation of Barcelona.[13]

Portrait Office holder Start End
  Enric Prat de la Riba i Sarrà 1907 1917
  Joan Vallès i Pujals 1917 1924
  José Enrique de Olano y Loyzaga 1924 1925
  Alfons Sala i Argemí 1925 1925
Gaietà Marfà i Clivilles 1925 1925
Josep Maria Milà i Camps 1925 1930
Joan Maluquer i Viladot 1930 1931
Josep Maria Milà i Camps 1939 1939
Antoni Maria Simarro i Puig 1939 1943
  Lluís Argemí i de Martí 1943 1946
Antoni Maria Llopis Galofré 1946 1949
Joaquim Buxó Dulce d'Abaigar 1949 1967
  Josep Maria de Muller i d'Abadal 1967 1973
  Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló 1973 1977
  Josep Tarradellas i Joan 1977 1980
  Francesc Martí i Jusmet April 1980 1982
  Antoni Dalmau i Ribalta 1982 1987
Manel Royes i Vila 1987 2003
  José Montilla i Aguilera 2003 2004
  Celestino Corbacho Chaves 2004 2008
Antoni Fogué i Moya 2008 2011
  Salvador Esteve i Figueras 2011 2015
  Mercè Conesa i Pagès 2015 2018
 
sense marc
Marc Castells i Berzosa 2018 2019
 
sense marc
Núria Marín Martínez 2019 2023
 
sense marc
Lluïsa Moret i Sabidó 2023 In office

Buildings

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References

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  1. ^ "ERC entra al Govern de la Diputació de Barcelona" [ERC enters the Government of the Provincial Deputation of Barcelona] (in Catalan). Público. 25 July 2023.
  2. ^ "PSC i comuns tanquen un acord a la Diputació de Barcelona sense majoria absoluta" [PSC and comuns reach an agreement for the Barcelona Provincial Deputation without absolute majority] (in Catalan). Público. 5 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Dos representants de Junts a la Diputació de Barcelona s'integraran al govern de PSC i comuns" [Two Junts representatives in the Barcelona Provincial Deputation will join the PSC and Comuns government] (in Catalan). 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Els 25 acords de Tot per Terrassa per donar la Diputació al PSC" [The 25 agreements of Tot per Terrassa to give the Provincial Council to the PSC] (in Catalan). 12 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Tot per Terrassa es decanta per un govern del PSC i En Comú Guanyem a la Diputació" [Tot per Terrassa opts for a PSC and En Comú Guanyem government in the Provincial Council] (in Catalan). 12 July 2023.
  6. ^ https://transparencia.diba.cat/sites/transparencia.diba.cat/files/public/node/field_fitxers/annex_plantilla_ple_27.06.2024.pdf
  7. ^ "La Diputació de Barcelona aprova un pressupost rècord de 1.244 milions d'euros per al 2024" (in Catalan).
  8. ^ a b Medina, Álvaro (17 May 2019). "Diputaciones catalanas: el verdadero poder territorial que Junqueras quiere arrebatar a Puigdemont". Voz Pópuli.
  9. ^ Noguer, Miquel; Vallespín, Ivanna (8 August 2012). "La Diputación de Barcelona otorga sin concurso el 82% de las subvenciones". El País.
  10. ^ "Los «comunes» también tienen en sus manos devolver la Diputación de Barcelona al PSC". La Razón. 11 June 2019.
  11. ^ Casanova, Grego (28 May 2019). "JxCat pierde las diputaciones de Barcelona y Lleida". El País.
  12. ^ Borràs, Anna (20 July 2017). "La Barcelona mágica de Puig i Cadafalch". El País. El Viajero.
  13. ^ "Presidents de la Diputació de Barcelona - La Diputació - Diputació de Barcelona". www.diba.cat. Retrieved 2023-07-13.