The Board of Spokespersons is a parliamentary body of the
Cortes Generales
The Cortes Generales (; en, Spanish Parliament, lit=General Courts) are the bicameral legislative chambers of Spain, consisting of the Congress of Deputies (the lower house), and the Senate (the upper house).
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mainly entrusted with the task of ordering the agenda of the Parliament. As a
bicameral legislature
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, the Cortes Generales are formed by two houses, the
Senate
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and the
Congress of Deputies
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It has 350 members ele ...
. The Board meets every week.
Each House possesses its own Board of Spokespersons made up by the Speaker of the House and the Spokespersons of every
parliamentary group
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. In addition, the minority groups without an own parliamentary group are represented by the Spokesperson of the Mixed Group.
Members
Chairperson
The Chairperson of the Board of Spokespersons is the Speaker of the respective House.
Spokesperson
The Spokesperson of a Parliamentary Group is de facto leader of the Group (although normally they act by orders of the leader of the political party that acts as president of the Parliamentary Group) and a full member of the Board.
Mixed Group
The Mixed Group is a permanent parliamentary group made up by the members of political parties without enough MPs to form their own Parliamentary Group. From the members of the group a Spokesperson is chosen which represent them.
Other attendants
To the meetings of the Board also attends a representative of the executive branch (normally the
Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes or the Director-General for Relations with the Cortes). The Clerks of the Cortes Generales also attend to give legal advice.
Senate
The Board of Spokespersons of the Senate is made up by the
Speaker of the Senate and the Spokespersons of the Parliamentary Groups. Normally, the Parliamentary Groups are sub-divided in Territorial Groups, and two representatives for each territorial group is allowed to attend (especially when what is going to be discussed affects a specific
region
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).
The Board of Spokespersons needs to meet to approve
Part III § 44:
* The dates on which the sessions of the House begin and end.
* The agenda of the sessions of the Senate.
* The criteria that contribute to order and facilitate the debates and tasks of the Senate.
* The interpretive or supplementary rules that may be dictated by the Speaker.
Senate' Board
Deputy Spokespersons
* Socialist Group
** Julián Antonio Rodríguez Esquerdo.
** Francisco Javier Aragón Ariza.
** María Mercedes Berenguer Llorens.
** Ramón Morales Quesada.
** Riansares Serrano Morales.
** María José Villalba Chavarría.
* Popular Group
** Salomé Pradas Ten.
** José Manuel Barreiro Fernández
* Republican Left-EH Bildu Group
** Bernat Picornell Grenzner.
** Gorka Elejabarrieta Díaz.
* Citizens Group
** Francisco José Carillo Guerrero.
** Ruth Goñi Sarries.
* Basque Group
** María Isabel Vaquero Montero.
** Nerea Ahedo Ceza.
* Nationalist Group
** María del Mar del Pino Julios Reyes.
* Podemos Group
** Sara Vilà Galán.
* Mixed Group
** Alberto Prudencio Catalán Higueras.
**
Francisco José Alcaraz.
Congress of Deputies
The Board of Spokespersons of the Congress of Deputies is made up by the
Speaker of the Congress of Deputies
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and the Spokespersons of the Parliamentary Groups. The Spokesperson or the Deputy Spokesperson (if the Spokesperson can't attend) may be assisted by a member of its Parliamentary Group, although with no vote
Part III§ 39. To the meetings of the Board must to attend at least one of the
Vice Presidents
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(or Deputy Speakers) of the Congress, one Secretary of the Congress and the Secretary-General of the Congress of Deputies (an administrative office held by the Senior Clerk).
The Board of Spokespersons is responsible for discussing:
* The agenda of the sessions of the Senate
Part III§ 67.
* All the matters that the Speaker considers need to be discussed.
Congress' Board
Deputy Spokespersons
* Socialist Group
**
Rafael Simancas, ''First Deputy Spokesperson''.
** Ana Belén Fernández Casero, ''Second Deputy Spokesperson.''
** Susana Ros Martínez, Third ''Deputy Spokesperson.''
** Felipe Jesús Sicilia Alférez, ''Fourth Deputy Spokesperson.''
** José Zaragoza Alonso, ''Fifth Deputy Spokesperson.''
** Guillermo Antonio Meijón Couselo, ''Sixth Deputy Spokesperson.''
* Popular Group
** Isabel María Borrego Cortés.
** José Ignacio Echániz.
**
Belén Hoyo Juliá
Belén Hoyo Juliá (Valencia, Spain, 5 May 1984) is a Spanish politician who belongs to the People's Party (PP).
Hoyo is married with 2 children, .
** Guillermo Mariscal Anaya.
** Jaime Eduardo de Olano.
* Citizens Group
** Fernando de Páramo.
** Joan Mesquida.
** Melisa Rodríguez.
** Antonio Roldán.
** Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez Vivas.
* Podemos Group
**
Alberto Garzón.
** Jaume Asens.
** Yolanda Díaz Pérez.
** Ione Belarra.
**
Txema Guijarro.
* Vox Group
**
Javier Ortega Smith
Francisco Javier Ortega Smith-Molina (; born 28 August 1968) is a Spanish-Argentine lawyer and politician. Secretary General of Vox between 2014 and 2022, he has been the second most prominent position in the Spanish party after its president Sa ...
.
* Esquerra Republicana Group
**
Carolina Telechea
Carolina Telechea i Lozano (born 9 August 1981) is a Catalan lawyer and politician from Spain. He is a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
Early life and family
Telechea was born on 9 August 1981 in Igualada, Catalonia. She has a div ...
* Basque Group
** Mikel Legarda.
* Mixed Group
**
Joan Baldoví
Joan Baldoví Roda (; born 7 August 1958, in Sueca, Valencia) is a Coalició Compromís politician, who has represented Valencia Province in the Congress of Deputies since 2011.
Baldoví served as a local councillor for his hometown of Sueca fo ...
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References
External links
Senate Standing Orders in English
Congress of Deputies Standing Orders in English
Cortes Generales
Congress of Deputies (Spain)
Senate of Spain