The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia ( es, link=no, Partido Socialista Obrero Español de Andalucía, PSOE–A) is the

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The ...

n branch of the

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ( es, Partido Socialista Obrero Español ; PSOE ) is a social-democraticThe PSOE is described as a social-democratic party by numerous sources: * * * * political party in Spain. The PSOE has been in gov ...

, as well as the largest and most important federation within the PSOE. Formerly known as the Andalusian Socialist Federation (FSA), it was founded in 1977. The party was the ruling party of Andalusia uninterruptedly from 1978 to 2019, having won all regional elections in that time except for the

2012 election This national electoral calendar for 2012 lists the national/ federal elections held in 2012 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January *3–4 January: ...

, after which it nonetheless was able to maintain the regional government through a

coalition A coalition is a group formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political or economical spaces. Formation According to ''A Gui ...

with United Left. It lost power for the first time after the 2018 election, when a PP- Cs

was formed. In the 2022 election, it worsened its already worst result ever.

Leaders

Presidents of Andalusia

Plácido Fernández Viagas Plácido Fernández Viagas (29 March 1924 in Tangier – 8 December 1982 in Madrid) was a Spanish politician and judge, member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia, who was President of the pre-autonomous government of Andalusia ...

, 1978–1979 *

Rafael Escuredo Rafael Escuredo Rodríguez (born 16 April 1944) is a Spanish politician and lawyer, member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia ( es, link=no, Partido Socialista Obrero Españ ...

, 1979–1984 *

José Rodríguez de la Borbolla José María Rodríguez de la Borbolla Camoyán (born 16 April 1947) is a Spanish politician and lawyer, member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia, who was President of Andalusia between 1984 and 1990. Legacy In 2021 he donat ...

, 1984–1990 * Manuel Chaves, 1990–2009 *

Gaspar Zarrías Gaspar Zarrías Arevalo (born 30 April 1955 Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish lawyer, politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), which he joined in 1972. Zarrias served as the interim President of the Regional Government of ...

, 2009 ''(acting)'' *

José Antonio Griñán José Antonio Griñán Martínez (born 7 June 1946) is a Spanish politician. He was the chairman of the centre-left Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), and from 23 April 2009 until 7 September 2013 he held the position of President of the R ...

, 2009–2013 *

Susana Díaz Susana Díaz Pacheco (; born 18 October 1974, Seville, Spain) is a Spanish politician from Andalusia and a leading figure in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) as the former leader of the Andalusian PSOE-A. She served as the Preside ...

, 2013–2019

Party leaders

, 1977–1988 *Carlos Sanjuán, 1999–1994 * Manuel Chaves, 1994–2010 *

, 2010–2013 *

, 2013–2021 *

Juan Espadas Juan Espadas Cejas (born 30 September 1966) is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was the Minister of Housing and Planning for the Government of Andalusia from 2008 to 2010 and a senator from 2010 to 2013. F ...

, 2021–present

Electoral performance

Parliament of Andalusia

Cortes Generales

European Parliament

References

{{Authority control 1977 establishments in Spain

Political parties established in 1977 Political parties in Andalusia Social democratic parties in Spain