Mayor
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. The officeholder has a mandate for the 4-year duration of the elected body. If the Mayor leaves office ahead of time a new voting may take place among the plenary members in order to invest a new mayor (meanwhile, another local councillor, conventionally the first deputy mayor, may act as acting Mayor). Since 13 June 2015 the Mayor isGovernment Commission
The Government Commission (''Comissió de Govern''; also ''Junta de Govern'' or ''Junta de Gobierno'') is formed by the Mayor, the Deputy Mayors, and a number of appointed councillors.Municipal Council
The municipal council (''Consell Municipal'') is the body formed by the elected councillors of the ''Ajuntament''. The plenary meetings (''Ple'') are held at the "Carles Pi i Sunyer" Hall. It is formed by the municipal councillors, elected through closed party list proportional representation. 41 councillors are currently elected on the basis of the population of the municipality. Councillors are grouped in Municipal Groups on the basis of their political filiation. The Municipal Council can also meet in ''Commissions'' (akin to parliamentary committees). A list of local elections (electing the councillors of the Plenary) since the restoration of the democratic system is presented as follows: * Barcelona City Council election, 1979 (43 councillors) * Barcelona City Council election, 1983 (43 councillors) * Barcelona City Council election, 1987 (43 councillors) * Barcelona City Council election, 1991 (43 councillors) * Barcelona City Council election, 1995 (41 councillors) * Barcelona City Council election, 1999 (41 councillors) * Barcelona City Council election, 2003 (41 councillors) *Public bodies and companies
A part of the management is conducted by entities wholly or partially owned by the ''Ajuntament'': ;Autonomous bodies * Institut Municipal de Persones amb Discapacitat * Institut Municipal d'Informàtica de Barcelona * Institut Municipal d'Hisenda * Institut Municipal de Mercats de Barcelona * Institut Municipal d'Educació de Barcelona * Institut Municipal del Paisatge Urbà i la Qualitat de Vida * Institut Municipal Barcelona Esports * Institut Municipal de Serveis Socials de Barcelona ;Public business entities * Institut Municipal Fundació Mies van der Rohe * Institut Municipal de l'Habitatge i Rehabilitació * Institut Municipal de Parcs i Jardins * Institut Municipal d'Urbanisme * Institut de Cultura de Barcelona ;Limited companies * Barcelona Cicle de l'Aigua, SA - BCASA * Informació i Comunicació de Barcelona, SA * Barcelona Activa SAU SPM * Barcelona de Serveis Municipals, SA - BSM * Parc d'Atraccions Tibidabo, SA * Tractament i Seleccions de Residus, SA - TERSA * Selectives Metropolitanes, SA - SEMESA * Solucions Integrals pels Residus, SA - SIRESA * Cementiris de Barcelona, SA * Mercabarna * Barcelona d'Infraestructures Municipals, SA - BIMSA * Foment de Ciutat, SA ;Consortiums, foundations and associations * Fundació Museu Picasso de Barcelona * Fundació Barcelona Institute of Technology for the Habitat * Associación Red Internacional de Ciudades Educadoras * Institut Infància y Adolescència de Barcelona, C. * Consorci Campus Interuniversitari Diagonal-Besòs * Agència d'Ecologia Urbana de Barcelona * Agència Local de l'Energia de Barcelona * Consorci del Besòs * Consorci de Biblioteques de Barcelona * Consorci Mercat de les Flors * Consorci Localret * Consorcio Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona * Consorci Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona * Consorci de L'Auditori y la Orquestra * Fundació Barcelona Cultura * Fundació Navegació Oceànica de Barcelona * Fundació Carles Pi i Sunyer d'Estudis Autonòmics i Locals * Fundación Privada Julio Muñoz Ramonet * Fundació Barcelona Mobile World Capital Foundation *See also
* Local government in Spain *Notes
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