The Provincial Deputation of Málaga (

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: ''Diputación Provincial de Málaga'' or more formally ''La Excelentísima Diputación Provincial de Málaga'') is the provincial government of the

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Málaga Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populo ...

, in the

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. As a public institution, it provides direct services to citizens and provides technical, economic, and technological support to the governments and administrations (''ayuntamientos'') of the 101

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of the Province of Málaga. It also coordinates some municipal services and organizes services of a supramunicipal character. It is headquartered in the city of

. The Provincial Deputation was established in 1836, as a result of the 1833 division of Spain into provinces. In that era, it had responsibility for public works, education, and care of the poor; prior to the creation of the autonomous communities, provinces were the only organ intermediate between municipalities and the central government of Spain. On April 26, 1979, during the

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, the Deputation was reconstituted as a democratic entity. As of 2011, the president of the Deputation is Elías Bendodo Benasayag of the People's Party (PP).
Elías Bendodo, nuevo presidente de la Diputación de Málaga
', '' El Mundo'', 2011-06-23.

Elected presidents of the Deputation

* 1979-1982: Enrique Linde Cirujano (

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) * 1982-1987: Luis Pagán Saura (PSOE) * 1987-1991: Antonio Maldonado Pérez (PSOE) * 1991-1995: José María Ruiz Povedano (PSOE) * 1995-1999: Luis Alberto Vázquez Alfarache ( PP) * 1999-2003: Juan Fraile Cantón (PSOE) * 2003-2011: Salvador Pendón Muñoz (PSOE) * 2011-2019: Elías Bendodo Benasayag (PP) * Since 2019: Francisco Salado Escaño (PP)

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External links

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Official site
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