City Council of Madrid
The City Council of Madrid (Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Madrid) is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the Madrid, the capital and biggest city of Spain.
| Ayuntamiento de Madrid | |
The main facade of the City Hall, located at Plaza de Cibeles. | |
| Type | Ayuntamiento |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Cybele Palace, Plaza de Cibeles 1, Madrid, Spain |
Region | Madrid |
| José Luis Martínez-Almeida (since 2019) | |
The City Council is composed by three bodies; the Mayor who leads the City Council and the executive branch of it, the Governing Council (Junta de Gobierno) which is the main body of the executive branch composed by the Mayor and the councillors appointed by him and the Plenary, a democratically elected assembly which represents the people of Madrid. The current Mayor of Madrid is José Luis Martínez-Almeida since June 2019.
Main bodies
Governing Council
The Junta de Gobierno of the City of Madrid is the executive branch of the City Council, formed by the Mayor and a group of councillors appointed by the Mayor. The current Board is composed of ten members, which are:[1]
| Portfolio | Officeholder | |
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | José Luis Martínez-Almeida | |
| Deputy Mayor | Begoña Villacís | |
| Culture, Tourism and Sport | Andrea Levy | |
| Urban Development | Mariano Fuentes | |
| Spokesperson | Inmaculada Sanz Otero | |
| Security and Emergencies | ||
| Economy, Innovation and Employment | Miguel Ángel Redondo Rodríguez | |
| Environment and Mobility | Borja Carabante | |
| Finance and Civil Service | Engracia Hidalgo | |
| Families, Equality and Social Welfare | Silvia Saavedra | |
| Public Works and Equipment | Paloma García Romero | |
Districts
The local government of the City uses a decentralized system but ultimately led by the ayuntamiento. The Plenary is the body with authority to divide the City into districts and the Mayor has the authority to appoint the "Councillor-Presidents" chairing those districts. A Councillor-President must be an elected councillor. The current officeholders are:[1]
| District | Councillor-President | |
|---|---|---|
| Center | José Fernández Sánchez | |
| Salamanca | ||
| Arganzuela | Cayetana Hernández de la Riva | |
| Chamartín | Sonia Cea Quintana | |
| Retiro | Santiago Saura | |
| Tetuán | Blanca Pinedo Texidor | |
| Chamberí | Javier Ramírez Caro | |
| Fuencarral-El Pardo | ||
| Moncloa-Aravaca | Loreto Sordo Ruiz | |
| Latina | Alberto Serrano Patiño | |
| Hortaleza | ||
| District | Councillor-President | |
|---|---|---|
| Carabanchel | Álvaro González López | |
| Usera | Loreto Sordo Ruiz | |
| Puente de Vallecas | Borja Fanjul Fernández-Pita | |
| Moratalaz | Almudena Maíllo del Valle | |
| Ciudad Lineal | Ángel Niño Quesada | |
| Villaverde | Concepción Chapa Monteagudo | |
| Villa de Vallecas | ||
| Vicálvaro | Martín Casariego Córdoba | |
| San Blas-Canillejas | ||
| Barajas | Sofía Miranda Esteban | |
Plenary
The Plenary is the body of maximum political representation of citizens in the municipal government, exercises the powers that are expressly assigned to it and is made up of the Mayor and the councillors. The councillors are elected on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot, and in turn they determine the Mayor of Madrid. Plenary sessions are public. The Plenary can operate in Committees, which will be formed by the Councillors who designate the political groups in proportion to their representation in the Plenary.[2]
The Plenary (Pleno del Ayuntamiento de Madrid) is the body formed by the elected councillors. The passing of by-laws, annual budget and taxes; the scrutiny of the council of government and the motion of no confidence on the Mayor are tasks assigned to this entity in Spain.[3]
The Plenary of the City Council of Madrid is formed by the following groups for the period 2019-2023:
| |||
| Political party | Spokesperson | Councillors | |
| Más Madrid | Rita Maestre | 19 | |
| People's Party | José Luis Martínez-Almeida | 15 | |
| Citizens | Begoña Villacís | 11 | |
| Socialist Workers' Party | Pepu Hernández | 8 | |
| Vox | Javier Ortega Smith | 4 | |
Mayor
The current mayor is José Luis Martínez-Almeida, from People's Party, invested on 15 June 2019 by an absolute majority of the Plenary (30 councillors) in a secret ballot among the councillors.
| Mayor Candidates | Votes |
|---|---|
| José Luis Martínez-Almeida | 30 |
| Manuela Carmena | 19 |
| Pepu Hernández | 8 |
Elections
A list of elections since the restoration of the democratic system is presented as follows:
- 1979 Madrid City Council election
- 1983 Madrid City Council election
- 1987 Madrid City Council election
- 1991 Madrid City Council election
- 1995 Madrid City Council election
- 1999 Madrid City Council election
- 2003 Madrid City Council election
- 2007 Madrid City Council election
- 2011 Madrid City Council election
- 2015 Madrid City Council election
- 2019 Madrid City Council election
Councillors
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City Hall
The City Hall is located at the Cybele Palace (Plaza de Cibeles, Retiro District), formerly known as Palacio de Comunicaciones. The City Council began the process of moving from the Casa de la Villa (the former City Hall) to the Palacio de Comunicaciones in 2007.[5][6]
Municipal companies
The ayuntamiento, an entity with full legal personality, fully owns the following municipal companies: Madrid Destino, EMT Madrid, EMVS Madrid and the mortuary.[7] It also has a participation in Mercamadrid, Madrid Calle 30 and the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.[7]
References
- ^ a b EFE, RTVE es/ (2019-06-16). "Ayuntamiento de Madrid: Almeida anuncia un gobierno sin Vox pero no descarta que entren". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ^ "Capitality and Special Regime of Madrid Act of 2006". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ Ramió, Carles (2001). In: M. Alcántara and Mª. A. Martínez (Eds.). (PDF). Política y gobierno en España. Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch: 542–543. ISBN 84-8442-271-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2015.
- ^ "José Luis Martínez-Almeida, del PP, investido alcalde de Madrid". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ^ Calleja, Ignacio S. (2015-03-10). "Mantener el Palacio de Cibeles cuesta seis millones al año". ABC (in Spanish).
- ^ García Rallo, Bruno (2013-05-01). "El Palacio de Cibeles florece a costa de la lenta decadencia de la Casa de la Villa". El País (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "El Ayuntamiento cerró 2017 con 1.057 millones de superávit y 445 millones menos de deuda". Europa Press. 16 July 2017.
Further reading
- Comunidad de Madrid: "LEY 2/2003, de 11 de marzo, de Administración Local de la Comunidad de Madrid" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid (in Spanish) (65): 3–27, 1989–4791. 18 March 2003.
- España: "LEY 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (80): 8945–8964. 3 April 1985. ISSN 0212-033X.
Links
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