Board of the Parliament of Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°23′17.4″N 2°11′20.2″E / 41.388167°N 2.188944°E
The Board of the Parliament of Catalonia (Catalan: Mesa del Parlament) is the body responsible for the management of the Parliament of Catalonia. It is composed of the President of the Parliament, the two Vice-Presidents of the Parliament and four Secretaries, who are elected (in separate votes) by the Plenary Assembly.
The main functions of the Board are
- to organize the work of Parliament;
- to interpret parliamentary procedure;
- to manage the various support services of Parliament.
The President (or one of the Vice-Presidents as necessary) is also responsible for chairing sessions of the Plenary Assembly, and for the external representation of Parliament.
Composition (Ninth legislature)
The composition of the Board of the Ninth legislature was voted on 16 December 2010.
| President of Parliament | Núria de Gispert | CiU (UDC) | Barcelona |
| First Vice-President of Parliament | Lluís Maria Corominas i Díaz | CiU (CDC) | Barcelona |
| Second Vice-President of Parliament | Higini Clotas i Cierco | PSC | Barcelona |
| First Secretary | Jordi Cornet i Serra | PPC | Barcelona |
| Second Secretary | Montserrat Tura | PSC | Barcelona |
| Third Secretary | Josep Rull i Andreu | CiU (CDC) | Barcelona |
| Fourth Secretary | Dolors Batalla i Nogués | CiU (CDC) | Tarragona |
Composition (Eighth legislature)
The composition of the Board of the Eighth legislature was published in the Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya on 17 November 2006.
| President of Parliament | Ernest Benach | ERC | Tarragona |
| First Vice-President of Parliament | Higini Clotas i Cierco | PSC–CpC | Barcelona |
| Second Vice-President of Parliament | Ramon Camp i Batalla | CiU | Barcelona |
| First Secretary | Lídia Santos i Arnau | PSC–CpC | Barcelona |
| Second Secretary | Antoni Castellà i Clavé | CiU | Barcelona |
| Third Secretary | Jordi Miralles i Conte | ICV–EUiA | Barcelona |
| Fourth Secretary | Rafel Luna i Vivas | PPC | Tarragona |
References
- Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia (2006), Art. 59.1.
- "Parlament de Catalunya - Òrgans" (in Catalan). Retrieved 2011-02-05.