# Provincial Department of Tarragona

The Provincial Deputation of Tarragona is the governing and administrative body of the province of Tarragona, belonging to the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.
The plenum is made up of members elected by an indirect election, which are based on the results in the municipal elections of the province. Since 2019 Noemí Llauradó i Sans has been the president of the Provincial Council of Tarragona.
It was established for the first time, in 1822, as a Provincial Council, of which Jacobo Gil de Avalle was president. Later, and in compliance with the Royal Decree of September 25, 1835, the civil governor of the province called elections, and the new provincial constitution was published in the "Official Gazette" of January 26, 1836. It met for first time on March 2 following. Over time, the new Tarragona corporation expanded its powers and developed an ever greater operational capacity.
Currently, according to article 91 of the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, the town councils will replace the provincial councils. According to the project of the Law on the Vegetation Organization of Catalonia, the Provincial Council of Tarragona should be replaced by the Council of Vegueria del Camp de Tarragona and the Council of the Vegueria of the Terres de l'Ebre.

## Composition

Key to parties
  CUP
  PSUC
  ICV
  ICV–EUiA–EPM
  ERC
  PSC
  JxCat
  Junts
  CC–UCD
  CiU
  Cs
  PP
  CP
  AP
  Vox :
| Election | Distribution |
| 1979 | 2 5 12 8 |
| 1983 | 12 11 4 |
| 1987 | 12 13 2 |
| 1991 | 11 15 1 |
| 1995 | 9 15 3 |
| 1999 | 1 9 14 3 |
| 2003 | 2 11 12 2 |
| 2007 | 2 11 12 2 |
| 2011 | 2 9 14 2 |
| 2015 | 1 7 6 11 1 1 |
| 2019 | 11 7 8 1 |
| 2023 | 9 8 8 1 1 |

## History

The current organizational model, with modifications, dates back to 1836, when the first provincial corporation was formed. After the decree of September 1835, it was decided to postpone the date of elections in the province, due to the situation of anticlerical revolt and the action of Carlist guerrillas in the area.

## Presidents
### Until 1979

* Josep Gassol Porta (1868)
* Feliciano Herreros de Tejada (1868–1869)
* Juan Manuel Martínez (1869–1871)
* Manuel Bes Hediguer (1871)
* Juan Palau y Generés (1871–1872)
* Antonio Kies Muñoz (1872–1873)
* Antonio Estivill Domènech (1873–1874)
* Ramón Miró and Sol (1874–1875)
* Antonio Sotorras Vilanova (1875 / 1877–1881)
* Plácido María de Montoliu y de Sarriera (1875–1877)
* Francisco Javier Rabassa Satorras (1896–1898) - Liberal

### From 1979

| Legislature | Political party | President of the Deputation | Start | End |
| I | CDC | Francesc Cailà Mestre | 1979 | 1980 |
| I | PSC | Ramón Aleu Jornet | 1980 | 1980 |
| I | CDC | Josep Gomis Martí | 1980 | 1982 |
| I | CDC | Ramón Aleu Jornet | 1982 | 1982 |
| I | CDC | Joan Ventura Solé | 1982 | 1983 |
| II | CDC | Josep Gomis Martí | 1983 | 1987 |
| III | CDC | Josep Gomis Martí | 1987 | 1988 |
| III | CDC | Vicenç Lluesma Davos | 1988 | 1988 |
| III | CDC | Joan Maria Pujals Vallvé | 1988 | 1991 |
| IV | CDC | Joan Maria Pujals Vallvé | 1991 | 1993 |
| IV | CDC | Josep Mariné Grau | 1993 | 1995 |
| V | CDC | Josep Mariné Grau | 1995 | 1999 |
| VI | CDC | Josep Mariné Grau | 1999 | 2003 |
| VII | CDC | Joan Aregio Navarro | 2003 | 2007 |
| VIII | CDC | Josep Poblet i Tous | 2007 | 2011 |
| IX | CDC | Josep Poblet i Tous | 2011 | 2015 |
| X | PDeCAT | Josep Poblet i Tous | 2015 | 2019 |
| XI | ERC | Noemí Llauradó i Sans | 2019 | 2023 |
| XII | ERC | Noemí Llauradó i Sans | 2023 | Incumbent |