# 6th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias

The 6th General Junta was the meeting of the General Junta, the parliament of the Principality of Asturias, with the membership determined by the results of the regional election held on 25 May 2003. The congress met for the first time on 17 June 2003.

## Election

The 6th Asturian regional election was held on 25 May 2003. At the election the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained the largest party in the General Junta but fell short of a majority after losing 2 seats.
| Alliance | Alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 250,474 | 40.48% | 22 | 2 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 242,396 | 39.18% | 19 | 4 |
| | United Left-Bloc for Asturias (IU-BA) | 68,360 | 11.05% | 4 | 1 |
| | Asturian Renewal Union (URAS) | 17,552 | 2.84% | 0 | 3 |
| | Others/blanks | 50,934 | 6.46% | 0 | |
| Total | Total | 618,716 | 100.00% | 45 | |

## History

The new parliament met for the first time on 17 June 2003. María Jesús Álvarez (PSOE) was elected as the president of the General Junta, with the support of PSOE and IU-BA-LV.
President :
| Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Votes |
| María Jesús Álvarez | | PSOE | 23 |
| Blank | Blank | Blank | 22 |
| Total | Total | Total | 45 |

## Deaths, resignations and suspensions

The 6th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:
* 4 September 2003 – Juana María González (PSOE) resigned. She was replaced by Ruben Almeida (PSOE) on 24 September 2003.
* 25 March 2004 – Maria Luisa Carcedo (PSOE) resigned after being elected member of the Congress of Deputies in the 2004 general elections. Manuel Alfredo Pérez (PSOE) replaced her on 1 April 2004.
* 29 October 2006 – Manuel Alfredo Pérez (PSOE) passed away. He was replaced by María Azucena Cotos (PSOE).

## Members

| Name | Constituency | No. | Party | Alliance | Group | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| Rubén Almeida | Eastern | 4 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 24 September 2003 | 2 April 2007 | Replaces Juana María González del Cabo. |
| Faustino Álvarez | Central | 11 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Vicente Álvarez | Central | 1 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Álvaro César Álvarez | Central | 7 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| María Jesús Álvarez | Western | 2 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Reinerio Álvarez | Central | 3 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Joaquín Aréstegui | Central | 6 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Ana María Barrientos | Central | 2 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Diana Camafeita | Central | 4 | IU-IX | IU-BA | IU-BA | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| María Luisa Carcedo | Central | 2 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 25 March 2004 | Replaced by Manuel Alfredo Pérez |
| Luis Ángel Colunga | Central | 14 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Diego Comins | Central | 14 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Cristina Coto | Central | 12 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Alejandra Inés Cuétara | Eastern | 1 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| María Azucena Cuetos | Central | 17 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 16 November 2006 | 2 April 2007 | Replaces Manuel Alfredo Pérez. |
| María Elena Díaz | Central | 8 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Balbino Dosantos | Central | 6 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Benigno Eríquez | Central | 10 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| José Manuel Felgueres | Eastern | 2 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| María Montserrat Fernández | Central | 12 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| María Flor Fernández | Central | 15 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| José Ángel Fernández | Central | 3 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Carlos Galcerán | Central | 10 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| José Ramón García | Central | 9 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Francisco Javier García | Central | 1 | IU-IX | IU-BA | IU-BA | 17 June 2003 | 23 January 2004 | Replaced by María Paloma Uría. |
| Fernando Goñi | Central | 8 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Juana María González | Eastern | 2 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 4 September 2003 | Replaced by Rubén Almeida. |
| Inmaculada Concepción González | Central | 13 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Marcial González | Ocidental | 3 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Rodrigo Grossi | Central | 11 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Juan Benjamín Gutiérrez | Central | 5 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Fernando Lastra | Western | 1 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| José Amado Mallada | Central | 13 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Manuel Aurelio Martín | Central | 3 | IU-IX | IU-BA | IU-BA | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Noemí Martín | Central | 2 | IU-IX | IU-BA | IU-BA | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Ana Rosa Migoya | Eastern | 1 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Juan Manuel Morales | Central | 4 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Luis Servando Peláez | Central | 5 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Emilio Pérez | Western | 2 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Manuel Alfredo Pérez | Central | 16 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 1 April 2004 | 28 October 2006 | Replaces María Luisa Carcedo. Replaced by María Azucena Cuetos. |
| María José Ramos | Central | 4 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Alfonso Rey | Eastern | 3 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Pelayo Roces | Central | 7 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Emilio Rodríguez | Western | 1 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| Ovidio Sánchez | Central | 1 | PPA | PP | People's | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| José Manuel Sariego | Central | 9 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 17 June 2003 | 2 April 2007 | |
| María Paloma Uría | Central | 5 | IU-IX | IU-BA | IU-BA | 5 February 2004 | 2 April 2007 | Replaces Francisco Javier García. |