# 8th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias

The 8th 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 22 May 2011. The congress met for the first time on 15 June 2011. It is the shortest meeting of the democratic General Junta as it ended after then President of Asturias, Francisco Álvarez-Cascos, called a snap election, being the first non-historic autonomous community (different from Andalusia, Catalonia, the Basque Country or Galicia) to do so.

## Election

The 8th Asturian regional election was held on 22 May 2011. At the election, Asturias Forum (FAC), a split from the People's Party (PP), won the most seats despite PSOE obtaining more votes.
| Alliance | Alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 179,619 | 29.92% | 15 | 6 |
| | Forum of Citizens (FAC) | 178,031 | 29.66% | 16 | 16 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 119,767 | 19.95% | 10 | 10 |
| | United Left of Asturias-The Greens (IU-LV) | 61,703 | 10.28% | 4 | |
| | Others/blanks | 62,588 | 10.18% | 0 | |
| Total | Total | 600,274 | 100.00% | 45 | |

## History

The new parliament met for the first time on 15 June 2011. Fernando Goñi (PP) was elected as the president of the General Junta, with the support of PP and PSOE.
President :
| Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Votes |
| Fernando Goñi | | PP | 25 |
| Enrique Álvarez Sostres | | FAC | 16 |
| Jesús Iglesias | | IU-IX | 4 |
| Blank | Blank | Blank | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 45 |

## Deaths, resignations and suspensions

The 8th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:
* 20 July 2011 - María Isabel Marqués (Foro) resigned after being appointed Minister of Infrastructures, Territorial Planning and Environment in the Asturian government. Isidro Martínez Oblanca (Foro) resigned after being appointed senator by the General Junta. José Manuel Rivero (Foro) resigned after being appointed Minister of Economy and Employment in the Asturian government. Marcial González (Foro), Lilián María Fernández (Foro) and Josefina María Asunción Collado (Foro) replaced them, respectively, on 29 July 2011.
* 7 December 2011 - Enrique Álvarez Sostres (Foro) resigned after being elected member of the Congress of Deputies. Manuel Fano (Foro) replaced him on 15 December 2011.

## Members

| Name | Constituency | No. | Party | Alliance | Group | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| Gervasio Acebedo | Western | 2 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| María Pilar Alonso | Central | 7 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Maria Teresa Alonso | Central | 2 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Francisco Álvarez-Cascos | Central | 1 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Álvaro César Álvarez | Central | 9 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| María Jesús Álvarez | Western | 2 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| María Mercedes Álvarez | Central | 4 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Enrique Álvarez | Central | 5 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 7 December 2011 | Replaced by Josefina Collado |
| Joaquín Aréstegui | Central | 3 | PPA | PP | People's | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Ana María Barrientos | Central | 7 | PPA | PP | People's | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Josefina María Asunción Collado | Central | 15 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 29 July 2011 | 30 January 2012 | Replaces José Manuel |
| María Clara del Pilar Costales | Central | 10 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Cristina Coto | Central | 10 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Balbino Dosantos | Central | 8 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Benigno Enríquez | Central | 6 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Manuel Fano | Central | 16 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 7 December 2011 | 30 January 2012 | Replaces Enrique Álvarez |
| Costantino Fernández | Central | 11 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Javier Fernández | Central | 1 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Lilián María Fernández | Central | 14 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 29 July 2011 | 30 January 2012 | Replaces Isidro Martínez |
| María del Carmen Fernández | Central | 9 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Carlos Galcerán | Central | 6 | PPA | PP | People's | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Fernando Goñi | Central | 2 | PPA | PP | People's | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Juan Basilio González | Eastern | 1 | PPA | PP | People's | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Marcial González | Western | 3 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 29 July 2011 | 30 January 2012 | Replaces María Isabel Marqués |
| Jesús Gutierrez | Central | 5 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Vicente Herranz | Central | 3 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Marina Huerta | Eastern | 1 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Jesús Enrique Iglesias | Central | 1 | IU/IX | IU-LV | United Left | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Esther Landa | Central | 4 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Adriana Lastra | Eastern | 2 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Fernando Lastra | Western | 1 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Susana López | Central | 4 | PPA | PP | People's | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| María Isabel Marqués | Western | 1 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 20 July 2011 | Replaced by Marcial González |
| Manuel Aurelio Martín | Central | 3 | IU/IX | IU-LV | United Left | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Noemí Martín | Central | 2 | IU/IX | IU-LV | United Left | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| José Antonio Martínez | Central | 12 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Isidro Martínez | Central | 6 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 20 July 2011 | Replaced by Lilián María Fernández |
| Juan Sancho Michell | Central | 8 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Ana Rosa Migoya | Eastern | 1 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Manuel Peña | Central | 7 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| María Isabel Perez-Espinosa | Central | 1 | PPA | PP | People's | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| María José Ramos | Central | 2 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| José Manuel Riviero | Central | 11 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 20 July 2011 | Replaced by Josefina María Asunción Collado |
| Pelayo Roces | Central | 3 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Matías Rodríguez | Western | 2 | PPA | PP | People's | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Alfonso Román | Western | 1 | PPA | PP | People's | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Fidel Sánchez | Central | 2 | FAC | FAC | Asturias Forum | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |
| Emilia Vázquez | Central | 4 | IU/IX | IU-LV | United Left | 15 June 2011 | 30 January 2012 | |