The Regional Government of Andalusia ( es, Junta de Andalucía) is the government of the Autonomous Community of

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The ...

. It consists of the

Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...

, the President of the Regional Government and the Government Council. The 2011 budget was 31.7 billion euros. It employs about 500,000 workers.

Institutions

Legislature

The Parliament of Andalusia is the House of Assembly for the region. Its main functions are to enact, amend or repeal laws and to appoint/remove the Governor. It is composed of deputies chosen by direct,

universal suffrage Universal suffrage (also called universal franchise, general suffrage, and common suffrage of the common man) gives the right to vote to all adult citizens, regardless of wealth, income, gender, social status, race, ethnicity, or political sta ...

, to represent the Andalusian people. The Parliament was constituted in 1982, after the approval of the Statute of Autonomy in 1981. Its current headquarters is in the former

Hospital de las Cinco Llagas The Hospital de las Cinco Llagas (literally "Hospital of the Five Wounds") in Seville, Spain is the current seat of the Parliament of Andalusia. History Construction of the building began in 1546, as a legacy of Don Fadrique Enríquez de Ribera, ...

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Penins ...

President

The President of the Regional Government of Andalusia is the executive chief of the Autonomous Community and the representative of the State in daily affairs; the President is appointed by an absolute majority of voting members in the Parliament and their election receives royal assent from the Monarch.

Government Council of Andalusia

The Government Council of Andalusia is the Cabinet of the Community. It regulates legal the authority and the performance of the executive and administrative situations of the Government. It is composed of the regional President and his or her various regional ministers who are in charge of the various Offices ( es, Consejerías) of the Andalusian Government. The Council convenes every Tuesday.

References

External links

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Website of the Regional Government of Andalusia
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Andalusian Parliament
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