City Council of Madrid explained
The City Council of Madrid (es|Ayuntamiento de Madrid) is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the Madrid, the capital and biggest city of Spain.
The city council is composed by three bodies; the mayor who leads the city council and the executive branch of it, the governing council (Junta de Gobierno) which is the main body of the executive branch composed by the mayor and the councillors appointed by him and the Plenary, a democratically elected assembly which represents the people of Madrid. The current mayor of Madrid is José Luis Martínez-Almeida since June 2019.
Main bodies
Governing Council
The Junta de Gobierno of the City of Madrid is the executive branch of the City Council, formed by the Mayor and a group of councillors appointed by the Mayor. The current Board is composed of eight members, which are:[1]
| Portfolio | Officeholder |
|---|
| Mayor | | José Luis Martínez-Almeida |
| Deputy Mayor | | Inma Sanz |
| Spokesperson |
| Security and Emergencies |
| Culture, Tourism and Sport | | Marta Rivera de la Cruz |
| Economy, Innovation and Finance | | Engracia Hidalgo Tena |
| Urban Development, Environment and Mobility | | Borja Carabante |
| Housing | | Álvaro González López |
| Families, Equality and Social Welfare | | José Fernández Sánchez |
| Public Works and Equipment | | Paloma García Romero | |
Districts
The local government of the City uses a decentralized system called juntas municipales de distrito (municipal district assemblies), which are ultimately led by the ayuntamiento. The Plenary is the body with authority to divide the City into districts and the Mayor has the authority to appoint the "Councillor-Presidents" chairing those districts. A Councillor-President must be an elected councillor. The current officeholders are:[2]
Plenary
The Plenary is the body of maximum political representation of citizens in the municipal government, exercises the powers that are expressly assigned to it and is made up of the mayor and the councillors. The councillors are elected on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot, and in turn they determine the mayor of Madrid. Plenary sessions are public. The Plenary can operate in Committees, which will be formed by the Councillors who designate the political groups in proportion to their representation in the Plenary.[3]
The Plenary (Pleno del Ayuntamiento de Madrid) is the body formed by the elected councillors. The passing of by-laws, annual budget and taxes; the scrutiny of the council of government and the motion of no confidence on the mayor are tasks assigned to this entity in Spain.[4]
The Plenary of the City Council of Madrid is formed by the following groups for the period 2023–2027:
Mayor
See main article: Mayor of Madrid.
See also: List of mayors of Madrid. The current mayor is José Luis Martínez-Almeida, from People's Party, invested on 15 June 2019 by an absolute majority of the Plenary (30 councillors) in a secret ballot among the councillors.
Elections
A list of elections since the restoration of the democratic system is presented as follows:
Results of the elections since 1979
Councillors
City Hall
See main article: Cybele Palace. The City Hall is located at the Cybele Palace (Plaza de Cibeles, Retiro District), formerly known as Palacio de Comunicaciones. The city council began the process of moving from the Casa de la Villa (the former City Hall) to the Palacio de Comunicaciones in 2007.[6] [7]
Municipal companies
The ayuntamiento, an entity with full legal personality, fully owns the following municipal companies: Madrid Destino, EMT Madrid, EMVS Madrid and the mortuary.[8] It also has a participation in Mercamadrid, Madrid Calle 30 and the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.
Further reading
Notes and References
- Web site: El Ayuntamiento - Ayuntamiento de Madrid . 2023-11-27 . www.madrid.es . es.
- Web site: Juntas Municipales de Distrito. 25 October 2024. City Council of Madrid. spanish.
- Web site: Capitality and Special Regime of Madrid Act of 2006. www.boe.es. 2019-03-03.
- Las administraciones públicas . Carles . Ramió . Política y gobierno en España . In: M. Alcántara and Mª. A. Martínez (Eds.) . Tirant lo Blanch . Valencia . 2001 . 542–543 . 84-8442-271-2 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319043335/http://www.uned.es/613114/Documentos/V_administraciones_publicas_en_Espana.pdf . March 19, 2015 .
- Web site: José Luis Martínez-Almeida, del PP, investido alcalde de Madrid. 2019-06-15. ELMUNDO. es. 2019-06-16.
- Web site: Mantener el Palacio de Cibeles cuesta seis millones al año. ABC. 2015-03-10. Ignacio S.. Spanish. Calleja.
- Web site: El Palacio de Cibeles florece a costa de la lenta decadencia de la Casa de la Villa. El País. 2013-05-01. Bruno. García Rallo. Spanish.
- Web site: El Ayuntamiento cerró 2017 con 1.057 millones de superávit y 445 millones menos de deuda. Europa Press. 16 July 2017.
