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Government of Adrián Barbón
Government of the Principality of Asturias
The government in July 2019 (top) and July 2021 (bottom).
Date formed	25 July 2019
Date dissolved	31 July 2023
People and organisations
Monarch	Felipe VI
President	Adrián Barbón
Vice President	Juan Cofiño
No. of ministers	10
Total no. of members	11
Member party	PSOE
Status in legislature	Minority government
Opposition party	PP
Opposition leader	Teresa Mallada (until December 2021) Beatriz Polledo (since January 2022)
History
Election	2019 regional election
Legislature term	11th General Junta
Budget	2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Predecessor	Fernández II
Successor	Barbón II

The first government of Adrián Barbón was formed on 25 July 2019, following the latter's election as President of the Principality of Asturias by the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias on 15 July and his swearing-in on 17 July, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2019 regional election. It succeeded the second Fernández government and was the incumbent Government of the Principality of Asturias between 25 July 2019 and 31 July 2023, a total of 1,467 days, or 4 years and 6 days.

The cabinet comprised members of the PSOE and a number of independents.

Investiture

Investiture
Ballot →		12 July 2019		15 July 2019
Required majority →		23 out of 45		Simple
	Adrián Barbón (PSOE) • PSOE (20) • IU–IAS (2)	22 / 45	N	22 / 45	Y
	Abstentions • PP (10) • Cs (5) • Podemos (4) • FAC (2) • Vox (2)	23 / 45		23 / 45
	Absentees	0 / 45		0 / 45
Sources

Cabinet changes

Barbón's government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure:

• On 24 June 2020, the ministries of Infrastructures, Environment and Climatic Change and the Rural Development, Agro-livestocks and Fisheries were reorganized into the Regional Administration, Environment and Climatic Change and the Rural Affairs and Territorial Cohesion portfolios, respectively, with their previous officeholders remaining in their posts.
• On 25 July 2021, it was announced that Lydia Espina would replace Carmen Suárez as minister of Education, a move which was formalized on 29 July.

Council of Government

The Council of Government of the Principality of Asturias is structured into the offices for the president, the vice president and 10 ministries.

Notes

1. ^ Does not include the President.

References

1. Rúa, Silvia (2022-12-30). "El PP asturiano cesa a Teresa Mallada como portavoz parlamentaria a instancias de su candidato". Cadena Ser. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
2. "Barbón recupera la figura del vicepresidente y anuncia un Gobierno con diez consejerías". La Nueva España (in Spanish). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
3. "Elecciones a la Junta General del Principado de Asturias (1983 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
4. "Barbón no logra la presidencia en la primera votación y deberá esperar al lunes". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
5. "Adrián Barbón promete gobernar con "osadía" y "sin dejarse ahogar por la vieja Asturias"". El Comercio (in Spanish). 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
6. "Adrián Barbón remodela su Gobierno y encarga a Cofiño modernizar la administración" (in Spanish). Cadena SER. EFE. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
7. Fernández, Luis (25 July 2021). "Lydia Espina sustituye a Carmen Suárez como consejera de Educación". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
8. "Decreto 54/2021, de 28 de julio, del Presidente del Principado, por el que se dispone el cese como Consejera de Educación, de doña Carmen Suárez Suárez" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (in Spanish) (146). 29 July 2021. ISSN 1579-7252.
9. "Decreto 13/2019, de 24 de julio, del Presidente del Principado de Asturias, de reestructuración de las Consejerías que integran la Administración de la Comunidad Autónoma" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (in Spanish) (143). 25 July 2019. ISSN 1579-7252.
10. "Decreto 6/2020, de 23 de junio, del Presidente del Principado, de segunda modificación parcial del Decreto 13/2019, de 24 de julio, del Presidente del Principado de Asturias, de reestructuración de las Consejerías que integran la Administración de la Comunidad Autónoma" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (in Spanish) (121). 24 June 2020. ISSN 1579-7252.
11. "Real Decreto 448/2019, de 16 de julio, por el que se nombra Presidente del Principado de asturias a don adrián Barbón Rodríguez" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (in Spanish) (137). 17 July 2019. ISSN 1579-7252.
12. ^ "Decreto 14/2019, de 24 de julio, del Presidente del Principado de Asturias, por el que se nombra a los miembros del Consejo de Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (in Spanish) (143). 25 July 2019. ISSN 1579-7252.
13. "Decreto 16/2019, de 24 de julio, del Presidente del Principado, por el que se nombra Vicepresidente del Consejo de Gobierno al Consejero don Juan Cofiño González" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (in Spanish) (143). 25 July 2019. ISSN 1579-7252.
14. "Decreto 10/2020, de 23 de junio, del Presidente del Principado, por el que se nombra Consejero de Administración Autonómica, Medio Ambiente y Cambio Climático, a don Juan Cofiño González" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (in Spanish) (121). 24 June 2020. ISSN 1579-7252.
15. "Decreto 11/2020, de 23 de junio, del Presidente del Principado, por el que se nombra Vicepresidente del Consejo de Gobierno al Consejero don Juan Cofiño González" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (in Spanish) (121). 24 June 2020. ISSN 1579-7252.
16. "Decreto 12/2020, de 23 de junio, del Presidente del Principado, por el que se nombra Consejero de Medio rural y Cohesión territorial, a don Alejandro Jesús Calvo rodríguez" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (in Spanish) (121). 24 June 2020. ISSN 1579-7252.
17. "Decreto 55/2021, de 28 de julio, del Presidente del Principado, por el que se nombra Consejera de educación, a doña Lydia espina López" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (in Spanish) (146). 29 July 2021. ISSN 1579-7252.

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Autonomous (1983–present)	De Silva I De Silva II Rodríguez-Vigil Trevín Marqués Areces I Areces II Areces III Cascos Fernández (Javier) I Fernández (Javier) II Barbón I Barbón II

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