| 7th General Junta | |
| Before: | 6th |
| After: | 8th |
| Body: | General Junta of the Principality of Asturias |
| Election: | 27 May 2007 |
| Government: | Areces III |
| Chamber1: | Deputies |
| Chamber1 Image Caption: | Composition of the General Junta in 2007. |
| Membership1: | 45 |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | President |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | María Jesús Álvarez (PSOE) |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | First Vice-President |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Manuel Aurelio Martín (IU-BA-LV, until 26 November 2008) Diana Camafeita (IU-BA-LV, since 11 December 2008) |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Second Vice-President |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Pelayo Roces (PP, until 3 January 2011) Carlos Galcerán (PP, since 10 February 2011) |
| Chamber1 Leader4 Type: | First Secretary |
| Chamber1 Leader4: | Mercedes Álvarez (PSOE, until 26 November 2008) Servanda García (PSOE, since December 2008) |
| Chamber1 Leader5 Type: | Second Secretary |
| Chamber1 Leader5: | Fernando Goñi (PP) |
The 7th 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 27 May 2007. The congress met for the first time on 21 June 2007.
The 7th Asturian regional election was held on 27 May 2007. At the election the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained the largest party in the General Junta but fell short of a majority again.
| Alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 252,201 | 42.04% | 21 | 1 | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 248,907 | 41.50% | 20 | 1 | ||
| United Left-Bloc for Asturias-The Greens of Asturias (IU-BA-LV) | 58,114 | 9.69% | 4 | |||
| Others/blanks | 40,616 | 6.77% | 0 | |||
| Total | 599,838 | 100.00% | 45 | |||
The new parliament met for the first time on 21 June 2007. María Jesús Álvarez (PSOE) was elected as the president of the General Junta, with the support of PSOE and IU-BA-LV.[1]
| President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | |||
| María Jesús Álvarez | PSOE | 26 | ||
| Blank | 20 | |||
| Total | 45 | |||
The 7th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:
| Name | Constituency | No. | Party | Alliance | Group | Took office | Left office | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 10 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 14 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Central | 15 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 1 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 9 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Western | 2 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 7 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Western | 4 | PPA | PP | People's | Replaces Marcial González. | |||||
| Central | 19 | PPA | PP | People's | Replaces Luis Servando Peláez. | |||||
| Central | 17 | PPA | PP | People's | Replaces Emilio Rodríguez. | |||||
| Central | 3 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Central | 4 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Eastern | 2 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Central | 5 | IU-IX | IU-BA-LV | IU-BA-LV | ||||||
| Central | 13 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 7 | BA | IU-BA-LV | IU-BA-LV | Replaces Francisco Javier García. Joined the Mixed Group in August 2010. | |||||
| N/A | BA | Mixed | ||||||||
| Central | 12 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 14 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 5 | PPA | PP | People's | Replaced by María Isabel Pérez | |||||
| Central | 11 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Central | 7 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Central | 4 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 6 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 8 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Eastern | 3 | PPA | PP | People's | Replaces Pelayo Roces Arbesú. | |||||
| Central | 11 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 2 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 12 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Central | 9 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Western | 3 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 2 | IU-IX | IU-BA-LV | IU-BA-LV | Replaced by Roberto Colunga. | |||||
| Central | 8 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Central | 6 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Western | 3 | PPA | PP | People's | Replaced by Rebeca Heli Álvarez. | |||||
| Central | 5 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 1 | IU-IX | IU-BA-LV | IU-BA-LV | ||||||
| Eastern | 3 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Western | 1 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Western | 1 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Central | 4 | IU-IX | IU-BA-LV | IU-BA-LV | Replaced by Diana Camafeita. | |||||
| Central | 3 | IU-IX | IU-BA-LV | IU-BA-LV | Replaced by Emilia Vázquez. | |||||
| Central | 13 | PPA | PP | People's | Replaced by Pablo Álvarez. | |||||
| Eastern | 1 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Central | 15 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Central | 10 | PPA | PP | People's | Replaced by Álvaro Álvarez. | |||||
| Western | 2 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Central | 18 | PPA | PP | People's | Replaces Cristina Coto. | |||||
| Central | 3 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Eastern | 2 | FSA | PSOE | Socialist | ||||||
| Eastern | 1 | PPA | PP | People's | Replaced by José Manuel Felgueres. | |||||
| Central | 1 | PPA | PP | People's | ||||||
| Central | 6 | IU-IX | IU-BA-LV | IU-BA-LV | ||||||