Chamber of Deputies of San Juan explained

Chamber of Deputies of San Juan
Coa Pic:Escudo de la Provincia de San Juan.svg
Coa Res:100px
House Type:Unicameral
Members:36 legislators
Term Length:4 years
Leader1 Type:President
Leader1:Roberto Gattoni
Party1:(PJ)
Election1:10 December 2019
Leader2 Type:First Vice President
Leader2:Eduardo Cabello
Party2:(PJ)
Election2:10 December 2019
Leader3 Type:Second Vice President
Leader3:Carlos Antonio Platero
Party3:(PyT)
Election3:10 December 2019
Structure1:San Juan Legislatura.svg
Structure1 Res:250px
Political Groups1:Government (25)

Opposition (11)

Voting System1:Parallel voting
Last Election1:2 June 2019
Next Election1:2023
Session Room:Legislatura de la Provincia de San Juan, San Juan Ciudad.JPG
Meeting Place:Legislatura de la Provincia de San Juan,
San Juan, San Juan Province

The Chamber of Deputies of San Juan Province (Spanish; Castilian: Cámara de Diputados de la Provincia de San Juan) is the unicameral legislative body of San Juan Province, in Argentina. It comprises 36 legislators, 19 of whom are directly elected in single-member districts corresponding to the 19 departments of San Juan, and 17 of whom are elected in a single province-wide multi-member district through proportional representation.[1]

The Chamber of Deputies convened for the first time on 21 January 1821.[2] Its powers and responsibilities are established in the provincial constitution. Elections to the chamber take place every four years, when the entirety of its members are renewed. The legislature is presided by the Vice Governor of San Juan, who is elected alongside the governor every four years.[1]

The Chamber convenes in the provincial capital, the City of San Juan. The current legislative building was originally built in the 1950s as a hotel. It became the official seat of the legislature in 1984.[3]

Since 2019, the president of the Chamber of Deputies has been Roberto Guillermo Gattoni, of the Justicialist Party. Gattoni was elected in the gubernatorial ticket of Sergio Uñac.[4] The Justicialist Party counts with a majority in the chamber since the 2019 elections, while the largest opposition bloc is Production and Labour.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Juan. Observatorio Electoral Argentino CIPPEC. 29 January 2022. es.
  2. Web site: Historia del Poder Legislativo de San Juan. Cámara de Diputados de San Juan. 30 January 2022. es.
  3. Web site: Edificios Legislativos. Cámara de Diputados de San Juan. 30 January 2022. es.
  4. Web site: Cámara de Diputados de San Juan. Legislaturas Conectadas. 30 January 2022. es.
  5. Web site: El Peronismo gana en provincia argentina de San Juan y partido local en Misiones. EFE. 2 June 2019. 30 January 2022. es.