First government of Adrián Barbón explained

Cabinet Name:	Government of Adrián Barbón
Cabinet Type:	Government
Jurisdiction:	the Principality of Asturias
Flag:	Flag of Asturias.svg
Flag Border:	true
Date Formed:	25 July 2019
Date Dissolved:	31 July 2023
Government Head:	Adrián Barbón
Government Head Title:	President
Deputy Government Head:	Juan Cofiño
Deputy Government Head Title:	Vice President
State Head:	Felipe VI
State Head Title:	Monarch
Members Number:	10
Total Number:	11
Political Party:	PSOE
Legislature Status:	Minority government
Opposition Party:	PP
Opposition Leader:	Teresa Mallada (until December 2021) Beatriz Polledo^[1] (since January 2022)
Election:	2019 regional election
Legislature Term:	11th General Junta
Budget:	2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Previous:	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.^[2] 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 days, or .

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
	Absentees
Sources^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

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.^[6]
• 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.^{[7] [8]}

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.^{[9] [10]}

← Barbón Government → (25 July 2019 – present)
Portfolio	Name	Party		Took office	Left office
President	Adrián Barbón		PSOE	17 July 2019	31 July 2023	^[11]
Vice President Minister of Infrastructures, Environment and Climatic Change	Juan Cofiño		PSOE	25 July 2019	24 June 2020	^[12] ^[13]
Minister of the Presidency	Rita Camblor		PSOE	25 July 2019	31 July 2023
Minister of Finance	Ana Cárcaba			25 July 2019	31 July 2023
Minister of Industry, Employment and Economic Promotion	Enrique Fernández Rodríguez		PSOE	25 July 2019	31 July 2023
Minister of Education	Carmen Suárez			25 July 2019	29 July 2021
Minister of Health	Pablo Fernández Muñiz		PSOE	25 July 2019	31 July 2023
Minister of Social Rights and Welfare	Melania Álvarez		PSOE	25 July 2019	31 July 2023
Minister of Rural Development, Agro-livestocks and Fisheries	Alejandro Calvo		PSOE	25 July 2019	24 June 2020
Minister of Culture, Language Policy and Tourism	Berta Piñán			25 July 2019	31 July 2023
Minister of Science, Innovation and University	Borja Sánchez		PSOE	25 July 2019	31 July 2023
Changes June 2020
Portfolio	Name	Party		Took office	Left office
Vice President Minister of Regional Administration, Environment and Climatic Change	Juan Cofiño		PSOE	24 June 2020	31 July 2023	^[14] ^[15]
Minister of Rural Affairs and Territorial Cohesion	Alejandro Calvo		PSOE	24 June 2020	31 July 2023	^[16]
Changes July 2021
Portfolio	Name	Party		Took office	Left office
Minister of Education	Lydia Espina		PSOE	29 July 2021	31 July 2023	^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: El PP asturiano cesa a Teresa Mallada como portavoz parlamentaria a instancias de su candidato . 2022-12-30 . 2023-01-17 . Cadena Ser . Rúa . Silvia.
2. News: 21 July 2019. Barbón recupera la figura del vicepresidente y anuncia un Gobierno con diez consejerías. es. La Nueva España. 15 March 2022.
3. Web site: Elecciones a la Junta General del Principado de Asturias (1983 - 2019) . es . Historia Electoral.com . 8 October 2021.
4. News: 12 July 2019 . Barbón no logra la presidencia en la primera votación y deberá esperar al lunes . es . La Voz de Asturias . 12 July 2019.
5. News: 15 July 2019 . Adrián Barbón promete gobernar con "osadía" y "sin dejarse ahogar por la vieja Asturias" . es . El Comercio . 15 July 2019.
6. News: EFE . 20 June 2020 . Adrián Barbón remodela su Gobierno y encarga a Cofiño modernizar la administración . es . Cadena SER . 30 March 2022.
7. News: Fernández. Luis. 25 July 2021. Lydia Espina sustituye a Carmen Suárez como consejera de Educación. es. La Voz de Asturias. 2 August 2021.
8. Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias. 146. 29 July 2021. es. 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. 1579-7252.
9. Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias. 143. 25 July 2019. es. 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. 1579-7252.
10. Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias. 121. 24 June 2020. es. 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. 1579-7252.
11. Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias. 137. 17 July 2019. es. Real Decreto 448/2019, de 16 de julio, por el que se nombra Presidente del Principado de asturias a don adrián Barbón Rodríguez. pdf. 1579-7252.
12. Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias. 143. 25 July 2019. es. 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. 1579-7252.
13. Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias. 143. 25 July 2019. es. 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. 1579-7252.
14. Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias. 121. 24 June 2020. es. 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. 1579-7252.
15. Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias. 121. 24 June 2020. es. 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. 1579-7252.
16. Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias. 121. 24 June 2020. es. 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. 1579-7252.
17. Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias. 146. 29 July 2021. es. 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. 1579-7252.