Board of Spokespersons


The Board of Spokespersons is a parliamentary body of the Cortes Generales mainly entrusted with the task of ordering the agenda of the Parliament. As a bicameral legislature, the Cortes Generales are formed by two houses, the Senate and the Congress of Deputies. The Board meets every week.
Each House possesses its own Board of Spokespersons made up by the Speaker of the House and the Spokespersons of every parliamentary group. In addition, the minority groups without an own parliamentary group are represented by the Spokesperson of the Mixed Group.

Members

Chairperson

The Chairperson of the Board of Spokespersons is the Speaker of the respective House.

Spokesperson

The Spokesperson of a Parliamentary Group is de facto leader of the Group and a full member of the Board.

Mixed Group

The Mixed Group is a permanent parliamentary group made up by the members of political parties without enough MPs to form their own Parliamentary Group. From the members of the group a Spokesperson is chosen which represent them.

Other attendants

To the meetings of the Board also attends a representative of the executive branch. The Clerks of the Cortes Generales also attend to give legal advice.

Senate

The Board of Spokespersons of the Senate is made up by the Speaker of the Senate and the Spokespersons of the Parliamentary Groups. Normally, the Parliamentary Groups are sub-divided in Territorial Groups, and two representatives for each territorial group is allowed to attend.
The Board of Spokespersons needs to meet to approve :

OfficeNameParliamentary Group
Chairperson Manuel Cruz RodríguezSocialist Group
SpokespersonAnder GilSocialist Group
SpokespersonJavier MarotoPopular Group
SpokespersonMirella Cortès GèsRepublican Left-EH Bildu Group
SpokespersonLorena RoldánCitizens Group
SpokespersonJokin BildarratzBasque Group
SpokespersonJosep Lluís CleriesNationalist Group
SpokespersonCarles Mulet GarcíaConfederal Left Group
SpokespersonAlberto Prudencio CatalánMixed Group
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Deputy Spokespersons

The Board of Spokespersons of the Congress of Deputies is made up by the Speaker of the Congress of Deputies and the Spokespersons of the Parliamentary Groups. The Spokesperson or the Deputy Spokesperson may be assisted by a member of its Parliamentary Group, although with no vote. To the meetings of the Board must to attend at least one of the Vice Presidents of the Congress, one Secretary of the Congress and the Secretary-General of the Congress of Deputies.
The Board of Spokespersons is responsible for discussing:

OfficeNameParty
Chairperson Meritxell Batet Socialist Party Group
SpokespersonAdriana Lastra Socialist Party Group
SpokespersonCayetana Álvarez de Toledo People's Party Group
SpokespersonInés Arrimadas Ciudadanos Group
SpokespersonPablo Echenique Robba Unidas Podemos Group
SpokespersonIván Espinosa de los Monteros Vox Group
SpokespersonGabriel Rufián Republican Group
SpokespersonAitor Esteban Basque Group
SpokespersonMertxe AizpuruaEH Bildu Group
SpokespersonLaura BorràsPlural Group
SpokespersonMireia VehíMixed Group

Deputy Spokespersons