Provincial Deputation of Barcelona | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1822 |
Disbanded | 1931–1939 |
Leadership | |
President | |
Structure | |
Seats | 51 |
Political groups | Government (35)
Confidence and supply (1) Opposition (15) |
Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
Indirect election (from the local election results, elected by proportional representation in electoral judicial districts (single or multi-member, according to population) | |
Last election | 28 May 2023 |
Next election | 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Casa Serra, Eixample, Barcelona | |
Agency overview | |
Employees | 4,483[6] |
Annual budget | €1.24 billion[7] |
Website | https://www.diba.cat/ |
The Provincial Deputation of Barcelona (Catalan: Diputació de Barcelona; Spanish: Diputación de Barcelona) is the local government body charged with the government and administration of the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Being the biggest provincial deputation in Spain,[8] it is the third biggest public institution in Catalonia after the Generalitat and the Barcelona City Council,[9] managing a yearly budget around €1 billion.[10][11] As is the case for all provincial councils, the Council is indirectly elected, based on the results of the municipal elections in the province.[8] The president is elected among the Council's members meet for the inaugural session after the municipal elections.
The Council's headquarters is the Casa Serra,[12] on the Rambla de Catalunya.