Provincial Deputation of Barcelona

Type

Provincial Deputation

of the Province of Barcelona

Founded1822 (1822)

Disbanded1931–1939

President

Lluïsa Moret, PSC

Provincial Deputation of Barcelona Diputació de Barcelona (Catalan) Diputación de Barcelona (Spanish)
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Type
Type	Provincial Deputation of the Province of Barcelona
History
Founded	1822 (1822)
Disbanded	1931–1939
Leadership
President	Lluïsa Moret, PSC
Structure
Seats	51
Political groups	Government (35)   PSC (17)   ERC (11)[1]   ECP–C (5)[2]   Junts (2)[3] Confidence and supply (1)   TxT (1)[4][5] Opposition (15)   Junts (10)   PP (4)   Vox (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	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
Paranimf de l'Escola Industrial, Eixample, Barcelona (since 2021) Casa Serra, Eixample, Barcelona (formerly)
Provincial Deputation of 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.