Provincial Department of Tarragona

Provincial Deputation of Tarragona

*Diputació de Tarragona* (Catalan)
*Diputación de Tarragona* (Spanish)
Provincial Deputation of Tarragona ; Diputació de Tarragona (Catalan); Diputación de Tarragona (Spanish)
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Type
Type	Provincial Deputation of the Province of Tarragona
History
Founded	1822
Disbanded	1931–1939
Leadership
President	Noemí Llauradó i Sans, ERC
Structure
Seats	27
Political groups	Government (17) ERC (9); PSC (8); Opposition (10) Junts (8); PP (1); 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
	Casa de Beneficència, Tarragona
Agency overview
Employees	1,318
Annual budget	€208 million
Website	https://www.dipta.cat/

The Provincial Deputation of Tarragona is the governing and administrative body of the province of Tarragona, belonging to the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

The plenum is made up of members elected by an indirect election, which are based on the results in the municipal elections of the province. Since 2019 Noemí Llauradó i Sans has been the president of the Provincial Council of Tarragona.

It was established for the first time, in 1822, as a Provincial Council, of which Jacobo Gil de Avalle was president. Later, and in compliance with the Royal Decree of September 25, 1835, the civil governor of the province called elections, and the new provincial constitution was published in the "Official Gazette" of January 26, 1836. It met for first time on March 2 following. Over time, the new Tarragona corporation expanded its powers and developed an ever greater operational capacity.

Currently, according to article 91 of the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, the town councils will replace the provincial councils. According to the project of the Law on the Vegetation Organization of Catalonia, the Provincial Council of Tarragona should be replaced by the Council of Vegueria del Camp de Tarragona and the Council of the Vegueria of the Terres de l'Ebre.