In the absence of a sufficient minority to govern without too much trouble, the mayor of Barcelona, ??the socialist Jaume Collboni, has decided to complete his team with the appointment of eight commissioners with whom he will face the first months of his mandate, waiting for it to materialize later. some government alliance with other formations.
Collboni has today signed the decree with the new political organization of the municipal administration, which is based on four large areas that will be led by the respective deputy mayors.
As already reported after the inauguration, the first deputy mayor, Laia Bonet, will be in charge of the Urban Planning, Ecological Transition, Urban Services and Housing macro area. The second lieutenant, Maria Eugènia Gay, leads the area of ??Social Rights, Culture, Education and Life Cycles. Albert Batlle, third deputy mayor, heads the Prevention, Security, Coexistence and Internal Regime area. And the fourth lieutenant, Jordi Valls, is responsible for the area of ??Economy, Finance, Economic Promotion and Tourism.
The following councilors and commissioners will report directly to the mayor’s office: the councilor for the Neighborhood Plan, Lluís Rabell; the Councilor for Sports, David Escudé; and the Commissioner for International Relations and Promotion of the City: Pau Solanilla.
The new Housing Commissioner, Joan Ramon Riera; the Commissioner for Strategic Projects and the 2030 Agenda, Bàrbara Pons; and the Commissioner of Urban Innovation, Michael Donaldson.
The second mayoral term will count with the councilor for Education and Senior Citizens, Lluís Rabell; the councilor for Health, Persons with Disability and Strategy against Soledad, Marta Villanueva; the councilor for Feminismos, Igualdad y Memoria Democrática, Raquel Gil; the commissioner of Culture and Creative Industries, Xavier Marcé; the Commissioner of Social Action, Sonia Fuertes; and the Commissioner for Childhood, Adolescence, Youth and LGBTI Policies, Javier Rodríguez.
The third tenure of the mayor’s office includes Ivan Pera as commissioner of the Pacto por Ciutat Vella
The councilor for Economic Promotion and Labor, Raquel Gil; and the Councilor for Commerce, Restoration and Markets, Rosa Alarcón.
There are no changes in the initial distribution of the 10 districts: Ciutat Vella (Albert Batlle); Eixample (Jordi Valls); Sants-Montjuïc (Raquel Gil); the Courts (David Escudé); Sarrià-Sant Gervasi (Maria Eugènia Gay); Gràcia (Laia Bonet); Horta-Guinardó (Lluís Rabell); New Neighborhoods (Rosa Alarcón); Sant Andreu (Marta Villanueva) and Sant Martí (David Escudé).
