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TheBoard of Spokespersons (Spanish:Junta de Portavoces, is a parliamentary body of each house of theCortes Generales and is a council of party representatives mainly entrusted with the task of advising theBureau on the agenda of the Parliament. The Board also decides on the composition of parliamentarycommittees.[1]
Each House (theSenate and theCongress of Deputies) possesses its own Board of Spokespersons made up by the Speaker of the House and the Spokespersons of everyparliamentary group.
Each Board meets every week during the session of Parliament.
The Chairperson of the Board of Spokespersons is the Speaker of the respective House.
The spokesperson of each parliamentary group is a full member of the Board of Spokespersons. A parliamentary group's spokesperson is thewhip and act's upon orders of the leader of the political party (who is also president of the parliamentary group).
The Mixed Group is a parliamentary group made up of the members of political parties without enough MPs to form their own Parliamentary Group. From the members of this group a Spokesperson is chosen to represent them in the same way as any other group.
The representative of the executive branch (normally theSecretary of State for Relations with the Cortes or the Director-General for Relations with the Cortes also attends the Boards meetings. The Clerks of the Cortes Generales (chief legal counsel,Spanish:Letrado Mayor del Congreso de Diputados) also attend to give legal advice.
The Board of Spokespersons of the Senate is made up by theSpeaker of the Senate and the Spokespersons of the Parliamentary Groups. In addition to Parliamentary Groups, Senators can form Territorial Groups (groups of Senators from an autonomous community), and two representatives from each territorial group may attend meetings of the Board of Spokespersons when what is going to be discussed affects a specificregion).[2]
The Board of Spokespersons must be consulted to arrange:[3]
| Office | Name | Parliamentary Group |
| Chairperson (Speaker) | Ander Gil | Socialist Group |
| Spokesperson | Eva Granados | Socialist Group |
| Javier Maroto | Popular Group | |
| Mirella Cortès Gès | Republican Left-EH Bildu Group | |
| Miguel Sánchez López | Citizens Group | |
| Jokin Bildarratz | Basque Group | |
| Josep Lluís Cleries | Nationalist Group | |
| Carles Mulet García | Confederal Left Group | |
| Alberto Prudencio Catalán | Mixed Group |
The Board of Spokespersons of the Congress of Deputies is made up by theSpeaker of the Congress of Deputies and the Spokespersons of the Parliamentary Groups. The Spokesperson or the Deputy Spokesperson (if the Spokesperson can't attend) may be assisted by a member of its Parliamentary Group, although with no vote.[5] Meetings of the Board must include at least one of theVice Presidents (or Deputy Speakers) of the Congress, one Secretary of the Congress and the Secretary-General of the Congress of Deputies (an administrative office held by the Senior Clerk).[6]
The Board of Spokespersons is responsible for:[7]
| Office | Name | Party |
| Chairperson (Speaker) | Meritxell Batet |  Socialist Party Group |
| Spokesperson | Patxi López | Socialist Party Group |
| Cuca Gamarra |  People's Party Group | |
| Inés Arrimadas |  Ciudadanos Group | |
| Pablo Echenique Robba |  Unidas Podemos Group | |
| Iván Espinosa de los Monteros |  Vox Group | |
| Gabriel Rufián |  Republican Group | |
| Aitor Esteban | Basque Group | |
| Mertxe Aizpurua | EH Bildu Group | |
| Laura Borràs | Plural Group | |
| Mireia Vehí | Mixed Group |
