The Cortes elect Tomás Quintana López as the new Ombudsman of Castilla y León

The Presidency of the Cortes of Castilla y León has accredited the appointment of Tomás Quintana López as Ombudsman (Procurador del Común) of Castilla y León, after the Plenary of the regional parliament elected him by a favorable majority of three-fifths of its members. The decision is formalized through a Resolution of October 21, 2026, and is published in the Official Gazette of Castilla y León (Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León) no. 211, corresponding to Friday, October 30, 2026, on page 32 of section I.B.1, within the section for appointments, statuses, and incidents.

The resolution expressly orders the publication of the agreement in both the Official Gazette of Castilla y León and the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado), whereby the appointment acquires full official dissemination and is incorporated into the regional legal system through the publicity of parliamentary acts.

The three-fifths support in the Plenary of October 21

The text certifies that the election took place during the Plenary Session held on October 21, 2026, the same day the resolution is dated and the agreement was signed at the headquarters of the Cortes of Castilla y León. The applied requirement is that of a qualified majority: a simple majority is not sufficient; instead, the favorable vote of three-fifths of the Chamber’s members is required—a reinforced threshold intended to ensure consensus among the parliamentary groups in the designation of the Castilian-Leonese ombudsman.

The resolution invokes as its legal basis Article 7.2 of Law 2/1994, of March 9, on the Ombudsman (Procurador del Común) of Castilla y León, a provision that empowers the Presidency of the Chamber to accredit the appointment once the parliamentary election has been verified. In this way, the function of the Presidency is formal and certifying: it does not designate, but rather attests to the result of the vote and orders its publication.

The document is signed by the President of the Cortes of Castilla y León, Francisco Javier Vázquez Requero, and its footer contains the order for publication in the Official Gazette of the Cortes of Castilla y León, as well as the official reference BOCYL-D-30102026-211-10.

Official publication and administrative placement

The insertion occurs in section I of the gazette, dedicated to the Community of Castilla y León, and within it in section B, relating to authorities and personnel, subsection B.1 for appointments, statuses, and incidents. The issuer appearing in the heading of the announcement is the Cortes of Castilla y León, which places the decision within the scope of the regional legislative power and not that of the regional Executive.

The formal elements of the announcement are as follows:

• Issuing body: Presidency of the Cortes de Castilla y León.
• Position filled: Ombudsman (Procurador del Común) of Castilla y León.
• Designated person: Tomás Quintana López, referred to in the text as Don Tomás Quintana López.
• Date of the resolution and plenary session: October 21, 2026.
• Majority required and obtained: three-fifths of the members of the Chamber.
• Applied regulation: article 7.2 of Law 2/1994, of March 9.
• Publication: Official Gazette of Castilla y León (Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León) no. 211, of October 30, 2026, and the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Institutional Nature of the Position

The Procurador del Común is the institution of the Autonomous Community responsible for the protection and defense of citizens’ rights against administrations, with supervisory functions over the activity of the regional Administration and the local entities of Castilla y León. Its legal configuration stems from Law 2/1994, of March 9, the regulation that governs the statute of the position and the election procedure by the Chamber.

The three-fifths requirement turns the designation into an act of broad consensus: the head of the body does not answer to a circumstantial majority, but to an agreement that requires the cooperation of different political forces. This architecture reinforces the independence with which the oversight of the Administration must be exercised.

The announcement is limited to certifying the appointment and ordering its publication, without incorporating other data regarding the appointee’s curriculum vitae or the inauguration schedule, details which do not appear in the published resolution.

Impact for Citizens

The appointment provides a head for a key body for the accountability of the Castilian-Leonese administrations, competent to process complaints and formulate recommendations regarding administrative actions. Simultaneous publication in the regional gazette and the Official State Gazette provides legal certainty to the designation and opens the way to the full operationality of the institution under the leadership of Tomás Quintana López.

Source: Official Gazette of Castilla y León, no. 211, October 30, 2026, section I.B.1 (Cortes de Castilla y León), page 32 (official reference: BOCYL-D-30102026-211-10).