Chair of RTVE
The Chair of RTVE, officially Chair of the Spanish Radio and Television Corporation, is the head of the RTVE Corporation and of the RTVE Board. The chair of RTVE is the chief executive of the corporation and chairs the Board, convene its meetings and execute its guidelines. The chair is appointed by the majority of the Congress of Deputies. The current chair of RTVE is the journalist Elena Sánchez Caballero, who was appointed on 27 September 2022 as acting president after the resignation of the previous chair, José Manuel Pérez Tornero. Powers The powers of the chair of the RTVE Board and of the RTVE Corporation are regulated in Section II of the Radio and Television of State Ownership Act of 2006: To execute and enforce the agreements of the board To prepare the formulation of the annual accounts of each fiscal year in accordance with commercial legislation To prepare the operating and capital budget draft of the RTVE Corporation To prepare the annual report on the management of the RTVE Corporation and its subsidiaries and on the fulfillment of the public service missions entrusted, the program contract with the State and the other economic and financial obligations assumed by the RTVE Corporation due to its public nature To execute the general guidelines of action of the RTVE Corporation approved by the Board, as well as execute the principles that the said body approves on production, commercial activity and programming on state radio and television To approve and celebrate the acts, contracts and legal business in matters and amounts agreed by the board To propose to the Board the approval of the basic organization of the RTVE Corporation and its subsidiaries To propose to the Board the appointment and removal of the first level officials of the RTVE Corporation To direct and coordinate the activities of the governing bodies of the RTVE Corporation in accordance with the guidelines of the board To propose to the Board the appointment and removal, at the General Meeting, of the administrators of the subsidiaries The senior management of the staff and services of the RTVE Corporation under the basic guidelines established by the board To be responsible for the automated files of the RTVE Corporation and ensure compliance with personal data protection legislation During an electoral process, to act as a communication body between the electoral administration and the board Delegation of powers In accordance with article 21 of the Radio and Television of State Ownership Act, the Board may delegate to the President any other power of the Board, which will require the approval of the majority of two thirds of its components. However, the law itself limits this delegation; the Board cannot delegate its powers in matters related to the appointment of first-level personnel, to economic-budgetary matters, to internal control bodies, those related to the fundamental right of Article 20.3 of the Constitution or the proposal to remove a member of the Board. Appointment, removal and sole administrator Appointment In accordance with