What is the Defensor del Pueblo according to the Constitution?
Sources: 1 link, read on 21 October 2026.
Spanish Constitution, article 54 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: A high commissioner of the Cortes Generales. Article 54 says the Cortes appoint him or her to defend the rights of Title I and that he or she may supervise the Administration.
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Constitution · article 54
The question in Spanish
¿Qué es el Defensor del Pueblo según la Constitución?
The options
- AA senior judge of the Supreme CourtUn magistrado superior del Tribunal Supremo
- BA high commissioner of the Cortes GeneralesUn alto comisionado de las Cortes GeneralesCorrect
- CA member of the GovernmentUn miembro del Gobierno
What the Constitution says
«Una ley orgánica regulará la institución del Defensor del Pueblo, como alto comisionado de las Cortes Generales, designado por éstas para la defensa de los derechos comprendidos en este Título, a cuyo efecto podrá supervisar la actividad de la Administración, dando cuenta a las Cortes Generales.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 54 (consolidated text at the BOE), read on 21 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the BOE prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours. Laws carry no copyright (Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, art. 13), so we quote the text as it stands.
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