Carlos Enrique Viña Romero takes office as president of the Canary Islands Council of Bar Associations
1. Key points
Carlos Enrique Viña Romero, dean of the Lanzarote Bar Association, is the new president of the Canary Islands Council of Bar Associations.
The swearing-in ceremony was held on Friday 12 June at 8:00 p.m. in the assembly hall of the Las Palmas Bar Association.
Viña Romero succeeds Juan Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez, outgoing dean of Santa Cruz de La Palma.
The new Governing Board that will accompany the president during his term also took office.
The Council coordinates the bar associations of every island; Fuerteventura's lawyers belong to the Las Palmas association.
2. The news in detail
The Canary Islands legal profession has a new leadership. Carlos Enrique Viña Romero, dean of the Lanzarote Bar Association, has taken over the presidency of the Canary Islands Council of Bar Associations, the body that brings together and represents the archipelago's professional bar associations before regional and national institutions.
The swearing-in ceremony took place on Friday 12 June at 8:00 p.m. in the assembly hall of the Las Palmas Bar Association, a solemn act in which the new Governing Board that will accompany the president throughout his term also took office.
Viña Romero takes over from Juan Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez, who chaired the Council during the previous term and was the outgoing dean of the Santa Cruz de La Palma Bar Association. The handover opens a new chapter for the Canary Islands collegiate organisation, which is responsible for coordinating the defence of citizens' rights and the protection of professional practice across all the islands.
The Canary Islands Council of Bar Associations carries out functions of representation, coordination and institutional dialogue on behalf of the associations of the different islands, from the continuing training of lawyers to the defence of legal aid and access to justice.
3. Voices and statements
"The dean of the Lanzarote Bar Association, Carlos Enrique Viña Romero, took office as president of the Canary Islands Council of Bar Associations, together with his Governing Board," states the press release issued by the Council.
4. Context and background
The ceremony was held on Friday 12 June 2026 at 8:00 p.m. in the assembly hall of the Las Palmas Bar Association. The Canary Islands Council of Bar Associations brings together the archipelago's bar associations, including the Las Palmas one —to which Fuerteventura's lawyers belong— and those of Lanzarote, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Santa Cruz de La Palma. The new president succeeds Juan Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez in the role.
5. What it means for Fuerteventura
For Fuerteventura the news is not a distant detail: the island's lawyers belong to the Las Palmas Bar Association, one of the bodies that make up the Canary Islands Council. Whoever leads this council therefore influences matters that directly affect the people of Fuerteventura, from legal aid duty rosters to free access to justice and the training of the professionals working in the Puerto del Rosario courts. Follow the island's institutional news in the Fuerteventura news and on Fuerteventura TV.
