Rajoy government
Mariano Rajoy formed the Rajoy government on 22 December 2011 after being nominated by King Juan Carlos I to form a government as a result of the People's Party's victory at the 2011 general election. Rajoy was nominated by King Felipe VI after the 2016 general election to form a new cabinet for a second term in office.
First Rajoy government (2011–2016)
First Rajoy government | |
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![]() Government of Spain | |
2011–2016 | |
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Date formed | 22 December 2011 |
Date dissolved | 21 December 2015 (caretaker until 4 November 2016) |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Juan Carlos I (2011–2014) Felipe VI (2014–2016) |
Head of government | Mariano Rajoy |
Deputy head of government | Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría |
No. of ministers | 14 |
Ministers removed | 7 |
Total no. of members | 18 |
Member party | PP |
Status in legislature | Majority |
Opposition party | PSOE |
Opposition leader | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (2011–2014) Pedro Sánchez (2014–2016) Vacant (2016) |
History | |
Election | 2011 general election |
Outgoing election | 2015 general election 2016 general election |
Legislature terms | X (13 Dec 2011–13 Jan 2016) XI (13 Jan–19 Jul 2016) |
Budget | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Outgoing formation | 2015–16 government formation |
Predecessor | Zapatero II |
Successor | Rajoy II |
The first Rajoy government was the government of Spain from 22 December 2011 to 4 November 2016, a total of 1,779 days, or 4 years, 10 months and 13 days. Rajoy was elected Prime Minister by the Congress of Deputies on 20 December and was sworn into office on 21 December. Rajoy's first cabinet was composed mainly by members of the People's Party (PP), as well as a number of independents. It succeeded the second Zapatero government.
Investiture
Investiture Mariano Rajoy (PP) | ||
Ballot → | 20 December 2011 | |
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Required majority → | 176 out of 350 ![]() | |
187 / 350
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149 / 350
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14 / 350
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Absentees | 0 / 350
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Sources[1] |
Changes
- On 28 April 2014, Miguel Arias Cañete stepped down as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Affairs in order to run as the People's Party's candidate to the 2014 European Parliament election.[2] He was succeeded by Isabel García Tejerina.[3]
- On 23 September 2014, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón resigned as Minister of Justice, after the government chose to withdraw his proposed abortion bill. The decision was said to come over the loss of personal prestige resulting from a staunch defense of the bill, with Rajoy's u-turn on the issue being seen as a personal disavowal of Gallardón.[4][5] Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría was charged with the ordinary duties of the affairs of the Ministry for Justice until Gallardon's successor, Rafael Catalá, could take office on 29 September 2014.[6]
- On 26 November 2014, Ana Mato resigned as Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality due to her involvement in the Gürtel case, after she was summoned to court as a "participant on a lucrative basis" in the corruption crimes allegedly committed by former husband Jesús Sepúlveda. Her resignation came one day before a plenary in Congress on corruption in Prime Minister Rajoy was scheduled to intervene, and after Mato herself had announced earlier that day that she had not considered her resignation.[7] Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría took on the ordinary duties of the affairs of the ministry until her successor, Alfonso Alonso, could take office on 3 December 2014.[8][9]
- On 26 June 2015, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo replaced José Ignacio Wert as Minister of Education, Culture and Sport, after the latter had asked to retire from politics.[10][11]
From 21 December 2015, Rajoy's cabinet took on caretaker duties for the duration of the government formation process resulting from the 2015 general election.[12][13] This lasted for over 300 days and saw a new general election being held in the meantime. A number of ministers renounced their posts throughout this period, with the ordinary duties of their ministries being transferred to other cabinet members as a result of Rajoy being unable to appoint replacements while in caretaker role.
- On 15 April 2016, José Manuel Soria was forced to renounce his post as acting Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism over his involvement in the Panama Papers scandal, owing to the leaking of information revealing that he and his family had maintained several offshore societies on tax havens during the previous decades, as well as his confusing and changing explanations on the issue.[14][15][16] Luis de Guindos, acting Minister of Economy and Competitiveness, took on the ordinary duties of the affairs of Soria's vacant ministry.[17]
- On 19 July 2016, Ana Pastor was elected President of the Congress of Deputies of the XII Legislature, a position incompatible with her post as acting Minister of Development. Rafael Catalá, acting Minister of Justice, took on the ordinary duties of the affairs of Pastor's vacant ministry.[18]
- On 16 August 2016, Alfonso Alonso renounced her position as acting Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality in order to run as the People's Party's candidate for Lehendakari in the 2016 Basque regional election.[19] Fátima Báñez, acting Minister of Employment and Social Security, took on the ordinary duties of the affairs of Alonso's vacant ministry.[20]
Composition
The Council of Ministers was structured into the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, 13 ministries and the post of Spokesperson of the Government.[21][22][23][24]
Second Rajoy government (2016–2018)
Second Rajoy government | |
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2016–2018 | |
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Date formed | 4 November 2016 |
Date dissolved | 1 June 2018 (caretaker until 7 June 2018) |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Felipe VI |
Head of government | Mariano Rajoy |
Deputy head of government | Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría |
No. of ministers | 14 |
Ministers removed | 1 |
Total no. of members | 15 |
Member party | PP |
Status in legislature | Minority |
Opposition party | PSOE |
Opposition leader | Vacant (2016–2017) Pedro Sánchez (2017–2018) |
History | |
Election | 2016 general election |
Legislature term | XII (19 Jul 2016–present) |
Budget | 2017 |
Incoming formation | 2015–16 government formation |
Outgoing formation | 2018 vote of no confidence in the government of Mariano Rajoy |
Predecessor | Rajoy I |
Successor | Sánchez |
The second Rajoy Government was the government of Spain from 4 November 2016 to 7 June 2018, a total of 580 days, or 1 year, 7 months and 3 days. Rajoy was elected Prime Minister by the Congress of Deputies on 29 October and was sworn into office on 31 October.[38][39] Rajoy's second government was composed mainly by members of the People's Party (PP), as well as a number of independents. It succeeded the first Rajoy government. The government was dissolved on 1 June 2018 when a motion of no confidence against Rajoy succeeded, but remained as an acting body until Pedro Sánchez's government was sworn in on 7 June.[40]
Investiture
Investiture Mariano Rajoy (PP) | |||
Ballot → | 27 October 2016 | 29 October 2016 | |
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Required majority → | 176 out of 350 ![]() |
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170 / 350
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170 / 350
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180 / 350
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111 / 350
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Abstentions
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0 / 350
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68 / 350
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Absentees
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0 / 350
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1 / 350
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Sources[1] |
Changes
- On 8 March 2018, Luis de Guindos stepped down as Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness in order to become Vice-President of the European Central Bank. He was succeeded by Román Escolano.[41][42]
Composition
The Council of Ministers was structured into the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, 13 ministries and the post of Spokesperson of the Government.[43]
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External links
- historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Governments of Spain 2011–present. Ministers of Mariano Rajoy
- lluisbelenes.es (in Spanish). The governments of the second period of the People's Party Party (since 2011) (under Juan Carlos I)
- lluisbelenes.es (in Spanish). The governments of the second period of the People's Party Party (since 2011) (under Felipe VI)