The first government of

Ximo Puig Joaquín Francisco Puig Ferrer, known as Ximo Puig (; born 4 January 1959), is a Spanish politician who has served as leader of the Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV-PSOE), the Valencian regional branch of the PSOE, since March 2012 ...

was formed on 30 June 2015, following the latter's election as

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by the

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on 25 June and his swearing-in on 28 June, as a result of the

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(PSPV–PSOE) and Commitment Coalition (Compromís) being able to muster a majority of seats in the Parliament with external support from We Can (Podemos) following the

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. It succeeded the Fabra government and was the Valencian Government from 30 June 2015 to 17 June 2019, a total of days, or . The cabinet comprised members of the PSPV–PSOE and Compromís, as well as a number of independents proposed by both parties. It was automatically dismissed on 29 April 2019 as a consequence of the 2019 regional election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.

Investiture

Cabinet changes

Puig's first government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure: *On 7 June 2018, Universal Healthcare and Public Health minister Carmen Montón vacated her post in the cabinet in order to become

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in the new

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Pedro Sánchez Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (; born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician who has been Prime Minister of Spain since June 2018. He has also been Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) since June 2017, having pr ...

following the

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. She was replaced in her post by Ana Barceló.

Council of Government

The Valencian Government was structured into the offices for the

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, the vice president, nine ministries and the post of the secretary–spokesperson of the Government.

Departmental structure

Ximo Puig's second government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.

Notes

References

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