The second government of
Mariano Rajoy
Mariano Rajoy Brey (; born 27 March 1955) is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018, when a vote of no confidence ousted his government. On 5 June 2018, he announced his resignation as People's Party lead ...
was formed on 4 November 2016, following the latter's election as
Prime Minister of Spain
The prime minister of Spain, officially president of the Government ( es, link=no, Presidente del Gobierno), is the head of government of Spain. The office was established in its current form by the Constitution of 1978 and it was first regula ...
by the
Congress of Deputies
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It has 350 members elect ...
on 29 October and his swearing-in on 31 October, as a result of the
People's Party (PP) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the
2016 Spanish general election.
It succeeded the
first Rajoy government and was the
Government of Spain
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from 4 November 2016 to 7 June 2018, a total of days, or .
The cabinet comprised members of the PP and a number of
independents. It was dismissed on 1 June 2018 when a
motion of no confidence
A motion of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or mana ...
against Rajoy succeeded, but remained in acting capacity until
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 ...
's
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
was sworn in.
Investiture
Cabinet changes
The only cabinet change of Rajoy's second government took place on 8 March 2018, when
Luis de Guindos stepped down as
Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness in order to become
Vice President
A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...
of the
European Central Bank
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the prime component of the monetary Eurosystem and the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) as well as one of seven institutions of the European Union. It is one of the world's most important centr ...
. He was succeeded by
Román Escolano.
Council of Ministers
The
Council of Ministers
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was structured into the offices for the
prime minister
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, the
deputy prime minister
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, 13
ministries and the post of the
spokesperson of the Government.
Departmental structure
Mariano Rajoy's second government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the
ministerial department.
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Secretary of state
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Undersecretary
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*()
Director-general
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) or general director is a senior executive officer, often the chief executive officer, within a governmen ...
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Autonomous agency
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Military
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&
intelligence agency
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Means of informa ...
Notes
References
External links
Governments of Spain 2011–present. Ministers of Mariano Rajoy and Pedro Sánchez Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish).
Lluís Belenes i Rodríguez History Page (in Spanish).
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