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Pedro Sánchez Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (; born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician who has served as Prime Minister of Spain since 2018. He has also been Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) since July 2017, having p ...
was formed on 13 January 2020, following the latter's election as
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by the
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on 7 January and his swearing-in on 8 January, as a result of the
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(PSOE) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the November 2019 general election. It succeeded the first Sánchez government and was the
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from 13 January 2020 to 21 November 2023, a total of days, or . The cabinet comprised members of the PSOE (including its sister party, the
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, PSC) and
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—with the involvement of Podemos, United Left (IU), the
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(PCE) and Catalonia in Common (CatComú)—as well as independents proposed by both parties, to become the first nationwide
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to be formed in Spain since the
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. It has been alternatively dubbed as the "progressive coalition" (), after the name of the political agreement signed by PSOE and Unidas Podemos. It was automatically dismissed on 24 July 2023 as a consequence of the 2023 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in. At 22
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, it is the second largest cabinet in Spain since the country's transition to democracy, only behind the third Súarez government; the first time that a government includes four deputy prime ministers; and the third oldest government to be formed, with a median age of 54.2 upon its formation. After the July 2021
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, the median age of the government lowered to 50, and the proportion of women at ministerial posts increased to 63.6% (14 out of 22).


Investiture


Cabinet changes

Sánchez's second government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure: *On 30 December 2020, it was announced that
Salvador Illa Salvador Illa Roca (; born 5 May 1966) is a Spanish politician serving as the President of the Government of Catalonia since 2024. He also served as Ministry of Health (Spain), Minister of Health of Spain from 2020 to 2021. He has been the Secr ...
would be stepping down as
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in order to run as the
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(PSC)'s leading candidate for
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in the upcoming
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. Minister of Territorial Policy and Civil Service Carolina Darias was proposed to replace him in his post due to her knowledge and cooperation in Illa's ministry's management of the
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, whereas outgoing PSC candidate
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was commented as a likely pick for Darias's former ministry. *After the surprise announcement on 10 March 2021 by Madrilenian president
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to expel
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(Cs) from her government and call a snap election in the Community of Madrid for 4 May, as a result of a foiled attempt from both PSOE and Cs to bring down the Murcian government of
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, the second deputy prime minister Pablo Iglesias announced that he would be stepping down in shortly from his cabinet posts in order to run as the
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leading candidate in the regional election. Iglesias pointed to Labour and Social Economy minister
Yolanda Díaz Yolanda Díaz Pérez (; born 6 May 1971) is a Spanish politician and labour lawyer, currently serving as Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, Second Deputy Prime Minister since 2021, and Ministry of Labour (Spain), Minister of Labour and Socia ...
as his successor in the Unidas Podemos leadership, whereas State Secretary for the 2030 Agenda,
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, would replace him at the helm of the Ministry of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda. Díaz would be appointed as new third deputy prime minister as a way to compensate for her strong labour portfolio, whereas Nadia Calviño was to ascend as new second deputy. *On 10 July 2021, Pedro Sánchez unveiled one of the largest cabinet reshuffles in Spanish democracy: seven ministers—
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( First Deputy and
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),
Arancha González Laya María Aránzazu "Arancha" González Laya (born 22 May 1969) is a Spanish lawyer who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation in the Spanish government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez from 2020 to 2021. Currently, G ...
(
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),
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(
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),
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(
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),
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(
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),
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(
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) and
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(
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)—were replaced by new officeholders, with further two ministries (
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and Territorial Policy) seeing changes in their structures, with civil service competences being transferred from the latter to the former, as well as the office of the spokesperson of the Government. After Calvo's dismissal from the cabinet, the third remaining deputy prime ministers ( Nadia Calviño,
Yolanda Díaz Yolanda Díaz Pérez (; born 6 May 1971) is a Spanish politician and labour lawyer, currently serving as Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, Second Deputy Prime Minister since 2021, and Ministry of Labour (Spain), Minister of Labour and Socia ...
and
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) were promoted, with the post of the fourth deputy prime minister being disestablished. The changes were effective from 12 July, with the new ministers taking their posts on that day. *On 16 December 2021,
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announced his will to resign as
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due to health concerns, being replaced in the post on 20 December by
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, former councillor in the
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under mayoress
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. *On 14 and 17 November 2022,
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and
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ministers Reyes Maroto and Carolina Darias were announced as PSOE candidates for the mayorships of
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and
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, respectively. They were both replaced in their posts by Héctor Gómez and
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on 28 March 2023, one week ahead of the official call of the 28 May local elections.


Council of Ministers

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is structured into the offices for the
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, the four
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, 22
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and the post of the spokesperson of the Government. From July 2021, the Council would include only three deputy prime ministers.


Departmental structure

Pedro Sánchez's second government is organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure may vary depending on the ministerial department. ;Unit/body rank *() Secretary of state *()
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*()
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*() Autonomous agency *()
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&
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Notes


References


External links


Governments of Spain 2011–present. Ministers of Mariano Rajoy and Pedro Sánchez
Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). {{DEFAULTSORT:Sánchez government 2 Pedro Sánchez 2020 establishments in Spain 2023 disestablishments in Spain Cabinets established in 2020 Cabinets disestablished in 2023 Coalition governments Council of Ministers (Spain)