The third government of

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 21 November 2023, following the latter's election as

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by the

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on 16 November and his swearing-in on 17 November, as a result of the

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(PSOE) and Sumar being able to muster a majority of seats in the Parliament with external support from

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(ERC), Together for Catalonia (Junts),

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, the

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(PNV), the

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(BNG) and

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(CCa) following the 2023 general election. It succeeded the second Sánchez government and has been the incumbent

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since 21 November 2023, a total of days, or . The cabinet comprises members of the PSOE (including its sister party, the

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, PSC) and Sumar—with the involvement of Unite Movement (SMR), United Left (IU), the

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(PCE), More Madrid (MM) and Catalonia in Common (Comuns)—as well as independents proposed by both parties.

Investiture

Cabinet changes

Sánchez's third government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure: *Following her election as president of the

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on 8 December 2023, Nadia Calviño was expected to vacate her cabinet posts as first deputy prime minister and economy minister by the end of the year, in order to be able to take office at the EIB on 1 January 2024 following the end of

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's term. On 29 December, she was replaced as economy minister by until then-Secretary General for the Treasury and International Financing, Carlos Cuerpo, and as first deputy prime minister by

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. The Finance and

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ministries also saw changes in their structures, with civil service competences being transferred from the former to the latter. *On 4 September 2024, Digital Transformation minister José Luis Escrivá was selected as new

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, starting on 6 September, leading to a minor cabinet reshuffle which saw him replaced by Óscar López, until then Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister. *On 25 November 2024, Sara Aagesen was appointed as new third deputy prime minister and as Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge ministry officeholder to replace

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, following the latter's selection to serve as first Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition and European Commissioner for Competitiveness in the second Von der Leyen Commission.

Council of Ministers

The

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is structured into the offices for the

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, the four deputy prime ministers, 22

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and the post of the spokesperson of the Government.

Departmental structure

Pedro Sánchez's third 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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Notes

References

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