Deputy Prime Minister of Spain

Vice President of the Government of Spain
Vicepresidente del Gobierno de España

Flag of Government Officials

Logotype of the Vicepresidency of the Government
Incumbent
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
since 22 December 2011
Style Excelentísima Señora
Madam Vice President
Member of Cabinet
Residence Edificio Semillas, Palacio de la Moncloa
Seat Madrid, Spain
Nominator The Monarch
Countersigned by the Prime Minister of Spain
Appointer The Monarch
Term length No fixed term
No term limits are imposed on the office.
Constituting instrument Constitution of 1978
Formation 1962
First holder Agustín Muñoz Grandes
Unofficial names Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
Salary €75,744 p.a.[1]

The Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, officially Vice President of the Government, (Spanish: Vicepresidente del Gobierno de España) is the second in command to the Prime Minister of Spain, filling in for when the Prime Minister is absent or incapable of exercising power. The person for the post is usually handpicked by the Prime Minister from the members of the Cabinet. When there are more than one vice president, they are called First Vice President, Second Vice President, etc. The Headquarters of the Vice Presidency of the Government of Spain is the Edificio Semillas, in La Moncloa Complex.

Currently Mrs. Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría is the Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Spain. She assumed the post on the swearing-in of the First Rajoy Government in December 2011.

Official title

Being a constitutional monarchy, the government of Spain is headed by a prime minister but the official title in Spanish is Presidente del Gobierno, literally President of the Government. This can be confusing to foreigners and indeed is to many Spaniards, who sometimes translate the title into English as President. Therefore, the Spanish Vice President of the Government is actually the equivalent of a Deputy Prime Minister, not a Vice President.

Responsibilities

The Deputy Prime Minister of Spain is responsible for:[2]

List of Deputy Prime Ministers of Spain

  Falange (FET–JONS)
  Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
  Socialist (PSOE)
  People's Party (PP)
  Military

No. Picture Deputy Prime Minister Took Office Left Office Prime Minister Term Party
1 Agustín Muñoz Grandes 1962 1967 Francisco Franco Franco's dictatorship FET–JONS
2 Luis Carrero Blanco 1967 1973
3 Torcuato Fernández-Miranda 1973 1974
4 José García Hernández 1974 1975
5 Fernando de Santiago y Díaz 1975 1976 Carlos Arias Navarro Transitional Governments Military
6 Manuel Fraga 1975 1976 FET–JONS
7 Juan-Miguel Villar Mir 1976 1976
8 Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado 1977 1979 Adolfo Suárez Constituent Legislature Military
1979 1981 1st Legislature
9 Rodolfo Martín Villa 1981 1982 Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo UCD
10 Alfonso Guerra 1982 1986 Felipe González 2nd Legislature PSOE
1986 1989 3rd Legislature
1989 1991 4th Legislature
11 Narcís Serra 1991 1993
1993 1996 5th Legislature
12 Francisco Álvarez-Cascos 1996 2000 José María Aznar 6th Legislature PP
13 Mariano Rajoy 2000 2003 7th Legislature
14 Rodrigo Rato 2003 2004
15 María Teresa Fernández de la Vega 2004 2008 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero 8th Legislature PSOE
2008 2010 9th Legislature
16 Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba 2010 2011
17 Elena Salgado 2011 2011
18 Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 2011 2015 Mariano Rajoy 10th Legislature PP
2015 2016 11th Legislature
2016 Incumbent 12th Legislature

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The salaries of the Government" (in Spanish). El Pais.
  2. ↑ Royal Decree 199/2012, 23th January, for explaining the structure of the Ministry of the Presidency and changing the Royal Decree 1887/2011, 30th December, for establishing the structure of the ministerial departments (in Spanish)
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