Second Zapatero Government
| Second Zapatero Government | |
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| 2008–2011 | |
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| Date formed | 12 April 2008 |
| Date dissolved | 21 December 2011 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | King Juan Carlos I |
| Head of government | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Deputy head of government |
First
Second (2008–11)
for Economic Affairs (2011)
Third (2009–11)
for Regional Policy (2011) |
| No. of ministers |
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| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Minority |
| Opposition party | PP |
| Opposition leader | Mariano Rajoy |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2008 general election |
| Outgoing election | 2011 general election |
| Legislature term(s) | IX Legislature (2008–2011) |
| Budget(s) |
2009 budget 2010 budget 2011 budget |
| Predecessor | Zapatero I |
| Successor | Rajoy I |
The second Zapatero Government was formed after King Juan Carlos I nominated José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to form a government following the 2008 general election on 9 March. Zapatero was elected Prime Minister on 11 April by the Congress of Deputies and was sworn into office on 12 April, with his cabinet being appointed two days later. It succeeded the first Zapatero Government.
History
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero led his party to a second consecutive victory in the 2008 general election, winning 169 out of 350 seats and allowing for a government to be formed with a large enough majority to ensure Zapatero's investiture for a second term in office as Prime Minister. The cabinet endured from 12 April 2008 to 21 December 2011, a total of 1,348 days, or 3 years, 8 months and 9 days. Zapatero's second cabinet was composed mainly by members of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and its sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, but also included a number of independents.
Investiture
| Investiture of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE) |
Yes | No | Abstentions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2008 (1st ballot) (176/350 required) |
• PSOE (168) | • PP (154) • ERC (3) • UPyD (1) |
• CiU (10) • PNV (6) • IU–ICV (2) • BNG (2) • CC (2) • NaBai (1) | |||
| 11 April 2008 (2nd ballot) (simple majority required) |
• PSOE (169) | • PP (154) • ERC (3) • UPyD (1) |
• CiU (10) • PNV (6) • IU–ICV (2) • BNG (2) • CC (2) • NaBai (1) | |||
| Source: historiaelectoral.com | ||||||
Changes
On 7 April 2009, the Council of Ministers saw a major reshuffle resulting in changes in the Economy, Development, Education, Public Administrations and Culture and Health ministries and a change in the Office of the Second Deputy Prime Minister,[1] as well as an enlargement to include the Office for the Third Deputy Prime Minister.[2] Changes included the appointment of senior PSOE members such as Manuel Chaves, Trinidad Jiménez and José Blanco as cabinet members.[3][4]
Previously, a change had taken place in the Ministry of Justice on 23 February 2009 when,[5] after it transpired that Mariano Fernández Bermejo had participated in a hunting trip in Andalusia together with Judge Baltasar Garzón—at the time, responsible for the ongoing Gürtel case investigations involving senior People's Party members—. Bermejo came under fire from the PP, who accused him of interfering within the investigations, and while he denied such claims, he resigned shortly thereafter due to the political pressure on him.[6] He was succeeded by Francisco Caamaño.[7]
A new reshuffle in 21 October 2010 saw an extensive reestructuring of the Council of Ministers, with additional changes in the Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister, the Spokesperson of the Government and the Foreign Affairs, Labour, Environment, Presidency and Health ministries, as well as the abolition of the Housing and Equality ministries.[8][9] These changes, which had been widely expected for some time, were precipitated by Celestino Corbacho's resignation in order to run as MP candidate in the 2010 Catalan regional election, and were purposed to reduce the number of public offices as a measure to reduce spending as well as to try to improve the government's dismal ratings in opinion polls at the time.[10] Among the most notable replacements were that of María Teresa Fernández de la Vega—who had been serving since 2004—by Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, who was said to have become the government's new 'strongman' in order to try to tackle on the government's worst ratings in decades.[11]
After having been designated as PSOE candidate for the 2011 general election, Rubalcaba announced on 8 July 2011 his imminent resignation from the Council of Ministers, expressing his will to dedicate himself 'full time' to his new appoinment.[12] Subsequently, a final reshuffle took place on 12 July 2011, with changes in Rubalcaba-held offices such as the Ministry of the Interior and the Offices of the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Spokesperson of the Government. It also saw a reestructuring of the Second and Third Deputy Prime Minister offices into new, non-numbered departments.[13][14]
Council of Ministers
Until April 2009, the Council of Ministers was structured into 17 ministries—not including the post of prime minister—as well as 2 deputy prime minister offices.[15][16][17] From the April 2009 reshuffle, the Council would include a third deputy prime minister.[2]
From the October 2010 reshuffle, the Council would be structured into 15 ministries, and Rubalcaba's resignation in July 2011 would see the number of deputy prime ministers reduced back to two.
Notes
- ↑ The Minister of Housing was disbanded on 21 October 2010, with its organizational structure integrated into the Minister of Development as the State Secretariat for Housing and Urban Activities.
- ↑ The Ministry of Equality was disbanded on 21 October 2010, with its organizational structure integrated into the Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality as the State Secretariat for Equality.
- ↑ The Office of the Spokesperson of the Government was integrated into the Ministry of the Presidency (until 21 October 2010) and the Ministry of the Interior (21 October 2010–12 July 2011). From 12 July 2011, the Office was transferred to the Ministry of Development.
References
- ↑ "Real Decreto 542/2009, de 7 de abril, por el que se reestructuran los departamentos ministeriales". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (85): 33156–33160. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Real Decreto 543/2009, de 7 de abril, sobre las Vicepresidencias del Gobierno". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (85): 33161. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ Sánchez, Manuel; Cruz, Marisa (7 April 2009). "Zapatero forma el Gobierno con más peso político en cinco años". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ "De los diecisiete ministros del nuevo Gobierno, seis no tienen carné del PSOE". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). Madrid. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ "BOE-S-2009-47: II. Autoridades y personal". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (47): 19050–19051. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ Gastaca, Juan Mari (23 February 2009). "Bermejo dimite como ministro de Justicia". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ Díez, Anabel (23 February 2009). "Francisco Caamaño, nuevo ministro de Justicia". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ "Real Decreto 1313/2010, de 20 de octubre, por el que se reestructuran los departamentos ministeriales". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (255): 88340–88344. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "BOE-S-2010-255: II. Autoridades y personal". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (255): 88348–88363. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ Rodríguez Aizpeolea, Luis (20 October 2010). "Zapatero remodela ampliamente su Gobierno". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ Romero, José Manuel (20 October 2010). "Gabinete Rubalcaba". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ Marfull, Miguel Ángel (8 July 2011). "Rubalcaba comunica a Zapatero su decisión de abandonar el Gobierno". Público (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ "Real Decreto 1012/2011, de 11 de julio, sobre las Vicepresidencias del Gobierno". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (165): 76797. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "BOE-S-2011-165: II. Autoridades y personal". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (165): 77405–77411. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Real Decreto 432/2008, de 12 de abril, por el que se reestructuran los departamentos ministeriales". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (90): 19757–19759. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Real Decreto 433/2008, de 12 de abril, sobre las Vicepresidencias del Gobierno". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (90): 19759–19760. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "BOE-S-2008-90: II. Autoridades y personal". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (90): 19761–19762. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
External links
- historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Governments of Spain 2004–2011. Ministers of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
- lluisbelenes.es (in Spanish). The governments of the second period of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (2004–2011)
| Preceded by Zapatero I |
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