First government of Adolfo Suárez

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1st government of Adolfo Suárez
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Government of Spain
1976–1977
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Adolfo Suárez in August 1977.
Date formed 8 July 1976
Date dissolved 5 July 1977
People and organisations
Head of government Adolfo Suárez,
Prime Minister
Deputy head of government Fernando de Santiago1st, Alfonso Osorio2nd (1976)
Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado1st, Alfonso Osorio2nd (1976–1977)
Head of state Juan Carlos I
Number of ministers 19[lower-alpha 1]
Total number of ministers 22[lower-alpha 1]
Member party   National Movement (Legal associations, military, nonpartisans) (1976–1977)
  UCD (1977)
Status in legislature One-party state
History
Legislature term(s) 10th Cortes Españolas
Budget(s) 1977
Predecessor Arias Navarro II
Successor Suárez II

The first government of Adolfo Suárez was formed on 8 July 1976, following the latter's appointment as Prime Minister of Spain by King Juan Carlos I on 3 July and his swearing-in on 5 July, as a result of Carlos Arias Navarro's resignation from the post on 1 July 1976.[1][2][3] It succeeded the second Arias Navarro government and was the Government of Spain from 8 July 1976 to 5 July 1977, a total of Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days, or Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist..[4][5]

Suárez's first cabinet comprised members from the National Movement (with the notable absences of FET y de las JONS and the Opus Dei),[6] but also by members of the reformist 'Tácito' group,[7][8] a number of political associations that could not yet be legalized as parties—such as the Spanish People's Union (UDPE) and the Spanish Democratic Union (UDE)—and the Federation of Independent Studies (FEDISA) political society.[9][10][11] Following the death of dictator Francisco Franco, the regulations of the Cortes Españolas had been amended to allow legislators to group into parliamentary factions, one of whom—the Independent Parliamentary Group (GPI), which would later become the Independent Social Federation (FSI) party—being represented in the Council of Ministers through Rodolfo Martín Villa.[12]

On 7 April 1977, the National Movement and the FET y de las JONS party were officially disbanded,[13][14] and many cabinet members—who had gone their own separate ways to a number of political parties ahead of the 1977 general election—joined into the nascent Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) electoral alliance under Suárez's leadership upon its formation in May 1977.[15][16][17]

Cabinet changes

Suárez's first government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure:

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the two deputy prime ministers and 19 ministries, including one minister without portfolio.

← Suárez I Government →
(8 July 1976 – 5 July 1977)
Portfolio Name Faction Took office Left office Ref.
Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez UDPE/Indep.[lower-alpha 2] 5 July 1976 17 June 1977 [28]
First Deputy Prime Minister
Minister without portfolio		 Fernando de Santiago Military 8 July 1976 23 September 1976 [29]
[30]
Second Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of the Presidency		 Alfonso Osorio UDE 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [29]
[30]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcelino Oreja Tácito 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]
Minister of Justice Landelino Lavilla Tácito 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]
Minister of the Army Félix Álvarez-Arenas Military 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]
Minister of the Navy Gabriel Pita da Veiga Military 8 July 1976 15 April 1977 [30]
Minister of Finance Eduardo Carriles UDE 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]
Minister of Governance Rodolfo Martín Villa GPI 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]
Minister of Public Works Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo FEDISA 8 July 1976 23 April 1977 [30]
Minister of Education and Science Aurelio Menéndez Nonpartisan 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]
Minister of Labour Álvaro Rengifo Nonpartisan 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]
Minister of Industry Carlos Pérez de Bricio FEDISA 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]
Minister of the Air Carlos Franco Iribarnegaray Military 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]
Minister of Agriculture Fernando Abril Martorell UDPE/Indep.[lower-alpha 2] 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]
Minister Secretary-General of the Movement Ignacio García López UDPE/Indep.[lower-alpha 2] 8 July 1976 7 April 1977 [30]
Minister of Trade José Lladó UDPE/Indep.[lower-alpha 2] 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]
Minister of Information and Tourism Andrés Reguera UDE 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]
Minister of Housing Francisco Lozano Vicente Nonpartisan 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]
Minister for Trade Union Relations Enrique de la Mata UDE 8 July 1976 5 July 1977 [30]

Changes September 1976
Portfolio Name Faction Took office Left office Ref.
First Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs[lower-alpha 3]
Minister without portfolio		 Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado Military 23 September 1976 5 July 1977 [31]

Changes April 1977
Portfolio Name Faction Took office Left office Ref.
Minister of the Navy Pascual Pery Military 15 April 1977 5 July 1977 [32]
Minister of Public Works Carlos Pérez de Bricio took on the ordinary discharge of duties from 23 April to 11 May 1977.[33]
Luis Ortiz González Independent 11 May 1977 5 July 1977 [34]
Minister Secretary of the Government[lower-alpha 4] Ignacio García López Independent 7 April 1977 5 July 1977 [13]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Does not include the Prime Minister.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Remained in the cabinet as an unaligned independent after UDPE merged into AP in October 1976.
  3. ↑ Following Fernando de Santiago's dismissal as First Deputy Prime Minister on 23 September 1976, the post was rebranded as the post of the First Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs.
  4. ↑ On 7 April 1977, the Minister Secretary-General of the Movement was reorganized as the Minister Secretary of the Government.[13]

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Bibliography

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Preceded by Government of Spain
1976–1977		 Succeeded by
Suárez II
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