Second government of Mariano Rajoy

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2nd government of Mariano Rajoy
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Government of Spain
2016–2018
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The government in November 2016 (top) and March 2018 (bottom).
Date formed 4 November 2016
Date dissolved 7 June 2018
People and organisations
Head of government Mariano Rajoy,
Prime Minister
Deputy head of government Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
Head of state Felipe VI,
Monarch
Number of ministers 13[lower-alpha 1]
Total number of ministers 14[lower-alpha 1]
Member party   PP
Status in legislature Minority government
Opposition party   PSOE
Opposition leader Pedro Sánchez (2017–2018)
History
Election(s) 2016 general election
Legislature term(s) 12th Cortes Generales
Budget(s) 2017, 2018
Incoming formation 2015–2016 government formation
Outgoing formation 2018 vote of no confidence
Predecessor Rajoy I
Successor Sánchez I

The second government of Mariano Rajoy was formed on 4 November 2016, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 29 October and his swearing-in on 31 October, as a result of the People's Party (PP) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2016 Spanish general election.[1][2][3] It succeeded the first Rajoy government and was the Government of Spain from 4 November 2016 to 7 June 2018, a total of Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days, or Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist..

The cabinet comprised members of the PP and a number of independents.[4][5] It was dismissed on 1 June 2018 when a motion of no confidence against Rajoy succeeded, but remained in acting capacity until Pedro Sánchez's government was sworn in.[6][7][8]

Investiture

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Further information: 2015 Spanish general election, 2016 Spanish general election, and 2015–2016 Spanish government formation
Investiture
Mariano Rajoy (PP)
Ballot → 27 October 2016 29 October 2016
Required majority → 176 out of 350 N Simple YesY
Yes
170 / 350
170 / 350
No
180 / 350
111 / 350
Abstentions
  • • PSOE (68) (on 29 Oct)
0 / 350
68 / 350
Absentees
  • • PSOE (1) (on 29 Oct)
0 / 350
1 / 350
Sources[2][9]

Cabinet changes

The only cabinet change of Rajoy's second government took place on 8 March 2018, when Luis de Guindos stepped down as Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness in order to become Vice President of the European Central Bank. He was succeeded by Román Escolano.[10]

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister, 13 ministries and the post of the spokesperson of the Government.[11][12]

← Rajoy II Government →
(4 November 2016 – 7 June 2018)
Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy PP 31 October 2016 1 June 2018 [13]
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of the Presidency and for Territorial Administrations		 Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría PP 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 [14]
[15]
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Alfonso Dastis Independent 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 [14]
Minister of Justice Rafael Catalá PP 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 [14]
Minister of Defence María Dolores de Cospedal PP 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 [14]
Minister of Finance and Civil Service Cristóbal Montoro PP 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 [14]
Minister of the Interior Juan Ignacio Zoido PP 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 [14]
Minister of Development Íñigo de la Serna PP 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 [14]
Minister of Education, Culture and Sports
Spokesperson of the Government		 Íñigo Méndez de Vigo PP 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 [14]
[16]
Minister of Employment and Social Security Fátima Báñez PP 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 [14]
Minister of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda Álvaro Nadal PP 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 [14]
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment Isabel García Tejerina PP 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 [14]
Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness Luis de Guindos Independent 4 November 2016 8 March 2018 [14]
Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality Dolors Montserrat PP 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 [14]

Changes March 2018
Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness Román Escolano Independent 8 March 2018 7 June 2018 [17]

Departmental structure

Mariano Rajoy's second government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.[12]

Unit/body rank
Office
(Original name)		 Portrait Name Took office Left office Alliance/party Ref.

Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister
(Presidencia del Gobierno)		 80px Mariano Rajoy 31 October 2016 1 June 2018
(censored)		 PP [18]
[19]
[20]
[21]
[22]
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4 November 2016 – 19 June 2018
  • (■) Cabinet of the Prime Minister's Office–Chief of Staff
    • (■) Deputy Chief of Staff–Department of Homeland Security
      • (■) Department of International Affairs
      • (■) Department of National Affairs
    • (■) General Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office
      • (■) Coordinator Office for the Prime Minister's Affairs
      • (■) Department of Protocol
      • (■) Department of Security
  • (■) Economic Office of the Prime Minister
    • (■) Directorate-General of the Technical Secretariat of the Delegated Commission for Economic Affairs and for International Economic Affairs (disest. 30 Jul 2017)
    • (■) Directorate-General of the Technical Secretariat of the Delegated Commission for Economic Affairs (est. 30 Jul 2017)
    • (■) Directorate-General for Financial, Macroeconomic and Labour Policies
  • (■) State Secretariat for Press
    • (■) Directorate-General for Information Logistics (est. 30 Jul 2017)
    • (■) Directorate-General for Communication
Deputy Prime Minister
(Vicepresidencia del Gobierno)		 80px Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP [23]
See Ministry of the Presidency and for Territorial Administrations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Cooperation
(Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores
y de Cooperación)		 80px Alfonso Dastis 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP
(Independent)		 [24]
[25]
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12 November 2016 – 30 July 2017
  • (■) State Secretariat for Foreign Affairs
    • (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy and Security
    • (■) Directorate-General for the United Nations and Human Rights
    • (■) Directorate-General for the Maghreb, Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East
    • (■) Directorate-General for North America, Asia and the Pacific
    • (■) Directorate-General for International Economic Relations
  • (■) State Secretariat for the European Union
    • (■) Directorate-General for Coordination of Common Policies and General Issues of the European Union
    • (■) Directorate-General for Bilateral Relations with European Union Countries, Candidate Countries and Countries of the European Economic Area
  • (■) State Secretariat for International Cooperation and for Ibero-America
    • (■) General Secretariat for International Cooperation for Development
    • (■) Directorate-General for Ibero-America
  • (■) Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
    • (■) Technical General Secretariat
    • (■) Directorate-General for the Foreign Service
    • (■) Directorate-General for Spaniards Abroad and Consular and Migratory Affairs
  • (■) Directorate-General for Media and Public Diplomacy
  • (■) Office for Diplomatic Information
  • (■) Introducer of Ambassadors
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30 July 2017 – 23 June 2018
  • (■) State Secretariat for Foreign Affairs
    • (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy and Security
    • (■) Directorate-General for the United Nations and Human Rights
    • (■) Directorate-General for the Maghreb, the Mediterranean and the Middle East
    • (■) Directorate-General for Africa
    • (■) Directorate-General for North America, Asia and the Pacific
  • (■) State Secretariat for European Affairs
    • (■) Directorate-General for Integration and Coordination of General Issues of the European Union
    • (■) Directorate-General for Coordination of the Internal Market and other European Union Policies
    • (■) Directorate-General for Europe
  • (■) State Secretariat for International Cooperation and for Ibero-America and the Caribbean
    • (■) Directorate-General for Sustainable Development Policies
    • (■) Directorate-General for Ibero-America and the Caribbean
  • (■) Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
    • (■) Technical General Secretariat
    • (■) Directorate-General for the Foreign Service
    • (■) Directorate-General for Spaniards Abroad and Consular and Migratory Affairs
  • (■) Directorate-General for International Economic Relations
  • (■) Directorate-General for Diplomatic Communication and Information
  • (■) Introducer of Ambassadors

Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice
(Ministerio de Justicia)		 80px Rafael Catalá 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP [24]
[26]
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12 November 2016 – 23 June 2018

Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence
(Ministerio de Defensa)		 80px María Dolores de Cospedal 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP [24]
[27]
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12 November 2016 – 23 June 2018

Ministry of Finance and Civil Service
Ministry of Finance
and Civil Service
(Ministerio de Hacienda
y Función Pública)		 80px Cristóbal Montoro 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP [24]
[28]
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12 November 2016 – 23 June 2018
  • (■) State Secretariat for Finance
    • (■) General Secretariat for Regional and Local Financing
    • (■) Directorate-General for Taxes
    • (■) Directorate-General for Cadastre
    • (■) Central Economic-Administrative Court
    • (■) Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling
  • (■) State Secretariat for Budgets and Expenditure
    • (■) Office of the Comptroller General of the State Administration
    • (■) Directorate-General for Budgets
    • (■) Directorate-General for Personnel Costs and Public Pensions
    • (■) Directorate-General for Community Funds (disest. 29 Jul 2017)
    • (■) Directorate-General for European Funds (est. 29 Jul 2017)
  • (■) State Secretariat for the Civil Service
    • (■) General Secretariat for Digital Administration
    • (■) Directorate-General for the Civil Service
    • (■) Directorate-General for Public Governance
    • (■) Office for Conflicts of Interest
  • (■) Undersecretariat of Finance and Civil Service
    • (■) Technical General Secretariat
    • (■) Directorate-General for the State Heritage
    • (■) Inspectorate-General
    • (■) Directorate-General for Rationalization and Centralization of Contracting

Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of the Interior
(Ministerio del Interior)		 80px Juan Ignacio Zoido 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP [24]
[29]
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12 November 2016 – 23 June 2018

Ministry of Development
Ministry of Development
(Ministerio de Fomento)		 80px Íñigo de la Serna 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP [24]
[30]
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12 November 2016 – 23 June 2018
  • (■) State Secretariat for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing
    • (■) General Secretariat for Infrastructure
      • (■) Directorate-General for Roads
    • (■) General Secretariat for Transport
      • (■) Directorate-General for Civil Aviation
      • (■) Directorate-General for the Merchant Marine
      • (■) Directorate-General for Land Transport
    • (■) Directorate-General for Architecture, Housing and Soil
  • (■) Undersecretariat of Development
    • (■) Technical General Secretariat
    • (■) Directorate-General for Economic Programming and Budgets
    • (■) Inspectorate-General of Development (disest. 11 Apr 2017)
    • (■) Directorate-General for Organization and Inspection (est. 11 Apr 2017)
    • (■) Directorate-General of the National Geographic Institute

Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
Ministry of Education,
Culture and Sports
(Ministerio de Educación,
Cultura y Deporte)		 80px Íñigo Méndez de Vigo 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP [24]
[31]
[32]
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12 November 2016 – 23 June 2018
  • (■) State Secretariat for Education, Vocational Training and Universities
    • (■) General Secretariat for Universities
    • (■) Directorate-General for Evaluation and Territorial Cooperation
    • (■) Directorate-General for Vocational Training
    • (■) Directorate-General for Educational Planning and Management
  • (■) State Secretariat for Culture
    • (■) Directorate-General for Cultural Industries and Books
    • (■) Directorate-General for Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage
  • (■) Undersecretariat of Education, Culture and Sports
    • (■) Technical General Secretariat
  • (●) High Council for Sports
    • (■) President's Office of the High Council for Sports
      • (■) Directorate-General for Sports

Ministry of Employment and Social Security
Ministry of Employment
and Social Security
(Ministerio de Empleo
y Seguridad Social)		 80px Fátima Báñez 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP [24]
[33]
[34]
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12 November 2016 – 23 June 2018

Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda
Ministry of Energy, Tourism
and Digital Agenda
(Ministerio de Energía, Turismo
y Agenda Digital)		 80px Álvaro Nadal 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP [24]
[35]
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12 November 2016 – 23 June 2018

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment
Ministry of Agriculture and
Fisheries, Food and Environment
(Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca,
Alimentación y Medio Ambiente)		 80px Isabel García Tejerina 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP [24]
[36]
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12 November 2016 – 23 June 2018
  • (■) State Secretariat for Environment
    • (■) Directorate-General for Water
    • (■) Spanish Office for Climate Change
    • (■) Directorate-General for Environmental Quality and Evaluation and Natural Environment
    • (■) Directorate-General for Sustainability of the Coast and the Sea
  • (■) General Secretariat for Agriculture and Food
    • (■) Directorate-General for Agricultural Production and Markets
    • (■) Directorate-General for Health of Agricultural Production
    • (■) Directorate-General for Rural Development and Forest Policy
    • (■) Directorate-General for the Food Industry
  • (■) Undersecretariat of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment
    • (■) Technical General Secretariat
    • (■) Directorate-General for Services
  • (■) General Secretariat for Fisheries
    • (■) Directorate-General for Fisheries Management (disest. 21 Oct 2017)
    • (■) Directorate-General for Fishery Resources and Aquaculture (disest. 21 Oct 2017)
    • (■) Directorate-General for Fishery Resources (est. 21 Oct 2017)
    • (■) Directorate-General for Fisheries Management and Aquaculture (est. 21 Oct 2017)

Ministry of the Presidency and for Territorial Administrations
Ministry of the Presidency
and for Territorial Administrations
(Ministerio de la Presidencia y para
las Administraciones Territoriales)		 80px Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP [24]
[37]
[38]
[39]
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12 November 2016 – 23 June 2018

Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness
Ministry of Economy, Industry
and Competitiveness
(Ministerio de Economía, Industria
y Competitividad)		 80px Luis de Guindos 4 November 2016 8 March 2018 PP
(Independent)		 [24]
[40]
80px Román Escolano 8 March 2018 7 June 2018 PP
(Independent)
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12 November 2016 – 23 June 2018
  • (■) State Secretariat for Economy and Business Support
  • (■) State Secretariat for Trade
    • (■) Directorate-General for International Trade and Investments
    • (■) Directorate-General for Internal Trade (disest. 27 May 2017)
    • (■) Directorate-General for Trade Policy and Competitiveness (est. 27 May 2017)
  • (■) State Secretariat for Research, Development and Innovation
    • (■) General Secretariat for Science and Innovation
    • (■) Directorate-General for Research, Development and Innovation Policy
  • (■) General Secretariat for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
    • (■) Directorate-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
  • (■) Undersecretariat of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness
    • (■) Technical General Secretariat

Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality
Ministry of Health,
Social Services and Equality
(Ministerio de Sanidad,
Servicios Sociales e Igualdad)		 80px Dolors Montserrat 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP [24]
[41]
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12 November 2016 – 23 June 2018
  • (■) State Secretariat for Social Services and Equality
    • (■) Government Delegation for Gender Violence
    • (■) Directorate-General of Services for Families and Children
    • (■) Directorate-General for Disability Support Policies
    • (■) Government Delegation for the National Plan on Drugs
  • (■) Undersecretariat of Health, Social Services and Equality
    • (■) Technical General Secretariat
  • (■) General Secretariat for Health and Consumer Affairs
    • (■) Directorate-General for Public Health, Quality and Innovation
    • (■) Directorate-General for the Basic Catalogue of Services of the National Health System and Pharmacy
    • (■) Directorate-General for Professional Management

Spokesperson of the Government
Spokesperson of the Government
(Portavoz del Gobierno)		 80px Íñigo Méndez de Vigo 4 November 2016 7 June 2018 PP [16]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Does not include the Prime Minister.

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Preceded by Government of Spain
2016–2018		 Succeeded by
Sánchez I
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