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1st government of Mariano Rajoy
Flag of Spain.svg
Government of Spain
2011–2016
Primer Gobierno de Mariano Rajoy (2011).jpg
The government in December 2011.
Date formed 22 December 2011
Date dissolved 4 November 2016
People and organisations
Monarch Juan Carlos I (2011–2014)
Felipe VI (2014–2016)
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy
Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
No. of ministers 13
Total no. of members 17
Member party   PP
Status in legislature Majority government (2011–2016)
Caretaker government (2016)
Opposition party   PSOE
Opposition leader Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (2011–2014)
Pedro Sánchez (2014–2016)
History
Election(s) 2011 general election
Outgoing election 2015 general election
2016 general election
Legislature term(s) 10th Cortes Generales
11th Cortes Generales
Budget(s) 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Outgoing formation 2015–2016 government formation
Predecessor Zapatero II
Successor Rajoy II

The first government of Mariano Rajoy was formed on 22 December 2011, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 20 December and his swearing-in on 21 December, as a result of the People's Party (PP) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2011 Spanish general election. It succeeded the second Zapatero government and was the Government of Spain from 22 December 2011 to 4 November 2016, a total of 1,779 days, or 4 years, 10 months and 13 days.

The cabinet comprised members of the PP and a number of independents. It was automatically dismissed on 21 December 2015 as a consequence of the 2015 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.

Investiture

Investiture
Mariano Rajoy (PP)
Ballot → 20 December 2011
Required majority → 176 out of 350 YesY
187 / 350
149 / 350
14 / 350
Absentees
0 / 350
Sources

Cabinet changes

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

  • On 28 April 2014, Miguel Arias Cañete stepped down as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Affairs in order to run as the People's Party (PP)'s leading candidate in the 2014 European Parliament election. He was succeeded by Isabel García Tejerina.
  • On 26 November 2014, Ana Mato resigned as Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality due to her involvement in the Gürtel case, after she was summoned to court as a "participant on a lucrative basis" in the corruption crimes allegedly committed by former husband Jesús Sepúlveda. Her resignation came one day before a plenary in Congress on corruption in which Prime Minister Rajoy was scheduled to intervene, and after Mato herself had announced earlier that day that she had not considered her resignation. Sáenz de Santamaría took on the ordinary discharge of duties of the ministry until Mato's successor, Alfonso Alonso, could take office on 3 December 2014.
  • On 26 June 2015, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo replaced José Ignacio Wert as Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, after the latter had expressed his wish to retire from politics.

From 21 December 2015, Rajoy's cabinet took on acting duties for the duration of the government formation process resulting from the 2015 general election. This lasted for 315 days and saw a new general election being held in the meantime. A number of ministers renounced their posts throughout this period, with the ordinary discharge of duties of their ministries being transferred to other cabinet members as a result of Rajoy being unable to appoint replacements while in acting role.

  • On 15 April 2016, José Manuel Soria was forced to renounce his post as acting Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism over his involvement in the Panama Papers scandal, owing to the leaking of information revealing that he and his family had maintained several offshore societies on tax havens during the previous decades, as well as his confusing and changing explanations on the issue. Luis de Guindos, acting Minister of Economy and Competitiveness, took on the ordinary discharge of duties of Soria's vacant ministry.
  • On 19 July 2016, Ana Pastor was elected President of the Congress of Deputies of the XII Legislature, a position incompatible with her post as acting Minister of Development. Rafael Catalá, acting Minister of Justice, took on the ordinary discharge of duties of Pastor's vacant ministry.
  • On 16 August 2016, Alfonso Alonso renounced his position as acting Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality in order to run as the PP candidate for Lehendakari in the 2016 Basque regional election. Fátima Báñez, acting Minister of Employment and Social Security, took on the ordinary discharge of duties of Alonso's vacant ministry.

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.

Rajoy I Government
(21 December 2011 – 4 November 2016)
Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy PP 21 December 2011 31 October 2016
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of the Presidency
Spokesperson of the Government
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría PP 22 December 2011 4 November 2016

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation José Manuel García-Margallo PP 22 December 2011 4 November 2016
Minister of Justice Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón PP 22 December 2011 23 September 2014
Minister of Defence Pedro Morenés Independent 22 December 2011 4 November 2016
Minister of Finance and Public Administrations Cristóbal Montoro PP 22 December 2011 4 November 2016
Minister of the Interior Jorge Fernández Díaz PP 22 December 2011 4 November 2016
Minister of Development Ana Pastor PP 22 December 2011 18 July 2016
Minister of Education, Culture and Sports José Ignacio Wert Independent 22 December 2011 26 June 2015
Minister of Employment and Social Security Fátima Báñez PP 22 December 2011 4 November 2016
Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism José Manuel Soria PP 22 December 2011 15 April 2016
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment Miguel Arias Cañete PP 22 December 2011 28 April 2014
Minister of Economy and Competitiveness Luis de Guindos Independent 22 December 2011 4 November 2016
Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality Ana Mato PP 22 December 2011 26 November 2014

Changes April 2014

Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment Isabel García Tejerina PP 28 April 2014 4 November 2016

Changes September 2014

Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Minister of Justice Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría took on the ordinary discharge of duties from 23 to 29 September 2014.
Rafael Catalá PP 29 September 2014 4 November 2016

Changes November 2014

Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría took on the ordinary discharge of duties from 26 November to 3 December 2014.
Alfonso Alonso PP 3 December 2014 10 August 2016

Changes June 2015

Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Minister of Education, Culture and Sports Íñigo Méndez de Vigo PP 26 June 2015 4 November 2016

Changes 2016

Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism Luis de Guindos took on the ordinary discharge of duties from 15 April to 4 November 2016.
Minister of Development Rafael Catalá took on the ordinary discharge of duties from 18 July to 4 November 2016.
Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality Fátima Báñez took on the ordinary discharge of duties from 10 August to 4 November 2016.

Departmental structure

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

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

Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister
(Presidencia del Gobierno)
Mariano Rajoy 2012 (cropped).jpg Mariano Rajoy 21 December 2011 31 October 2016 PP





Deputy Prime Minister
(Vicepresidencia del Gobierno)
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 2013 (cropped).jpg Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 22 December 2011 4 November 2016 PP
See Ministry of the Presidency

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Cooperation
(Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores
y de Cooperación)
José Manuel García-Margallo 2013b (cropped).jpg José Manuel García-Margallo 22 December 2011 4 November 2016 PP


Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice
(Ministerio de Justicia)
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón 2013b (cropped).jpg Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón 22 December 2011 23 September 2014
(resigned)
PP

Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 2013 (cropped).jpg Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
(ordinary discharge of duties)
23 September 2014 29 September 2014 PP
Rafael Catalá 2018 (cropped).jpg Rafael Catalá 29 September 2014 4 November 2016 PP

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence
(Ministerio de Defensa)
Pedro Morenés 2012 (cropped).jpg Pedro Morenés 22 December 2011 4 November 2016 PP
(Independent)

Ministry of Finance and Public Administrations

Ministry of Finance
and Public Administrations
(Ministerio de Hacienda
y Administraciones Públicas)
Cristóbal Montoro 2012b (cropped).jpg Cristóbal Montoro 22 December 2011 4 November 2016 PP


Ministry of the Interior

Ministry of the Interior
(Ministerio del Interior)
Jorge Fernández Díaz 2013 (cropped).jpg Jorge Fernández Díaz 22 December 2011 4 November 2016 PP

Ministry of Development

Ministry of Development
(Ministerio de Fomento)
Ana Pastor Julián 2016 (cropped).jpg Ana Pastor 22 December 2011 18 July 2016
(renounced)
PP

Rafael Catalá 2018 (cropped).jpg Rafael Catalá
(ordinary discharge of duties)
18 July 2016 4 November 2016 PP

Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports

Ministry of Education,
Culture and Sports
(Ministerio de Educación,
Cultura y Deporte)
José Ignacio Wert 2012b (cropped).jpg José Ignacio Wert 22 December 2011 26 June 2015 PP
(Independent)


Iñigo Mendez de Vigob (cropped).jpg Íñigo Méndez de Vigo 26 June 2015 4 November 2016 PP

Ministry of Employment and Social Security

Ministry of Employment
and Social Security
(Ministerio de Empleo
y Seguridad Social)
Fátima Báñez 2012b (cropped).jpg Fátima Báñez 22 December 2011 4 November 2016 PP

Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism

Ministry of Industry,
Energy and Tourism
(Ministerio de Industria,
Energía y Turismo)
José Manuel Soria 2014 (cropped).jpg José Manuel Soria 22 December 2011 15 April 2016
(renounced)
PP
Luis de Guindos 2012c (cropped).jpg Luis de Guindos
(ordinary discharge of duties)
15 April 2016 4 November 2016 PP
(Independent)

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Environment
(Ministerio de Agricultura,
Alimentación y Medio Ambiente)
Miguel Arias Cañete 2014 (cropped).jpg Miguel Arias Cañete 22 December 2011 28 April 2014 PP
Isabel García Tejerina 2014b (cropped).jpg Isabel García Tejerina 28 April 2014 4 November 2016 PP

Ministry of the Presidency

Ministry of the Presidency
(Ministerio de la Presidencia)
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 2013 (cropped).jpg Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 22 December 2011 4 November 2016 PP




Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness

Ministry of Economy
and Competitiveness
(Ministerio de Economía
y Competitividad)
Luis de Guindos 2012c (cropped).jpg Luis de Guindos 22 December 2011 4 November 2016 PP
(Independent)




Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality

Ministry of Health,
Social Services and Equality
(Ministerio de Sanidad,
Servicios Sociales e Igualdad)
Ana Mato 2012 (cropped).jpg Ana Mato 22 December 2011 26 November 2014
(resigned)
PP


Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 2013 (cropped).jpg Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
(ordinary discharge of duties)
26 November 2014 3 December 2014 PP
Alfonso Alonso 2015b (cropped).jpg Alfonso Alonso 3 December 2014 10 August 2016
(renounced)
PP
Fátima Báñez 2012b (cropped).jpg Fátima Báñez
(ordinary discharge of duties)
10 August 2016 4 November 2016 PP

Spokesperson of the Government

Spokesperson of the Government
(Portavoz del Gobierno)
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 2013 (cropped).jpg Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 22 December 2011 4 November 2016 PP

See also

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