Spain/Deputy Prime Minister

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(Deputy Prime Minister)

The second in command to the prime minister of Spain.

The deputy prime minister of Spain, officially First Vice President of the Government of Spain is the second in command to the prime minister of Spain, assuming its duties when the Prime Minister is absent or incapable of exercising power.

There can be more than one Deputy Prime Minister at one time.

When there is only one deputy prime minister in the government, the office is referred to without the cardinal number: deputy prime minister of Spain, officially Vice President of the Government of Spain.

The person for the post is usually handpicked by the Prime Minister from the members of the Cabinet and appointed by the Monarch before whom it takes oath. The Headquarters of the Deputy Prime Minister's Office is the Semillas Building, in La Moncloa Complex.


 

Office Holders on Wikispooks

NameFromToDescription
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Antón22 December 20117 June 2018
Pedro Solbes Mira18 April 20047 April 2009
Rodrigo de Rato Figaredo3 September 200317 April 2004
Mariano Rajoy27 April 20004 September 2003
Narcis Serra13 March 19913 July 1995Attended Bilderberg/1990 and Bilderberg/1991
Manuel Fraga Iribarne15 December 19755 July 1976
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