XII Legislature

The Legislature consists on four cabinets chaired by Mariano Rajoy Brey (July 19, 2016-June 7, 2018) and three cabinets chaired by Pedro Sánchez Castejón (June 7, 2018-May 20, 2019).

Cabinet from 19 July to 16 August 2016

Following the general elections held on 26 June, called pursuant to Royal Decree 184/2016, of 3 May (Official State Gazette 03/05/2016), the 12th Legislature commenced on 19 July 2016 with the formation of the two parliamentary chambers, the Lower and Upper Houses of Parliament.

The second government of the 11th Legislature remains as a caretaker government except for the Minister for Public Works who leaves her ministerial post to take on the functions of the Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament. The Minister for Justice takes on the ordinary functions of the affairs corresponding to the Ministry of Public Works.

• President of the Government: Mariano Rajoy Brey
• Vice-President of the Government and Minister for the Presidency: María Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Antón
• Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation: José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil
• Minister for Justice and ordinary discharge of duties of the Ministry for Public Works: Rafael Catalá Polo
• Minister for Defence: Pedro Morenés Eulate
• Minister for the Treasury and Public Administration Services: Cristóbal Montoro Romero
• Minister for Home Affairs: Jorge Fernández Díaz
• Minister for Education, Culture and Sport: Íñigo Méndez de Vigo
• Minister for Employment and Social Security: María Fátima Báñez García
• Minister for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Affairs: Isabel García Tejerina
• Minister for Economic Affairs and Competitiveness and ordinary discharge of duties of Ministry for Industry, Energy and Tourism: Luis de Guindos Jurado
• Minister for Health, Social Services and Equality: Alfonso Alonso Aranegui

Cabinet from 16 August to 4 November 2016

As a result of the resignation of the Minister for Health, Social Services and Equality, in order to stand in the regional elections in the Basque Country, the acting Minister for Employment and Social Security, Fátima Báñez, has taken on the ordinary duties of the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, pursuant to Royal Decree 323/2016, of 10 August.

• President of the Government: Mariano Rajoy Brey
• Vice-President of the Government and Minister for the Presidency: María Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Antón
• Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation: José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil
• Minister for Justice and ordinary discharge of duties of the Ministry for Public Works: Rafael Catalá Polo
• Minister for Defence: Pedro Morenés Eulate
• Minister for the Treasury and Public Administration Services: Cristóbal Montoro Romero
• Minister for Home Affairs: Jorge Fernández Díaz
• Minister for Education, Culture and Sport: Íñigo Méndez de Vigo
• Minister for Employment and Social Security and ordinary discharge of duties of the Ministry for Health, Social Services and Equality: María Fátima Báñez García
• Minister for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Affairs: Isabel García Tejerina
• Minister for Economic Affairs and Competitiveness and ordinary discharge of duties of Ministry for Industry, Energy and Tourism: Luis de Guindos Jurado

Cabinet from 4 November 2016 to 8 March 2018

© Casa de S.M. el Rey The first government of the 12th Legislature was formed on 4 November 2016, made up of the following members:

• President of the Government: Mariano Rajoy Brey (Royal Decree 414/2016, of 30 October, published in the Official State Gazette on 31 October).
• Vice-President of the Government, Minister of the Presidency and of the Regional Administrations: Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Antón (Royal Decree 416/2016, of 3 November, published in the Offical State Gazette on 4 Noverber).
• Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation: Alfonso Dastis Quecedo
• Minister of Justice: Rafael Catalá Polo
• Minister of Defence: María Dolores de Cospedal García
• Minister of the Treasury and Public Function: Cristóbal Montoro Romero
• Minister of Home Affairs: Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez
• Minister of Public Works: Íñigo de la Serna Hernáiz
• Minister of Education, Culture and Sport: Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo
• Minister of Employment and Social Security: Fátima Báñez García
• Minister of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda: Álvaro Nadal Belda
• Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environmental Affairs: Isabel García Tejerina
• Minister of Economic Affairs, Industry and Competition: Luis de Guindos Jurado
• Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality: Dolors Montserrat Montserrat

The appointment of the ministers is contained in Royal Decree 417/2016, of 3 November, published in the Official State Gazette on 4 November.

The Minister for Education, Culture and Sport, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, in addition to his ministerial portfolio, also takes on the post of Government Spokesperson (Royal Decree 418, of 3 November, published in the Official State Gazette on 4 November).

Cabinet from 4 November 2016 to 8 March 2018

Following his appointment as Vice-President of the European Central Bank, Luis de Guindos resigns as Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness and is replaced by Román Escolano Olivares.

© Casa de S.M. el ReyNew Government:

• President of the Government: Mariano Rajoy Brey
• Vice-President of the Government, Minister of the Presidency and of the Regional Administrations: Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Antón
• Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation: Alfonso Dastis Quecedo
• Minister of Justice: Rafael Catalá Polo
• Minister of Defence: María Dolores de Cospedal García
• Minister of the Treasury and Public Function: Cristóbal Montoro Romero
• Minister of Home Affairs: Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez
• Minister of Public Works: Íñigo de la Serna Hernáiz
• Minister of Education, Culture and Sport: Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo
• Minister of Employment and Social Security: Fátima Báñez García
• Minister of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda: Álvaro Nadal Belda
• Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environmental Affairs: Isabel García Tejerina
• Minister of Economic Affairs, Industry and Competition: Román Escolano Olivares
• Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality: Dolors Montserrat Montserrat

The Spokesman for the Government will continue to be the Minister of Education, Culture and Sport, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo.

Cabinet from 7 June 2018 to 13 June 2018

Pool EFE/Fernando AlvaradoOn 1 June 2018, the vote of no confidence is passed, presented in the Lower House of Parliament by the Socialist Group against the government of Mariano Rajoy. Consequently, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón is invested as the new President of the Government and Mariano Rajoy is removed from office. The government of Mariano Rajoy remains as a caretaker government until 7 June.

On 2 June, the Official State Gazette (Spanish acronym: BOE) publishes the Royal Decree with the appointment of Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón as President of the Government, the seventh of the democracy. He is sworn into office before the King at Zarzuela Palace on the same day.

On 6 June, the new President of the Government announced the composition of his government at Moncloa Palace.

On 7 June, the BOE publishes the Royal Decree appointing the Vice-President of the Government and the Royal Decree appointing his Cabinet ministers, who are sworn into office before the King at Zarzuela Palace.

The government is made up of:

• President of the Government: Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón
• Vice-President of the Government and Minister for the Presidency, Parliamentary Relations and Equality: María del Carmen Calvo Poyato
• Minister for Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation: Josep Borrell Fontelles
• Minister for Justice: Dolores Delgado García
• Minister for Defence: Margarita Robles Fernández
• Minister for the Treasury: María Jesús Montero Cuadrado
• Minister for Home Affairs: Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gómez
• Minister for Public Works: José Luis Ábalos Meco
• Minister for Education and Vocational Training and Government Spokesperson: María Isabel Celaá Diéguez
• Minister for Work, Migration and Social Security: Magdalena Valerio Cordero
• Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism: Reyes Maroto Illera
• Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Luis Planas Puchades
• Minister for Territorial Policy and Public Function: Meritxell Batet Lamaña
• Minister for Ecological Transition: Teresa Ribera Rodríguez
• Minister for Culture and Sport: Màxim Huerta Hernández
• Minister for the Economy and Business: Nadia Calviño Santamaría
• Minister for Health, Consumption and Social Well-being: Carmen Montón Giménez
• Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities: Pedro Francisco Duque Duque

Cabinet from 13 June 2018 to 11 September 2018

POOL EFE/Juan Carlos HidalgoOn 13 June 2018, José Guirao Cabrera was appointed as Minister for Culture and Sport, after the removal of Máxim Huerta Hernández.

Cabinet from 11 September 2018 to 20 May 2019

© Casa de S.M. el ReyOn 11 September 2018, María Luisa Carcedo Roces was appointed as Minister for Health, Consumption and Social Well-being, after the removal of Carmen Montón Giménez.

On 20 May 2019, the Acting Minister forTerritorial Policy and Public Function, Maritxell Batet, renounces his position in the Government to assume the presidency of the Lower House of Parliament. The Acting Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, assumes the regular dispatch of the matters corresponding to Batet.