3rd government of Pedro Sánchez | |
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Government of Spain | |
2023–present | |
Date formed | 21 November 2023 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Felipe VI |
Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
Deputy Prime Ministers |
Nadia Calviño
1st,
Yolanda Díaz
2nd,
Teresa Ribera
3rd,
María Jesús Montero
4th (2023) María Jesús Montero 1st, Yolanda Díaz 2nd, Teresa Ribera 3rd (2023–present) |
No. of ministers | 22 [a] |
Total no. of members | 23 [a] |
Member parties |
PSOE Sumar |
Status in legislature | Minority coalition government |
Opposition party | PP |
Opposition leader | Alberto Núñez Feijóo |
History | |
Election(s) | 2023 general election |
Legislature term(s) | 15th Cortes Generales |
Incoming formation | 2023 government formation |
Predecessor | Sánchez II |
The third government of Pedro Sánchez was formed on 21 November 2023, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 16 November and his swearing-in on 17 November, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and Sumar being able to muster a majority of seats in the Parliament with external support from Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), Together for Catalonia (Junts), EH Bildu, the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) and Canarian Coalition (CCa) following the 2023 general election. It succeeded the second Sánchez government and is the incumbent Government of Spain since 21 November 2023, a total of 158 days.
The cabinet comprises members of the PSOE (including its sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, PSC) and Sumar—with the involvement of Unite Movement (SMR), United Left (IU), the Communist Party of Spain (PCE), More Madrid (MM) and Catalonia in Common (CatComú)—as well as independents proposed by both parties.
Investiture Pedro Sánchez ( PSOE) | |||
Ballot → | 16 November 2023 | ||
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Required majority → | 176 out of 350 | ||
179 / 350
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171 / 350
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Abstentions | 0 / 350
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Absentees | 0 / 350
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Sources [1] |
Sánchez's third government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure:
The Council of Ministers is structured into the offices for the prime minister, the four deputy prime ministers, 22 ministries and the post of the spokesperson of the Government. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Pedro Sánchez's third government is organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure may vary depending on the ministerial department. [7] [9]
Office (Original name) |
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Alliance/party | Ref. | ||
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Prime Minister's Office | ||||||||
Prime Minister (Presidencia del Gobierno) |
Pedro Sánchez | 17 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [22] | |||
28 November 2023 – present
| ||||||||
First Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia Primera del Gobierno) |
Nadia Calviño | 21 November 2023 | 29 December 2023 |
PSOE ( Independent) |
[8] | |||
María Jesús Montero | 29 December 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | |||||
See
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise (21 November – 29 December 2023) See Ministry of Finance (29 December 2023 – present) | ||||||||
Second Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia Segunda del Gobierno) |
Yolanda Díaz | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
Sumar ( SMR, PCE) |
[8] | |||
See Ministry of Labour and Social Economy | ||||||||
Third Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia Tercera del Gobierno) |
Teresa Ribera | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [8] | |||
See Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge | ||||||||
Fourth Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia Cuarta del Gobierno) (until 29 December 2023) |
María Jesús Montero | 21 November 2023 | 29 December 2023 | PSOE | [8] | |||
See Ministry of Finance and Civil Service | ||||||||
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation | ||||||||
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación) |
José Manuel Albares | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes | ||||||||
Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes (Ministerio de la Presidencia, Justicia y Relaciones con las Cortes) |
Félix Bolaños | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
Ministry of Defence (Ministerio de Defensa) |
Margarita Robles | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
PSOE ( Independent) |
[23] [25] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Finance | ||||||||
Ministry of Finance and Civil Service (Ministerio de Hacienda y Función Pública) (until 29 December 2023)
Ministry of Finance |
María Jesús Montero | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [23] | |||
6–29 December 2023
29 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of the Interior | ||||||||
Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior) |
Fernando Grande-Marlaska | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
PSOE ( Independent) |
[23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility | ||||||||
Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible) |
Óscar Puente | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports | ||||||||
Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports (Ministerio de Educación, Formación Profesional y Deportes) |
Pilar Alegría | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Labour and Social Economy | ||||||||
Ministry of Labour and Social Economy (Ministerio de Trabajo y Economía Social) |
Yolanda Díaz | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
Sumar ( SMR, PCE) |
[23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Industry and Tourism | ||||||||
Ministry of Industry and Tourism (Ministerio de Industria y Turismo) |
Jordi Hereu | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
PSOE ( PSC–PSOE) |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | ||||||||
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación) |
Luis Planas | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory | ||||||||
Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory (Ministerio de Política Territorial y Memoria Democrática) |
Ángel Víctor Torres | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge | ||||||||
Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico) |
Teresa Ribera | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda | ||||||||
Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda (Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana) |
Isabel Rodríguez | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE |
[7] [23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Culture | ||||||||
Ministry of Culture (Ministerio de Cultura) |
Ernest Urtasun | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
Sumar ( CatComú) |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise | ||||||||
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise (Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa) |
Nadia Calviño | 21 November 2023 | 29 December 2023 |
PSOE ( Independent) |
[23] [24] | |||
Carlos Cuerpo | 29 December 2023 | Incumbent |
PSOE ( Independent) | |||||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Health | ||||||||
Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Sanidad) |
Mónica García | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
Sumar ( MM) |
[23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda | ||||||||
Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda (Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 2030) |
Pablo Bustinduy | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
Sumar ( Independent) |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities | ||||||||
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades) |
Diana Morant | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Equality | ||||||||
Ministry of Equality (Ministerio de Igualdad) |
Ana Redondo | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration | ||||||||
Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration (Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones) |
Elma Saiz | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Digital Transformation | ||||||||
Ministry of Digital Transformation (Ministerio de Transformación Digital) (until 29 December 2023)
Ministry for the Digital Transformation |
José Luis Escrivá | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
PSOE ( Independent) |
[23] [24] | |||
6–29 December 2023
29 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Youth and Children | ||||||||
Ministry of Youth and Children (Ministerio de Juventud e Infancia) |
Sira Rego | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
Sumar ( IU, PCE) |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Spokesperson of the Government | ||||||||
Spokesperson of the Government (Portavoz del Gobierno) |
Pilar Alegría | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [17] |
3rd government of Pedro Sánchez | |
---|---|
Government of Spain | |
2023–present | |
Date formed | 21 November 2023 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Felipe VI |
Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
Deputy Prime Ministers |
Nadia Calviño
1st,
Yolanda Díaz
2nd,
Teresa Ribera
3rd,
María Jesús Montero
4th (2023) María Jesús Montero 1st, Yolanda Díaz 2nd, Teresa Ribera 3rd (2023–present) |
No. of ministers | 22 [a] |
Total no. of members | 23 [a] |
Member parties |
PSOE Sumar |
Status in legislature | Minority coalition government |
Opposition party | PP |
Opposition leader | Alberto Núñez Feijóo |
History | |
Election(s) | 2023 general election |
Legislature term(s) | 15th Cortes Generales |
Incoming formation | 2023 government formation |
Predecessor | Sánchez II |
The third government of Pedro Sánchez was formed on 21 November 2023, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 16 November and his swearing-in on 17 November, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and Sumar being able to muster a majority of seats in the Parliament with external support from Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), Together for Catalonia (Junts), EH Bildu, the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) and Canarian Coalition (CCa) following the 2023 general election. It succeeded the second Sánchez government and is the incumbent Government of Spain since 21 November 2023, a total of 158 days.
The cabinet comprises members of the PSOE (including its sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, PSC) and Sumar—with the involvement of Unite Movement (SMR), United Left (IU), the Communist Party of Spain (PCE), More Madrid (MM) and Catalonia in Common (CatComú)—as well as independents proposed by both parties.
Investiture Pedro Sánchez ( PSOE) | |||
Ballot → | 16 November 2023 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Required majority → | 176 out of 350 | ||
179 / 350
| |||
171 / 350
| |||
Abstentions | 0 / 350
| ||
Absentees | 0 / 350
| ||
Sources [1] |
Sánchez's third government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure:
The Council of Ministers is structured into the offices for the prime minister, the four deputy prime ministers, 22 ministries and the post of the spokesperson of the Government. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Pedro Sánchez's third government is organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure may vary depending on the ministerial department. [7] [9]
Office (Original name) |
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Alliance/party | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prime Minister's Office | ||||||||
Prime Minister (Presidencia del Gobierno) |
Pedro Sánchez | 17 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [22] | |||
28 November 2023 – present
| ||||||||
First Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia Primera del Gobierno) |
Nadia Calviño | 21 November 2023 | 29 December 2023 |
PSOE ( Independent) |
[8] | |||
María Jesús Montero | 29 December 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | |||||
See
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise (21 November – 29 December 2023) See Ministry of Finance (29 December 2023 – present) | ||||||||
Second Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia Segunda del Gobierno) |
Yolanda Díaz | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
Sumar ( SMR, PCE) |
[8] | |||
See Ministry of Labour and Social Economy | ||||||||
Third Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia Tercera del Gobierno) |
Teresa Ribera | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [8] | |||
See Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge | ||||||||
Fourth Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia Cuarta del Gobierno) (until 29 December 2023) |
María Jesús Montero | 21 November 2023 | 29 December 2023 | PSOE | [8] | |||
See Ministry of Finance and Civil Service | ||||||||
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation | ||||||||
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación) |
José Manuel Albares | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes | ||||||||
Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes (Ministerio de la Presidencia, Justicia y Relaciones con las Cortes) |
Félix Bolaños | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
Ministry of Defence (Ministerio de Defensa) |
Margarita Robles | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
PSOE ( Independent) |
[23] [25] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Finance | ||||||||
Ministry of Finance and Civil Service (Ministerio de Hacienda y Función Pública) (until 29 December 2023)
Ministry of Finance |
María Jesús Montero | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [23] | |||
6–29 December 2023
29 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of the Interior | ||||||||
Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior) |
Fernando Grande-Marlaska | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
PSOE ( Independent) |
[23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility | ||||||||
Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible) |
Óscar Puente | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports | ||||||||
Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports (Ministerio de Educación, Formación Profesional y Deportes) |
Pilar Alegría | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Labour and Social Economy | ||||||||
Ministry of Labour and Social Economy (Ministerio de Trabajo y Economía Social) |
Yolanda Díaz | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
Sumar ( SMR, PCE) |
[23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Industry and Tourism | ||||||||
Ministry of Industry and Tourism (Ministerio de Industria y Turismo) |
Jordi Hereu | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
PSOE ( PSC–PSOE) |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | ||||||||
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación) |
Luis Planas | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory | ||||||||
Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory (Ministerio de Política Territorial y Memoria Democrática) |
Ángel Víctor Torres | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge | ||||||||
Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico) |
Teresa Ribera | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda | ||||||||
Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda (Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana) |
Isabel Rodríguez | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE |
[7] [23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Culture | ||||||||
Ministry of Culture (Ministerio de Cultura) |
Ernest Urtasun | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
Sumar ( CatComú) |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise | ||||||||
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise (Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa) |
Nadia Calviño | 21 November 2023 | 29 December 2023 |
PSOE ( Independent) |
[23] [24] | |||
Carlos Cuerpo | 29 December 2023 | Incumbent |
PSOE ( Independent) | |||||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Health | ||||||||
Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Sanidad) |
Mónica García | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
Sumar ( MM) |
[23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda | ||||||||
Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda (Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 2030) |
Pablo Bustinduy | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
Sumar ( Independent) |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities | ||||||||
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades) |
Diana Morant | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Equality | ||||||||
Ministry of Equality (Ministerio de Igualdad) |
Ana Redondo | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration | ||||||||
Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration (Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones) |
Elma Saiz | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [23] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Digital Transformation | ||||||||
Ministry of Digital Transformation (Ministerio de Transformación Digital) (until 29 December 2023)
Ministry for the Digital Transformation |
José Luis Escrivá | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
PSOE ( Independent) |
[23] [24] | |||
6–29 December 2023
29 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Ministry of Youth and Children | ||||||||
Ministry of Youth and Children (Ministerio de Juventud e Infancia) |
Sira Rego | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent |
Sumar ( IU, PCE) |
[23] [24] | |||
6 December 2023 – present
| ||||||||
Spokesperson of the Government | ||||||||
Spokesperson of the Government (Portavoz del Gobierno) |
Pilar Alegría | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | PSOE | [17] |