González I Government


The González I Government was formed on 3 December 1982 following Felipe González's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 1 December and his swearing-in on 2 December, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 1982 Spanish general election. González's first cabinet was composed mainly by members of the PSOE and its sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, as well as a number of independents. It succeeded the Calvo-Sotelo government and was the Government of Spain from 3 December 1982 to 26 July 1986, a total of days, or.
The government was automatically dismissed on 23 June 1986 as a consequence of the 1986 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.

Investiture

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and 15 ministries. Shortly after coming into office, the Finance and Economy and Trade portfolios were merged into a single Economy and Finance ministry.

Changes December 1982

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Changes July 1985

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Changes July 1986

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Departmental structure

Felipe González's first government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs">Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Ministry of Justice">Ministry of Justice (Spain)">Ministry of Justice

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Ministry of Defence">Ministry of Defence (Spain)">Ministry of Defence

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Ministry of Economy and Finance">Ministry of Economy and Finance (Spain)">Ministry of Economy and Finance

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Ministry of Economy and Finance


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Ministry of the Interior">Ministry of the Interior (Spain)">Ministry of the Interior

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Ministry of Public Works and Urbanism">Ministry of Development (Spain)">Ministry of Public Works and Urbanism

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Ministry of Education and Science">Ministry of Education (Spain)">Ministry of Education and Science

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Ministry of Labour and Social Security">Ministry of Labour (Spain)">Ministry of Labour and Social Security

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Ministry of Industry and Energy">Ministry of Industry (Spain)">Ministry of Industry and Energy

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food">Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Spain)">Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

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[Ministry of the Presidency]

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Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Communications">Ministry of Transport (Spain)">Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Communications

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Ministry of Culture">Ministry of Culture (Spain)">Ministry of Culture

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Ministry of Territorial Administration">Ministry for Territorial Administrations">Ministry of Territorial Administration

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Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs">Ministry of Health (Spain)">Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs