Sánchez I Government


The Sánchez I Government was formed on 7 June 2018 following Pedro Sánchez's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 1 June and his swearing-in on 2 June, as a result of the success of a motion of no confidence against Mariano Rajoy. It succeeded the second Rajoy government and was the Government of Spain from 7 June 2018 to 13 January 2020, a total of days, or.
It was nicknamed as the "beautiful government" by the media, because its composition was purposely leaked in a slow cascade of surprise, well-received announcements in the days prior to its formation in order to heighten the positive media coverage on the new appointments. A Spanish Socialist Workers' Party -dominated cabinet, it included one member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia —PSOE's sister party—as well as six independents. It also became the government with the most female ministers in the country's history and in the world at the time, with 11 out of 17 ministries held by women or 64.7% of the total.
The government was defeated in the parliamentary vote of the 2019 General State Budget bill, prompting Sánchez to dissolve the Cortes and call a snap election; as a result, this was the shortest Spanish government since the country's transition to democracy—not counting acting periods—lasting for 10 months before an election was held. It was automatically dismissed on 29 April 2019 as a consequence of the April 2019 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.

Investiture

Cabinet changes

Sánchez's first government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure:
From 29 April 2019, Sánchez's cabinet took on acting duties for the duration of the government formation process resulting from the April 2019 general election. This lasted for an estimated 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 duties of their ministries being transferred to other cabinet members as a result of Sánchez being unable to appoint replacements while in acting role.
The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister, 17 ministries and the post of the spokesperson of the Government.

Changes June 2018

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Changes September 2018

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Changes 2019

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Departmental structure

Pedro Sánchez'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, European Union and Cooperation">Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation

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

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

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Ministry of Development">Ministry of Development (Spain)">Ministry of Development

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Ministry of Education and Vocational Training">Ministry of Education (Spain)">Ministry of Education and Vocational Training

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

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Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism">Ministry of Industry (Spain)">Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism

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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, Relations with the Cortes and Equality">Ministry of the Presidency">Ministry of the Presidency, Relations with the Cortes and Equality

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Ministry of Territorial Policy and Civil Service">Ministry for Territorial Administrations">Ministry of Territorial Policy and Civil Service

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Ministry for Ecological Transition">Ministry of Environment (Spain)">Ministry for Ecological Transition

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

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

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Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare">Ministry of Health (Spain)">Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare

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Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities">Ministry of Science (Spain)">Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

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Spokesperson of the Government">Spokesperson of the Government of Spain">Spokesperson of the Government