Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
Vicepresidente Primero del Gobierno de España | |
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Government of Spain Council of Ministers | |
Style | Excelentísimo/a Señor/a |
Member of | Cabinet |
Residence | Semillas Building, Palacio de la Moncloa |
Seat | Madrid, Spain |
Nominator | The Prime Minister |
Appointer | The Monarch Countersigned by the Prime Minister of Spain |
Term length | No fixed term No term limits are imposed on the office. |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of 1978 |
Formation | 3 October 1840 |
First holder | Joaquín María Ferrer |
Unofficial names | Deputy Prime Minister of Spain |
Salary | €77,992 p.a.[1] |
The First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, officially First Vice President of the Government of Spain, (Spanish: Vicepresidente Primero del Gobierno de España) is the second politician in charge after the Prime Minister of Spain. They take the responsiblities of Prime Minister when the office vacant due to resignation or death.
Living Deputy Prime Ministers[change | change source]
As of September 2023, there are ten living former Spanish Deputy Prime Ministers:
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Rodolfo Martín Villa
In office: 1981–1982
Age: 88 -
Alfonso Guerra
In office: 1982–1991
Age: 83 -
Narcís Serra
In office: 1991–1995
Age: 80 -
Francisco Álvarez-Cascos
In office: 1996–2000
Age: 75 -
Mariano Rajoy
In office: 2000–2003
Age: 68 -
Rodrigo Rato
In office: 2003–2004
Age: 74 -
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega
In office: 2004–2010
Age: 74 -
Elena Salgado
In office: 2011
Age: 74 -
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
In office: 2011-2018
Age: 52
The most recent Deputy Prime Minister to die was Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (served 2010–2011) on 10 May 2019, aged 67.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ EFE (2019-01-14). "Pedro Sánchez percibirá un salario de 82.978 euros". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2019-02-09.