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Prime Minister of Spain

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The Prime Minister of Spain or President of the Government of Spain (Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno) is the head of government of Spain. He is usually referred to in English as the Prime Minister, the usual term for the head of government in a constitutional monarchy. In Spain, he is often called simply Presidente and Spaniards will often translate his title in English to President. More than once, the Spanish term has caused embarrassing errors among foreign authorities, such as referring to the "President of the Spanish Republic", by Jeffrey Bush, governor of Florida and brother of George W. Bush, President of the US.

Elections

Following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually proposed as Prime Minister by the King and elected by the National Assembly. Deputy Prime Ministers are appointed by the King on the proposal of the Prime Minister.

List of Prime Ministers of Spain

Name	Took Office	Party
Francisco Martínez De La Rosa	January 15 1834
José María Queipo De Llano Ruiz De Saravia	June 7 1835
Miguel Ricardo Alava Esquivel	September 14 1835
Juan Álvarez Mendizábal	September 25 1835	acting
Francisco Javier Istúriz Montero	May 15 1836	acting
José María Calatrava	August 14 1836
Joaquín Baldomero Fernández Espartero	August 18 1837
Eusebio Bardají Azara	October 18 1837
Narciso Heredia Begines	December 16 1837
Bernardino Fernández De Velasco	September 6 1838
Evaristo Pérez De Castro Brito	December 9 1838
Antonio González	July 20 1840
Valentín Ferraz	August 12 1840
Modesto Cortázar	August 29 1840	acting
Vicente Sancho	September 11 1840
Joaquín Baldomero Fernández Espartero	September 16 1840
Joaquín María Ferrer Cafranga	May 10 1841
Antonio González González	May 20 1841
José Ramón Rodil Campillo	June 17 1842
Joaquín María López López	May 9 1843
Álvaro Gómez Becerra	May 19 1843
Joaquín María López López	July 23 1843
Salustiano Olózaga	November 20 1843
Luis González Bravo	December 5 1843
Ramón María Narváez Campos	May 3 1844
Manuel Pando Fernández De Pinedo	February 12 1846
Ramón María Narváez Campos	March 16 1846
Francisco Javier Istúriz Montero	April 5 1846
Carlos Martínez De Irujo	January 28 1847
Joaquín Francisco Pacheco Gutiérrez	March 28 1847
Florencio García Goyena	September 12 1847
Ramón María Narváez Campos	October 4 1847
Serafín María De Soto	October 19 1849
Ramón María Narváez Campos	October 20 1849
Juan Bravo Murillo	January 14 1851
Federico Roncali	December 14 1852
Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea	April 14 1853
Luis José Sartorius Tapia	September 19 1853
Fernando Fernández De Cordova Valcárcel	July 17 1854
Ángel Saavedra Ramírez De Baquedano	July 18 1854
Joaquín Baldomero Fernández Espartero	July 19 1854
Leopoldo O'Donnell Joris	July 14 1856
Ramón María Narváez Campos	October 12 1856
Francisco Armero Peñaranda	October 15 1857
Francisco Javier Istúriz Montero	January 14 1858
Leopoldo O'Donnell Joris	June 30 1858
Manuel Pando Fernández De Pinedo	March 2 1863
Lorenzo Arrazola García	January 17 1864
Alejandro Mon Menéndez	March 1 1864
Ramón María Narváez Campos	September 16 1864
Leopoldo O'Donnell Joris	June 21 1865
Ramón María Narváez Campos	July 10 1866
Luis González Bravo	April 23 1868
José Gutiérrez De La Concha	September 19 1868
Francisco Serrano Domínguez	October 3 1868
Juan Prim Prats	June 18 1869
Juan Bautista Topete Carballo	December 27 1870	acting
Francisco Serrano Domínguez	January 4 1871
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla	July 24 1871
José Malcampo Monge	October 5 1871
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta	December 21 1871
Francisco Serrano Domínguez	May 26 1872
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla	June 13 1872
Estanislao Figueras Moragas	February 12 1873
Francisco Pi y Margall	June 11 1873
Nicolás Salmerón Alonso	July 18 1873
Emilio Castelar Ripoll	September 7 1873
Francisco Serrano Domínguez	January 2 1874
Juan Zavala De La Puente	February 26 1874
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta	September 3 1874
Antonio Cánovas Del Castillo	December 31 1874
Joaquín Jovellar Soler	September 12 1875
Antonio Cánovas Del Castillo	December 2 1875
Arsenio Martínez-Campos Antón	March 7 1879
Antonio Cánovas Del Castillo	December 9 1879
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta	February 8 1881
José De Posada Herrera	October 13 1883
Antonio Cánovas Del Castillo	January 18 1884
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta	November 27 1885
Antonio Cánovas Del Castillo	July 5 1890
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta	December 11 1892
Antonio Cánovas Del Castillo	March 23 1895
Marcelo Azcarraga Palmero	August 8 1897	acting
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta	October 4 1897
Francisco Silvela Le Vielleuze	March 4 1899
Marcelo Azcarraga Palmero	October 23 1900
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Escolar	March 6 1902
Francisco Silvela Le Vielleuze	December 6 1902
Raimundo Fernández Villaverde	July 20 1903
Antonio Maura Montaner	December 5 1903
Marcelo Azcarraga Palmero	December 16 1904
Raimundo Fernández Villaverde	January 27 1905
Eugenio Montero Ríos	June 23 1905
Segismundo Moret Prendergast	December 1 1905
José López Domínguez	July 6 1906
Segismundo Moret Prendergast	November 30 1906
Antonio Aguilar Correa	December 4 1906
Antonio Maura Montaner	January 25 1907
Segismundo Moret Prendergast	October 21 1909
José Canalejas Méndez	February 9 1910
Manuel García Prieto	November 12 1912	acting
Álvaro Figueroa Torres	November 14 1912
Eduardo Dato Iradier	October 27 1913
Álvaro Figueroa Torres	December 9 1915
Manuel García Prieto	April 19 1917
Eduardo Dato Iradier	June 11 1917
Manuel García Prieto	November 3 1917
Antonio Maura Montaner	March 22 1918
Manuel García Prieto	November 9 1918
Álvaro Figueroa Torres	December 5 1918
Antonio Maura Montaner	April 15 1919
Joaquín Sánchez de Toca Calvo	July 20 1919
Manuel Allendesalazar Muñoz de Salazar	December 12 1919
Eduardo Dato Iradier	May 5 1920
Gabino Bugallal Araujo	March 8 1921	acting
Manuel Allendesalazar Muñoz de Salazar	March 13 1921
Antonio Maura Montaner	August 14 1921
José Sánchez-Guerra Martínez	March 8 1922
Manuel García Prieto	December 7 1922
Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja	September 15 1923
Dámaso Berenguer Fusté	January 30 1930
Juan Bautista Aznar Cabañas	February 18 1931
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Torres	April 14 1931	PRC
Manuel Azaña Díaz	October 14 1931	AR
Alejandro Lerroux García	September 12 1933	PRR
Diego Martínez Barrio	October 8 1933	PRR
Alejandro Lerroux García	December 16 1933	PRR
Ricardo Samper Ibáñez	April 28 1934	PRR
Alejandro Lerroux García	October 4 1934	PRR
Joaquín Chapaprieta Torregrosa	September 25 1935	independent
Manuel Portela Valladares	December 14 1935	independent
Manuel Azaña Díaz	February 19 1936	IR
Augusto Barcia Trelles	May 10 1936	IR
Santiago Casares Quiroga	May 13 1936	IR
Diego Martínez Barrio	July 19 1936	UR
José Giral Pereira	July 19 1936	IR
Francisco Largo Caballero	September 4 1936	PSOE
Juan Negrín López	May 17 1937	PSOE
Francisco Franco Bahamonde	January 30 1938	military
Luis Carrero Blanco	June 8 1973	military
Torcuato Fernández-Miranda Hevia	December 20 1973	military (acting)
Carlos Arias Navarro	December 29 1973	military (acting)
Fernando de Santiago y Díaz de Mendívil	July 1 1976	military (acting)
Adolfo Suárez González	July 3 1976	UCD
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo Bustelo	February 25 1981	UCD
Felipe González Márquez	December 1 1982	PSOE
José María Aznar López	May 4 1996	PP
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero	April 17, 2004	PSOE

See also

• List of Spanish monarchs
• Politics of Spain

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