Prime Minister of Spain

The President of the Government of Spain (Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno), is the head of Government of Spain. The office was created by the Constitution of 1978. The current Prime Minister is Pedro Sánchez. The first politician to carry the office of Prime Minister was Adolfo Suárez.

President of the Government of Spain Presidente del Gobierno de España
Flag of Government Officials
Incumbent Pedro Sánchez since 1 June 2018
Style	Excelentísimo Señor His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	Council of Ministers European Council
Residence	Palacio de la Moncloa
Seat	Madrid, Spain
Nominator	The Monarch Countersigned by the President of the Congress of Deputies
Appointer	The Monarch Following a vote of confidence by a majority of the Congress of Deputies and with the countersignature of the President of the Congress of Deputies
Term length	No fixed term General elections to the Congress of Deputies are held every 4 years at most. No term limits are imposed on the office.
Constituting instrument	Constitution of 1978
Formation	1834, 1978 (in its current incarnation)
First holder	Francisco Martínez de la Rosa, Adolfo Suárez (current Constitution)
Deputy	Vice President of the Government
Salary	€78,185 p.a.
Website	www.lamoncloa.gob.es

List of prime ministers (1976–present)

• 1. Adolfo Suárez (5 July 1976–29 January 1981) (1932–2014)
• 2. Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo (25 February 1981–1 December 1982) (1926–2008)
• 3. Felipe González (1 December 1982–5 May 1996) (1942–)
• 4. José María Aznar (5 May 1996–17 April 2004) (1953–)
• 5. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (17 April 2004–21 December 2011) (1960–)
• 6. Mariano Rajoy (21 December 2011–1 June 2018) (1955–)
• 7. Pedro Sánchez (1 June 2018–present) (1972–)

Living former prime ministers

There are four living former Spanish prime ministers:

• 
  Felipe González (age 82)
  (1982–1996)
• 
  José María Aznar (age 71)
  (1996–2004)
• 
  José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (age 64)
  (2004–2011)
• 
  Mariano Rajoy (age 69)
  (2011–2018)

The most recent Prime Minister to die was Adolfo Suárez (served 1976–1981) on 23 March 2014, aged 81.

Other websites

Media related to Prime ministers of Spain at Wikimedia Commons

• www.lamoncloa.gob.es