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The Prime Minister of Spain is the head of government of Spain. There is no specific date when the office of Prime Minister first appeared as the role was not created, but rather evolved over a period of time through merger of duties. Modern historians have not managed to agree who the first Prime Minister of Spain was. However, Francisco Martinez de la Rosa was the first Prime Minister recognized by a constitutional law (Spanish Royal Statute of 1834) and Felipe González the longest-serving Prime Minister to have been officially referred to as such.
The Prime Minister of Spain, officially the President of the Government of Spain, is the head of the government of Spain. The office was established in its current form by the Constitution of 1978 and originated in 1823 as a chairmanship of the extant Council of Ministers.
The head of government is either the highest or second highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments. "Head of government" is often differentiated from "head of state", as they may be separate positions, individuals, or roles depending on the country.
The Royal Statute of 1834, was a royal charter of the Kingdom of Spain under the rule of Maria Christina, wife of the deceased King Ferdinand VII of Spain, who ruled as Queen Regent during the infancy of her daughter Queen Isabella II of Spain. It came into effect on 10 April 1834.
In the current modern Spain, the first Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain since the approval of the Constitution was Adolfo Suárez. Due to the gradual evolution of the post of Prime Minister, the title is applied to early Prime Ministers only retrospectively and so this list includes those who have been referred to with various titles. Since the reign of Philip V, the Prime Ministers have received several titles such as Secretary of State (until 1834), President of the Council of Ministers (1834–1868; 1874–1923; 1925–1936), President of the Executive Power (1874) or President of the Government (1938–present), among others.
Adolfo Suárez González, 1st Duke of Suárez was a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected Prime Minister since the Second Spanish Republic and a key figure in the country's transition to democracy after the military dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
Philip V was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to his abdication in favour of his son Louis on 14 January 1724, and from his reaccession of the throne upon his son's death, 6 September 1724 to his own death on 9 July 1746.
Picture | Name | From | Until | Monarch (Reign) |
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![]() | Pedro Fernández del Campo y Angulo, Marquess of Mejorada | 11 July 1705 | 15 April 1714 | King Philip V ![]() (1700–1724) |
Manuel de Vadillo y Velasco | 15 April 1714 | 30 November 1714 | ||
José de Grimaldo y Gutiérrez de Solórzano Marquess of Grimaldo (1st time) | 30 November 1714 | 14 January 1724 | ||
Juan Bautista de Orendáin y Azpilicueta (1st time) | 14 January 1724 | 4 September 1724 | King Louis I ![]() (1724) | |
José de Grimaldo y Gutiérrez de Solórzano Marquess of Grimaldo (2nd time) | 4 September 1724 | 12 December 1725 | King Philip V ![]() (1724–1746) | |
![]() | Juan Guillermo Ripperdá Duke and Baron of Ripperdá | 12 December 1725 | 14 April 1726 | |
![]() | José de Grimaldo y Gutiérrez de Solórzano Marquess of Grimaldo (3rd time) | 14 April 1726 | 1 October 1726 | |
Juan Bautista de Orendáin y Azpilicueta Marquess of La Paz (2nd time) | 1 October 1726 | 21 November 1734 |
Picture | Name | From | Until | Monarch (Reign) |
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![]() | José de Patiño y Rosales | 21 November 1734 | 3 November 1736 | King Philip V ![]() (1724–1746) |
![]() | Sebastián de la Cuadra y Llerena 1st Marquess of Villarías | 26 November 1736 | 4 December 1746 | |
![]() | José de Carvajal y Lancaster | 4 December 1746 | 9 April 1754 | King Ferdinand VI ![]() (1746–1759) |
![]() | Fernando de Silva Mendoza y Toledo Duke of Huéscar | 9 April 1754 | 15 May 1754 | |
![]() | Ricardo Wall y Devreux | 15 May 1754 | 10 August 1759 | |
10 August 1759 | 9 October 1763 | King Charles III ![]() (1759–1788) | ||
![]() | Pablo Jerónimo de Grimaldi y Pallavicini Duke of Grimaldi | 9 October 1763 | 19 February 1777 | |
![]() | José Moñino y Redondo Count of Floridablanca | 19 February 1777 | 14 December 1788 | |
14 December 1788 | 28 February 1792 | King Charles IV ![]() (1788–1808) | ||
![]() | Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea y Ximénez de Urrea Count of Aranda Acting First Secretary of State | 28 February 1792 | 15 November 1792 | |
![]() | Manuel de Godoy y Álvarez de Faria Duke of Alcudia | 15 November 1792 | 28 March 1798 | |
![]() | Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis Acting First Secretary of State until 6 September 1798 | 30 March 1798 | 21 February 1799 | |
![]() | Mariano Luis de Urquijo y Muga Acting First Secretary of State | 12 February 1799 | 13 December 1799 | |
Pedro Cevallos Guerra (1st time) | 13 December 1799 | 3 March 1808 | ||
Gonzalo O'Farrill y Herrera Acting First Secretary of State | 3 March 1808 | 19 March 1808 | ||
Pedro Cevallos Guerra (2nd time) | 19 March 1808 | 7 July 1808 | King Ferdinand VII ![]() (1808) | |
Mariano Luis de Urquijo y Muga (2nd time) | 7 July 1808 | 27 June 1813 | King Joseph I ![]() (1808–1813) | |
![]() | Juan O'Donoju O'Ryan Acting First Secretary of State | 10 October 1813 | 17 October 1813 | |
![]() | Fernando de Laserna Acting First Secretary of State | 17 October 1813 | 3 December 1813 | |
José Luyando Acting First Secretary of State | 3 December 1813 | 4 May 1814 | King Ferdinand VII ![]() (1813–1833) | |
![]() | José Miguel de Carvajal-Vargas y Manrique de Lara Duke of San Carlos | 4 May 1814 | 15 November 1814 | |
![]() | Pedro Cevallos Guerra (3rd time) | 15 November 1814 | 24 January 1816 | |
Juan Esteban Lozano de Torres | 24 January 1816 | 26 January 1816 | ||
Pedro Cevallos Guerra (4th time) | 26 January 1816 | 30 October 1816 | ||
José García de León y Pizarro | 30 October 1816 | 14 September 1818 | ||
![]() | Carlos Martínez de Irujo y Tacón Marquess of Casa Irujo Acting First Secretary of State | 14 September 1818 | 12 June 1819 | |
![]() | Manuel González Salmón y Gómez de Torres Acting First Secretary of State | 12 June 1819 | 12 September 1819 | |
Joaquín José Melgarejo y Saurín Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga | 12 September 1819 | 18 March 1820 | ||
Juan Jabat Aztal Acting First Secretary of State | 18 March 1820 | |||
![]() | Evaristo Pérez de Castro y Brito | 18 March 1820 | 2 March 1821 | |
![]() | Joaquín Anduaga Cuenca Acting First Secretary of State | 2 March 1821 | 23 April 1821 | |
Francisco de Paula Escudero Acting First Secretary of State | 23 April 1821 | |||
Eusebio Bardají y Azara | 23 April 1821 | 8 January 1822 | ||
Ramón López Pelegrín Acting First Secretary of State | 8 January 1822 | 24 January 1822 | ||
José Gabriel de Silva y Bazán Marquess of Santa Cruz | 24 January 1822 | 30 January 1822 | ||
Ramón López Pelegrín Acting First Secretary of State | 30 January 1822 | 28 February 1822 | ||
![]() | Francisco Martínez de la Rosa | 28 February 1822 | 5 August 1822 | |
![]() | Evaristo Fernández San Miguel y Valledor Acting First Secretary of State from 28 February 1822 | 5 August 1822 | 25 April 1823 | |
José Manuel Vadillo Acting First Secretary of State | 25 April 1823 | 7 May 1823 | ||
Santiago Usoz y Mozi Acting First Secretary of State | 7 May 1823 | 13 May 1823 | ||
José María Pando de la Riva y Ramírez de Laredo | 13 May 1823 | 29 August 1823 | ||
Luis María de Salazar y Salazar Acting First Secretary of State | 29 August 1823 | 4 September 1823 | ||
Juan Antonio Yandiola Garay Acting First Secretary of State | 4 September 1823 | 6 September 1823 | ||
José Luyando (2nd time) | 6 September 1823 | 1 October 1823 | ||
Víctor Damián Sáez y Sánchez-Mayor Acting First Secretary of State until 7 August 1823 (counter-government until 1 October 1823.) | 25 April 1823 | 2 December 1823 | ||
![]() | Carlos Martínez de Irujo y Tacón Marquess of Casa Irujo (2nd time) | 2 December 1823 | 18 January 1824 | |
Narciso Fernández de Heredia y Begines de los Ríos Count of Ofalia | 18 January 1824 | 11 July 1824 | ||
![]() | Luis María de Salazar y Salazar Acting First Secretary of State | 11 July 1824 | ||
Francisco Cea Bermúdez (1st time) | 11 July 1824 | 24 October 1825 | ||
![]() | Pedro Alcantara Álvarez de Toledo y Salm Salm Duke of the Infantado | 24 October 1825 | 19 August 1826 | |
Manuel González Salmón y Gómez de Torres Acting First Secretary of State until 15 October 1830 | 19 August 1826 | 20 January 1832 | ||
![]() | Francisco Tadeo Calomarde y Arría Acting First Secretary of State | 20 January 1832 | 22 February 1832 | |
![]() | Antonio de Saavedra y Frígola, conde de Alcudia Acting First Secretary of State | 22 February 1832 | 1 October 1832 | |
José Cafranga Costilla Acting First Secretary of State | 1 October 1832 | 29 November 1832 | ||
Francisco Cea Bermúdez (2nd time) | 29 November 1832 | 15 January 1834 |
Kingdom of Spain (1834–1868) | ||||||||||
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) | Party | Government | Legislature | Monarch (Reign) | Ref. | ||
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![]() | Francisco Martínez de la Rosa President of the Council of Ministers (1787–1862) | 15 January 1834 — 7 June 1835 | 1 year, 143 days | Moderate Party | Martínez de la Rosa | 1834–1835 1835–1836 (1834) | Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies ![]() (1833–1840) Regent for Isabella II | |||
![]() | José María Queipo de Llano 7th Count of Toreno President of the Council of Ministers (1786–1843) | 7 June 1835 — 14 September 1835 | 99 days | Moderate Party | Toreno | |||||
![]() | Miguel Ricardo de Álava President of the Council of Ministers [n 1] (1772–1843) | 14 September 1835 — 25 September 1835 | 11 days | Progressive Party | Álava–Mendizabal | |||||
![]() | Juan Álvarez Mendizábal President of the Council of Ministers [n 2] (1790–1853) | 25 September 1835 — 15 May 1836 | 233 days | Progressive Party | Mendizábal | |||||
1836 (Feb 1836) | ||||||||||
![]() | Francisco Javier Istúriz President of the Council of Ministers (1790–1871) | 15 May 1836 — 14 August 1836 | 91 days | Moderate Party | Istúriz I | |||||
No legislature (Jul 1836) | ||||||||||
![]() | José María Calatrava President of the Council of Ministers (1781–1846) | 14 August 1836 — 18 August 1837 | 1 year, 4 days | Progressive Party | Calatrava | |||||
1836–1837 Constituent Cortes (Oct 1836) | ||||||||||
![]() | Baldomero Espartero 1st Count of Luchana President of the Council of Ministers (1793–1879) | 18 August 1837 — 18 October 1837 | 61 days | Progressive Party | Espartero I | |||||
![]() | Eusebio Bardají President of the Council of Ministers (1776–1842) | 18 October 1837 — 16 December 1837 | 59 days | Moderate Party | Bardají | 1837–1838 1838–1839 (1837) | ||||
Narciso Heredia 1st Marquess of Heredia President of the Council of Ministers (1775–1847) | 16 December 1837 — 6 September 1838 | 264 days | Moderate Party | Heredia | ||||||
Bernardino Fernández de Velasco 14th Duke of Frías President of the Council of Ministers (1783–1851) | 6 September 1838 — 9 December 1838 | 94 days | Moderate Party | Frías | ||||||
![]() | Evaristo Pérez de Castro President of the Council of Ministers [n 3] (1778–1849) | 9 December 1838 — 20 July 1840 | 1 year, 224 days | Moderate Party | Pérez de Castro | |||||
1839 (1839) | ||||||||||
1840 (1840) | ||||||||||
![]() | Antonio González y González President of the Council of Ministers (1792–1876) | 20 July 1840 — 12 August 1840 | 23 days | Progressive Party | González I | |||||
Valentín Ferraz President of the Council of Ministers (1792–1866) | 12 August 1840 — 28 August 1840 | 16 days | Progressive Party | Ferraz | ||||||
![]() | Modesto Cortázar Leal Interim President of the Council of Ministers (1783–1862) | 28 August 1840 — 11 September 1840 | 14 days | Progressive Party | Interim | |||||
![]() | Vicente Sancho President of the Council of Ministers (1784–1860) | 11 September 1840 — 16 September 1840 | 5 days | Progressive Party | Sancho | |||||
![]() | Baldomero Espartero 1st Count of Luchana President of the Council of Ministers (1793–1879) | 16 September 1840 — 10 May 1841 | 236 days | Progressive Party | Espartero II | Baldomero Espartero ![]() (1840–1843) Regent for Isabella II | ||||
1841 1841–1842 1842 (1841) | ||||||||||
![]() | Joaquín María Ferrer President of the Council of Ministers (1777–1861) | 10 May 1841 — 20 May 1841 | 10 days | Progressive Party | Ferrer | |||||
![]() | Antonio González y González President of the Council of Ministers (1792–1876) | 20 May 1841 — 17 June 1842 | 1 year, 28 days | Progressive Party | González II | |||||
![]() | José Ramón Rodil y Campillo 1st Marquess of Rodil President of the Council of Ministers (1789–1853) | 17 June 1842 — 9 May 1843 | 326 days | Progressive Party | Rodil | |||||
1843 (Feb 1843) | ||||||||||
![]() | Joaquín María López President of the Council of Ministers (1798–1855) | 9 May 1843 — 19 May 1843 | 10 days | Progressive Party | López I | |||||
![]() | Álvaro Gómez Becerra President of the Council of Ministers (1771–1855) | 19 May 1843 — 23 July 1843 | 65 days | Progressive Party | Gómez Becerra | |||||
![]() | Joaquín María López President of the Council of Ministers (1798–1855) | 23 July 1843 — 20 November 1843 | 120 days | Progressive Party | López II | 1843–1844 (Sep 1843) | ||||
Isabella II ![]() (1843–1868) | ||||||||||
![]() | Salustiano Olózaga President of the Council of Ministers (1805–1873) | 20 November 1843 — 5 December 1843 | 15 days | Progressive Party | Olózaga | |||||
![]() | Luis González-Bravo President of the Council of Ministers (1811–1871) | 5 December 1843 — 3 May 1844 | 150 days | Moderate Party | González-Bravo I | |||||
![]() | Ramón María Narváez President of the Council of Ministers (1800–1868) | 3 May 1844 — 11 February 1846 | 1 year, 284 days | Moderate Party | Narváez I | |||||
1844–1845 1845–1846 (1844) | ||||||||||
![]() | Manuel Pando 6th Marquess of Miraflores President of the Council of Ministers (1792–1872) | 11 February 1846 — 16 March 1846 | 33 days | Moderate Party | Miraflores I | |||||
![]() | Ramón María Narváez President of the Council of Ministers (1800–1868) | 16 March 1846 — 5 April 1846 | 20 days | Moderate Party | Narváez II | |||||
![]() | Francisco Javier Istúriz President of the Council of Ministers (1790–1871) | 5 April 1846 — 28 January 1847 | 298 days | Moderate Party | Istúriz II | |||||
![]() | Carlos Martínez de Irujo President of the Council of Ministers (1802–1855) | 28 January 1847 — 28 March 1847 | 59 days | Moderate Party | Martínez de Irujo | 1846–1847 1847–1848 1848–1849 1849–1850 (1846) | ||||
![]() | Joaquín Francisco Pacheco President of the Council of Ministers [n 4] (1808–1865) | 28 March 1847 — 12 September 1847 | 168 days | Moderate Party | Pacheco | |||||
![]() | Florencio García Goyena President of the Council of Ministers (1783–1855) | 12 September 1847 — 4 October 1847 | 22 days | Moderate Party | Goyena | |||||
![]() | Ramón María Narváez 1st Duke of Valencia President of the Council of Ministers (1800–1868) | 4 October 1847 — 19 October 1849 | 2 years, 15 days | Moderate Party | Narváez III | |||||
Serafín María de Sotto 3rd Count of Clonard President of the Council of Ministers (1793–1862) | 19 October 1849 — 20 October 1849 | 1 day | Moderate Party | De Sotto | ||||||
![]() | Ramón María Narváez 1st Duke of Valencia President of the Council of Ministers (1800–1868) | 20 October 1849 — 14 January 1851 | 1 year, 86 days | Moderate Party | Narváez IV | |||||
1850–1851 (1850) | ||||||||||
![]() | Juan Bravo Murillo President of the Council of Ministers (1803–1873) | 14 January 1851 — 14 December 1852 | 1 year, 335 days | Moderate Party | Murillo | 1851–1852 1852 (1851) | ||||
Federico Roncali 1st Count of Alcoy President of the Council of Ministers (1809–1857) | 14 December 1852 — 14 April 1853 | 121 days | Moderate Party | Roncali | 1853 1853–1854 (1853) | |||||
![]() | Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea President of the Council of Ministers (1817–1874) | 14 April 1853 — 19 September 1853 | 158 days | Moderate Party | Lersundi | |||||
![]() | Luis José Sartorius 1st Count of San Luis President of the Council of Ministers (1820–1871) | 19 September 1853 — 17 July 1854 | 301 days | Moderate Party | Sartorius | |||||
![]() | Fernando Fernández de Córdova President of the Council of Ministers (1809–1883) | 17 July 1854 — 18 July 1854 | 1 day | Moderate Party | Córdova | |||||
![]() | Ángel Saavedra 3rd Duke of Rivas President of the Council of Ministers (1791–1865) | 18 July 1854 — 19 July 1854 | 1 day | Moderate Party | Rivas | |||||
![]() | Baldomero Espartero 1st Count of Luchana President of the Council of Ministers (1793–1879) | 19 July 1854 — 14 July 1856 | 1 year, 361 days | Progressive Party | Espartero III | |||||
Espartero IV | ||||||||||
Espartero V | 1854–1856 (1854) | |||||||||
![]() | Leopoldo O'Donnell 1st Count of Lucena President of the Council of Ministers (1809–1867) | 14 July 1856 — 12 October 1856 | 90 days | Liberal Union | O'Donnell I | |||||
![]() | Ramón María Narváez 1st Duke of Valencia President of the Council of Ministers (1800–1868) | 12 October 1856 — 15 October 1857 | 1 year, 3 days | Moderate Party | Narváez V | |||||
1857 1858 (1857) | ||||||||||
![]() | Francisco Armero Peñaranda President of the Council of Ministers (1804–1866) | 15 October 1857 — 14 January 1858 | 91 days | Moderate Party | Peñaranda | |||||
![]() | Francisco Javier Istúriz President of the Council of Ministers (1790–1871) | 14 January 1858 — 30 June 1858 | 167 days | Moderate Party | Istúriz III | |||||
![]() | Leopoldo O'Donnell 1st Duke of Tetuán President of the Council of Ministers [n 5] (1809–1867) | 30 June 1858 — 2 March 1863 | 4 years, 245 days | Liberal Union | O'Donnell II | 1858–1860 1860–1861 1861–1862 1862–1863 (1858) | ||||
O'Donnell III | ||||||||||
![]() | Manuel Pando 6th Marquess of Miraflores President of the Council of Ministers (1792–1872) | 2 March 1863 — 17 January 1864 | 321 days | Moderate Party | Miraflores II | |||||
1863–1864 (1863) | ||||||||||
![]() | Lorenzo Arrazola President of the Council of Ministers (1795–1873) | 17 January 1864 — 1 March 1864 | 44 days | Moderate Party | Arrazola | |||||
![]() | Alejandro Mon y Menéndez President of the Council of Ministers (1801–1883) | 1 March 1864 — 16 September 1864 | 199 days | Moderate Party | Mon y Menéndez | |||||
![]() | Ramón María Narváez 1st Duke of Valencia President of the Council of Ministers (1800–1868) | 16 September 1864 — 21 June 1865 | 278 days | Moderate Party | Narváez VI | |||||
1864–1865 (1864) | ||||||||||
![]() | Leopoldo O'Donnell 1st Duke of Tetuán President of the Council of Ministers [n 6] (1809–1867) | 21 June 1865 — 10 July 1866 | 1 year, 19 days | Liberal Union | O'Donnell IV | 1865–1866 (1865) | ||||
![]() | Ramón María Narváez 1st Duke of Valencia President of the Council of Ministers (1800–1868) | 10 July 1866 — 23 April 1868 [†] | 1 year, 288 days | Moderate Party | Narváez VII | [1] [2] | ||||
1867 1867–1868 (1867) | ||||||||||
![]() | Luis González-Bravo President of the Council of Ministers (1811–1871) | 23 April 1868 — 19 September 1868 | 149 days | Moderate Party | González-Bravo II | [3] [4] | ||||
![]() | José Gutiérrez de la Concha 1st Marquess of Havana President of the Council of Ministers (1809–1895) | 19 September 1868 — 30 September 1868 | 11 days | Moderate Party | Gutiérrez de la Concha | [4] | ||||
Kingdom of Spain (Democratic Sexennium; 1868–1873) | ||||||||||
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) | Party | Government | Legislature | Head of State (Rule) | Ref. | ||
![]() | Pascual Madoz President of the Revolutionary Provisional Junta (1806–1870) | 30 September 1868 — 3 October 1868 | 3 days | Progressive Party | Interim | 1867–1868 (1867) | President of the Provisional Government/ Executive Power ![]() (1868–1869) | [5] [6] | ||
![]() | Francisco Serrano 1st Duke of la Torre President of the Provisional Government and of the Council of Ministers [n 7] President of the Executive Power (1810–1885) | 3 October 1868 — 18 June 1869 | 258 days | Liberal Union | Serrano I | [7] [8] | ||||
Serrano II | 1869–1871 Constituent Cortes (1869) | |||||||||
![]() | Juan Prim 1st Marquess of Los Castillejos [n 8] President of the Council of Ministers (1814–1870) | 18 June 1869 — 30 December 1870 [‡] Incapacitated 27 December 1870 | 1 year, 195 days | Progressive Party | Prim | Francisco Serrano ![]() (1869–1871) Regent of the Realm | [11] [12] | |||
![]() | Juan Bautista Topete [n 9] (acting) (1821–1885) | 27 December 1870 — 4 January 1871 | 8 days | Liberal Union | Acting | [15] [16] | ||||
![]() | Francisco Serrano 1st Duke of la Torre President of the Council of Ministers (1810–1885) | 4 January 1871 — 24 July 1871 | 201 days | Liberal Union | Serrano III | Amadeo I ![]() (1871–1873) | [17] [18] | |||
1871–1872 1872 I (1871) | ||||||||||
![]() | Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla President of the Council of Ministers (1833–1895) | 24 July 1871 — 5 October 1871 | 73 days | Radical Party | Ruiz Zorrilla I | [19] [20] | ||||
![]() | José Malcampo 3rd Marquess of San Rafael President of the Council of Ministers (1828–1880) | 5 October 1871 — 21 December 1871 | 77 days | Constitutional Party (Progressive) | Malcampo | [21] [22] | ||||
![]() | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta President of the Council of Ministers (1825–1903) | 21 December 1871 — 26 May 1872 | 157 days | Constitutional Party (Progressive) | Sagasta I | [23] [24] | ||||
Sagasta II | ||||||||||
1872 II (Apr 1872) | ||||||||||
![]() | Francisco Serrano 1st Duke of la Torre [n 10] President of the Executive Power of the Spanish Republic (1810–1885) | 26 May 1872 — 13 June 1872 | 18 days | Constitutional Party (Conservative) | Serrano IV | [26] [27] | ||||
![]() | Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla [n 11] President of the Council of Ministers (1833–1895) | 13 June 1872 — 11 February 1873 | 243 days | Radical Party | Ruiz Zorrilla II | 1872–1873 (Aug 1872) | [27] [29] | |||
Republic of Spain (1873–1874) | ||||||||||
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) | Party | Government | Legislature | President (Term) | Ref. | ||
![]() | Estanislao Figueras President of the Executive Power of the Spanish Republic (1819–1882) | 12 February 1873 — 7 June 1873 [§] Acting until 11 June 1873 | 119 days | Federal Republican Party | Figueras I | 1873 National Assembly (Aug 1872) | President of the Executive Power of the Spanish Republic ![]() (1873–1874) | [30] [31] | ||
Figueras II | ||||||||||
Figueras III | ||||||||||
1873–1874 Constituent (1873) | ||||||||||
Figueras IV | ||||||||||
![]() | Francesc Pi i Margall President of the Executive Power of the Spanish Republic (1824–1901) | 11 June 1873 — 18 July 1873 | 37 days | Federal Republican Party | Pi y Margall | [32] [33] | ||||
![]() | Nicolás Salmerón President of the Executive Power of the Spanish Republic (1838–1908) | 18 July 1873 — 6 September 1873 [§] Acting until 7 September 1873 | 51 days | Federal Republican Party | Salmerón | [34] [35] | ||||
![]() | Emilio Castelar President of the Executive Power of the Spanish Republic (1832–1899) | 7 September 1873 — 3 January 1874 | 118 days | [[Federal Democratic Republican Party|Federal Republican Party (Unitary republican]]) | Castelar | [36] [37] | ||||
![]() | Francisco Serrano 1st Duke of la Torre President of the Executive Power of the Spanish Republic (1810–1885) | 3 January 1874 — 26 February 1874 | 54 days | Constitutional Party (Conservative) | Serrano V | Cortes abolished | [38] [39] | |||
![]() | Juan de Zavala 1st Marquess of Sierra Bullones [n 12] President of the Council of Ministers (1804–1879) | 26 February 1874 — 3 September 1874 | 189 days | Constitutional Party (Conservative) | Zavala I | Francisco Serrano ![]() (1874) | [41] [42] | |||
Zavala II | ||||||||||
![]() | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta President of the Council of Ministers (1825–1903) | 3 September 1874 Acting since 29 June 1874 — 31 December 1874 | 185 days | Constitutional Party (Progressive) | Sagasta III | [43] [44] | ||||
Sagasta IV | ||||||||||
Kingdom of Spain (Restoration; 1874–1931) | ||||||||||
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) | Party | Government | Legislature | Monarch (Reign) | Ref. | ||
![]() | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo President of the Regency Ministry [n 13] President of the Council of Ministers (1828–1897) | 31 December 1874 — 12 September 1875 | 255 days | Conservative Party | Cánovas I | Cortes abolished | Alfonso XII ![]() (1874–1885) | [44] [45] | ||
![]() | Joaquín Jovellar President of the Council of Ministers (1819–1892) | 12 September 1875 — 2 December 1875 | 81 days | Conservative Party | Jovellar | [46] [47] | ||||
![]() | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo President of the Council of Ministers (1828–1897) | 2 December 1875 — 7 March 1879 | 3 years, 94 days | Conservative Party | Cánovas II | [48] [49] | ||||
1876–1877 1877 1878 Ext. 1878 (1876) | ||||||||||
![]() | Arsenio Martínez-Campos President of the Council of Ministers (1831–1900) | 7 March 1879 — 9 December 1879 | 277 days | Conservative Party | Martínez-Campos | [50] [51] | ||||
1879–1880 1880–1881 (1879) | ||||||||||
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo President of the Council of Ministers (1828–1897) | 9 December 1879 — 8 February 1881 | 1 year, 61 days | Conservative Party | Cánovas III | [52] [53] | |||||
![]() | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta President of the Council of Ministers (1825–1903) | 8 February 1881 — 13 October 1883 | 2 years, 247 days | Liberal Fusionist Party | Sagasta V | [54] [55] | ||||
1881–1882 1882–1883 1883–1884 (1881) | ||||||||||
![]() | José Posada Herrera President of the Council of Ministers (1814–1885) | 13 October 1883 — 18 January 1884 | 97 days | Dynastic Left | Posada Herrera | [56] [57] | ||||
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo President of the Council of Ministers (1828–1897) | 18 January 1884 — 27 November 1885 | 1 year, 313 days | Conservative Party | Cánovas IV | [58] [59] | |||||
1884–1885 1885–1886 (1884) | ||||||||||
Maria Christina of Austria ![]() (1885–1902) Regent for Alfonso XIII | ||||||||||
![]() | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta President of the Council of Ministers (1825–1903) | 27 November 1885 — 5 July 1890 | 4 years, 220 days | Liberal Party | Sagasta VI | [60] [61] | ||||
1886 1887 1887–1888 1888–1889 1889–1890 (1886) | ||||||||||
Sagasta VII | ||||||||||
Sagasta VIII | ||||||||||
Sagasta IX | ||||||||||
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo President of the Council of Ministers (1828–1897) | 5 July 1890 — 11 December 1892 | 2 years, 159 days | Conservative Party | Cánovas V | [62] [63] | |||||
1891–1892 (1891) | ||||||||||
Cánovas VI | ||||||||||
![]() | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta President of the Council of Ministers (1825–1903) | 11 December 1892 — 23 March 1895 | 2 years, 102 days | Liberal Party | Sagasta X | [64] [65] | ||||
1893–1894 1894–1895 (1893) | ||||||||||
Sagasta XI | ||||||||||
Sagasta XII | ||||||||||
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo President of the Council of Ministers (1828–1897) | 23 March 1895 — 8 August 1897 [‡] | 2 years, 138 days | Conservative Party | Cánovas VII | [66] [67] | |||||
1896–1898 (1896) | ||||||||||
![]() | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero President of the Council of Ministers (1832–1915) | 21 August 1897 Acting since 8 August 1897 — 4 October 1897 | 57 days | Conservative Party | Azcárraga I | [68] [69] [70] | ||||
![]() | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta President of the Council of Ministers (1825–1903) | 4 October 1897 — 4 March 1899 | 1 year, 151 days | Liberal Party | Sagasta XIII | [71] [72] | ||||
Sagasta XIV | 1898 (1898) | |||||||||
![]() | Francisco Silvela President of the Council of Ministers (1843–1905) | 4 March 1899 — 23 October 1900 | 1 year, 233 days | Conservative Union | Silvela I | [73] [74] | ||||
1899–1900 1900–1901 (1899) | ||||||||||
Silvela II | ||||||||||
![]() | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero President of the Council of Ministers (1832–1915) | 23 October 1900 — 6 March 1901 | 134 days | Conservative Party | Azcárraga II | [75] [76] | ||||
![]() | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta President of the Council of Ministers (1825–1903) | 6 March 1901 — 6 December 1902 | 1 year, 275 days | Liberal Party | Sagasta XV | [77] [78] | ||||
1901–1902 1902–1903 (1901) | ||||||||||
Sagasta XVI | ||||||||||
Alfonso XIII ![]() (1902–1931) | ||||||||||
Sagasta XVII | ||||||||||
![]() | Francisco Silvela President of the Council of Ministers (1843–1905) | 6 December 1902 — 20 July 1903 | 226 days | Conservative Party | Silvela III | [79] [80] | ||||
1903–1904 1904–1905 (1903) | ||||||||||
![]() | Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde President of the Council of Ministers (1848–1905) | 20 July 1903 — 5 December 1903 | 138 days | Conservative Party | Villaverde I | [80] [81] | ||||
![]() | Antonio Maura President of the Council of Ministers (1853–1925) | 5 December 1903 — 16 December 1904 | 1 year, 11 days | Conservative Party | Maura I | [82] [83] | ||||
![]() | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero President of the Council of Ministers (1832–1915) | 16 December 1904 — 27 January 1905 | 42 days | Conservative Party | Azcárraga III | [84] [85] | ||||
![]() | Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde President of the Council of Ministers (1848–1905) | 27 January 1905 — 23 June 1905 | 147 days | Conservative Party | Villaverde II | [86] [87] | ||||
![]() | Eugenio Montero Ríos President of the Council of Ministers (1832–1914) | 23 June 1905 — 1 December 1905 | 161 days | Liberal Party | Montero Ríos I | [88] [89] | ||||
1905–1907 (1905) | ||||||||||
Montero Ríos II | ||||||||||
![]() | Segismundo Moret President of the Council of Ministers (1833–1913) | 1 December 1905 — 6 July 1906 | 217 days | Liberal Party | Moret I | [90] [91] | ||||
![]() | José López Domínguez President of the Council of Ministers (1829–1911) | 6 July 1906 — 30 November 1906 | 147 days | Liberal Party | López Dominguez | [91] [92] | ||||
![]() | Segismundo Moret President of the Council of Ministers (1833–1913) | 30 November 1906 — 4 December 1906 | 4 days | Liberal Party | Moret II | [93] [94] | ||||
![]() | Antonio Aguilar y Correa 8th Marquess of la Vega de Armijo President of the Council of Ministers (1824–1908) | 4 December 1906 — 25 January 1907 | 52 days | Liberal Party | Aguilar y Correa | [95] [96] | ||||
![]() | Antonio Maura President of the Council of Ministers (1853–1925) | 25 January 1907 — 21 October 1909 | 2 years, 269 days | Conservative Party | Maura II (Long) | [96] [97] | ||||
1907–1908 1908–1909 1909–1910 (1907) | ||||||||||
![]() | Segismundo Moret President of the Council of Ministers (1833–1913) | 21 October 1909 — 9 February 1910 | 111 days | Liberal Party | Moret III | [98] [99] | ||||
![]() | José Canalejas President of the Council of Ministers (1854–1912) | 9 February 1910 — 12 November 1912 [‡] | 2 years, 277 days | Liberal Party | Canalejas I | [100] [101] | ||||
1910–1911 1911–1914 (1910) | ||||||||||
Canalejas II | ||||||||||
Canalejas III | ||||||||||
![]() | Manuel García Prieto 1st Marquess of Alhucemas (acting) (1859–1938) | 12 November 1912 — 14 November 1912 | 2 days | Liberal Party | Acting | [102] [103] | ||||
![]() | Álvaro de Figueroa 1st Count of Romanones President of the Council of Ministers (1863–1950) | 14 November 1912 — 27 October 1913 | 347 days | Liberal Party | Romanones I | [104] [105] | ||||
Romanones II | ||||||||||
![]() | Eduardo Dato President of the Council of Ministers (1856–1921) | 27 October 1913 — 9 December 1915 | 2 years, 43 days | Conservative Party | Dato I | [106] [107] | ||||
1914–1915 1915 (1914) | ||||||||||
![]() | Álvaro de Figueroa 1st Count of Romanones President of the Council of Ministers (1863–1950) | 9 December 1915 — 19 April 1917 | 1 year, 131 days | Liberal Party | Romanones III | [108] [109] | ||||
1916 1917–1918 (1916) | ||||||||||
![]() | Manuel García Prieto 1st Marquess of Alhucemas President of the Council of Ministers (1859–1938) | 19 April 1917 — 11 June 1917 | 53 days | Liberal Democrats | García Prieto I | [110] [111] | ||||
![]() | Eduardo Dato President of the Council of Ministers (1856–1921) | 11 June 1917 — 3 November 1917 | 145 days | Conservative Party | Dato II | [112] [113] | ||||
![]() | Manuel García Prieto 1st Marquess of Alhucemas President of the Council of Ministers (1859–1938) | 3 November 1917 — 22 March 1918 | 139 days | Liberal Democrats | García Prieto II | [114] [115] | ||||
![]() | Antonio Maura President of the Council of Ministers (1853–1925) | 22 March 1918 — 9 November 1918 | 232 days | Maurist Party | Maura III | 1918–1919 (1918) | [116] [117] | |||
![]() | Manuel García Prieto 1st Marquess of Alhucemas President of the Council of Ministers (1859–1938) | 9 November 1918 — 5 December 1918 | 26 days | Liberal Democrats | García Prieto III | [118] [119] | ||||
![]() | Álvaro de Figueroa 1st Count of Romanones President of the Council of Ministers (1863–1950) | 5 December 1918 — 14 April 1919 | 130 days | Liberal Party | Romanones IV | [120] [121] | ||||
![]() | Antonio Maura President of the Council of Ministers (1853–1925) | 14 April 1919 — 20 July 1919 | 97 days | Maurist Party | Maura IV | [122] [123] | ||||
Joaquín Sánchez de Toca President of the Council of Ministers (1852–1942) | 20 July 1919 — 12 December 1919 | 145 days | Conservative Party | Sánchez de Toca | 1919–1920 (1919) | [124] [125] | ||||
![]() | Manuel Allendesalazar President of the Council of Ministers (1856–1923) | 12 December 1919 — 5 May 1920 | 145 days | Conservative Party | Allendesalazar I | [126] [127] | ||||
![]() | Eduardo Dato President of the Council of Ministers (1856–1921) | 5 May 1920 — 8 March 1921 [‡] | 307 days | Conservative Party | Dato III | [128] [129] | ||||
1921–1922 1922–1923 (1920) | ||||||||||
Gabino Bugallal 2nd Count of Bugallal (acting) (1861–1932) | 8 March 1921 — 13 March 1921 | 5 days | Conservative Party | Acting | [130] [131] | |||||
![]() | Manuel Allendesalazar President of the Council of Ministers (1856–1923) | 13 March 1921 — 14 August 1921 | 154 days | Conservative Party | Allendesalazar II | [132] [133] | ||||
![]() | Antonio Maura President of the Council of Ministers (1853–1925) | 14 August 1921 — 8 March 1922 | 206 days | Maurist Party | Maura V | [134] [135] | ||||
![]() | José Sánchez-Guerra President of the Council of Ministers (1859–1935) | 8 March 1922 — 7 December 1922 | 274 days | Conservative Party | Sánchez-Guerra | [136] [137] | ||||
![]() | Manuel García Prieto 1st Marquess of Alhucemas President of the Council of Ministers (1859–1938) | 7 December 1922 — 15 September 1923 | 282 days | Liberal Democrats | García Prieto IV | [138] [139] | ||||
1923 (1923) | ||||||||||
![]() | Miguel Primo de Rivera 2nd Marquess of Estella Head of Government and President of the Military Directory [n 14] President of the Council of Ministers (1870–1930) | 15 September 1923 — 30 January 1930 | 6 years, 137 days | Military | Military Directory | Cortes abolished | [141] [142] | |||
Patriotic Union | Civil Directory | |||||||||
![]() | Dámaso Berenguer 1st Count of Xauen President of the Council of Ministers (1873–1953) | 30 January 1930 — 18 February 1931 | 1 year, 19 days | Military | Berenguer | [143] [144] | ||||
![]() | Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas President of the Council of Ministers (1860–1933) | 18 February 1931 — 27 April 1931 | 68 days | Military | Aznar-Cabañas | [145] [146] | ||||
Spanish Republic (1931–1939) | ||||||||||
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) | Party | Government | Legislature | President (Term) | Ref. | ||
![]() | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora President of the Provisional Government (1877–1949) | 14 April 1931 — 14 October 1931 | 183 days | Liberal Republican Right | Provisional | Cortes abolished | President of the Provisional Government ![]() (1931) | [147] | ||
I (1931) | ||||||||||
![]() | Manuel Azaña President of the Provisional Government; President of the Council of Ministers (1880–1940) | 14 October 1931 — 12 September 1933 | 1 year, 333 days | Republican Action | Azaña I | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora ![]() (1931–1936) | [147] [148] | |||
Azaña II | ||||||||||
Azaña III | ||||||||||
![]() | Alejandro Lerroux President of the Council of Ministers (1864–1949) | 12 September 1933 — 8 October 1933 | 26 days | Radical Republican Party | Lerroux I | [149] [150] | ||||
Diego Martínez Barrio President of the Council of Ministers (1883–1962) | 8 October 1933 — 16 December 1933 | 69 days | Radical Republican Party | Martínez Barrio I | [151] [152] | |||||
![]() | Alejandro Lerroux President of the Council of Ministers (1864–1949) | 16 December 1933 — 28 April 1934 | 133 days | Radical Republican Party | Lerroux II | II (1933) | [153] [154] | |||
Lerroux III | ||||||||||
![]() | Ricardo Samper President of the Council of Ministers (1881–1938) | 28 April 1934 — 4 October 1934 | 159 days | Radical Republican Party | Samper | [155] [156] | ||||
![]() | Alejandro Lerroux President of the Council of Ministers (1864–1949) | 4 October 1934 — 25 September 1935 | 356 days | Radical Republican Party | Lerroux IV | [157] [158] | ||||
Lerroux V | ||||||||||
Lerroux VI | ||||||||||
![]() | Joaquín Chapaprieta President of the Council of Ministers (1871–1951) | 25 September 1935 — 14 December 1935 | 80 days | Independent | Chapaprieta I | [159] [160] | ||||
Chapaprieta II | ||||||||||
![]() | Manuel Portela Valladares President of the Council of Ministers (1867–1952) | 14 December 1935 — 19 February 1936 | 67 days | Independent | Portela I | [161] [162] | ||||
Portela II | ||||||||||
![]() | Manuel Azaña President of the Council of Ministers (1880–1940) | 19 February 1936 — 10 May 1936 | 81 days | Republican Left | Azaña IV | III (1936) | [163] [164] | |||
![]() | Augusto Barcía Trelles (interim) (1881–1961) | 10 May 1936 — 13 May 1936 | 3 days | Republican Left | Interim | Manuel Azaña ![]() (1936–1939) | [165] [166] | |||
Santiago Casares Quiroga President of the Council of Ministers (1884–1950) | 13 May 1936 — 19 July 1936 | 67 days | Republican Left | Casares Quiroga | [167] [168] | |||||
Diego Martínez Barrio President of the Council of Ministers (1883–1962) | 19 July 1936 — 19 July 1936 | 0 days | Republican Union | Martínez Barrio II | [169] [170] | |||||
![]() | José Giral President of the Council of Ministers (1879–1962) | 19 July 1936 — 4 September 1936 | 47 days | Republican Left | Giral | [171] [172] | ||||
![]() | Francisco Largo Caballero President of the Council of Ministers (1869–1946) | 4 September 1936 — 17 May 1937 | 255 days | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | Largo Caballero I | [173] [174] | ||||
Largo Caballero II | ||||||||||
![]() | Juan Negrín President of the Council of Ministers (1892–1956) | 17 May 1937 — 31 March 1939 | 1 year, 318 days | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | Negrín I | [175] | ||||
Negrín II | ||||||||||
Francoist Spain (1936–1975) | ||||||||||
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) | Party | Government | Legislature | Head of State (Rule) | Ref. | ||
![]() | Francisco Franco Head of Government [n 15] President of the Government (1892–1975) | 29 September 1936 — 8 June 1973 | 36 years, 252 days | National Movement (Military) | Franco I | Cortes abolished | Francisco Franco ![]() (1936–1975) | [177] [178] | ||
Franco II | ||||||||||
I | ||||||||||
Franco III | ||||||||||
II | ||||||||||
III | ||||||||||
Franco IV | ||||||||||
IV | ||||||||||
V | ||||||||||
Franco V | ||||||||||
VI | ||||||||||
VII | ||||||||||
Franco VI | ||||||||||
VIII | ||||||||||
Franco VII | ||||||||||
IX | ||||||||||
Franco VIII | ||||||||||
X | ||||||||||
![]() | Luis Carrero Blanco President of the Government (1904–1973) | 8 June 1973 — 20 December 1973 [‡] | 195 days | National Movement (Military) | Carrero Blanco | [178] [179] | ||||
![]() | Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (acting) (1915–1980) | 20 December 1973 — 29 December 1973 | 9 days | National Movement | Acting | [179] | ||||
![]() | Carlos Arias Navarro President of the Government (1908–1989) | 29 December 1973 — 22 November 1975 [n 16] | 1 year, 328 days | National Movement | Arias Navarro | [180] | ||||
Kingdom of Spain (1975–present) | ||||||||||
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) | Party | Government | Legislature | Monarch (Reign) | Ref. | ||
![]() | Carlos Arias Navarro President of the Government (1908–1989) | 22 November 1975 — 1 July 1976 | 222 days | National Movement | Arias Navarro | X | Juan Carlos I ![]() (1975–2014) | [181] | ||
![]() | Fernando de Santiago y Díaz (acting) (1910–1994) | 1 July 1976 — 3 July 1976 | 2 days | National Movement (Military) | Acting | [181] | ||||
![]() | Adolfo Suárez President of the Government (1932–2014) | 3 July 1976 — 29 January 1981 [§] Acting until 26 February 1981 | 4 years, 238 days | National Movement | Suárez I | [182] [183] [184] | ||||
Union of the Democratic Centre | Suárez II | Constituent (1977) | ||||||||
Suárez III | I (1979) | |||||||||
![]() | Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo President of the Government (1926–2008) | 26 February 1981 — 2 December 1982 | 1 year, 279 days | Union of the Democratic Centre | Calvo-Sotelo | [185] [186] [187] | ||||
![]() | Felipe González President of the Government (born 1942) | 2 December 1982 — 5 May 1996 | 13 years, 155 days | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | González I | II (1982) | [188] [189] [190] | |||
González II | III (1986) | |||||||||
González III | IV (1989) | |||||||||
González IV | V (1993) | |||||||||
![]() | José María Aznar President of the Government (born 1953) | 5 May 1996 — 17 April 2004 | 7 years, 349 days | People's Party | Aznar I | VI (1996) | [191] [192] [193] | |||
Aznar II | VII (2000) | |||||||||
![]() | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero President of the Government (born 1960) | 17 April 2004 — 21 December 2011 | 7 years, 248 days | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | Zapatero I | VIII (2004) | [194] [195] | |||
Zapatero II | IX (2008) | |||||||||
![]() | Mariano Rajoy President of the Government (born 1955) | 21 December 2011 — 1 June 2018 [✕] | 6 years, 162 days | People's Party | Rajoy I | X (2011) | [196] [197] [198] [199] | |||
Felipe VI ![]() (2014–present) | ||||||||||
XI (2015) | ||||||||||
Rajoy II | XII (2016) | |||||||||
![]() | Pedro Sánchez President of the Government (born 1972) | 2 June 2018 — Incumbent | 1 year, 53 days | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | Sánchez I | [200] [201] | ||||
Sánchez II | XIII (2019) |
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