Deputy Prime Minister of Spain

(First) Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
Vicepresidencia (Primera) del Gobierno de España
since 29 December 2023
Government of Spain
Council of Ministers
StyleExcelentísimo/a Señor/a
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
SeatMadrid, Spain
NominatorThe Prime Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
Countersigned by the Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
No term limits are imposed on the office.
Constituting instrumentConstitution of 1978
Formation3 October 1840 (1840-10-03)
First holderJoaquín María Ferrer
Salary€77,992 p.a.[1]

The deputy prime minister of Spain, officially vice president of the Government (Spanish: Vicepresidencia del Gobierno), is the second in command to the Prime Minister, assuming the responsibilities of the premiership when the prime minister is absent or incapable of exercising power.

The deputy prime minister is usually handpicked by the Prime Minister from the members of the Council of Ministers and appointed by the Monarch before whom they take an oath. The deputy prime minister may be the head of a government department, but it depends on the will of the prime minister, who may have a deputy premier without a portfolio.

When there are more than one deputy prime minister, this position is called First Deputy Prime Minister (Spanish: Vicepresidente Primero/Vicepresidenta Primera del Gobierno). Since 2023, there are four deputy prime ministers; Nadia Calviño serves as first deputy prime minister since 12 July 2021 and as minister of Economy since 2018.[2]

  1. ^ EFE (14 January 2019). "Pedro Sánchez percibirá un salario de 82.978 euros". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Crisis de Gobierno: Calviño será vicepresidenta primera y salen Calvo, Ábalos, Laya y Duque". EXPANSION (in Spanish). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

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