González IV Government


The González IV Government was formed on 14 July 1993 following Felipe González's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 9 July and his swearing-in on 13 July, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 1993 Spanish general election. It succeeded the third González government and was the Government of Spain from 14 July 1993 to 6 May 1996, a total of days, or.
González's fourth cabinet was an important change compared to the previous one: only five members remained in their previous ministries, four changed of portfolio and eight were new. It was described as the least political cabinet out of the four González governments, with up to six independent figures, as well as the one with the most female ministers. The sole deputy prime minister's office under Narcís Serra from the Socialists' Party of Catalonia was mantained with increased competences on economic affairs.
The parliamentary defeat of the 1996 General State Budget bill on 25 October 1995 led to the virtual downfall of González's government, which was forced to prorogue the 1995 budget and ultimately decided to dissolve parliament and call a snap election. It was automatically dismissed on 4 March 1996 as a consequence of the 1996 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.

Investiture

Cabinet changes

González's fourth government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure:
The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister, 16 ministries and the post of the spokesperson of the Government. The number of ministries was reduced to 15 after the ministries of Justice and Interior were merged in 1994. The office of the deputy prime minister was left vacant from 1995.

Changes November 1993

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Changes May 1994

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Changes July 1995

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Changes December 1995

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Departmental structure

Felipe González's fourth government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs">Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Ministry of Justice">Ministry of Justice (Spain)">Ministry of Justice

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Ministry of Justice and Interior


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Ministry of Defence">Ministry of Defence (Spain)">Ministry of Defence

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Ministry of Economy and Finance">Ministry of Economy and Finance (Spain)">Ministry of Economy and Finance

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Ministry of the Interior">Ministry of the Interior (Spain)">Ministry of the Interior

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Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Environment">Ministry of Development (Spain)">Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Environment

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Ministry of Education and Science">Ministry of Education (Spain)">Ministry of Education and Science

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Ministry of Labour and Social Security">Ministry of Labour (Spain)">Ministry of Labour and Social Security

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Ministry of Industry and Energy">Ministry of Industry (Spain)">Ministry of Industry and Energy

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food">Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Spain)">Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

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[Ministry of the Presidency]

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Ministry for Public Administrations">Ministry for Territorial Administrations">Ministry for Public Administrations

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Ministry of Culture">Ministry of Culture (Spain)">Ministry of Culture

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Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs">Ministry of Health (Spain)">Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs

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Ministry of Social Affairs">Ministry of Social Affairs (Spain)">Ministry of Social Affairs

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Ministry of Trade and Tourism">Ministry of Industry (Spain)">Ministry of Trade and Tourism

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Spokesperson of the Government">Spokesperson of the Government of Spain">Spokesperson of the Government