Rajoy II Government
The Rajoy II Government was formed on 4 November 2016 following Mariano Rajoy's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 29 October and his swearing-in on 31 October, as a result of the People's Party emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2016 Spanish general election. Rajoy's second government was composed mainly by members of the PP, as well as a number of independents. It succeeded the first Rajoy government and was the Government of Spain from 4 November 2016 to 7 June 2018, a total of days, or.
The government was dismissed on 1 June 2018 when a motion of no confidence against Rajoy succeeded, but remained in acting capacity until Pedro Sánchez's government was sworn in.
Investiture
Cabinet changes
The only cabinet change of Rajoy's second government took place on 8 March 2018, when Luis de Guindos stepped down as Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness in order to become Vice President of the European Central Bank. He was succeeded by Román Escolano.Council of Ministers
The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister, 13 ministries and the post of the spokesperson of the Government.Changes March 2018
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Departmental structure
Mariano Rajoy's second government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.;Unit/body rank
- Secretary of state
- Undersecretary
- Director-general
Prime Minister's Office">Palace of Moncloa#Prime Minister's Office">Prime Minister's Office
- Cabinet of the Prime Minister's Office–Chief of Staff
- * Deputy Chief of Staff–Department of Homeland Security
- ** Department of International Affairs
- ** Department of National Affairs
- * General Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office
- ** Coordinator Office for the Prime Minister's Affairs
- ** Department of Protocol
- ** Department of Security
- Economic Office of the Prime Minister
- * Directorate-General of the Technical Secretariat of the Delegated Commission for Economic Affairs and for International Economic Affairs / Directorate-General of the Technical Secretariat of the Delegated Commission for Economic Affairs
- * Directorate-General for Financial, Macroeconomic and Labour Policies
- Secretariat of State for Press
- * Directorate-General for Communication
- * Directorate-General for Information Logistics
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation">Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
- Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs
- * Directorate-General for Foreign Policy and Security
- * Directorate-General for the United Nations and Human Rights
- * Directorate-General for the Maghreb, Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East / Directorate-General for the Maghreb, the
Mediterranean and the Middle East - * Directorate-General for Africa
- * Directorate-General for North America, Asia and the Pacific
- * Directorate-General for International Economic Relations
- Secretariat of State for the European Union / Secretariat of State for European Affairs
- * Directorate-General for Coordination of Common Policies and General Affairs of the European Union / Directorate-General for
Integration and Coordination of General Affairs of the European Union - * Directorate-General for Bilateral Relations with European Union Countries, Candidate Countries and Countries of the European Economic Area
/ Directorate-General for Europe - * Directorate-General for the Coordination of the Internal Market and other Community Policies
- Secretariat of State for International Cooperation and for Ibero-America / Secretariat of State for International Cooperation and for
Ibero-America and the Caribbean - * General Secretariat for International Cooperation for Development / Directorate-General for Sustainable Development
Policies - * Directorate-General for Ibero-America / Directorate-General for Ibero-America and the Caribbean
- Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for the Foreign Service
- * Directorate-General for Spaniards Abroad and Consular and Migratory Affairs
- Directorate-General for Media and Public Diplomacy
- Office for Diplomatic Information / Directorate-General for Diplomatic Communication and Information
- Introducer of Ambassadors
- Directorate-General for International Economic Relations
Ministry of Justice">Ministry of Justice (Spain)">Ministry of Justice
- Secretariat of State for Justice
- * General Secretariat for the Administration of Justice
- ** Directorate-General for Relations with the Administration of Justice
- * Office for Asset Recovery and Management
- * Directorate-General for International Legal Cooperation and Relations with Religions
- Undersecretariat of Justice
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for Registries and Notaries
- Office of the Solicitor General of the State–Directorate of the State Legal Service
Ministry of Defence">Ministry of Defence (Spain)">Ministry of Defence
- Armed Forces
- * Chief of the Defence Staff
- * Chief of Staff of the Army
- * Chief of Staff of the Navy
- * Chief of Staff of the Air Force
- Secretariat of State for Defence
- * Directorate-General for Armament and Materiel
- * Directorate-General for Economic Affairs
- * Directorate-General for Infraestructure
- Undersecretariat of Defence
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for Personnel
- * Directorate-General for Military Recruitment and Teaching
- General Secretariat for Defence Policy
- * Directorate-General for Defence Policy
Ministry of Finance and Civil Service">Ministry of Finance (Spain)">Ministry of Finance and Civil Service
- Secretariat of State for Finance
- * General Secretariat for Regional and Local Financing
- * Directorate-General for Taxes
- * Directorate-General for Cadastre
- * Central Economic-Administrative Court
- * Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling
- Secretariat of State for Budgets and Expenditure
- * Directorate-General for Budgets
- * Directorate-General for Staff Costs and Public Pensions
- * Directorate-General for Community Funds / Directorate-General for European Funds
- Secretariat of State for the Civil Service
- * General Secretariat for Digital Administration
- * Directorate-General for the Civil Service
- * Directorate-General for Public Governance
- * Office for Conflicts of Interest
- Undersecretariat of Finance and Civil Service
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for State Heritage
- * Inspectorate-General
- * Directorate-General for Rationalization and Centralization of Contracting
- * Office of the Comptroller General of the State Administration
Ministry of the Interior">Ministry of the Interior (Spain)">Ministry of the Interior
- Secretariat of State for Security
- * Directorate-General of the Police
- * Directorate-General of the Civil Guard
- * General Secretariat for Penitentiary Institutions
- * Directorate-General for International Relations and Foreigners
- Undersecretariat of the Interior
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for Internal Policy
- * Directorate-General for Traffic
- * Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Emergencies
- * Directorate-General for Support to Victims of Terrorism
Ministry of Development">Ministry of Development (Spain)">Ministry of Development
- Secretariat of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing
- * General Secretariat for Infrastructure
- ** Directorate-General for Roads
- * General Secretariat for Transport
- ** Directorate-General for Civil Aviation
- ** Directorate-General for the Merchant Marine
- ** Directorate-General for Land Transport
- * Directorate-General for Architecture, Housing and Soil
- Undersecretariat of Development
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for Economic Programming and Budgets
- * Inspectorate-General of Development / Directorate-General for Organization and Inspection
- * Directorate-General of the National Geographic Institute
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports">Ministry of Education (Spain)">Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
- Secretariat of State for Education, Vocational Training and Universities
- * General Secretariat for Universities
- * Directorate-General for Evaluation and Territorial Cooperation
- * Directorate-General for Vocational Training
- * Directorate-General for Educational Planning and Management
- Secretariat of State for Culture
- * Directorate-General for Cultural Industries and Books
- * Directorate-General for Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage
- Undersecretariat of Education, Culture and Sports
- * Technical General Secretariat
- National Sports Council
- * Directorate-General for Sports
Ministry of Employment and Social Security">Ministry of Labour (Spain)">Ministry of Employment and Social Security
- Secretariat of State for Employment
- * Directorate-General for Employment
- * Directorate-General for Self-Employment, the Social Economy and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Secretariat of State for Social Security
- * Directorate-General for Social Security Management
- * Office of the Comptroller General of the Social Security
- General Secretariat for Immigration and Emigration
- * Directorate-General for Migration
- Undersecretariat of Employment and Social Security
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for Labour and Social Security Inspection
- * Directorate-General for Statistics and Socio-labour Analysis
Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda">Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda">Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda
- Secretariat of State for Energy
- * Directorate-General for Energy Policy and Mines
- Secretariat of State for the Information Society and Digital Agenda
- * Directorate-General for Telecommunications and Information Technologies
- Secretariat of State for Tourism
- Undersecretariat of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda
- * Technical General Secretariat
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment">Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Spain)">Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment
- Secretariat of State for Environment
- * Directorate-General for Water
- * Spanish Office for Climate Change
- * Directorate-General for Environmental Quality and Evaluation and Natural Environment
- * Directorate-General for Sustainability of the Coast and the Sea
- General Secretariat for Agriculture and Food
- * Directorate-General for Agricultural Production and Markets
- * Directorate-General for Health of Agricultural Production
- * Directorate-General for Rural Development and Forest Policy
- * Directorate-General for the Food Industry
- General Secretariat for Fisheries
- * Directorate-General for Fisheries Management / Directorate-General for Fisheries Management and Aquaculture
- * Directorate-General for Fishery Resources and Aquaculture / Directorate-General for Fishery Resources
- Undersecretariat of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for Services
Ministry of the Presidency and for Territorial Administrations">Ministry of the Presidency">Ministry of the Presidency and for Territorial Administrations
- Secretariat of State for Relations with the Cortes
- * Directorate-General for Relations with the Cortes
- Secretariat of State for Territorial Administrations
- * General Secretariat for Territorial Coordination
- ** Directorate-General for Peripheral State Administration
- ** Directorate-General for Relations with the Autonomous Communities and Local Entities
- Undersecretariat of the Presidency and for Territorial Administrations
- * Technical General Secretariat–Government Secretariat
- Government Commissioner for the Demographic Challenge
- Secretariat of State–Directorate of the National Intelligence Centre
- * General Secretariat of the National Intelligence Centre
- ** Technical Directorate for Resources
- ** Technical Directorate for Intelligence
- ** Technical Directorate for Intelligence Support
Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness">Ministry of Economy (Spain)">Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness
- Secretariat of State for Economy and Business Support
- * General Secretariat for the Treasury and Financial Policy
- ** Directorate-General for the Treasury
- * Directorate-General for Economic Policy
- * Directorate-General for Macroeconomic Analysis and International Economy
- * Directorate-General for Insurance and Pension Funds
- Secretariat of State for Trade
- * Directorate-General for International Trade and Investments
- * Directorate-General for Domestic Trade / Directorate-General for Trade Policy and Competitiveness
- Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation
- * General Secretariat for Science and Innovation
- * Directorate-General for Research, Development and Innovation Policy
- General Secretariat for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
- * Directorate-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
- Undersecretariat of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness
- * Technical General Secretariat
Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality">Ministry of Health (Spain)">Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality
- Secretariat of State for Social Services and Equality
- * Government Delegation for Gender Violence
- * Directorate-General of Services for Families and Childhood
- * Directorate-General for Disability Support Policies
- * Government Delegation for the National Drugs Plan
- General Secretariat for Health and Consumer Affairs
- * Directorate-General for Public Health, Quality and Innovation
- * Directorate-General for the Basic Catalogue of Services of the National Health System and Pharmacy
- * Directorate-General for Professional Management
- Undersecretariat of Health, Social Services and Equality
- * Technical General Secretariat