Zapatero I Government
The Zapatero I Government was formed on 18 April 2004 following José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 16 April and his swearing-in on 17 April, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2004 Spanish general election. Zapatero's first cabinet was composed mainly by members of the PSOE and its sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, as well as a number of independents. It succeeded the second Aznar government and was the Government of Spain from 18 April 2004 to 14 April 2008, a total of days, or.
The government was automatically dismissed on 10 March 2008 as a consequence of the 2008 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.
Investiture
Cabinet changes
Zapatero's first government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure:- On 7 April 2006, José Bono's stepping down as Minister of Defence out of personal motives, a decision which had been taken throughout the months prior, led to the first cabinet reshuffle of Zapatero's premiership. José Antonio Alonso replaced Bono in Defence, and in turn he was replaced by Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba as Minister of the Interior. María Jesús San Segundo was replaced by Mercedes Cabrera as Minister of Education and Science. The new ministers were sworn into office on 11 April.
- On 8 September 2006, José Montilla stepped down as Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade in order to run as the Socialists' Party of Catalonia 's candidate for President of the Government of Catalonia in the 2006 Catalan regional election. He was succeeded by Mayor of Barcelona Joan Clos.
- On 12 February 2007, Mariano Fernández Bermejo replaced Juan Fernando López Aguilar as Minister of Justice, after the latter's decision to lead the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party into the 2007 Canarian regional election. López Aguilar had been nominated unopposed as the party's leading candidate for President of the Canary Islands on 28 October 2006, after several months of speculation.
- On 9 July 2007, a second major cabinet reshuffle saw Bernat Soria replacing Elena Salgado as Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs, who in turn replaced Jordi Sevilla in the Public Administrations ministry. María Antonia Trujillo was replaced by Carme Chacón as Minister of Housing, and César Antonio Molina became the new officeholder of the Culture portfolio replacing Carmen Calvo.
Council of Ministers
Changes April 2006
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Departmental structure
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's first 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 Institutional Affairs
- * Department of International Policy and Security
- * Department of Analysis and Studies
- * Department of Education and Culture
- General Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office
- * Deputy General Secretariat
- * Department of Protocol
- * Department of Security
- * Department of Infrastructure and Monitoring for Crisis Situations
- Economic Office of the Prime Minister
- * Deputy Directorate of the Economic Office
- * Department of Economic Policy
- * Department of Welfare Society
- High Commissioner for Support to Victims of Terrorism
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation">Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
- Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs and for Ibero-America
- * General Secretariat for Foreign Policy
- ** Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for Europe and North America
- ** Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Africa
- ** Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for Ibero-America
- ** Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for Asia and the Pacific
- * Directorate-General for International Economic Relations
- * Directorate-General for International Affairs of Terrorism, Security and Disarmament
- * Directorate-General for United Nations, Human Rights and Multilateral Organizations
- Secretariat of State for the European Union
- * Directorate-General for Coordination and Integration of General and Technical Affairs of the European Union
- * Directorate-General for the Internal Market and other Community Policies
- Secretariat of State for International Cooperation
- * Directorate-General for Cultural and Scientific Relations
- Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for the Foreign Service
- * Directorate-General for Consular Affairs and Assistance
- * Introducer of Ambassadors
- Directorate-General for Communication Abroad
- Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs and for Ibero-America / Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs
- * Directorate-General for Foreign Policy
- * Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for Europe and North America
- * Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for Ibero-America
- * Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Africa
- * Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for Asia and the Pacific
- * Directorate-General for International Affairs of Terrorism, United Nations and Multilateral Organizations / Directorate-General for
United Nations, Human Rights and Multilateral Organizations - * Directorate-General for International Economic Relations
- * Directorate-General for International Affairs of Terrorism, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
- Secretariat of State for the European Union
- * General Secretariat for the European Union
- * Directorate-General for Integration and Coordination of General and Economic Affairs of the European Union
- * Directorate-General for Internal Market Coordination and other Community Policies
- Secretariat of State for International Cooperation
- * Directorate-General for Planning and Evaluation of Development Policies
- Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for the Foreign Service
- * Directorate-General for Consular Affairs and Assistance
- * Introducer of Ambassadors
- Directorate-General for Communication Abroad
- Secretariat of State for Ibero-America
- * Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for Ibero-America
- * Directorate-General for Ibero-American Multilateral Organizations
Ministry of Justice">Ministry of Justice (Spain)">Ministry of Justice
- Secretariat of State for Justice
- * Office of the Solicitor General of the State–Directorate of the State Legal Service
- * Directorate-General for Registries and Notaries
- * Directorate-General for Relations with the Administration of Justice
- * Directorate-General for Religious Affairs
- Undersecretariat of Justice
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for International Legal Cooperation
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
- * Directorate-General for Institutional Defence Relations
- Directorate-General for Defence Communication
- 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 and Finance">Ministry of Economy and Finance (Spain)">Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Secretariat of State for Finance and Budgets
- * General Secretariat for Finance
- ** Directorate-General for Taxes
- ** Directorate-General for Cadastre
- ** Directorate-General for Territorial Financing
- ** Directorate-General for Financial Coordination with the Autonomous Communities
- ** Directorate-General for Financial Coordination with the Local Entities
- ** Central Economic-Administrative Court
- * General Secretariat for Budgets and Expenditure
- ** Directorate-General for Budgets
- ** Directorate-General for Staff Costs and Public Pensions
- ** Directorate-General for Community Funds
- * Office of the Comptroller General of the State Administration
- Secretariat of State for Economy
- * Directorate-General for Economic Policy
- * Directorate-General for Competition Defence
- * Directorate-General for the Treasury and Financial Policy
- * Directorate-General for Insurance and Pension Funds
- * Directorate-General for International Financing
- * General Secretariat for Economic Policy and Competition Defence
- ** Directorate-General for Economic Policy
- ** Directorate-General for Competition Defence
- Undersecretariat of Economy and Finance
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for State Heritage
- * Inspectorate-General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance
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
- * Directorate-General of the Police and the Civil Guard
- * Directorate-General for Security Infrastructure and Material
- * Directorate-General 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 Penitentiary Institutions
- * Directorate-General for Traffic
- * Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Emergencies
- * Directorate-General for Security Infrastructure and Material
- * Directorate-General for Support to Victims of Terrorism
Ministry of Development">Ministry of Development (Spain)">Ministry of Development
- Secretariat of State for Infrastructure and Planning
- * General Secretariat for Infrastructure
- ** Directorate-General for Roads
- ** Directorate-General for Railways
- * Directorate-General for Territorial Planning and Coordination
- General Secretariat for Transport
- * Directorate-General for Road Transport
- * Directorate-General for the Merchant Marine
- * Directorate-General for Civil Aviation
- Undersecretariat of Development
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General of the National Geographic Institute
- * Directorate-General for Economic Programming
Ministry of Education and Science">Ministry of Education (Spain)">Ministry of Education and Science
- Secretariat of State for Universities and Research
- * General Secretariat for Scientific and Technological Policy
- ** Directorate-General for Research
- ** Directorate-General for Technological Policy
- * Directorate-General for Universities
- * General Secretariat of the University Coordination Council
- Undersecretariat of Education and Science
- * Technical General Secretariat
- General Secretariat for Education
- * Directorate-General for Education, Vocational Training and Educational Innovation
- * Directorate-General for Territorial Cooperation and High Inspection
- National Sports Council
- * Directorate-General for Sports
- * Directorate-General for Sports Infrastructure
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs">Ministry of Labour (Spain)">Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
- Secretariat of State for Social Security
- * Directorate-General for Social Security Economic Management / Directorate-General for Social Security Management
- * Office of the Comptroller General of the Social Security
- Secretariat of State for Immigration and Emigration
- * Directorate-General for Immigration
- * Directorate-General for Immigrant Integration
- * Directorate-General for Emigration
- Secretariat of State for Social Services, Families and Disability
- * Directorate-General for Social Services and Dependency
- * Directorate-General for Families and Childhood
- * Directorate-General for Coordination of Sector Policies on Disability
- Undersecretariat of Labour and Social Affairs
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for Labour and Social Security Inspection
- General Secretariat for Employment
- * Directorate-General for Labour
- * Directorate-General for the Social Economy, Self-Employment and the European Social Fund
- General Secretariat for Equality Policies
- * Special Government Delegation against Violence on Women
Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade">Ministry of Industry (Spain)">Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade
- Secretariat of State for Tourism and Trade
- * General Secretariat for Tourism
- * General Secretariat for Foreign Trade
- ** Directorate-General for Trade and Investments
- * Directorate-General for Trade Policy
- Secretariat of State for Telecommunications and for the Information Society
- * Directorate-General for Telecommunications and Information Technologies
- * Directorate-General for the Development of the Information Society
- Undersecretariat of Industry, Tourism and Trade
- * Technical General Secretariat
- General Secretariat for Industry
- * Directorate-General for Industrial Development
- * Directorate-General for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Policy
- General Secretariat for Energy
- * Directorate-General for Energy Policy and Mines
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food">Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Spain)">Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Undersecretariat of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- * Technical General Secretariat
- General Secretariat for Agriculture and Food
- * Directorate-General for Agriculture
- * Directorate-General for Livestock
- * Directorate-General for Rural Development
- * Directorate-General for Agrifood Industry and Food
- General Secretariat for Maritime Fisheries
- * Directorate-General for Fishery Resources
- * Directorate-General for Fishing Structures and Markets
[Ministry of the Presidency]
- Secretariat of State for Relations with the Cortes
- * Directorate-General for Relations with the Cortes
- Secretariat of State for Press
- * Directorate-General for Information Coordination
- * Directorate-General for Communication of the National Area / Directorate-General for National Information
- * Directorate-General for Communication of the International Area / Directorate-General for International Information
- Undersecretariat of the Presidency
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General of the Government Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for Human Resources, Services and Infrastructure
Ministry of Public Administrations">Ministry for Territorial Administrations">Ministry of Public Administrations
- Secretariat of State for Territorial Cooperation
- * Directorate-General for Regional Cooperation
- * Directorate-General for Regional Development
- * Directorate-General for Local Cooperation
- Undersecretariat of Public Administrations
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for Human Resources, Economic Programming and Peripheral Administration
- General Secretariat for Public Administration
- * Directorate-General for the Civil Service
- * Directorate-General for Administrative Modernization
- * Directorate-General for Inspection, Evaluation and Quality of Services / Directorate-General for Organization and Inspection
of Services
Ministry of Culture">Ministry of Culture (Spain)">Ministry of Culture
- Undersecretariat of Culture
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for Fine Arts and Cultural Property
- * Directorate-General for Books, Archives and Libraries
- * Directorate-General for Cultural Cooperation and Communication
Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs">Ministry of Health (Spain)">Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs
- Undersecretariat of Health and Consumer Affairs
- * Technical General Secretariat
- * Directorate-General for Pharmacy and Health Products
- * Directorate-General for Human Resources and Economic-Budgetary Services
- * Directorate-General for Consumer Affairs and Citizen Services
- General Secretariat for Health
- * Directorate-General for Public Health
- * Directorate-General for Cohesion of the National Health System and High Inspection
- * Quality Agency of the National Health System
- * Government Delegation for the National Drugs Plan
Ministry of Environment">Ministry of Environment (Spain)">Ministry of Environment
- Undersecretariat of Environment
- * Technical General Secretariat
- General Secretariat for the Territory and Biodiversity
- * Directorate-General for Biodiversity
- * Directorate-General for Water
- * Directorate-General for Coasts
- General Secretariat for Pollution Prevention and Climate Change
- * Directorate-General for Environmental Quality and Evaluation
- * Directorate-General of the National Institute of Meteorology
- * Directorate-General of the Spanish Office for Climate Change
Ministry of Housing">Ministry of Housing (Spain)">Ministry of Housing
- Undersecretariat of Housing
- * Technical General Secretariat
- Directorate-General for Architecture and Housing Policy
- Directorate-General for Urbanism and Soil Policy
- General Secretariat for Housing
- * Directorate-General for Architecture and Housing Policy
- * Directorate-General for Urbanism and Soil Policy