Sánchez II cabinet

Sánchez II cabinet
Prime Minister	Pedro Sánchez
choice	2019
Legislative period	13.
Appointed by	King Felipe VI.
education	January 13, 2020
Duration	0 years and 232 days
predecessor	Sánchez I cabinet
composition
Party (s)	PSOE ( incl.PSC ) and UP ( Podemos , IU )
minister	22nd
representation
Congreso de los Diputados	155/350
Senado	115/266
Opposition leader	Pablo Casado ( PP )

The Sánchez II cabinet has formed the Spanish government since January 13, 2020. Sánchez was elected Prime Minister of Spain by the House of Representatives on January 7th and took office on January 8th after being sworn in. Sánchez's cabinet consists of members of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and Unidas Podemos , which is the first national coalition government in Spain since the Spanish transition to democracy in 1978. The cabinet follows the first Sánchez government .

Ruling parties

The government is made up of the following parties. In addition to 15 members from the four governing parties, seven independent ministers belong to the 22-member Sánchez II cabinet.

Political party		General Secretary (Party Chairman)	Political orientation	European Party , Group in the European Parliament	Number of ministers
	Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party	Pedro Sánchez	Social democracy	SPE , S&D	10/22 and Prime Minister
	Podemos (Pod.) We can	Pablo Iglesias	Democratic socialism, left-wing populism	Now the People , GUE / NGL	2/22
	Izquierda Unida (IU) United Left	Alberto Garzón	Democratic socialism, eurocommunism	EL , GUE / NGL	2/22
	Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (PSC) Party of Socialists of Catalonia	Angel Ros	Social democracy, federalism	SPE , S&D	1/22

Government members

Office	image	Incumbent	Political party
Prime Minister		Pedro Sánchez		PSOE
First Deputy Prime Minister Presidential Minister and Minister for Parliament Relations and Democratic Remembrance		Carmen Calvo		PSOE
Second Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Social Rights and the 2030 Agenda		Pablo Iglesias		Podemos
Third Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Economy and Digital Change		Nadia Calviño		independently
Fourth Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Ecological Change and Demographic Challenges		Teresa Ribera		PSOE
Minister of Defense		Margarita Robles		independently
Minister of Finance Government spokeswoman		María Jesús Montero		PSOE
Minister of the Interior		Fernando Grande-Marlaska		independently
Minister for Transport, Mobility and Urban Affairs		José Luis Ábalos		PSOE
Minister for Labor and Social Economy		Yolanda Díaz		IU
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food		Luis Planas		PSOE
Minister for Social Security, Inclusion and Migration		José Luis Escrivá		independently
Minister of Health		Salvador Illa		PSC
Minister for Consumer Protection		Alberto Garzón		IU
Minister for Universities		Manuel Castells		independently
Minister for Equality		Irene Montero		Podemos
Minister for Science and Innovation		Pedro Duque		independently
Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Development Aid		Arancha González Laya		independently
Minister of Justice		Juan Carlos Campo		PSOE
Minister for Education and Vocational Training		Isabel Celaá		PSOE
Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism		Reyes Maroto		PSOE
Minister for Regional Policy and Civil Service		Carolina Darias		PSOE
Minister for Culture and Sport		José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes		PSOE

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Helene Zuber, DER SPIEGEL: Spain: Pedro Sánchez 'shaky coalition - DER SPIEGEL - Politics. Retrieved January 8, 2020 . 
2. ↑ FOCUS Online: Sánchez presents coalition cabinet with 22 ministries. Retrieved January 12, 2020 .