List of heads of government of Spain

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The following is a list of all the heads of government of Spain since 1714.

President of the Government of Spain
( Spanish Presidente del Gobierno )
Stander of Spanish government members
Stander of Spanish government members
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
Acting Prime Minister
Pedro Sánchez
since June 1, 2018
Official seat Moncloa Palace
Term of office 4 years
(re-election possible)
Creation of office April 10, 1834 ( Royal Statute 1834 )
December 27, 1978 ( 1978 Constitution )
Appointment by King of Spain
Last choice June 1, 2018
Salutation Excelentísimo Señor
(His Serene Highness)
Deputy Carmen Calvo Poyato
website www.lamoncloa.gob.es
The Moncloa Palace, seat of the Spanish Prime Minister
Surname Start of office End of office Head of state
First State Secretary ( Primer Secretario de Estado y del Despacho Universal )
José de Grimaldo November 30, 1714 January 14, 1724 Philip V.
Juan Bautista de Orendain January 14, 1724 September 4, 1724 Ludwig I.
José de Grimaldo September 4, 1724 December 12, 1725 Philip V.
Juan Guillermo Riperdá December 12, 1725 May 14, 1726
José de Grimaldo May 14, 1726 October 1, 1726
Juan Bautista de Orendain October 1, 1726 October 21, 1734
José de Patiño y Morales November 3, 1734 November 3, 1736
Sebastián de la Cuadra y Llarena November 3, 1736 December 4, 1746
José de Carvajal y Lancaster December 4, 1746 April 8, 1754 Ferdinand VI.
Fernando de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo April 8, 1754 May 17, 1754
Ricardo Wall May 17, 1754 October 9, 1763
Jerónimo Grimaldi October 9, 1763 February 25, 1777 Charles III
José Moñino y Redondo February 25, 1777 February 28, 1792
Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, conde de Aranda February 28, 1792 November 15, 1792 Charles IV
Manuel de Godoy November 15, 1792 March 28, 1798
Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis March 28, 1798 August 13, 1798
Mariano de Urquijo y Muga August 13, 1798 October 22, 1798
Francisco Saavedra y Sangronis October 22, 1798 February 21, 1799
Mariano de Urquijo y Muga February 21, 1799 December 13, 1800
Pedro Ceballos Guerra December 13, 1800 July 7, 1808
Minister of the State Secretariat ( Ministro Secretario de Estado )
Mariano de Urquijo y Muga July 7, 1808 December 11, 1813 Joseph Bonaparte
First State Secretary ( Primer Secretario de Estado )
José de Luyando y Diez Pueyo December 6, 1813 May 10, 1814 Ferdinand VII.
José Miguel de Carvajal y Manrique May 10, 1814 November 15, 1814
Pedro Ceballos Guerra November 15, 1814 October 30, 1816
José García de León y Pizarro Ximenez de Frías October 30, 1816 September 14, 1818
Carlos Martínez de Irujo Tacón September 14, 1818 June 12, 1819
Manuel González Salmón y Gómez de Torres June 12, 1819 September 12, 1819
Joaquín José Melgarejo Saurín September 12, 1819 March 18, 1820
Evaristo Perez de Castro y Brito March 18, 1820 March 2, 1821
Joaquín de Anduaga y Siles Cuenca March 2, 1821 April 23, 1821
Eusebio Bardají y Azara April 23, 1821 January 8, 1822
Ramón López Pelegrín January 8, 1822 February 28, 1822
Francisco Martínez de la Rosa February 28, 1822 August 5, 1822
Evaristo Fernández San Miguel y Valledor August 5, 1822 April 25, 1823
José Manuel de Vadillo y Hernández April 25, 1823 May 7, 1823
Santiago Usoz y Mozy May 7, 1823 May 13, 1823
José María Pando y Remírez de Laredo May 13, 1823 May 27, 1823
Antonio de Vargas y Laguna May 27, 1823 August 7, 1823
Victor Damían Sáez y Sánchez Mayor August 7, 1823 December 2, 1823
Carlos Martínez de Irujo y Tacón December 2, 1823 January 17, 1824
Narciso de Heredia and Begines de los Ríos January 17, 1824 July 11, 1824
Francisco de Cea Bermúdez y Buzo July 11, 1824 October 24, 1825
Pedro de Alcántara de Toledo y Salm-Salm October 24, 1825 August 19, 1826
Manuel González Salmón y Gómez August 19, 1826 January 20, 1832
Francisco Tadeo Calomarde y Arría January 20, 1832 February 22, 1832
Antonio de Saavedra y Jofré February 22, 1832 October 1, 1832
José Cafranga y Costilla October 1, 1832 November 29, 1832
Francisco de Cea Bermúdez y Buzo November 29, 1832 January 15, 1834 Isabella II
Francisco Martínez de la Rosa January 15, 1834 June 7, 1835
Prime Minister (Presidents of the Council of Ministers)
Francisco Martínez de la Rosa January 15, 1834 June 7, 1835 Isabella II
José María Queipo de Llano Ruiz de Saravia June 7, 1835 September 14, 1835
Miguel Ricardo de Álava Esquivel September 14, 1835 September 25, 1835
Juan Álvarez Mendizábal September 25, 1835 May 15, 1836
Francisco Javier Istúriz Montero May 15, 1836 August 14, 1836
José María Calatrava August 14, 1836 August 18, 1837
Joaquín Baldomero Fernández Espartero August 18, 1837 October 18, 1837
Eusebio Bardají Azara October 18, 1837 December 16, 1837
Narciso Heredia Begines December 16, 1837 September 6, 1838
Bernardino Fernández de Velasco September 6, 1838 December 9, 1838
Isidro Alaix Fábregas December 9, 1838 February 3, 1839
Evaristo Pérez de Castro Brito February 3, 1839 July 20, 1840
Antonio González González July 20, 1840 August 12, 1840
Valentín Ferraz August 12, 1840 August 29, 1840
Modesto Cortazar August 29, 1840 September 11, 1840
Vicente Sancho September 11, 1840 September 16, 1840
Joaquín Baldomero Fernández Espartero September 16, 1840 May 10, 1841 (formal)
Joaquín María Ferrer Cafranga October 5, 1840 May 20, 1841
Antonio González González May 20, 1841 June 17, 1842
José Ramón Rodil Campillo June 17, 1842 May 9, 1843
Joaquín María López López May 9, 1843 May 19, 1843
Álvaro Gómez Becerra May 19, 1843 July 23, 1843
Joaquín María López López July 23, 1843 November 20, 1843
Salustiano Olózaga November 20, 1843 November 29, 1843
Luis González Bravo December 5, 1843 May 3, 1844
Ramón María Narváez Campos May 3, 1844 February 11, 1846
Manuel Pando Fernández de Pinedo February 12, 1846 March 16, 1846
Ramón María Narváez Campos March 16, 1846 April 5, 1846
Francisco Javier Istúriz Montero April 5, 1846 January 28, 1847
Carlos Martínez de Irujo January 28, 1847 March 28, 1847
Joaquín Francisco Pacheco Gutiérrez March 28, 1847 August 31, 1847
Florencio García Goyena September 12, 1847 October 4, 1847
Ramón María Narváez Campos October 4, 1847 October 19, 1849
Serafín María de Soto October 19, 1849 October 20, 1849
Ramón María Narváez Campos October 20, 1849 January 10, 1851
Juan Bravo Murillo January 14, 1851 December 14, 1852
Federico Roncali December 14, 1852 April 14, 1853
Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea April 14, 1853 September 19, 1853
Luis José Sartorius Tapia September 19, 1853 July 17, 1854
Fernando Fernández de Córdova July 17, 1854 July 18, 1854
Ángel Saavedra Ramírez de Baquedano July 18, 1854 July 20, 1854
Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel y Valledor July 21, 1854 July 29, 1854
Joaquín Baldomero Fernández Espartero July 29, 1854 July 14, 1856
Leopoldo O'Donnell Joris July 14, 1856 October 12, 1856
Ramón María Narváez Campos October 12, 1856 October 15, 1857
Francisco Armero Peñaranda October 15, 1857 January 14, 1858
Francisco Javier Istúriz Montero January 14, 1858 June 30, 1858
Leopoldo O'Donnell Joris June 30, 1858 March 2, 1863
Manuel Pando Fernández de Pinedo March 2, 1863 January 17, 1864
Lorenzo Arrazola García January 17, 1864 March 1, 1864
Alejandro Mon Menéndez March 1, 1864 September 16, 1864
Ramón María Narváez Campos September 16, 1864 June 21, 1865
Leopoldo O'Donnell Joris June 21, 1865 July 10, 1866
Ramón María Narváez Campos July 10, 1866 April 23, 1868
Luis González Bravo April 23, 1868 September 19, 1868
José Gutiérrez de la Concha September 19, 1868 October 8, 1868
Surname Start of office End of office Political party Head of state
Presidents of the Provisional Governments (1868–1873)
Pascual Madoz September 30, 1868 October 3, 1868 Progressive The head of government was also the
head of state
Joaquín Aguirre de la Peña October 3, 1868 October 8, 1868 Progressive
Francisco Serrano Domínguez October 8, 1868 June 18, 1869 Liberal Union
Juan Prim i Prats June 18, 1869 December 27, 1870 Progressive Regent
Francisco Serrano Domínguez
Juan Bautista Topete y Carballo December 27, 1870 January 4, 1871 Liberal Union
President of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Spain (1871–1873)
Francisco Serrano Domínguez January 4, 1871 July 24, 1871 Liberal Union King
Amadeus I.
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla July 24, 1871 October 5, 1871 Radical Democrat
José Malcampo Monge October 5, 1871 December 21, 1871 Constitutional
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta December 21, 1871 May 26, 1872 Constitutional
Francisco Serrano Domínguez May 26, 1872 June 13, 1872 Liberal Union
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla June 13, 1872 February 12, 1873 Radical Democrat
President of the Council of Ministers of the Spanish Republic (1873–1874)
Estanislao Figueras Moragas February 12, 1873 June 11, 1873 Federal Republican Party The head of government was also the
head of state
Francisco Pi i Margall June 11, 1873 July 18, 1873 Federal Republican Party
Nicolás Salmerón Alonso July 18, 1873 September 7, 1873 Federal Republican Party
Emilio Castelar Ripoll September 7, 1873 January 3, 1874 Federal Republican Party
Francisco Serrano Domínguez January 3, 1874 February 26, 1874 Conservative (dictatorship)
Juan Zavala de la Puente February 26, 1874 September 3, 1874 Conservative (dictatorship) President of the Executive Authority
Francisco Serrano Domínguez
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta September 3, 1874 December 31, 1874 Constitutional party (dictatorship)
President of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo December 31, 1874 September 12, 1875 Conservative King
Alfonso XII
(1874-1885)
Joaquín Jovellar Soler September 12, 1875 December 2, 1875 Conservative
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo ( 2nd time ) December 2, 1875 March 7, 1879 Conservative
Arsenio Martínez Campos March 7, 1879 December 9, 1879 Conservative
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo ( 3rd time ) December 9, 1879 February 8, 1881 Conservative
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta ( 3rd time ) February 8, 1881 October 13, 1883 Liberal
José de Posada Herrera October 13, 1883 January 18, 1884 Liberal
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo January 18, 1884 November 27, 1885 Conservative
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta ( 4th time ) November 27, 1885 July 5, 1890 Liberal Regent
Maria Christina
(1885–1902)
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo ( 5th time ) July 5, 1890 December 11, 1892 Conservative
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta ( 5th time ) December 11, 1892 March 23, 1895 Liberal
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo March 23, 1895 August 8, 1897 Conservative
Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero August 8, 1897 October 4, 1897 Conservative
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta ( 6th time ) October 4, 1897 March 4, 1899 Liberal
Francisco Silvela Le vielleuze March 4, 1899 October 23, 1900 Conservative
Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero ( 2nd time ) October 23, 1900 March 6, 1901 Conservative
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Escolar ( 7th time ) March 6, 1901 December 6, 1902 Liberal King
Alfonso XIII
(1902–1931)
Francisco Silvela Le vielleuze ( 2nd time ) December 6, 1902 July 20, 1903 Conservative
Raimundo Fernández Villaverde July 20, 1903 December 5, 1903 Conservative
Antonio Maura Montaner December 5, 1903 December 16, 1904 Conservative
Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero ( 3rd time ) December 16, 1904 January 27, 1905 Conservative
Raimundo Fernández Villaverde ( 2nd time ) January 27, 1905 June 23, 1905 Conservative
Eugenio Montero Ríos June 23, 1905 December 1, 1905 Liberal
Segismundo Moret Prendergast December 1, 1905 July 6, 1906 Liberal
José López Domínguez July 6, 1906 November 30, 1906 Liberal
Segismundo Moret Prendergast ( 2nd time ) November 30, 1906 4th December 1906 Liberal
Antonio Aguilar Correa 4th December 1906 January 25, 1907 Liberal
Antonio Maura Montaner ( 2nd time ) January 25, 1907 October 21, 1909 Conservative
Segismundo Moret Prendergast ( 3rd time ) October 21, 1909 February 9, 1910 Liberal
José Canalejas Méndez February 9, 1910 November 12, 1912 Liberal
Manuel García Prieto November 12, 1912 November 14, 1912 Liberal
Álvaro Figueroa Torres November 14, 1912 October 27, 1913 Liberal
Eduardo Dato Iradier October 27, 1913 December 9, 1915 Conservative
Álvaro Figueroa Torres ( 2nd time ) December 9, 1915 April 19, 1917 Liberal
Manuel García Prieto ( 2nd time ) April 19, 1917 June 11, 1917 Liberal
Eduardo Dato Iradier ( 2nd time ) June 11, 1917 November 3, 1917 Conservative
Manuel García Prieto ( 3rd time ) November 3, 1917 March 22, 1918 Liberal
Antonio Maura Montaner ( 3rd time ) March 22, 1918 November 9, 1918 Conservative
Manuel García Prieto ( 4th time ) November 9, 1918 December 5, 1918 Liberal
Álvaro Figueroa Torres ( 3rd time ) December 5, 1918 April 15, 1919 Liberal
Antonio Maura Montaner ( 4th time ) April 15, 1919 July 20, 1919 Conservative
Joaquín Sánchez de Toca Calvo July 20, 1919 December 12, 1919 Conservative
Manuel Allendesalazar Muñoz de Salazar December 12, 1919 May 5, 1920 Conservative
Eduardo Dato Iradier ( 3rd time ) May 5, 1920 March 8, 1921 Conservative
Gabino Bugallal Araújo March 8, 1921 March 13, 1921 Conservative
Manuel Allendesalazar Muñoz de Salazar ( 2nd time ) March 13, 1921 August 14, 1921 Conservative
Antonio Maura Montaner ( 5th time ) August 14, 1921 March 8, 1921 Conservative
José Sánchez-Guerra Martínez March 8, 1922 December 7, 1922 Conservative
Manuel García Prieto ( 5th time ) December 7, 1922 September 15, 1923 Liberal
Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja September 15, 1923 January 30, 1930 Spanish Patriotic Union (UPE) (dictatorship)
Dámaso Berenguer Fusté January 30, 1930 February 18, 1931 - ( dictatorship )
Juan Bautista Aznar Cabañas February 18, 1931 April 14, 1931 - (dictatorship)
President of the Council of Ministers of the Spanish Republic (1931–1939)
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Torres April 14, 1931 October 14, 1931 Liberal Republican Right (DLR) -
Manuel Azaña Díaz October 14, 1931 September 12, 1933 AR President
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Torres
(1931–1936)
Alejandro Lerroux García September 12, 1933 October 8, 1933 PRR
Diego Martínez Barrio October 8, 1933 December 16, 1933 PRR
Alejandro Lerroux García ( 2nd time ) December 16, 1933 April 28, 1934 PRR
Ricardo Samper Ibáñez April 28, 1934 4th October 1934 PRR
Alejandro Lerroux García ( 3rd time ) 4th October 1934 September 25, 1935 PRR
Joaquín Chapaprieta Torregrosa September 25, 1935 December 14, 1935 independent
Manuel Portela Valladares December 14, 1935 February 19, 1936 independent
Manuel Azaña Díaz ( 2nd time ) February 19, 1936 May 10, 1936 IR
Augusto Barcia Trelles May 10, 1936 May 13, 1936 IR President
Manuel Azaña Díaz
(1936–1939)
Santiago Casares Quiroga May 13, 1936 July 19, 1936 IR
José Giral Pereira July 19, 1936 September 4, 1936 IR
Francisco Largo Caballero September 4, 1936 May 17, 1937 Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE)
Juan Negrin May 17, 1937 March 6, 1939 PSOE
Prime Minister of the Government of the Spanish State ( Franco regime 1936–1975)
Miguel Cabanellas Ferrer July 23, 1936 October 1, 1936 independent -
Fidel Dávila Arrondo October 3, 1936 June 3, 1937 independent Head of State
Francisco Franco
(1936–1975)
Francisco Gomez-Jordana June 3, 1937 January 31, 1938 independent
Francisco Franco January 30, 1938 June 8, 1973 Falange (FET de la JONS)
Luis Carrero Blanco June 9, 1973 20th December 1973 Falange
Torcuato Fernández-Miranda 20th December 1973 December 31, 1973 Falange
Carlos Arias Navarro December 31, 1973 20th November 1975 Falange
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain (since 1975)
Carlos Arias Navarro 20th November 1975 July 1, 1976 Falange King
Juan Carlos I
(1975-2014)
Fernando de Santiago y Díaz de Mendívil July 1, 1976 3rd July 1976 Falange
Adolfo Suarez 3rd July 1976 February 25, 1981 Union of the Democratic Center (UCD)
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo February 25, 1981 2nd December 1982 UCD
Felipe González 2nd December 1982 May 4, 1996 PSOE
José María Aznar May 4, 1996 April 17, 2004 People's Party (PP)
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero April 17, 2004 December 21, 2011 PSOE
Mariano Rajoy December 21, 2011 June 1, 2018 PP
Pedro Sánchez June 1, 2018 officiating PSOE King Felipe VI.
(since 2014)

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  1. ↑ September 3 - October 5, 1868: President of the Provisional Revolutionary Junta; October 5 - October 8, 1868: President of the Supreme Revolutionary Junta; October 8, 1868 - February 25, 1869: President of the Provisional Government; February 25 - June 18, 1869: President of the Executive Board; from June 18, 1869: President of the Council of Ministers