Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
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First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
Vicepresidente Primero del Gobierno de España | |
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Government of Spain Council of Ministers | |
Style | Excelentísimo/a Señor/a |
Member of | Cabinet |
Residence | Semillas Building, Palacio de la Moncloa |
Seat | Madrid, Spain |
Nominator | The Prime Minister |
Appointer | The Monarch Countersigned by the Prime Minister of Spain |
Term length | No fixed term No term limits are imposed on the office. |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of 1978 |
Formation | 3 October 1840 |
First holder | Joaquín María Ferrer |
Unofficial names | Deputy Prime Minister of Spain |
Salary | €77,992 p.a.[1] |
The First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, officially First Vice President of the Government of Spain, (Spanish: Vicepresidente Primero del Gobierno de España) is the second politician in charge after the Prime Minister of Spain. They take the responsibilities of Prime Minister when the office vacant due to resignation or death.
Living Deputy Prime Ministers
[change | change source]As of January 2025, there are ten living former Spanish Deputy Prime Ministers:
The most recent Deputy Prime Minister to die was Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (served 2010–2011) on 10 May 2019, aged 67.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ EFE (2019-01-14). "Pedro Sánchez percibirá un salario de 82.978 euros". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2019-02-09.