Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
Second-highest position of the Government of Spain
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 responsiblities of Prime Minister when the office vacant due to resignation or death.
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] |
Living Deputy Prime Ministers
changeAs of September 2024, 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- ↑ EFE (2019-01-14). "Pedro Sánchez percibirá un salario de 82.978 euros". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2019-02-09.