Fourth Deputy Prime Minister | |
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Vicepresidencia cuarta del Gobierno | |
Incumbent Office abolished | |
Government of Spain Council of Ministers | |
Style | Excelentísimo/a Señor/a |
Member of | Cabinet |
Residence | Palacio de la Moncloa |
Seat | Madrid, Spain |
Nominator | Prime Minister |
Appointer | 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 | 13 January 2020 |
First holder | Teresa Ribera |
Final holder | María Jesús Montero |
Abolished | 12 July 2021 29 December 2023 |
The fourth deputy prime minister, officially Fourth Vice President of the Government (Spanish: Vicepresidencia Cuarta del Gobierno de España), is a senior member of the Government of Spain. The office of the Fourth Deputy Prime Minister is not a permanent position, existing only at the discretion of the Prime Minister. It is a constitutional office because it is foreseen in the Constitution when it provides for the possibility of existing more than one Vice Presidency.