Government of Spain

Government of Spain
Spanish: Gobierno de España
Co-official languages
Basque: Espainiako Gobernua
Catalan: Govern d'Espanya
Galician: Goberno de España
Aranese: Govèrn d'Espanha
Logo of the Government of Spain
RoleExecutive power
Established15 January 1834; 190 years ago (1834-01-15)
CountryKingdom of Spain
Appointed byMonarch
Main organCouncil of Ministers
Responsible toCortes Generales
Constitution instrumentGovernment Act of 1997
Cabinet
MembersSánchez Government
Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez
Deputy Prime MinisterMaría Jesús Montero
Number of members22
Administration
Working
language
Spanish
Staff organizationMinistries
LocationMadrid, Spain
SeatMoncloa Palace
(since 1977)
WebsiteOfficial website

The government of Spain (Spanish: Gobierno de España) is the central government which leads the executive branch and the General State Administration of the Kingdom of Spain.

The Government consists of the Prime Minister and the Ministers; the prime minister has the overall direction of the Ministers and can appoint or terminate their appointments freely and all of them belong to the supreme decision-making body, known as the Council of Ministers. The Government is responsible before the Parliament (Cortes Generales), and more precisely before the Congress of the Deputies, a body which elects the Prime Minister or dismisses them through a motion of censure. This is because Spain is a parliamentary system established by the Constitution of 1978.

Its fundamental regulation is placed in Title IV of the Constitution, as well as in Title V of that document, with respect to its relationship with the Cortes Generales, and in Law 50/1997, of 27 November, of the Government. According to Article 97 of the Constitution and Article 1.1 of the Government Act, "the Government directs domestic and foreign policy, the civil and military administration and the defense of the State. It exercises the executive function and the regulatory regulation according to the Constitution and the laws".

The current prime minister is Pedro Sánchez, who took office on 2 June 2018.[1] He is the leader of the Socialist Workers' Party, and he leads his third cabinet since late 2023.[2]

The Government is occasionally referred to by the metonymy Moncloa, due to the fact that the residence of the Prime Minister, the Palace of Moncloa, is also the headquarters of the Government.

  1. ^ "Socialist Sánchez sworn in as Spain's PM". BBC News. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Sánchez picks a Cabinet of dealmakers to navigate tensions in Spain". POLITICO. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.