The second government of Mariano Rajoy was formed on 4 November 2016, following the latter's election as

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by the Congress of Deputies on 29 October and his swearing-in on 31 October, as a result of the People's Party (PP) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2016 Spanish general election. It succeeded the

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and was the Government of Spain from 4 November 2016 to 7 June 2018, a total of days, or . The cabinet comprised members of the PP and a number of independents. It was dismissed on 1 June 2018 when a

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against Rajoy succeeded, but remained in acting capacity until Pedro Sánchez's

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was sworn in.

Investiture

Cabinet changes

The only cabinet change of Rajoy's second government took place on 8 March 2018, when

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stepped down as Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness in order to become

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of the

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. He was succeeded by

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Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the

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, the deputy prime minister, 13 ministries and the post of the spokesperson of the Government.

Departmental structure

Mariano Rajoy's second government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department. ;Unit/body rank *() Secretary of state *()

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*()

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*() Autonomous agency *()

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Notes

References

External links

Governments of Spain 2011–present. Ministers of Mariano Rajoy and Pedro Sánchez
Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish).

Lluís Belenes i Rodríguez History Page (in Spanish). {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajoy government 2 2016 establishments in Spain 2018 disestablishments in Spain Cabinets established in 2016 Cabinets disestablished in 2018 Council of Ministers (Spain)