3rd government of Adolfo Suárez
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1979–1981 | |
The government in May 1980 (top) and September 1980 (bottom).
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Date formed | 6 April 1979 |
Date dissolved | 27 February 1981 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
Prime Minister | Adolfo Suárez |
Deputy Prime Ministers | Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado1st, Fernando Abril Martorell2nd (1979–1980) Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado1st, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo2nd (1980–1981) |
No. of ministers | 23[a] (1979–1980) 22[a] (1980–1981) |
Total no. of members | 30[a] |
Member party | UCD |
Status in legislature | Minority government |
Opposition party | PSOE |
Opposition leader | Felipe González |
History | |
Election | 1979 general election |
Legislature term | 1st Cortes Generales |
Budget | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
Predecessor | Suárez II |
Successor | Calvo-Sotelo |
The third government of Adolfo Suárez was formed on 6 April 1979, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 30 March and his swearing-in on 2 April, as a result of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 1979 Spanish general election.[1][2] It succeeded the second Suárez government and was the Government of Spain from 6 April 1979 to 27 February 1981, a total of 693 days, or 1 year, 10 months and 21 days.[3]
Suárez's third cabinet was the first to be appointed under the Spanish Constitution of 1978,[4] and was an all-UCD government plus two military officers (Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado and Antonio Ibáñez Freire);[5][6] subsequent reshuffles in 1980 seeing would see the incorporation of a number of independents. It was automatically dismissed on 29 January 1981 as a consequence of Adolfo Suárez's resignation as Prime Minister, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.[7][8][9][10]
Investiture Adolfo Suárez (UCD) | ||
Ballot → | 30 March 1979 | |
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Required majority → | 176 out of 350 ![]() | |
Yes |
183 / 350
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No |
149 / 350
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Abstentions
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8 / 350
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Absentees |
10 / 350
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Sources[1][11] |
Suárez's third government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure:
The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the two deputy prime ministers and 21 ministries, including a number of deputy ministers without portfolio.[23] This number would be maintained in the May 1980 reshuffle with some changes within the deputy ministries,[24] one of which would be abolished in the September 1980 reshuffle.[25]
Adolfo Suárez's third government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.[39][40]
Office (Original name) |
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Alliance/party | Ref. | ||
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Prime Minister's Office[edit] | ||||||||
Prime Minister (Presidencia del Gobierno) |
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Adolfo Suárez | 2 April 1979 | 26 February 1981 (resigned) |
UCD | |||
First Deputy Prime Minister, in charge of the Coordination of the Security and National Defence Affairs (Vicepresidencia Primera del Gobierno, encargada de la coordinación de los asuntos de la Seguridad y Defensa Nacional) |
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Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado | 6 April 1979 | 27 February 1981 | UCD (Military) |
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Second Deputy Prime Minister, in charge of the Coordination of the Economic Affairs (Vicepresidencia Segunda del Gobierno, encargada de la coordinación de los asuntos económicos) |
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Fernando Abril Martorell | 6 April 1979 | 9 September 1980 | UCD | |||
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Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo | 9 September 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | ||||
Ministry of Foreign Affairs[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores) |
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Marcelino Oreja | 6 April 1979 | 9 September 1980 | UCD | [41] | ||
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José Pedro Pérez-Llorca | 9 September 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | ||||
2 May 1979 – 28 February 1981 | ||||||||
Ministry of Justice[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia) |
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Íñigo Cavero | 6 April 1979 | 9 September 1980 | UCD | [42] [43] [44] | ||
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Francisco Fernández Ordóñez | 9 September 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | ||||
10 May 1979 – 17 August 1985
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Ministry of Defence[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Defence (Ministerio de Defensa) |
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Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún | 6 April 1979 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | |||
Ministry of Finance[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda) |
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Jaime García Añoveros | 6 April 1979 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | [40] [45] [46] [47] [48] | ||
5 July 1977 – 8 December 1982
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Ministry of the Interior[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior) |
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Antonio Ibáñez Freire | 6 April 1979 | 3 May 1980 | UCD (Military) |
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Juan José Rosón | 3 May 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | ||||
Ministry of Public Works and Urbanism[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Public Works and Urbanism (Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Urbanismo) |
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Jesús Sancho Rof | 6 April 1979 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | |||
Ministry of Education[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Education (Ministerio de Educación) |
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José Manuel Otero | 6 April 1979 | 9 September 1980 | UCD | |||
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Juan Antonio Ortega y Díaz-Ambrona |
9 September 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | ||||
Ministry of Labour[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Labour (Ministerio de Trabajo) |
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Rafael Calvo Ortega | 6 April 1979 | 3 May 1980 | UCD | |||
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Salvador Sánchez-Terán | 3 May 1980 | 9 September 1980 | UCD | ||||
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Félix Manuel Pérez Miyares | 9 September 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | ||||
Ministry of Industry and Energy[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Industry and Energy (Ministerio de Industria y Energía) |
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Carlos Bustelo | 6 April 1979 | 3 May 1980 | UCD | [40] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] | ||
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Ignacio Bayón | 3 May 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD (Independent) | ||||
5 July 1977 – 4 July 1979
4 July 1979 – 7 October 1980
7 October 1980 – 8 December 1982
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Ministry of Agriculture[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura) |
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Jaime Lamo de Espinosa | 6 April 1979 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | |||
Ministry of Trade and Tourism[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Trade and Tourism (Ministerio de Comercio y Turismo) (until 9 September 1980) |
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Juan Antonio García Díez | 6 April 1979 | 3 May 1980 | UCD | |||
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Luis Gámir | 3 May 1980 | 9 September 1980 | UCD | ||||
Ministry of the Presidency[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of the Presidency (Ministerio de la Presidencia) |
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José Pedro Pérez-Llorca | 6 April 1979 | 3 May 1980 | UCD | |||
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Rafael Arias-Salgado | 3 May 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | ||||
Ministry of Economy[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Economy (Ministerio de Economía) (until 9 September 1980)
Ministry of Economy;
Ministry of Economy and Trade |
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José Luis Leal | 6 April 1979 | 9 September 1980 | UCD | [40] [54] [55] | ||
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Juan Antonio García Díez | 9 September 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | ||||
7 October 1980 – 7 March 1981
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Ministry of Transport and Communications[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Transport and Communications (Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones) |
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Salvador Sánchez-Terán | 6 April 1979 | 3 May 1980 | UCD | |||
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José Luis Álvarez | 3 May 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | ||||
Ministry of Health and Social Security[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Health and Social Security (Ministerio de Sanidad y Seguridad Social) |
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Juan Rovira Tarazona | 6 April 1979 | 9 September 1980 | UCD | |||
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Alberto Oliart | 9 September 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD (UCD from Dec 1980; Indep. until Dec 1980) | ||||
Ministry of Culture[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Culture (Ministerio de Cultura) |
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Manuel Clavero | 6 April 1979 | 17 January 1980 (resigned) |
UCD | |||
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Ricardo de la Cierva | 18 January 1980 | 9 September 1980 | UCD | ||||
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Íñigo Cavero | 9 September 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | ||||
Ministry of Territorial Administration[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Territorial Administration (Ministerio de Administración Territorial) |
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Antonio Fontán | 6 April 1979 | 3 May 1980 | UCD | |||
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José Pedro Pérez-Llorca | 3 May 1980 | 9 September 1980 | UCD | ||||
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Rodolfo Martín Villa | 9 September 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | ||||
Ministry of Universities and Research[edit] | ||||||||
Ministry of Universities and Research (Ministerio de Universidades e Investigación) |
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Luis González Seara | 6 April 1979 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | |||
Ministers without portfolio[edit] | ||||||||
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister, without portfolio (Ministro adjunto al Presidente, sin cartera) (until 3 May 1980) |
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Joaquín Garrigues Walker | 6 April 1979 | 3 May 1980 | UCD | |||
Minister for Relations with the European Communities, without portfolio (Ministro para las Relaciones con las Comunidades Europeas, sin cartera) |
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Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo | 6 April 1979 | 9 September 1980 | UCD | |||
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Eduard Punset | 9 September 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | ||||
Deputy Minister for Relations with the Cortes, without portfolio (Ministro adjunto para las Relaciones con las Cortes, sin cartera) (until 18 January 1980)
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister, |
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Rafael Arias-Salgado | 6 April 1979 | 3 May 1980 | UCD | |||
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister, without portfolio, in charge of Public Administration (Ministro adjunto al Presidente, sin cartera, encargado de la Administración Pública) (from 3 May 1980) |
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Sebastián Martín-Retortillo | 3 May 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD | |||
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister, without portfolio, in charge of Legislative Coordination (Ministro adjunto al Presidente, sin cartera, encargado de la Coordinación Legislativa) (3 May – 9 September 1980) |
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Juan Antonio Ortega y Díaz-Ambrona |
3 May 1980 | 9 September 1980 | UCD | |||
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister, without portfolio (Ministro adjunto al Presidente, sin cartera) (from 9 September 1980) |
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Pío Cabanillas Gallas | 9 September 1980 | 27 February 1981 | UCD |
Preceded by | Government of Spain 1979–1981 |
Succeeded by |
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