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2 unusual facts about Prime Minister of Spain


Prime Minister of Spain

This sometimes causes confusion since it is the usual term for the head of state in a republic; former governor of Florida Jeb Bush once mistakenly referred to incumbent José María Aznar as the "President of the Republic of Spain".

Thomas McKean

Sarah's son, Carlos Martínez de Irujo, 2nd Marquis of Casa Irujo, would later become Prime Minister of Spain.


2006 Franco–Italian–Spanish Middle East Peace Plan

On 2006-11-16, France, Italy and Spain announced a new Middle East peace plan proposed by Spanish Premier José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero during talks with French president Jacques Chirac.

45 Grupo de Fuerzas Aéreas

The Grupo 45 del Ejército del Aire (45 Air Force Group), is a unit of the Spanish Air Force in charge of the transportation of the King, the Prime Minister, high ranking government officials and the Royal Family.

Oath of office

In an inauguration ceremony a new Spanish Prime Minister takes an oath of office over an open Constitution next to the Holy Bible and before the King of Spain and other dignitaries.

Political divisions of Spain

While the constitution did not establish how many autonomous communities were to be created, on 31 July 1981, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, then the prime minister of Spain and Felipe González, leader of the opposition in Parliament, signed the "First Autonomic Pacts" (Primeros pactos autonómicos in Spanish), in which they agreed to the creation of 17 autonomous communities and two autonomous cities, with the same institutions of government, but different competences.

Spanish general election, 1996

Incumbent Prime Minister Felipe González of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party lost the elections to the People's Party and their leader José María Aznar, thus ending almost 13 and a half years of Socialist rule: to date, the largest period of time a Spanish party has been in power.


see also

Francisco Goya

They were owned by Godoy, the Prime Minister of Spain and a favorite of the Queen, María Luisa.

José de Córdoba y Rojas

Fernando, military, politician, and Prime minister of Spain for one day

Marquis of Tabernuiga

Tabernuiga agreed, and made contact with the Prime Minister of Spain Sebastián de la Cuadra, 1st Marquis of Villarías in August 1746 - setting out the proposed British terms.