The first government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was formed on 18 April 2004, following the latter's election as prime minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 16 April and his swearing-in on 17 April, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2004 Spanish general election. It succeeded the second Aznar government and was the government of Spain from 18 April 2004 to 14 April 2008, a total of days, or .
The cabinet comprised members of the PSOE (including its sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, PSC) and a number of independents. It was automatically dismissed on 10 March 2008 as a consequence of the 2008 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.
Investiture
InvestitureCongress of Deputies Ballot → 16 April 2004 Required majority → 176 out of 350 Absentees Sources
Cabinet changes Zapatero's first government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure: On 7 April 2006, José Bono's stepping down as Minister of Defence out of personal motives, a decision which had been taken throughout the months prior, led to the first cabinet reshuffle of Zapatero's premiership. José Antonio Alonso replaced Bono in Defence, and in turn he was replaced by Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba as Minister of the Interior. María Jesús San Segundo was replaced by Mercedes Cabrera as Minister of Education and Science. The new ministers were sworn into office on 11 April. On 8 September 2006, José Montilla stepped down as Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade in order to run as the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC)'s candidate for President of the Government of Catalonia in the 2006 Catalan regional election. He was succeeded by Mayor of Barcelona Joan Clos. On 12 February 2007, Mariano Fernández Bermejo replaced Juan Fernando López Aguilar as Minister of Justice, after the latter's decision to lead the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) into the 2007 Canarian regional election. López Aguilar had been nominated unopposed as the party's leading candidate for President of the Canary Islands on 28 October 2006, after several months of speculation. On 9 July 2007, a second major cabinet reshuffle saw Bernat Soria replacing Elena Salgado as Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs, who in turn replaced Jordi Sevilla in the Public Administrations ministry. María Antonia Trujillo was replaced by Carme Chacón as Minister of Housing, and César Antonio Molina became the new officeholder of the Culture portfolio replacing Carmen Calvo.
Council of Ministers The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the two deputy prime ministers, 16 ministries and the post of the spokesperson of the Government.
← Zapatero I Government →(18 April 2004 – 14 April 2008) Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero PSOE 17 April 2004 12 April 2008 First Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of the PresidencySpokesperson of the Government Mª Teresa Fernández de la Vega Independent 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 Second Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of Economy and Finance Pedro Solbes Independent 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Miguel Ángel Moratinos PSOE 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 Minister of Justice Juan Fernando López Aguilar PSOE 18 April 2004 12 February 2007 Minister of Defence José Bono PSOE 18 April 2004 11 April 2006 Minister of the Interior José Antonio Alonso Independent 18 April 2004 11 April 2006 Minister of Development Magdalena Álvarez PSOE 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 Minister of Education and Science María Jesús San Segundo Independent 18 April 2004 11 April 2006 Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Jesús Caldera PSOE 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade José Montilla PSOE/PSC 18 April 2004 8 September 2006 Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Elena Espinosa PSOE 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 Minister of Public Administrations Jordi Sevilla PSOE 18 April 2004 9 July 2007 Minister of Culture Carmen Calvo PSOE 18 April 2004 9 July 2007 Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs Elena Salgado Independent 18 April 2004 9 July 2007 Minister of Environment Cristina Narbona PSOE 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 Minister of Housing María Antonia Trujillo PSOE 18 April 2004 9 July 2007 Changes April 2006 Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Minister of Defence José Antonio Alonso Independent 11 April 2006 14 April 2008 Minister of the Interior Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba PSOE 11 April 2006 14 April 2008 Minister of Education and Science Mercedes Cabrera Independent 11 April 2006 14 April 2008 Changes September 2006 Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade Joan Clos PSOE/PSC 8 September 2006 14 April 2008 Changes February 2007 Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Minister of Justice Mariano Fernández Bermejo Independent 12 February 2007 14 April 2008 Changes July 2007 Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Minister of Public Administrations Elena Salgado Independent 9 July 2007 14 April 2008 Minister of Culture César Antonio Molina Independent 9 July 2007 14 April 2008 Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs Bernat Soria Independent 9 July 2007 14 April 2008 Minister of Housing Carme Chacón PSOE/PSC 9 July 2007 14 April 2008
Departmental structure José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's first 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 () Undersecretary () Director-general () Autonomous agency () Military & intelligence agency
Office Portrait Name Took office Left office Alliance/party Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero 17 April 2004 12 April 2008 PSOE First Deputy Prime Minister Mª Teresa Fernández de la Vega 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 PSOE See Ministry of the Presidency Second Deputy Prime Minister Pedro Solbes 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 PSOE See Ministry of Economy and FinanceMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairsand Cooperation Miguel Ángel Moratinos 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 PSOE Ministry of Justice Ministry of Justice Juan Fernando López Aguilar 18 April 2004 12 February 2007 PSOE Mariano Fernández Bermejo 12 February 2007 14 April 2008 PSOEMinistry of Defence Ministry of Defence José Bono 18 April 2004 11 April 2006 PSOE José Antonio Alonso 11 April 2006 14 April 2008 PSOEMinistry of Economy and Finance Ministry of Economy and Finance Pedro Solbes 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 PSOE Ministry of the Interior Ministry of the Interior José Antonio Alonso 18 April 2004 11 April 2006 PSOE Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba 11 April 2006 14 April 2008 PSOEMinistry of Development Ministry of Development Magdalena Álvarez 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 PSOE Ministry of Education and Science Ministry of Education and Science María Jesús San Segundo 18 April 2004 11 April 2006 PSOE Mercedes Cabrera 11 April 2006 14 April 2008 PSOEMinistry of Labour and Social Affairs Ministry of Labourand Social Affairs Jesús Caldera 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 PSOE Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Ministry of Industry,Tourism and Trade José Montilla 18 April 2004 8 September 2006 PSOE Joan Clos 8 September 2006 14 April 2008 PSOEMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ministry of Agriculture,Fisheries and Food Elena Espinosa 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 PSOE Ministry of the Presidency Ministry of the Presidency Mª Teresa Fernández de la Vega 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 PSOE Ministry of Public Administrations Ministry of Public Administrations Jordi Sevilla 18 April 2004 9 July 2007 PSOE Elena Salgado 9 July 2007 14 April 2008 PSOEMinistry of Culture Ministry of Culture Carmen Calvo 18 April 2004 9 July 2007 PSOE César Antonio Molina 9 July 2007 14 April 2008 PSOEMinistry of Health and Consumer Affairs Ministry of Healthand Consumer Affairs Elena Salgado 18 April 2004 9 July 2007 PSOE Bernat Soria 9 July 2007 14 April 2008 PSOEMinistry of Environment Ministry of Environment Cristina Narbona 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 PSOE Ministry of Housing Ministry of Housing María Antonia Trujillo 18 April 2004 9 July 2007 PSOE Carme Chacón 9 July 2007 14 April 2008 PSOESpokesperson of the Government Spokesperson of the Government Mª Teresa Fernández de la Vega 18 April 2004 14 April 2008 PSOE
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References
External links Governments. Juan Carlos I (20.11.1975 ...) . CCHS-CSIC (in Spanish). Governments of Spain 2004–2011. Ministers of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). The governments of the second period of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (2004–2011). Lluís Belenes i Rodríguez History Page (in Spanish).