Third government of Felipe González

The third government of Felipe González was formed on 7 December 1989, following the latter's election as prime minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 5 December and his swearing-in on 6 December, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 1989 Spanish general election. It succeeded the second González government and was the government of Spain from 7 December 1989 to 14 July 1993, a total of days, or .

González formed a continuity government, maintaining the same composition of the preceding cabinet as established in 1988. This came as a consequence of the pending legal challenges on election results in some constituencies sparking an apparent "provisionality feeling" on the new government, a situation which had already led to an unprecedented investiture session with 18 deputies being prevented by judicial courts from taking their offices. The government included two members of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC)—initially Narcís Serra, later joined by Jordi Solé Tura—and four independents (Claudio Aranzadi, Jorge Semprún and Rosa Conde—who would end up joining the PSOE in November 1990—as well as Pedro Solbes from March 1991).

The government was automatically dismissed on 7 June 1993 as a consequence of the 1993 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.

Investiture

InvestitureCongress of Deputies Ballot → 5 December 1989 Required majority → 167 out of 332 Sources

Votes of confidence/no confidence Motion of confidenceCongress of Deputies Ballot → 5 April 1990 Required majority → Simple Sources

Cabinet changes González's third government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure: On 19 April 1990, Minister of Labour and Social Security Manuel Chaves was nominated to lead the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) into the 1990 Andalusian regional election. This led to a limited cabinet reshuffle, seeing Luis Martínez Noval replacing Chaves in his ministry post on 2 May. On 12 January 1991, Alfonso Guerra announced his resignation as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, effective on 14 January, as a result of a political and financial scandal involving his brother Juan Guerra and which had been ongoing for over a year; but also after a stark erosion in the relationship with Prime Minister Felipe González had seen Guerra's standing in government weaken. González used the opportunity of Guerra's resignation to arrange a major cabinet reshuffle, which was materialized in March 1991. The reshuffle saw Narcís Serra becoming new Deputy Prime Minister; the incorporation of Tomás de la Quadra-Salcedo (Justice), Josep Borrell (Public Works and Transport), Pedro Solbes (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Juan Manuel Eguiagaray (Public Administrations), Jordi Solé Tura (Culture) and Julián García Valverde (Health and Consumer Affairs); the farewell of Enrique Múgica, Javier Sáenz de Cosculluela, Carlos Romero, Joaquín Almunia and Jorge Semprún; Julián García Vargas becoming new Minister of Defence succeeding Serra and the split up of José Barrionuevo's Transport, Tourism and Communications ministry between the Public Works and Industry departments. Of the new incorporations, Jordi Solé Tura was a member from the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) since 1988, whereas Pedro Solbes was an independent. On 10 January 1992, Julián García Valverde submitted his resignation as Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs as a result of alleged embezzlement and tax fraud accusations during Valverde's time as president of Renfe between 1985 and 1991. Felipe González accepted Valverde's resignation on 13 January and appointed José Antonio Griñán as a replacement. On 16 June 1992, Felipe González accepted Francisco Fernández Ordóñez's resignation as Minister of Foreign Affairs because of a deteriorating health resulting from the cancer affection he had been developing since 1988. Ordóñez had been on leave of absence since 31 May as a result of a physical impossibility to keep on his duties as minister, being replaced in his post by Javier Solana on 24 June; in turn, Solana was replaced in the Education portfolio by Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba. Fernández Ordóñez died on 7 August 1992, only a month and a half after his resignation.

Council of Ministers The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and 17 ministries, including the ministry for the spokesperson of the Government. The number of ministries was reduced to 16 after the Transport, Tourism and Communications portfolio was split and merged into the Public Works and Urbanism and Industry and Energy ministries in March 1991. The office of the deputy prime minister was left vacant from January to March 1991.

← González III Government →(7 December 1989 – 14 July 1993) Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Prime Minister Felipe González PSOE 6 December 1989 13 July 1993 Deputy Prime Minister Alfonso Guerra PSOE 7 December 1989 14 January 1991 Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Fernández Ordóñez PSOE 7 December 1989 16 June 1992 Minister of Justice Enrique Múgica PSOE 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 Minister of Defence Narcís Serra PSOE/PSC 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 Minister of Economy and Finance Carlos Solchaga PSOE 7 December 1989 14 July 1993 Minister of the Interior José Luis Corcuera PSOE 7 December 1989 14 July 1993 Minister of Public Works and Urbanism Javier Sáenz de Cosculluela PSOE 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 Minister of Education and Science Javier Solana PSOE 7 December 1989 24 June 1992 Minister of Labour and Social Security Manuel Chaves PSOE 7 December 1989 2 May 1990 Minister of Industry and Energy Claudio Aranzadi Independent 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Carlos Romero PSOE 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 Minister for Public Administrations Joaquín Almunia PSOE 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 Minister of Transport, Tourism and Communications José Barrionuevo PSOE 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 Minister of Culture Jorge Semprún Independent 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs Julián García Vargas PSOE 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 Minister of Relations with the Cortes and the Government Secretariat Virgilio Zapatero PSOE 7 December 1989 14 July 1993 Minister of Social Affairs Matilde Fernández PSOE 7 December 1989 14 July 1993 Spokesperson Minister of the Government Rosa Conde Independent 7 December 1989 14 July 1993 Changes May 1990 Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Minister of Labour and Social Security Luis Martínez Noval PSOE 2 May 1990 14 July 1993 Changes January 1991 Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Deputy Prime Minister Changes March 1991 Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Deputy Prime Minister Narcís Serra PSOE/PSC 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 Minister of Justice Tomás de la Quadra-Salcedo PSOE 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 Minister of Defence Julián García Vargas PSOE 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 Minister of Public Works and Transport Josep Borrell PSOE 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Claudio Aranzadi Independent 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Pedro Solbes Independent 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 Minister for Public Administrations Juan Manuel Eguiagaray PSOE 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 Minister of Culture Jordi Solé Tura PSOE/PSC 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs Julián García Valverde PSOE 13 March 1991 13 January 1992 Changes January 1992 Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs José Antonio Griñán PSOE 15 January 1992 14 July 1993 Changes June 1992 Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Minister of Foreign Affairs Javier Solana PSOE 24 June 1992 14 July 1993 Minister of Education and Science Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba PSOE 24 June 1992 14 July 1993

Departmental structure Felipe González's third 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 Felipe González 6 December 1989 13 July 1993 PSOE Deputy Prime Minister Alfonso Guerra 7 December 1989 14 January 1991 PSOE Narcís Serra 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 PSOEMinistry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Francisco Fernández Ordóñez 7 December 1989 16 June 1992 PSOE Javier Solana 24 June 1992 14 July 1993 PSOEMinistry of Justice Ministry of Justice Enrique Múgica 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 PSOE Tomás de la Quadra-Salcedo 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 PSOEMinistry of Defence Ministry of Defence Narcís Serra 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 PSOE Julián García Vargas 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 PSOEMinistry of Economy and Finance Ministry of Economy and Finance Carlos Solchaga 7 December 1989 14 July 1993 PSOE Ministry of the Interior Ministry of the Interior José Luis Corcuera 7 December 1989 14 July 1993 PSOE Ministry of Public Works Ministry of Public Worksand Urbanism

Ministry of Public Worksand Transport Javier Sáenz de Cosculluela 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 PSOE Josep Borrell 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 PSOEMinistry of Education and Science Ministry of Education and Science Javier Solana 7 December 1989 24 June 1992 PSOE Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba 24 June 1992 14 July 1993 PSOE() High Council for Sports () President's Office of the High Council for Sports () Directorate-General for Sports () Directorate-General for Sports Infrastructure () Directorate-General for Sports Infrastructure and Services Ministry of Labour and Social Security Ministry of Labourand Social Security Manuel Chaves 7 December 1989 2 May 1990 PSOE Luis Martínez Noval 2 May 1990 14 July 1993 PSOEMinistry of Industry Ministry of Industry and Energy

Ministry of Industry,Trade and Tourism Claudio Aranzadi 7 December 1989 14 July 1993 PSOE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ministry of Agriculture,Fisheries and Food Carlos Romero 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 PSOE Pedro Solbes 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 PSOEMinistry for Public Administrations Ministry for Public Administrations Joaquín Almunia 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 PSOE Juan Manuel Eguiagaray 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 PSOEMinistry of Transport, Tourism and Communications Ministry of Transport,Tourism and Communications José Barrionuevo 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 PSOE Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture Jorge Semprún 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 PSOE Jordi Solé Tura 13 March 1991 14 July 1993 PSOEMinistry of Health and Consumer Affairs Ministry of Healthand Consumer Affairs Julián García Vargas 7 December 1989 13 March 1991 PSOE Julián García Valverde 13 March 1991 13 January 1992 PSOE José Antonio Griñán 15 January 1992 14 July 1993 PSOEMinistry of Relations with the Cortes and the Government Secretariat Ministry of Relations with theCortes and the GovernmentSecretariat Virgilio Zapatero 7 December 1989 14 July 1993 PSOE Ministry of Social Affairs Ministry of Social Affairs Matilde Fernández 7 December 1989 14 July 1993 PSOE Ministry of the Spokesperson of the Government Ministry of the Spokespersonof the Government Rosa Conde 7 December 1989 14 July 1993 PSOE

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