Government of the 8th Legislature of Spain

The term cabinet I Zapatero, the Spanish government is called in the period between 2004 and 2008. All members of the Cabinet were among the Partido Socialista Obrero Español ( Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, PSOE ) to, with the exception of José Montilla, Joan Clos and Carme Chacón, the members of the Catalan sister party PSC were. José Antonio Alonso and María Teresa Fernández de la Vega had no party affiliation.

Minister

  • José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
  • María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz
  • Pedro Solbes
  • Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé
  • Juan Fernando López Aguilar (until 2007)
  • Mariano Fernández Bermejo (from 2007)
  • José Bono Martínez (until 2006)
  • José Antonio Alonso Suárez (from 2006)
  • Pedro Solbes
  • José Antonio Alonso Suárez (until 2006)
  • Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (from 2006)
  • Magdalena Álvarez Arza
  • María Jesús San Segundo (until 2006)
  • Mercedes Cabrera Calvo - Sotelo (from 2006)
  • Jesús Caldera Sánchez- Capitán
  • José Montilla Aguilera (until 2006)
  • Joan Clos i Matheu (from 2006)
  • María Elena Espinosa Mangana
  • María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz
  • Carmen Calvo Poyato (until 2007)
  • César Antonio Molina (from 2007)
  • Elena Salgado (until 2007)
  • Bernat Soria (from 2007)
  • Cristina Narbona Ruiz
  • María Antonia Trujillo Rincón (until 2007)
  • Carme Chacón (from 2007)

In the distribution of ministries Zapatero fulfilled the campaign promise to make a for men and women equal representation Cabinet. Through the transformation of July 2007, there were but two men last longer in the Cabinet.

Changes

On 7 April 2006, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announced the resignation of Defense Minister José Bono Martínez family reasons. José Antonio Alonso, the previous interior minister, took over the Department of Defense; his place was Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, who had been in Parliament previously leader of the Socialists. Furthermore, María Jesús San Segundo was replaced in the Ministry of Education of Mercedes Cabrera Calvo Sotelo.

On 8 September 2006, José Montilla left the Ministry of Industry, to run for the Presidency of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. He was replaced by Joan Clos, Mayor of Barcelona before.

In February 2007, Justice Minister Juan Fernando López Aguilar resigned to run as a candidate of the PSOE for the presidency of the Canary Islands; he was replaced by Mariano Fernández Bermejo.

In July 2007 the scientists Bernat Soria took over the Ministry of Health, Elena Salgado, who moved instead in the department of Public Administration. Carme Chacón was appointed housing minister, César Antonio Molina, Minister of Culture.

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