Government of the Constituent Legislature of Spain

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The Constituent Legislature of Spain was the first Council of Ministers after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. It followed the general election of 1977. It lasted from 13 July 1977 to 22 March 1979. It was a minority centrist government.^[1]

Cabinet members

President of the Government
- Adolfo Suárez

First Vice President of the Government and Minister of Defence
- Manuel Gutiérrez

Second Vice President and Minister of Economy
- Enrique Fuentes Quintana

Third Vice President
- Fernando Abril Martorell

Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Marcelino Oreja

Minister of Justice
- Landelino Lavilla Alsina

Minister of Finance
- Francisco Fernández Ordóñez

Minister of the Interior
- Rodolfo Martín

Minister of Public Works and Urbanism
- Joaquín Garrigues Walker

Minister of Education and Science
- Íñigo Cavero Lataillade

Minister of Labor
- Manuel Jiménez de Parga Cabrera (until 28 February 1978)
- Rafael Calvo Ortega (from 28 February 1978)

Ministry of Industry and Energy
- Alberto Oliart Saussol (until 28 February 1978)
- Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún (from 28 February 1978)

Minister of Agriculture
- José Enrique Martínez Genique (until 28 February 1978)
- Jaime Lamo de Espinosa (from 28 February 1978)

Minister of Trade and Tourism
- Juan Antonio García Díez

Minister of Presidency
- José Manuel Otero Novas

Minister of Transport and Communication
- José Lladó Fernández-Urrutia (until 28 February 1978)
- Salvador Sánchez-Terán Hernández (from 28 February 1978)

Minister of Health and Social Security
- Enrique Sánchez de León Pérez

Ministry of Culture and Welfare^[2]
- Pío Cabanillas Gallas

Deputy Minister for the Regions
- Manuel Clavero Arévalo

Deputy Minister for the Relationship with the Courts^[3]
- Ignacio Camuñas Solís (until 28 February 1978)

Minister for the Relationships with the European Communities
- Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo (from 28 February 1978)

Notes

↑ Harrison, Joseph (October 2006). "Economic crisis and democratic consolidation in Spain, 1973-82" (PDF). Working Papers in Economic History. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
↑ On 27 August, the Ministry of Culture and Welfare became the Ministry of Culture. The competences of Welfare went to the Ministry of Health and Social Security.
↑ This Ministry disappeared on 28 February. Its competences went to the Ministry of Presidency.

Cabinets of Spain

Second Republic-era	I II III IV V VI VII XIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX

Franco-era	I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV

since 1975	1st under restored monarchy 2nd under restored monarchy Constituent I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X

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