Aznar I Government

The Aznar I Government was formed on 6 May 1996 following José María Aznar's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 4 May and his swearing-in on 5 May, as a result of the People's Party (PP) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 1996 Spanish general election.[1] Aznar's first cabinet was composed mainly by members of the PP, as well as a number of independents.[2][3][4][5] It succeeded the fourth González government and was the Government of Spain from 6 May 1996 to 28 April 2000, a total of 1,453 days, or 3 years, 11 months and 22 days.

Aznar I Government
Government of Spain
1996–2000
Date formed	6 May 1996
Date dissolved	28 April 2000 (acting from 13 March 2000)
People and organisations
Head of state	Juan Carlos I
Head of government	José María Aznar
Deputy head of government	Francisco Álvarez-Cascos, Rodrigo Rato
No. of ministers	15[lower-alpha 1]
Total no. of members	19[lower-alpha 1]
Member party	PP
Status in legislature	Minority
Opposition party	PSOE
Opposition leader	Felipe González (1996–1997) Joaquín Almunia (1997–1998; 1999–2000) Josep Borrell (1998–1999)
History
Election(s)	1996 general election
Outgoing election	2000 general election
Legislature term(s)	6th (1996–2000)
Budget(s)	1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Predecessor	González IV
Successor	Aznar II

The government was automatically dismissed on 13 March 2000 as a consequence of the 2000 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.[6][7]

Investiture

Further information: 1996 Spanish general election

Investiture José María Aznar (PP)
Ballot →		4 May 1996
Required majority →		176 out of 350 Y
	Yes • PP (156) • CiU (16) • PNV (5) • CC (4)	181 / 350
	No • PSOE (141) • IU–IC (21) • BNG (2) • ERC (1) • EA (1)	166 / 350
	Abstentions • UV (1)	1 / 350
	Absentees • HB (2)	2 / 350
Sources[1][8]

Cabinet changes

Aznar's first government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure:

• On 16 July 1998, Josep Piqué was assigned the functions of Spokesperson of the Government after the resignation of Miguel Ángel Rodríguez as Secretary of State for Press on 10 July.[9][10] The office had been vacant de jure since the new government was sworn into office in May 1996, but Rodríguez exercised as de facto spokesperson by attending press conferences held after the councils of ministers until his resignation and Piqué's subsequent appointment.[11][12]
• On 19 January 1999, following the nomination of Javier Arenas and Esperanza Aguirre to become new secretary-general of the People's Party (PP) and President of the Senate of Spain, respectively, a cabinet reshuffle ensued which saw Manuel Pimentel being named as new Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, whereas Mariano Rajoy replaced Aguirre in Education and Culture. Ángel Acebes was appointed to fill Rajoy's vacancy in the Public Administrations ministry.[13]
• On 30 April 1999, Jesús Posada replaced Loyola de Palacio in the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food portfolio after the latter was nominated on 22 April to run as the PP leading candidate in the 1999 European Parliament election.[14][15]
• On 21 February 2000, Manuel Pimentel resigned as Minister of Labour and Social Affairs as a result of a scandal involving irregularities conducted by one of his closest collaborators, Juan Aycart, leading Aznar to appoint Juan Carlos Aparicio as a replacement.[16]

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the two deputy prime ministers, 14 ministries and the post of the spokesperson of the Government.[17][18][19]

← Aznar I Government → (6 May 1996 – 28 April 2000)
Portfolio	Name	Party		Term of office	Ref.
Prime Minister	José María Aznar		PP	5 May 1996 – 27 April 2000	[20]
First Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Presidency	Francisco Álvarez-Cascos		PP	6 May 1996 – 28 April 2000	[21] [22]
Second Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Economy and Finance	Rodrigo Rato		PP	6 May 1996 – 28 April 2000	[21] [23]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abel Matutes		PP	6 May 1996 – 28 April 2000	[21]
Minister of Justice	Margarita Mariscal de Gante		Independent	6 May 1996 – 28 April 2000	[21]
Minister of Defence	Eduardo Serra Rexach		Independent	6 May 1996 – 28 April 2000	[21]
Minister of the Interior	Jaime Mayor Oreja		PP	6 May 1996 – 28 April 2000	[21]
Minister of Development	Rafael Arias-Salgado		PP	6 May 1996 – 28 April 2000	[21]
Minister of Education and Culture	Esperanza Aguirre		PP	6 May 1996 – 19 January 1999	[21]
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Javier Arenas		PP	6 May 1996 – 19 January 1999	[21]
Minister of Industry and Energy	Josep Piqué		Independent	6 May 1996 – 15 July 1998	[21]
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Loyola de Palacio		PP	6 May 1996 – 30 April 1999	[21]
Minister of Public Administrations	Mariano Rajoy		PP	6 May 1996 – 19 January 1999	[21]
Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs	José Manuel Romay Beccaría		PP	6 May 1996 – 28 April 2000	[21]
Minister of Environment	Isabel Tocino		PP	6 May 1996 – 28 April 2000	[21]
Spokesperson of the Government[lower-alpha 2]	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez		PP	8 May 1996 – 10 July 1998	[24]
Changes July 1998
Portfolio	Name	Party		Term of office	Ref.
Minister of Industry and Energy Spokesperson of the Government	Josep Piqué		Indep. / PP[lower-alpha 3]	16 July 1998 – 28 April 2000	[26]
Changes January 1999
Portfolio	Name	Party		Term of office	Ref.
Minister of Education and Culture	Mariano Rajoy		PP	19 January 1999 – 28 April 2000	[27]
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Manuel Pimentel		PP	19 January 1999 – 20 February 2000	[28]
Minister of Public Administrations	Ángel Acebes		PP	19 January 1999 – 28 April 2000	[29]
Changes April 1999
Portfolio	Name	Party		Term of office	Ref.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Jesús Posada		PP	30 April 1999 – 28 April 2000	[30]
Changes February 2000
Portfolio	Name	Party		Term of office	Ref.
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Juan Carlos Aparicio		PP	21 February 2000 – 28 April 2000	[31]

Departmental structure

José María Aznar'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

Office (Original name)	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister (Presidencia del Gobierno)		José María Aznar	5 May 1996	26 April 2000		PP	[32] [33] [34]
	(■) Cabinet of the Prime Minister's Office–Chief of Staff (■) Deputy Chief of Staff (■) Department of Economic and Social Affairs (■) Department of International and Defence Affairs (■) Department of Education and Culture (■) Department of Analysis and Studies (■) Department of Institutional Affairs (■) Office for Science and Technology (est. 3 Feb 1998) (■) Budget Office (from 1 Aug 1998)[lower-alpha 4] (■) Budget Office (until 1 Aug 1998)[lower-alpha 4] (■) General Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office (■) Deputy General Secretariat (■) Department of Protocol of the Prime Minister's Office (■) Department of Security of the Prime Minister's Office (■) Department of Infrastructure and Monitoring for Crisis Situations
First Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia Primera del Gobierno)		Francisco Álvarez-Cascos	6 May 1996	28 April 2000		PP	[19]
	See Ministry of the Presidency
Second Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia Segunda del Gobierno)		Rodrigo Rato	6 May 1996	28 April 2000		PP	[19]
	See Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores)		Abel Matutes	6 May 1996	28 April 2000		PP	[18] [35] [36] [37]
	(■) State Secretariat for Foreign Policy and for the European Union (■) General Secretariat for Foreign Policy and for the European Union (■) Directorate-General for Technical Affairs of the European Union (dis. 11 Dec 1998) (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for Europe and North America (until 11 Dec 1998) / Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for Europe (from 11 Dec 1998) (■) Directorate-General for Security and Disarmament and for Foreign Policy for North America (est. 11 Dec 1998) (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for Ibero-America (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy for Africa, Asia and the Pacific (■) Directorate-General for the United Nations, Security and Disarmament (dis. 11 Dec 1998) (■) Directorate-General for Political Affairs and for the United Nations (est. 11 Dec 1998) (■) Directorate-General for Coordination of General and Technical Affairs of the European Union (est. 11 Dec 1998) (■) Directorate-General for the Internal Market and other Community Policies (est. 11 Dec 1998) (■) General Secretariat for International Cooperation and for Ibero-America (■) Directorate-General for Cultural and Scientific Relations (■) Directorate-General for International Economic Relations (■) Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for the Foreign Service (■) Directorate-General for Protocol, Chancellery and Orders–Introducer of Ambassadors (from 6 Aug 1996)[lower-alpha 5] (■) Directorate-General for Legal and Consular Affairs (■) Directorate-General for Protocol, Chancellery and Orders–Introducer of Ambassadors (until 6 Aug 1996) (■) Directorate-General for the Office for Diplomatic Information
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia)		Margarita Mariscal de Gante	6 May 1996	28 April 2000		Independent	[18] [35] [38]
	(■) State Secretariat for Justice (■) Directorate-General for Registries and Notaries (■) Directorate-General for Conscientious Objection (■) Directorate-General for Relations with the Administration of Justice (■) Directorate-General of the State Legal Service (■) Directorate-General for Religious Affairs (■) Undersecretariat of Justice (■) Technical General Secretariat
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (Ministerio de Defensa)		Eduardo Serra Rexach	6 May 1996	28 April 2000		Independent	[18] [35] [39] [40] [41] [42]
	Armed Forces (■) Chief of the Defence Staff (■) Chief of Staff of the Army (■) Chief of Staff of the Navy (■) Chief of Staff of the Air Force (■) State Secretariat for Defence (■) Directorate-General for Armament and Materiel (■) Directorate-General for Economic Affairs (■) Directorate-General for Infraestructure (■) Undersecretariat of Defence (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for Personnel (■) Directorate-General for Military Recruitment and Teaching (■) Directorate-General for Defence Policy (■) Directorate-General of the Superior Center of Defence Information (■) General Secretariat of the Superior Center of Defence Information (until 8 Jun 1996)[lower-alpha 6]
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda)		Rodrigo Rato	6 May 1996	28 April 2000		PP	[18] [43] [44] [45]
	(■) State Secretariat for Finance (■) Government Delegation on the Tobacco Monopoly (■) Directorate-General for Taxes (■) Directorate-General for Coordination with the Territorial Treasuries (■) Directorate-General for Cadastre (■) Central Economic-Administrative Court (■) Institute for Fiscal Studies (■) State Secretariat for Budgets and Expenditure (■) Directorate-General for Budgets (■) Directorate-General for Staff Costs and Public Pensions (■) Directorate-General for Budgetary Analysis and Programming (■) Office of the Comptroller General of the State Administration (■) State Secretariat for Economy (■) Directorate-General for the Treasury and Financial Policy (■) Directorate-General for Insurance (■) Directorate-General for Economic Policy and Competition Defence (■) State Secretariat for Trade, Tourism and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (■) Directorate-General for Domestic Trade (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Trade (until 19 May 1998) / (■) General Secretariat for Foreign Trade (from 19 May 1998) (■) Directorate-General for Trade Policy and Foreign Investments (■) Directorate-General for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Policy (■) Directorate-General for Tourism (■) Undersecretariat of Economy and Finance (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for State Heritage
Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior)		Jaime Mayor Oreja	6 May 1996	28 April 2000		PP	[18] [43] [46]
	(■) State Secretariat for Security (■) Directorate-General of the Police (■) Directorate-General of the Civil Guard (■) Directorate-General for Security Administration (■) Undersecretariat of the Interior (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for Internal Policy (■) Directorate-General for Civil Protection (■) Directorate-General for Traffic (■) Government Delegation for the National Drugs Plan (■) Directorate-General for Penitentiary Institutions
Ministry of Development
Ministry of Development (Ministerio de Fomento)		Rafael Arias-Salgado	6 May 1996	28 April 2000		PP	[18] [35] [47] [48]
	(■) State Secretariat for Infrastructure and Transport (■) Directorate-General for Roads (■) Directorate-General for Railways and Road Transport (■) Directorate-General for the Merchant Marine (■) Directorate-General for Civil Aviation (■) Undersecretariat of Development (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for Economic and Budgetary Programming (■) Directorate-General for Housing and Urbanism (until 6 Aug 1996) / Directorate-General for Housing, Architecture and Urbanism (from 6 Aug 1996) (■) Directorate-General of the National Geographic Institute (■) General Secretariat for Communications (■) Directorate-General for Telecommunications (dis. 6 Sep 1997)
Ministry of Education and Culture
Ministry of Education and Culture (Ministerio de Educación y Cultura)		Esperanza Aguirre	6 May 1996	19 January 1999		PP	[18] [35] [49] [50] [51] [52]
		Mariano Rajoy	19 January 1999	28 April 2000		PP
	(■) State Secretariat for Universities, Research and Development (until 23 Jan 1999) / State Secretariat for Education, Universities, Research and Development (from 23 Jan 1999) (■) General Secretariat for Education and Vocational Training (from 23 Jan 1999)[lower-alpha 7] (■) Directorate-General for Educational Centers (from 23 Jan 1999) (■) Directorate-General for Vocational Training and Educational Promotion (from 23 Jan 1999) (■) Directorate-General for Coordination and High Inspection (from 23 Jan 1999) (■) Directorate-General for Higher Education (until 3 Feb 1998) / Directorate-General for Higher Education and Scientific Research (from 3 Feb 1998) (■) Directorate-General for Research and Development (dis. 3 Feb 1998) (■) State Secretariat for Culture (■) Directorate-General for Fine Arts and Cultural Property (■) Directorate-General for Books, Archives and Libraries (■) Directorate-General for Cultural Cooperation and Communication (■) General Secretariat for Education and Vocational Training (until 23 Jan 1999)[lower-alpha 7] (■) Directorate-General for Educational Centers (until 23 Jan 1999) (■) Directorate-General for Vocational Training and Educational Promotion (until 23 Jan 1999) (■) Directorate-General for Coordination and High Inspection (until 23 Jan 1999) (■) Undersecretariat of Education and Culture (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for Personnel and Services (■) Directorate-General for Economic Programming and Budgetary Control (■) National Sports Council (■) Directorate-General for Sports (■) Directorate-General for Sports Infrastructure
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales)		Javier Arenas	6 May 1996	19 January 1999		PP	[18] [35] [53] [54] [55]
		Manuel Pimentel	19 January 1999	20 February 2000 (resigned)		PP
		Juan Carlos Aparicio	21 February 2000	28 April 2000		PP
	(■) State Secretariat for Social Security (■) Directorate-General for Social Security Management (■) Office of the Comptroller General of the Social Security (■) Undersecretariat of Labour and Social Affairs (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for Labour and Social Security Inspection (■) General Secretariat for Employment (■) Directorate-General for Labour and Migration (until 6 Feb 1997) / Directorate-General for Labour (from 6 Feb 1997) (■) Directorate-General for Promotion of the Social Economy (est. 6 Feb 1997; until 29 Oct 1998) / Directorate-General for Promotion of the Social Economy and the European Social Fund (from 29 Oct 1998) (■) General Secretariat for Social Affairs (■) Directorate-General for Social, Minor and Family Action (■) Directorate-General for Migration Management (est. 6 Feb 1997)
Ministry of Industry and Energy
Ministry of Industry and Energy (Ministerio de Industria y Energía)		Josep Piqué	6 May 1996	28 April 2000		PP (Independent until 30 January 1999)	[18] [35] [56] [57] [58]
	(■) State Secretariat for Energy and Mineral Resources (until 30 Sep 1998) / State Secretariat for Industry and Energy (from 30 Sep 1998) (■) Directorate-General for Mines (■) Directorate-General for Energy (■) Directorate-General for Industry and Technology (from 30 Sep 1998)[lower-alpha 8] (■) Directorate-General for Industries and Information Technologies (est. 30 Sep 1998) (■) Undersecretariat of Industry and Energy (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for Industry (until 30 Sep 1998)[lower-alpha 8] (■) Directorate-General for Technology and Industrial Security (dis. 30 Sep 1998)
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación)		Loyola de Palacio	6 May 1996	30 April 1999		PP	[18] [35] [59] [60]
		Jesús Posada	30 April 1999	28 April 2000		PP
	(■) Undersecretariat of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) General Secretariat for Agriculture and Food (■) Directorate-General for Agricultural Productions and Markets (until 14 Jul 1998) / Directorate-General for Agriculture (from 14 Jul 1998) (■) Directorate-General for Livestock Productions and Markets (until 14 Jul 1998) / Directorate-General for Livestock (from 14 Jul 1998) (■) Directorate-General for Agricultural Production Health (dis. 14 Jul 1998) (■) Directorate-General for Rural Planning and Development (until 14 Jul 1998) / Directorate-General for Rural Development (from 14 Jul 1998) (■) Directorate-General for Food Policy and Agricultural and Food Industries (until 14 Jul 1998) / Directorate-General for Food (from 14 Jul 1998) (■) General Secretariat for Maritime Fisheries (■) Directorate-General for Fishery Resources (■) Directorate-General for Fishing Structures and Markets
Ministry of the Presidency
Ministry of the Presidency (Ministerio de la Presidencia)		Francisco Álvarez-Cascos	6 May 1996	28 April 2000		PP	[18] [43] [61]
	(■) State Secretariat for Relations with the Cortes (■) Directorate-General for Relations with the Cortes (■) State Secretariat for Press (■) Directorate-General for Communication (until 6 Aug 1996) / (■) General Secretariat for Information (from 6 Aug 1996) (■) Undersecretariat of the Presidency (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General of the Government Secretariat
Ministry of Public Administrations
Ministry of Public Administrations (Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas)		Mariano Rajoy	6 May 1996	19 January 1999		PP	[18] [35] [62] [63] [64]
		Ángel Acebes	19 January 1999	28 April 2000		PP
	(■) State Secretariat for Public Administration (■) Directorate-General for the Civil Service (■) Directorate-General for Administrative Organization (■) Inspectorate-General for Public Administration Services (until 24 Dec 1998) / Directorate-General for Inspection, Simplification and Quality of Services (from 24 Dec 1998) (■) State Secretariat for Territorial Administrations (■) Directorate-General for Territorial Cooperation (until 20 Aug 1997) / Directorate-General for Regional Cooperation (from 20 Aug 1997) (■) Directorate-General for Territorial Legal and Economic Regime (dis. 20 Aug 1997) (■) Directorate-General for the Local Administration (est. 20 Aug 1997) (■) Undersecretariat of Public Administrations (■) Technical General Secretariat
Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs
Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs (Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo)		José Manuel Romay Beccaría	6 May 1996	28 April 2000		PP	[18] [35] [65]
	(■) Undersecretariat of Health and Consumer Affairs (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for Public Health (■) Directorate-General for Pharmacy and Health Products (■) General Secretariat for Healthcare–Directorate of the National Institute of Health (■) Directorate-General for Health Organization and Planning (■) Directorate-General for Primary and Specialized Care (■) Directorate-General for Budgets and Investments (■) Directorate-General for Human Resources
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Environment (Ministerio de Medio Ambiente)		Isabel Tocino	6 May 1996	28 April 2000		PP	[18] [35] [66]
	(■) State Secretariat for Water and Coasts (■) Directorate-General for Hydraulic Works and Water Quality (■) Directorate-General for Coasts (■) Undersecretariat of Environment (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General of the National Institute of Meteorology (■) General Secretariat for Environment (■) Directorate-General for Nature Conservation (■) Directorate-General for Environmental Quality and Evaluation
Spokesperson of the Government
Spokesperson of the Government (Portavoz del Gobierno)		Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (de facto)[lower-alpha 2]	8 May 1996	10 July 1998 (resigned)		PP	[24] [26]
		Josep Piqué	16 July 1998	28 April 2000		PP (Independent until 30 January 1999)

Notes

1. Does not include the Prime Minister.
2. On 8 May 1996 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez was appointed as Secretary of State for Press. From such a post he attended press conferences after the councils of ministers, exercising as de facto spokesperson, without ever being officially appointed as such.
3. Joined the PP in January 1999.[25]
4. The Budget Office was directly dependant from the Prime Minister's Office until 1 August 1998, when it was downgraded from state secretariat to undersecretariat status and made dependant from the Office of the Chief of Staff.
5. The Directorate-General for Protocol, Chancellery and Orders was directly dependant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until 6 August 1996, when it was made dependant from the Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs.
6. The General Secretariat of the Superior Center of Defence Information was downgraded from directorate-general to deputy directorate-general status on 8 June 1996.
7. The General Secretariat for Education and Vocational Training was directly dependant from the Ministry of Education and Culture until 23 January 1999, when it was made dependant from the newly-restructured State Secretariat for Education, Universities, Research and Development.
8. The Directorate-General for Industry was dependant from the Undersecretariat of Industry and Energy until 30 September 1998, when it was restructured as the Directorate-General for Industry and Technology and made dependant from the newly-restructured State Secretariat for Industry and Energy.

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29. "Real Decreto 78/1999, de 18 de enero, por el que se nombra Ministro de Administraciones Públicas a don Ángel Acebes Paniagua" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (16): 2329. 19 January 1999. ISSN 0212-033X.
30. "Real Decreto 699/1999, de 29 de abril, por el que se nombra a don Jesús María Posada Moreno Ministro de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (103): 15948. 30 April 1999. ISSN 0212-033X.
31. "Real Decreto 265/2000, de 20 de febrero, por el que se nombra Ministro de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales a don Juan Carlos Aparicio Pérez" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (44): 7681. 21 February 2000. ISSN 0212-033X.
32. "Real Decreto 838/1996, de 10 de mayo, por el que se reestructura el Gabinete y la Secretaría General de la Presidencia del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (115): 16553–16554. 11 May 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
33. "Real Decreto 111/1998, de 30 de enero, por el que se crea la Oficina de Ciencia y Tecnología en la Presidencia del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (29): 3573–3574. 3 February 1998. ISSN 0212-033X.
34. "Real Decreto 1731/1998, de 31 de julio, por el que se modifica la estructura orgánica del Gabinete de la Presidencia del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (183): 26182. 1 August 1998. ISSN 0212-033X.
35. "Real Decreto 839/1996, de 10 de mayo, por el que se establece la estructura orgánica básica de los Ministerios de Asuntos Exteriores, de Justicia, de Defensa, de Fomento, de Educación y Cultura, de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales, de Industria y Energía, de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, de Administraciones Públicas, de Sanidad y Consumo y de Medio Ambiente" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (115): 16559–16564. 11 May 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
36. "Real Decreto 1881/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24189–24196. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
37. "Real Decreto 2601/1998, de 4 de diciembre, por el que se modifica parcialmente el Real Decreto 1881/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (296): 41076–41080. 11 December 1998. ISSN 0212-033X.
38. "Real Decreto 1882/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Justicia" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24196–24204. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
39. "Real Decreto 1169/1995, 7 de julio, por el que se modifica la estructura orgánica del Centro Superior de Información de la Defensa" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (162): 20923–20924. 8 July 1995. ISSN 0212-033X.
40. "Real Decreto 266/1996, de 16 de febrero, por el que se modifica la estructura orgánica básica del Centro Superior de Información de la Defensa" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (42): 5861–5862. 17 February 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
41. "Real Decreto 1396/1996, de 7 de junio, por el que se modifica la estructura orgánica del Centro Superior de Información de la Defensa" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (139): 18996–18997. 8 June 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
42. "Real Decreto 1883/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Defensa" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24204–24215. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
43. "Real Decreto 765/1996, de 7 de mayo, por el que se establece la estructura orgánica básica de los Ministerios de Economía y Hacienda, de Interior y de la Presidencia" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (112): 15943–15945. 8 May 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
44. "Real Decreto 1884/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24215–24234. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
45. "Real Decreto 931/1998, de 14 de mayo, por el que se crea la Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (119): 16550–16551. 19 May 1998. ISSN 0212-033X.
46. "Real Decreto 1885/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio del Interior" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24234–24246. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
47. "Real Decreto 1886/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Fomento" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24247–24258. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
48. "Real Decreto 1390/1997, de 5 de septiembre, por el que se modifica el Real Decreto 1886/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Fomento" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (214): 26680–26682. 6 September 1997. ISSN 0212-033X.
49. "Real Decreto 1887/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Educación y Cultura" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24258–24268. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
50. "Real Decreto 121/1998, de 30 de enero, por el que se modifica el Real Decreto 1887/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Educación y Cultura" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (29): 3585–3588. 3 February 1998. ISSN 0212-033X.
51. "Real Decreto 79/1999, de 20 de enero, por el que se determinan las competencias de la Secretaría de Estado de Educación, Universidades, Investigación y Desarrollo" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (20): 3342. 23 January 1999. ISSN 0212-033X.
52. "Real Decreto 83/1999, de 22 de enero, por el que se modifica parcialmente el Real Decreto 1887/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Educación y Cultura" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (20): 3350–3352. 23 January 1999. ISSN 0212-033X.
53. "Real Decreto 1888/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24268–24280. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
54. "Real Decreto 140/1997, de 31 de enero, por el que se modifica parcialmente la estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales y se transforma el Instituto Nacional de Servicios Sociales en Instituto de Migraciones y Servicios Sociales" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (32): 3785–3790. 6 February 1997. ISSN 0212-033X.
55. "Real Decreto 2288/1998, de 23 de octubre, por el que se modifican parcialmente los Reales Decretos 1888/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales, y 2614/1996, de 20 de diciembre, de estructura orgánica y funciones del Instituto de la Juventud" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (259): 35450–35451. 29 October 1998. ISSN 0212-033X.
56. "Real Decreto 1889/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Industria y Energía" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24280–24287. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
57. "Real Decreto 2031/1998, de 25 de septiembre, por el que se determinan las competencias de la Secretaría de Estado de Industria y Energía" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (234): 32568. 30 September 1998. ISSN 0212-033X.
58. "Real Decreto 2100/1998, de 25 de septiembre, de Estructura Orgánica Básica del Ministerio de Industria y Energía" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (234): 32595–32604. 30 September 1998. ISSN 0212-033X.
59. "Real Decreto 1890/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24287–24294. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
60. "Real Decreto 1490/1998, de 10 de julio, por el que se establece la estructura orgánica del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (167): 23551–23558. 14 July 1998. ISSN 0212-033X.
61. "Real Decreto 1891/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de la Presidencia" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24294–24298. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
62. "Real Decreto 1892/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24298–24304. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
63. "Real Decreto 1329/1997, de 1 de agosto, de modificación parcial de los Reales Decretos 1892/1996 y 1885/1996, de 2 de agosto, de Estructura Orgánica Básica del Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas y del Ministerio del Interior" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (199): 25322–25326. 20 August 1997. ISSN 0212-033X.
64. "Real Decreto 2826/1998, de 23 de diciembre, por el que se modifica el Real Decreto 1892/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas, en la redacción dada por el Real Decreto 1329/1997, de 1 de agosto" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (307): 43536–43540. 24 December 1998. ISSN 0212-033X.
65. "Real Decreto 1893/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, de sus organismos autónomos y del Instituto Nacional de la Salud" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24304–24313. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
66. "Real Decreto 1894/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (189): 24313–24322. 6 August 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.

External links

• www.historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Governments of Spain 1996–2004. Ministers of José María Aznar
• www.lluisbelenes.es (in Spanish). The governments of the first period of the People's Party (1996–2004)

Preceded by González IV

Government of Spain 1996–2000

Succeeded by Aznar II