González II Government

The González II Government was formed on 26 July 1986 following Felipe González's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 23 July and his swearing-in on 24 July, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 1986 Spanish general election. González's second cabinet was composed mainly by members of the PSOE and its sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), as well as a number of independents. It succeeded the first González government and was the Government of Spain from 26 July 1986 to 7 December 1989, a total of 1,230 days, or 3 years, 4 months and 11 days.

González II Government
Government of Spain
1986–1989
Date formed	26 July 1986
Date dissolved	7 December 1989 (acting from 30 October 1989)
People and organisations
Head of state	Juan Carlos I
Head of government	Felipe González
Deputy head of government	Alfonso Guerra
No. of ministers	16[lower-alpha 1] (1986–1988) 17[lower-alpha 1] (1988–1989)
Total no. of members	22[lower-alpha 1]
Member party	PSOE (including PSC)
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	CP (AP and PL) (1986–1987) AP (1987–1989) PP (1989)
Opposition leader	Manuel Fraga (1986) Miguel Herrero de Miñón (1986–1987) Antonio Hernández Mancha (1987–1989)
History
Election(s)	1986 general election
Outgoing election	1989 general election
Legislature term(s)	3rd (1986–1989)
Budget(s)	1987, 1988, 1989
Predecessor	González I
Successor	González III

The government was automatically dismissed on 30 October 1989 as a consequence of the 1989 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.[1][2][3]

Investiture

Main article: 1986 Spanish general election

Investiture Felipe González (PSOE)
Ballot →		23 July 1986
Required majority →		176 out of 350 Y
	Yes • PSOE (184)	184 / 350
	No • AP–PL (73) • PDP (21) • CDS (19) • CiU (18) • IU (7) • EE (2) • CG (1) • PAR (1) • AIC (1) • UV (1)	144 / 350
	Abstentions • PNV (6)	6 / 350
	Absentees • AP (11) • HB (5)	16 / 350
Sources[4]

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and 15 ministries.[5][6] The number of ministries was increased to 17 with the creation of the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of the Spokesperson of the Government in July 1988.[7]

← González II Government → (26 July 1986 – 7 December 1989)
Portfolio	Name	Party		Term of office	Ref.
Prime Minister	Felipe González		PSOE	24 July 1986 – 6 December 1989	[8]
Deputy Prime Minister	Alfonso Guerra		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 7 December 1989	[9]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Francisco Fernández Ordóñez		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 7 December 1989	[10]
Minister of Justice	Fernando Ledesma		Independent	26 July 1986 – 12 July 1988	[10]
Minister of Defence	Narcís Serra		PSC	26 July 1986 – 7 December 1989	[10]
Minister of Economy and Finance	Carlos Solchaga		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 7 December 1989	[10]
Minister of the Interior	José Barrionuevo		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 12 July 1988	[10]
Minister of Public Works and Urbanism	Javier Sáenz de Cosculluela		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 7 December 1989	[10]
Minister of Education and Science	José María Maravall		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 12 July 1988	[10]
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Manuel Chaves		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 7 December 1989	[10]
Minister of Industry and Energy	Luis Carlos Croissier		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 12 July 1988	[10]
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Carlos Romero		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 7 December 1989	[10]
Minister for Public Administrations	Joaquín Almunia		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 7 December 1989	[10]
Minister of Transport, Tourism and Communications	Abel Caballero		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 12 July 1988	[10]
Minister of Culture	Javier Solana		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 12 July 1988	[10]
Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs	Julián García Vargas		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 7 December 1989	[10]
Minister of Relations with the Cortes and the Government Secretariat	Virgilio Zapatero		PSOE	26 July 1986 – 7 December 1989	[10]
Changes July 1988
Portfolio	Name	Party		Term of office	Ref.
Minister of Justice	Enrique Múgica		PSOE	12 July 1988 – 7 December 1989	[11]
Minister of the Interior	José Luis Corcuera		PSOE	12 July 1988 – 7 December 1989	[11]
Minister of Education and Science	Javier Solana		PSOE	12 July 1988 – 7 December 1989	[11]
Minister of Industry and Energy	Claudio Aranzadi		Independent	12 July 1988 – 7 December 1989	[11]
Minister of Transport, Tourism and Communications	José Barrionuevo		PSOE	12 July 1988 – 7 December 1989	[11]
Minister of Culture	Jorge Semprún		Independent	12 July 1988 – 7 December 1989	[11]
Minister of Social Affairs[lower-alpha 2]	Matilde Fernández		PSOE	12 July 1988 – 7 December 1989	[11]
Spokesperson Minister of the Government[lower-alpha 2]	Rosa Conde		Independent	12 July 1988 – 7 December 1989	[11]

Departmental structure

Felipe González's second government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.[6][7]

Unit/body rank

• (■) Secretary of state
• (■) Undersecretary
• (■) Director-general
• (●) Autonomous agency

Office (Original name)	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister (Presidencia del Gobierno)		Felipe González	24 July 1986	6 December 1989		PSOE	[12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
	26 July – 4 September 1986 (■) Office of the Spokesperson of the Government (■) General Secretariat of the Office of the Spokesperson of the Government (■) Directorate-General for Information Relations (■) Directorate-General for Information Cooperation (■) Cabinet of the Prime Minister's Office–Chief of Staff (■) Deputy Chief of Staff (■) Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office (■) Chief of Protocol of the State (■) Chief of Security of the Prime Minister's Office (■) Chief of Operational Resources of the Prime Minister's Office (■) General Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office (■) Directorate-General for Social Communication Media (■) Directorate-General of the Centre for Sociological Research 4 September 1986 – 16 December 1989 (■) Office of the Spokesperson of the Government (disest. 30 Jul 1988) (■) General Secretariat of the Office of the Spokesperson of the Government (disest. 30 Jul 1988) (■) Directorate-General for Information Relations (until 30 Jul 1988) (■) Directorate-General for Information Cooperation (until 30 Jul 1988) (■) Cabinet of the Prime Minister's Office–Chief of Staff (■) Deputy Chief of Staff (■) Department of Infrastructure and Monitoring for Crisis Situations (est. 7 Feb 1987) (■) General Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office (■) Chief of Protocol of the State (■) Chief of Protocol of the Prime Minister's Office (est. 31 Jan 1987) (■) Chief of Security of the Prime Minister's Office (■) Chief of Operational Resources of the Prime Minister's Office
Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia del Gobierno)		Alfonso Guerra	26 July 1986	7 December 1989		PSOE	[12]
	24 December 1982 – 16 December 1989 (■) Secretariat of the Deputy Prime Minister's Office
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores)		Francisco Fernández Ordóñez	26 July 1986	7 December 1989		PSOE
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia)		Fernando Ledesma	26 July 1986	12 July 1988		Independent
		Enrique Múgica	12 July 1988	7 December 1989		PSOE
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (Ministerio de Defensa)		Narcís Serra	26 July 1986	7 December 1989		PSC
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda)		Carlos Solchaga	26 July 1986	7 December 1989		PSOE
Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior)		José Barrionuevo	26 July 1986	12 July 1988		PSOE
		José Luis Corcuera	12 July 1988	7 December 1989		PSOE
Ministry of Public Works and Urbanism
Ministry of Public Works and Urbanism (Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Urbanism)		Javier Sáenz de Cosculluela	26 July 1986	7 December 1989		PSOE
	(■) Directorate-General of the National Geographic Institute
Ministry of Education and Science
Ministry of Education and Science (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia)		José María Maravall	26 July 1986	12 July 1988		PSOE
		Javier Solana	12 July 1988	7 December 1989		PSOE
Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social)		Manuel Chaves	26 July 1986	7 December 1989		PSOE	[17] [18]
	25 April 1985 – 11 May 1996 (■) Undersecretariat of Labour and Social Security (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for Services (■) Directorate-General for Personnel (■) Directorate-General for Labour and Social Security Inspection (■) Directorate-General for Informatics and Statistics (■) Directorate-General of the Spanish Institute for Emigration (●) Salary Guarantee Fund (■) General Secretariat for Employment and Labour Relations (■) Directorate-General for Labour (■) Directorate-General for Employment (■) Directorate-General for Cooperatives and Labour Relations (●) National Institute for Employment (●) National Institute for Safety and Hygiene at Work (■) General Secretariat for Social Security (■) Directorate-General for Economic Regime of the Social Security (■) Directorate-General for Social Action (until 23 Jul 1988) (■) Directorate-General for Legal Regime of the Social Security (■) Office of the Comptroller General of the Social Security
Ministry of Industry and Energy
Ministry of Industry and Energy (Ministerio de Industria y Energía)		Luis Carlos Croissier	26 July 1986	12 July 1988		PSOE
		Claudio Aranzadi	12 July 1988	7 December 1989		Independent
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación)		Carlos Romero	26 July 1986	7 December 1989		PSOE
Ministry for Public Administrations
Ministry for Public Administrations (Ministerio para las Administraciones Públicas)		Joaquín Almunia	26 July 1986	7 December 1989		PSOE
	(■) State Secretariat for Public Administration (■) Directorate-General for the Civil Service (■) Directorate-General for Organization, Procedures and Information Technology (■) Inspectorate-General for Public Administration Services
Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Communications
Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Communications (Ministerio de Transportes, Turismo y Comunicaciones)		Abel Caballero	26 July 1986	12 July 1988		PSOE
		José Barrionuevo	12 July 1988	7 December 1989		PSOE
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Culture (Ministerio de Cultura)		Javier Solana	26 July 1986	12 July 1988		PSOE
		Jorge Semprún	12 July 1988	7 December 1989		Independent
Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs
Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs (Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo)		Julián García Vargas	26 July 1986	7 December 1989		PSOE
Ministry of Relations with the Cortes and the Government Secretariat
Ministry of Relations with the Cortes and the Government Secretariat (Ministerio de Relaciones con las Cortes y de la Secretaría del Gobierno)		Virgilio Zapatero	26 July 1986	7 December 1989		PSOE	[14] [19] [20] [21] [22]
	26 July – 26 September 1986 (■) Undersecretariat of Relations with the Cortes and the Government Secretariat (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for Services (●) Official State Gazette (■) Directorate-General for Relations with the Congress of Deputies (■) Directorate-General for Relations with the Senate (■) Directorate-General for Social Communication Media (from 4 Sep 1986) (■) Directorate-General of the Centre for Sociological Research (from 4 Sep 1986) (●) Centre for Constitutional Studies (from 4 Sep 1986) (■) Directorate of the Centre for Constitutional Studies (from 4 Sep 1986) 26 September 1986 – 31 July 1987 (■) Undersecretariat of Relations with the Cortes and the Government Secretariat (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for Services (●) Official State Gazette (■) Directorate-General for Relations with the Cortes (■) Directorate-General for Monitoring of Parliamentary Initiatives (■) Directorate-General of the Government Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for Social Communication Media (■) Directorate-General of the Centre for Sociological Research (●) Centre for Constitutional Studies (■) Directorate of the Centre for Constitutional Studies 31 July 1987 – 14 July 1993 (■) Undersecretariat of Relations with the Cortes and the Government Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for Relations with the Cortes (■) Directorate-General for Monitoring of Parliamentary Initiatives (■) Directorate-General of the Government Secretariat (■) Technical General Secretariat (■) Directorate-General for Services (■) Directorate-General of the Centre for Sociological Research (■) Directorate-General for Social Communication Media (●) Official State Gazette (●) Centre for Constitutional Studies (■) Directorate of the Centre for Constitutional Studies
Ministry of Social Affairs
Ministry of Social Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Sociales) (from 12 July 1988)		Matilde Fernández	12 July 1988	7 December 1989		PSOE
Ministry of the Spokesperson of the Government
Ministry of the Spokesperson of the Government (Ministerio del Portavoz del Gobierno) (from 12 July 1988)		Rosa Conde	12 July 1988	7 December 1989		Independent	[16]
	30 July 1988 – 6 September 1993 (■) Undersecretariat of the Spokesperson of the Government (■) Technical Directorate-General and for Services (■) Directorate-General for Information Relations (■) Directorate-General for Information Cooperation

Notes

1. Does not include the Prime Minister.
2. Department of new creation.

References

1. "Real Decreto 1300/1989, de 30 de octubre, por el que se declara el cese de don Felipe González Márquez como Presidente del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (261): 34256. 31 October 1989. ISSN 0212-033X.
2. "Real Decreto 1301/1989, de 30 de octubre, por el que se declara el cese de don Alfonso Guerra González como Vicepresidente del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (261): 34256. 31 October 1989. ISSN 0212-033X.
3. "Real Decreto 1302/1989, de 30 de octubre, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (261): 34256. 31 October 1989. ISSN 0212-033X.
4. "Congreso de los Diputados: Votaciones más importantes". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
5. "Gobiernos por legislaturas. III Legislatura". lamoncloa.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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7. "Real Decreto 727/1988, de 11 de julio, de reestructuración de Departamentos Ministeriales" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (166): 21533. 12 July 1988. ISSN 0212-033X.
8. "Real Decreto 1514/1986, de 23 de julio, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno a don Felipe González Márquez" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (176): 26557. 24 July 1986. ISSN 0212-033X.
9. "Real Decreto 1520/1986, de 25 de julio, por el que se nombra Vicepresidente del Gobierno a don Alfonso Guerra González" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (178): 26706. 26 July 1986. ISSN 0212-033X.
10. "Real Decreto 1521/1986, de 25 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (178): 26706. 26 July 1986. ISSN 0212-033X.
11. "Real Decreto 731/1988, de 11 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (166): 21538. 12 July 1988. ISSN 0212-033X.
12. • "Real Decreto 3773/1982, de 22 de diciembre, por el que se determina la estructura orgánica de la Presidencia del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (308): 35340–35342. 24 December 1982. ISSN 0212-033X.
    • "Orden de 27 de abril de 1983 por la que se determina la estructura orgánica de la Presidencia del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (103): 12042–12048. 30 April 1983. ISSN 0212-033X.
13. • "Real Decreto 4014/1982, de 29 de diciembre por el que se crea la Jefatura de Seguridad de la Presidencia del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (25): 2435. 29 January 1983. ISSN 0212-033X.
    • "Real Decreto 2100/1983, de 4 de agosto, por el que se completa la estructura orgánica de la Secretaría del Presidente del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (188): 21932. 8 August 1983. ISSN 0212-033X.
    • "Real Decreto 2101/1983, de 4 de agosto, por el que se crea la Jefatura de Protocolo del Estado" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (188): 21932–21933. 8 August 1983. ISSN 0212-033X.
    • "Real Decreto 138/1987, de 30 de enero, por el que se crea la Jefatura de Protocolo de la Presidencia del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (27): 3044. 31 January 1987. ISSN 0212-033X.
    • "Real Decreto 139/1987, de 30 de enero, por el que se reestructura la Jefatura de Seguridad de la Presidencia del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (27): 3044. 31 January 1987. ISSN 0212-033X.
14. "Real Decreto 1794/1986, de 29 de agosto, por el que se reestructuran determinados órganos de la Presidencia del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (212): 30854. 4 September 1986. ISSN 0212-033X.
15. "Real Decreto 163/1987, de 6 de febrero, por el que se crea la Dirección de Infraestructura y Seguimiento para Situaciones de Crisis" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (33): 3818. 7 February 1987. ISSN 0212-033X.
16. "Real Decreto 834/1988, de 29 de julio, por el que se determina la estructura orgánica inicial del Ministerio del Portavoz del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (182): 23561–23562. 30 July 1988. ISSN 0212-033X.
17. "Real Decreto 530/1985, de 8 de abril, por el que se determina la estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social y se suprimen determinados Organismos autónomos del Departamento" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (98): 11211–11218. 24 April 1985. ISSN 0212-033X.
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    • "Real Decreto 505/1985, de 6 de marzo, sobre organización y funcionamiento del Fondo de Garantía Salarial" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (92): 10203–10208. 17 April 1985. ISSN 0212-033X.
    • "Real Decreto 1458/1986, de 6 de junio, por el que se determina la estructura orgánica del Instituto Nacional de Empleo" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (169): 25716–25718. 16 July 1986. ISSN 0212-033X.
19. "Real Decreto 415/1985, de 27 de marzo, por el que se reestructura el Ministerio de la Presidencia" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (78): 8657–8662. 1 April 1985. ISSN 0212-033X.
20. "Real Decreto 1981/1986, de 25 de septiembre, sobre reorganización parcial del Ministerio de Relaciones con las Cortes y de la Secretaría del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (231): 33064. 26 September 1986. ISSN 0212-033X.
21. "Real Decreto 984/1987, de 24 de julio, por el que se determina la estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Relaciones con las Cortes y de la Secretaría del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (181): 23350–23353. 30 July 1987. ISSN 0212-033X.
22. "Real Decreto 1707/1980, de 29 de agosto, sobre organización y funcionamiento del Centro de Estudios Constituciones" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (213): 19942–19943. 4 September 1980. ISSN 0212-033X.

External links

• www.historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Governments of Spain 1982–1996. Ministers of Felipe González
• www.lluisbelenes.es (in Spanish). The governments of the first period of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (1982–1996)

Preceded by González I

Government of Spain 1986–1989

Succeeded by González III