Spain: Heads of Government: 1936-2026For the period starting on 5 Jul 1976, the commencement of term of a President of the Government is deemed to have started on the day of swearing-in ceremony which follows the election by the Congreso de los Diputados and appointment by a royal decree issued by the King of Spain. |
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| Presidente de la Junta Técnica del Estado | |
| 3 Oct 1936 - 3 Jun 1937 | Fidel Dávila Arrondo |
| 3 Jun 1937 - 31 Jan 1938 | Francisco Gómez-Jordana y Sousa, conde de Jordana |
| Presidente del Gobierno [1] | |
| 31 Jan 1938 - 9 Jun 1973 | Francisco Franco Bahamonde [2] |
| 9 Jun 1973 - 20 Dec 1973 | Luis Carrero Blanco |
| Vicepresidente del Gobierno (ex officio) | |
| 20 Dec 1973 - 3 Jan 1974 | Torcuato Fernández-Miranda y Hevia |
| Presidente del Gobierno | |
| 3 Jan 1974 - 2 Jul 1976 | Carlos Arias Navarro |
| Vicepresidente del Gobierno (ex officio) | |
| 2 Jul 1976 - 5 Jul 1976 | Fernando de Santiago y Díaz de Mendívil |
| Presidente del Gobierno | |
| 5 Jul 1976 - 26 Feb 1981 | Adolfo Suárez y González |
| 26 Feb 1981 - 2 Dec 1982 | Leopoldo Ramón Pedro Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo |
| 2 Dec 1982 - 5 May 1996 | Felipe González Márquez |
| 5 May 1996 - 17 Apr 2004 | José María Alfredo Aznar López |
| 17 Apr 2004 - 21 Dec 2011 | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| 21 Dec 2011 - 2 Jun 2018 | Mariano Rajoy Brey |
| 2 Jun 2018 - | Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón |
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| [1] | As Jefe del Estado (Head of State), was assigned with presidency in the government (effective 31 Jan 1938), but did not make official use of the style Presidente del Gobierno; this provision was suspended by the Law No. 14/1973 (effective 9 Jun 1973). |
| [2] | Vicepresidente del Gobierno |
| 2 Feb 1938 - 9 Aug 1939 Francisco Gómez-Jordana y Sousa | |
| 11 Jul 1962 - 28 Jul 1967 Agustín Muñoz Grandes | |
| 22 Sep 1967 - 9 Jun 1973 Luis Carrero Blanco | |
Last update: 21 Sep 2025