Government of Carlos Mazón

{{Short description|Government of the Valencian Community since 2023}}

{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = Government of Carlos Mazón

| cabinet_number =

| cabinet_type = Government

| jurisdiction = the Valencian Community

| flag = Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg

| flag_border = true

| incumbent = 2023–present

| image = Carlos Mazón 2023 (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 150px

| caption = Carlos Mazón in February 2023.

| date_formed = 19 July 2023

| date_dissolved =

| government_head = Carlos Mazón

| government_head_title = President

| deputy_government_head = Vicente Barrera^1st, Susana Camarero^2nd (2023–2024)
Susana Camarero (2024)
Susana Camarero^1st, Francisco José Gan Pampols^2nd (2024–present)

| deputy_government_head_title = Vice President

| state_head = Felipe VI

| state_head_title = Monarch

| members_number = 9{{efn|name="President"|Does not include the President.}} (2023–2024)
11{{efn|name="President"}} (2024–present)

| total_number = 15{{efn|name="President"}}

| political_party = {{color test|{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}}|size=1}} PP
{{color test|{{party color|Vox (political party)}}|size=1}} Vox (2023–2024)

| legislature_status = Majority coalition government (2023–2024)
Minority government (2024–present)

| opposition_party = {{color test|{{party color|Socialist Party of the Valencian Country}}|size=1}} PSPV–PSOE

| opposition_leader = Ximo Puig (2023)

| election = 2023 regional election

| last_election =

| legislature_term = 11th Corts

| budget =

| incoming_formation =

| outgoing_formation =

| previous = Puig II

| successor =

}}

The government of Carlos Mazón was formed on 19 July 2023, following the latter's election as President of the Valencian Government by the Corts Valencianes on 13 July and his swearing-in on 17 July, as a result of the People's Party (PP) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2023 regional election.{{cite news |last1=Vazquez |first1=Cristina |last2=Bono |first2=Ferran |date=13 July 2023 |title=Carlos Mazón es elegido presidente de la Generalitat Valenciana con el apoyo de Vox |url=https://elpais.com/espana/elecciones-autonomicas/2023-07-13/mazon-hace-equilibrios-con-vox-en-la-comunidad-valenciana-le-agradece-su-apoyo-a-la-vez-que-incluye-igualdad-en-una-vicepresidencia.html |language=es |newspaper=El País |location=Valencia |access-date=4 August 2023}}{{cite news |last=De la Torre |first=Noa |date=17 July 2023 |title=Mazón toma posesión como presidente de la Generalitat Valenciana: "Tiendo la mano a todos" |url=https://www.elmundo.es/comunidad-valenciana/2023/07/17/64b4e20421efa0a2128b457a.html |language=es |newspaper=El Mundo |location=Valencia |access-date=4 August 2023}} It succeeded the second Puig government and is the incumbent Valencian Government since 19 July 2023, a total of {{age in days|19 July 2023}} days, or {{age in years, months and days|2023|7|19}}.

Until 2024, the cabinet comprised members of the PP and Vox, as well as a number of independents proposed by the first party.{{cite news |last1=Enguix |first1=Salvador |last2=Sanjuán |first2=Héctor |date=19 July 2023 |title=Carlos Mazón elige a perfiles con experiencia en gestión para el nuevo gobierno valenciano |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/valencia/20230719/9119144/carlos-mazon-elige-perfiles-experiencia-nuevo-gobierno-valenciano.html |language=es |newspaper=La Vanguardia |location=Valencia |access-date=4 August 2023}} On 11 July 2024, Vox leader Santiago Abascal forced the break up of all PP–Vox governments at the regional level over a national controversy regarding the distribution of unaccompanied migrant minors among the autonomous communities.{{cite news |last1=Vera |first1=Joaquín |last2=Sen |first2=Cristina |date=11 July 2024 |title=Abascal consuma su amenaza y rompe con el PP en los gobiernos regionales |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20240711/9799027/abascal-ordena-romper-gobiernos-regionales-pp-cargos-pasaran-oposicion.html |language=es |newspaper=La Vanguardia |location=Madrid / Barcelona |access-date=12 July 2024}}

Investiture

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"\| Investiture Carlos Mazón (PP)
colspan="2" width="150px"\| Ballot → ! 13 July 2023
colspan="2"\| Required majority → \| 50 out of 99 {{tick\|15}}
width="1px" style="background:green;"\| \| align="left"\| {{Collapsible list \| title = Yes \| • PP (40) \| • Vox (13) }} \| {{Composition bar\|53\|99\|green\|width=125px}}
style="background:red;"\| \| align="left"\| {{Collapsible list \| title = No \| • PSPV (31) \| • Compromís (15) }} \| {{Composition bar\|46\|99\|red\|width=125px}}
style="background:gray;"\| \| align="left"\| Abstentions \| {{Composition bar\|0\|99\|gray\|width=125px}}
style="background:black;"\| \| align="left"\| Absentees \| {{Composition bar\|0\|99\|black\|width=125px}}
align="left" colspan="3"\| Sources{{cite web \|url=https://www.historiaelectoral.com/avalencia.html \|title=Eleccions a les Corts Valencianes (1983 - 2023) \|language=es \|website=Historia Electoral.com \|access-date=4 August 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Investiture
Carlos Mazón (PP)

colspan="2" width="150px"| Ballot →

! 13 July 2023

colspan="2"| Required majority →

| 50 out of 99 {{tick|15}}

width="1px" style="background:green;"|

| align="left"| {{Collapsible list | title = Yes

| • PP (40)

| • Vox (13)

}}

| {{Composition bar|53|99|green|width=125px}}

style="background:red;"|

| align="left"| {{Collapsible list | title = No

| • PSPV (31)

| • Compromís (15)

}}

| {{Composition bar|46|99|red|width=125px}}

style="background:gray;"|

| align="left"| Abstentions

| {{Composition bar|0|99|gray|width=125px}}

style="background:black;"|

| align="left"| Absentees

| {{Composition bar|0|99|black|width=125px}}

align="left" colspan="3"| Sources{{cite web |url=https://www.historiaelectoral.com/avalencia.html |title=Eleccions a les Corts Valencianes (1983 - 2023) |language=es |website=Historia Electoral.com |access-date=4 August 2023}}

Cabinet changes

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

On 11 July 2024, Vox leader Santiago Abascal announced that his party was breaking all of its regional governments with the People's Party (PP) as a result of the later agreeing to a nationwide distribution of unaccompanied migrant minors among the autonomous communities under its control.{{cite news |last=González |first=Miguel |date=12 July 2024 |title=PP y Vox consuman su ruptura en los gobiernos autonómicos con la salida de altos cargos del partido ultra |url=https://elpais.com/espana/2024-07-12/pp-y-vox-consuman-su-ruptura-en-los-gobiernos-autonomicos-con-la-salida-de-altos-cargos-del-partido-ultra.html |language=es |newspaper=El País |location=Madrid |access-date=12 July 2024}} In the Valencian Community, this resulted in the immediate expulsion from government by president Mazón of Vice President and Culture and Sports minister Vicente Barrera, Justice and Interior minister Elisa Núñez and Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries minister José Luis Aguirre.{{cite news |last=Martínez |first=Laura |date=11 July 2024 |title=Mazón cesa al vicepresidente y los consejeros de Vox del Gobierno valenciano sin esperar a su dimisión |url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/vox-rompe-pp-deja-mazon-minoria-gobierno-valenciano-aceptar-acogida-menores-migrantes_1_11514592.html |language=es |newspaper=elDiario.es |access-date=29 July 2024}} They were replaced by Susana Camarero—who became the sole vice president—Salomé Pradas as new Minister of Justice and Interior and Miguel Barrachina at the helm of the new Agriculture, Water, Livestock and Fisheries portfolio; concurrently, Vicente Martínez replaced Pradas as responsible of the Environment, Infrastructures and Territory portfolio, whereas the Culture ministry was abolished and its responsibilities integrated within the Education, Universities and Employment ministry.{{cite news |last=Martínez |first=Laura |date=12 July 2024 |title=Mazón reforma su Gobierno 12 horas después de la ruptura con Vox y suprime la conselleria de Cultura |url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/politica/mazon-nombra-nuevo-gobierno-12-horas-despues-ruptura-vox_1_11518755.html |language=es |newspaper=elDiario.es |access-date=29 July 2024}}
On 15 November 2024, following the 2024 Valencian floods that killed at least 221 in the province of Valencia, Mazón attempted to cast off calls for his resignation by announcing a cabinet reshuffle.{{cite news |last=Fabra |first=María |date=12 November 2024 |title=Mazón ultima una remodelación de gobierno y fía su supervivencia política a la reconstrucción de Valencia |url=https://elpais.com/espana/2024-11-12/carlos-mazon-ultima-la-remodelacion-del-gobierno-valenciano-y-fia-su-supervivencia-politica-a-la-reconstruccion.html |language=es |newspaper=El País |location=Valencia |access-date=29 July 2024}}{{cite news |date=15 November 2024 |title=Mazón anuncia la creación de una vicepresidencia para la reconstrucción y una consellería de Emergencias |url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20241115/mazon-medidas-dana/16332055.shtml |language=es |publisher=RTVE |access-date=25 November 2024}} This was materialized on 22 November, with Social Services, Equality and Housing minister Susana Camarero being promoted to first vice president and appointed as government spokesperson; a second vicepresidency for the Economic and Social Recovery of the Valencian Community being created with a military officer, Francisco José Gan Pampols, at its helm; the Interior portfolio being split from the Justice department—which also saw a change of minister from Salomé Pradas to Nuria Martínez and was attached the Public Administration competences—to create a new Emergencies ministry under Juan Carlos Valderrama; and Marián Cano becoming new minister of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism following the dismissal of Nuria Montes.{{cite news |date=20 November 2024 |title=Mazón da por concluida la reforma del Gobierno valenciano con la destitución de Pradas, responsable de Emergencias |url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5656348/0/mazon-destituye-consellera-justicia-interior-desdobla-su-cartera-dos/ |language=es |newspaper=20 minutos |access-date=25 November 2024}}

Council of Government

The Council of Government was structured into the offices for the president, the two vice presidents, nine ministries and the posts of secretary and spokesperson of the Council.{{cite journal|publisher=Generalitat Valenciana|journal=Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana|issue=9643|date=19 July 2023|language=es|title=Decreto 10/2023, de 19 de julio, del president de la Generalitat, por el que se determinan el número y la denominación de las consellerias, y sus atribuciones|url=https://dogv.gva.es/datos/2023/07/19/pdf/2023_8246.pdf|issn=0212-8195|pages=45896–45898}} From July 2024, the Council would include only one vice president.{{cite journal|publisher=Generalitat Valenciana|journal=Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana|issue=9891 bis|date=12 July 2024|language=es|title=Decreto 17/2024, de 12 de julio, del president de la Generalitat, por el cual se determinan el número y la denominación de las consellerias y sus atribuciones|url=https://dogv.gva.es/datos/consolidacion/2024/2024_7010_20240717_es.pdf|issn=0212-8195|pages=1–3}} The number of ministries was increased to 11 in November 2024, with the post of the second vice president being reestablished.{{cite journal|publisher=Generalitat Valenciana|journal=Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana|issue=9990 bis|date=22 November 2024|language=es|title=Decreto 32/2024, de 21 de noviembre, de la Presidencia de la Generalitat, por el que se determinan el número y la denominación de las consellerias y sus atribuciones|url=https://dogv.gva.es/datos/2024/11/22/pdf/2024_12366_es.pdf|issn=0212-8195|pages=1–3}}

{| class="wikitable"

| colspan="7" bgcolor="#F2F2F2" align="center"| ← Mazón Government →
(19 July 2023 – present)

! Portfolio

! Name

! width="100px" colspan="2"| Party

! width="125px"| Took office

! width="125px"| Left office

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

| President

| Carlos Mazón

| width="1" style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP

| 15 July 2023

| Incumbent

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Generalitat Valenciana|journal=Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana|issue=9640|date=15 July 2023|language=es|title=Real Decreto 646/2023, de 14 de julio, por el que se nombra President de la Generalitat Valenciana a don Carlos Mazón Guixot|url=https://dogv.gva.es/datos/2023/07/15/pdf/2023_8139.pdf|issn=0212-8195|page=45438}}

! colspan="7"|

| First Vice President
Minister of Culture and Sports

| Vicente Barrera

| style="background-color:{{party color|Vox (political party)}};"|

| Vox

| 19 July 2023

| 11 July 2024

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Generalitat Valenciana|journal=Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana|issue=9643|date=19 July 2023|language=es|title=Decreto 11/2023, de 19 de julio, del president de la Generalitat, por el que nombra a las personas titulares de las vicepresidencias y de las consellerias|url=https://dogv.gva.es/datos/2023/07/19/pdf/2023_8241.pdf|issn=0212-8195|page=45943–45944}}

| Second Vice President
Minister of Social Services, Equality and Housing
Secretary of the Council

| Susana Camarero

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP

| 19 July 2023

| 12 July 2024

| align="center"|

| Minister of Finance, Economy and Public Administration
Spokesperson of the Council

| Ruth Merino

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP {{small|(Ind.)}}

| 19 July 2023

| 22 November 2024

| align="center"|

| Minister of Justice and Interior

| Elisa Núñez

| style="background-color:{{party color|Vox (political party)}};"|

| Vox

| 19 July 2023

| 11 July 2024

| align="center"|

| Minister of Health

| Marciano Gómez

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP

| 19 July 2023

| Incumbent

| align="center"|

| Minister of Education, Universities and Employment

| José Antonio Rovira

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP

| 19 July 2023

| 12 July 2024

| align="center"|

| Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

| José Luis Aguirre

| style="background-color:{{party color|Vox (political party)}};"|

| Vox

| 19 July 2023

| 11 July 2024

| align="center"|

| Minister of Environment, Water, Infrastructures and Territory

| Salomé Pradas

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP

| 19 July 2023

| 12 July 2024

| align="center"|

| Minister of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism

| Nuria Montes

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP {{small|(Ind.)}}

| 19 July 2023

| 22 November 2024

| align="center"|

| colspan="7"|

=Changes July 2024=

! Portfolio

! Name

! colspan="2"| Party

! Took office

! Left office

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

| {{strike|Minister of Culture and Sports}}{{efn|name="Jul24"|On 12 July 2024, the ministries of Education, Universities and Employment, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and Environment, Water, Infrastructures and Territory were reorganized as the Education, Culture, Universities and Employment, Agriculture, Water, Livestock and Fisheries and Environment, Infrastructures and Territory departments, respectively. Concurrently, the Culture and Sports department was disestablished, whereas the second vice president was promoted to the post of sole vice president.}}

| colspan="6"| {{resize|Disestablished on 12 July 2024.}}

| Vice President{{efn|name="Jul24"}}
Minister of Social Services, Equality and Housing
Secretary of the Council

| Susana Camarero

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP

| 12 July 2024

| 22 November 2024

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Generalitat Valenciana|journal=Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana|issue=9891 bis|date=12 July 2024|language=es|title=Decreto 18/2024, de 12 de julio, del president de la Generalitat, por el cual dispone el cese y nombra las personas titulares de determinadas consellerias de la Generalitat|url=https://dogv.gva.es/datos/2024/07/12/pdf/2024_7011_es.pdf|issn=0212-8195|page=4}}

| Minister of Justice and Interior

| Salomé Pradas

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP

| 12 July 2024

| 22 November 2024

| align="center"|

| Minister of Education, Culture, Universities and Employment{{efn|name="Jul24"}}

| José Antonio Rovira

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP

| 12 July 2024

| Incumbent

| align="center"|

| Minister of Agriculture, Water, Livestock and Fisheries{{efn|name="Jul24"}}

| Miguel Barrachina

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP

| 12 July 2024

| Incumbent

| align="center"|

| Minister of Environment, Infrastructures and Territory{{efn|name="Jul24"}}

| Vicente Martínez

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP

| 12 July 2024

| Incumbent

| align="center"|

| colspan="7"|

=Changes November 2024=

! Portfolio

! Name

! colspan="2"| Party

! Took office

! Left office

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

| First Vice President{{efn|name="Nov24"|On 22 November 2024, the ministries of Finance, Economy and Public Administration and Justice and Interior were reorganized as the Finance and Economy and Justice and Public Administration departments, respectively. Concurrently, a second vice presidency for the Economic and Social Recovery of the Valencian Community and a ministry of Emergencies and Interior were established, with the Social Services, Equality and Housing ministry being renumbered from sole to first vice presidency status.}}
Minister of Social Services, Equality and Housing{{efn|name="Nov24"}}
Secretary and Spokesperson of the Council

| Susana Camarero

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP

| 22 November 2024

| Incumbent

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Generalitat Valenciana|journal=Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana|issue=9990 bis|date=22 November 2024|language=es|title=Decreto 33/2024, de 21 de noviembre, de la Presidencia de la Generalitat, por el que se disponen los ceses y los nombramientos de las personas titulares de determinadas consellerias de la Generalitat|url=https://dogv.gva.es/datos/2024/11/22/pdf/2024_12367_es.pdf|issn=0212-8195|page=4}}

| Second Vice President
Minister for the Economic and Social Recovery of the Valencian Community{{efn|name="Nov24"}}

| Francisco José Gan Pampols

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP {{small|(Ind.)}}

| 22 November 2024

| Incumbent

| align="center"|

| Minister of Finance and Economy{{efn|name="Nov24"}}

| Ruth Merino

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP {{small|(Ind.)}}

| 22 November 2024

| Incumbent

| align="center"|

| Minister of Justice and Public Administration{{efn|name="Nov24"}}

| Nuria Martínez

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP {{small|(Ind.)}}

| 22 November 2024

| Incumbent

| align="center"|

| Minister of Emergencies and Interior{{efn|name="Nov24"}}

| Juan Carlos Valderrama

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP

| 22 November 2024

| Incumbent

| align="center"|

| Minister of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism

| Marián Cano

| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| PP

| 22 November 2024

| Incumbent

| align="center"|

Departmental structure

Carlos Mazón's government is organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.

{| class="wikitable" style="line-height:18px;"

! scope="col"| Office
{{smaller|(Original name)}}

! scope="col"| Portrait

! scope="col"| Name

! scope="col"| Took office

! scope="col"| Left office

! colspan="3" scope="col"| Alliance/party

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

! colspan="9"|

=[[President of the Valencian Government|Presidency]]=

| align="center" rowspan="2" width="250"| Presidency
{{smaller|(Presidencia de la Generalitat)}}

| width="80"| 80px

| width="200"| Carlos Mazón

| width="200"| 15 July 2023

| width="200"| Incumbent

| width="1" style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party of the Valencian Community}};"|

| width="175" align="center"| PP

| align="center" rowspan="2"|

| colspan="7"|

! colspan="9"|

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|First Vice Presidency]]=

| align="center" rowspan="3"| First Vice Presidency
{{smaller|(Vicepresidencia Primera)}}
{{smaller|(until 12 July 2024;
from 22 November 2024)}}

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Vice Presidency
{{smaller|(Vicepresidencia)}}
{{smaller|(12 July – 22 November 2024)}}

Government of Carlos Mazón

Investiture

Cabinet changes

Council of Government

=Changes July 2024=

=Changes November 2024=

Departmental structure

=[[President of the Valencian Government|Presidency]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|First Vice Presidency]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Second Vice Presidency]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Ministry of Culture and Sports]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Ministry of Social Services, Equality and Housing]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Ministry for the Economic and Social Recovery of the Valencian Community]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Ministry of Finance and Economy]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Ministry of Justice]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Ministry of Emergencies]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Ministry of Health]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Ministry of Education, Universities and Employment]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Ministry of Environment, Infrastructures and Territory]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Ministry of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Secretariat of the Council]]=

=[[Generalitat Valenciana|Spokesperson of the Council]]=

Notes

References