second government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

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| cabinet_type = Government

| jurisdiction = Spain

| flag = Flag of Spain.svg

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| incumbent = 2008–2011

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| caption = The government in April 2008 (top left), April 2009 (top right), November 2010 (bottom left) and July 2011 (bottom right).

| date_formed = 14 April 2008

| date_dissolved = 22 December 2011

| government_head = José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

| government_head_title = Prime Minister

| deputy_government_head = María Teresa Fernández de la Vega^1st, Pedro Solbes^2nd (2008–2009)
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega^1st, Elena Salgado^2nd, Manuel Chaves^3rd (2009–2010)
Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba^1st, Elena Salgado^2nd, Manuel Chaves^3rd (2010–2011)
Elena Salgado^1st, Manuel Chaves^2nd (2011)

| deputy_government_head_title = Deputy Prime Ministers

| state_head = Juan Carlos I

| state_head_title = Monarch

| members_number = 17{{efn|name="PM"|Does not include the Prime Minister.}} (2008–2010)
15{{efn|name="PM"}} (2010–2011)

| total_number = 28{{efn|name="PM"}}

| political_party = {{color test|{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}|size=1}} PSOE{{efn|Including PSC.}}

| legislature_status = Minority government

| opposition_party = {{color test|{{party color|People's Party (Spain)}}|size=1}} PP

| opposition_leader = Mariano Rajoy

| election = 2008 general election

| last_election = 2011 general election

| legislature_term = 9th Cortes Generales

| budget = 2009, 2010, 2011

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| outgoing_formation =

| previous = Zapatero I

| successor = Rajoy I

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The second government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was formed on 14 April 2008, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 11 April and his swearing-in on 12 April, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2008 Spanish general election.{{cite news|date=10 April 2008|title=La abstención de CiU y PNV fuerza una segunda vuelta para Zapatero|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2008/04/10/portada/1207778405_850215.html|language=es|newspaper=El País|access-date=18 January 2020}}{{cite news|last1=E. Cué|first1=Carlos|last2=Díez|first2=Anabel|date=12 April 2008|title=La legislatura arranca con promesas de pactos y preocupación económica|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2008/04/12/espana/1207951209_850215.html|language=es|newspaper=El País|location=Madrid|access-date=18 January 2020}} It succeeded the first Zapatero government and was the Government of Spain from 14 April 2008 to 22 December 2011, a total of {{age in days|14 Apr 2008|22 Dec 2011}} days, or {{age in years, months and days|2008|4|14|2011|12|22}}.

The cabinet comprised members of the PSOE (including its sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, PSC) and a number of independents.{{cite news|last1=Rodríguez Aizpeolea|first1=Luis|last2=Díez|first2=Anabel|date=13 April 2008|title=Sebastián y Chacón entran en el núcleo duro|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2008/04/13/espana/1208037601_850215.html|language=es|newspaper=El País|location=Madrid|access-date=18 January 2020}}{{cite news|date=7 April 2009|title=De los diecisiete ministros del nuevo Gobierno, seis no tienen carné del PSOE|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/462001/0/ministros/carne/psoe/|language=es|newspaper=20 minutos|access-date=24 November 2019}} It was automatically dismissed on 21 November 2011 as a consequence of the 2011 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=281|date=22 November 2011|language=es|title=Real Decreto 1742/2011, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se declara el cese de don José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero como Presidente del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/11/22/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-18322.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=123536}}{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=281|date=22 November 2011|language=es|title=Real Decreto 1743/2011, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/11/22/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-18323.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=123537}}

Investiture

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"\| Investiture José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE)
colspan="2" width="150px"\| Ballot → ! 9 April 2008 ! 11 April 2008
colspan="2"\| Required majority → \| 176 out of 350 {{cross\|15}} \| Simple {{tick\|15}}
width="1px" style="background:green;"\| \| align="left"\| {{Collapsible list \| title = Yes \| • PSOE (169) {{small\|(168 on 9 Apr)}} }} \| {{Composition bar\|168\|350\|green\|width=125px}} \| {{Composition bar\|169\|350\|green\|width=125px}}
style="background:red;"\| \| align="left"\| {{Collapsible list \| title = No \| • PP (154) \| • ERC (3) \| • UPyD (1) }} \| {{Composition bar\|158\|350\|red\|width=125px}} \| {{Composition bar\|158\|350\|red\|width=125px}}
style="background:gray;"\| \| align="left"\| {{Collapsible list \| title = Abstentions \| • CiU (10) \| • PNV (6) \| • IU–ICV (2) \| • BNG (2) \| • CC (2) \| • NaBai (1) }} \| {{Composition bar\|23\|350\|gray\|width=125px}} \| {{Composition bar\|23\|350\|gray\|width=125px}}
style="background:black;"\| \| align="left"\| {{Collapsible list \| title = Abstentees \| • PSOE (1) {{small\|(on 9 Apr)}} }} \| {{Composition bar\|1\|350\|black\|width=125px}} \| {{Composition bar\|0\|350\|black\|width=125px}}
align="left" colspan="4"\| Sources{{cite web\|url=http://www.historiaelectoral.com/congresovota.html\|title=Congreso de los Diputados: Votaciones más importantes\|language=es\|website=Historia Electoral.com\|access-date=22 November 2019}}

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

colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Investiture
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE)

colspan="2" width="150px"| Ballot →

! 9 April 2008

! 11 April 2008

colspan="2"| Required majority →

| 176 out of 350 {{cross|15}}

| Simple {{tick|15}}

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

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

| • PSOE (169) {{small|(168 on 9 Apr)}}

}}

| {{Composition bar|168|350|green|width=125px}}

| {{Composition bar|169|350|green|width=125px}}

style="background:red;"|

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

| • PP (154)

| • ERC (3)

| • UPyD (1)

}}

| {{Composition bar|158|350|red|width=125px}}

style="background:gray;"|

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

| • CiU (10)

| • PNV (6)

| • IU–ICV (2)

| • BNG (2)

| • CC (2)

| • NaBai (1)

}}

| {{Composition bar|23|350|gray|width=125px}}

style="background:black;"|

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

| • PSOE (1) {{small|(on 9 Apr)}}

}}

| {{Composition bar|1|350|black|width=125px}}

| {{Composition bar|0|350|black|width=125px}}

align="left" colspan="4"| Sources{{cite web|url=http://www.historiaelectoral.com/congresovota.html|title=Congreso de los Diputados: Votaciones más importantes|language=es|website=Historia Electoral.com|access-date=22 November 2019}}

Cabinet changes

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

On 23 February 2009, Mariano Fernández Bermejo resigned as Minister of Justice after it transpired that he had participated in a hunting trip in Andalusia together with Judge Baltasar Garzón—at the time, responsible for the ongoing Gürtel case investigations involving senior People's Party (PP) members. Bermejo came under fire from PP leaders, who accused him of interfering within the investigations. While he denied such claims, he submitted his resignation due to the growing political pressure on him.{{cite news|last=Gastaca|first=Juan Mari|date=23 February 2009|title=Bermejo dimite como ministro de Justicia|url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2009/02/23/actualidad/1235380620_850215.html|language=es|newspaper=El País|location=Madrid|access-date=14 June 2017}}{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=47|date=24 February 2009|language=es|title=Real Decreto 239/2009, de 23 de febrero, por el que se dispone el cese de don Mariano Fernández Bermejo como Ministro de Justicia|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/02/24/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-3026.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=19050}} He was succeeded by Francisco Caamaño.{{cite news|last=Díez|first=Anabel|date=23 February 2009|title=Francisco Caamaño, nuevo ministro de Justicia|url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2009/02/23/actualidad/1235380622_850215.html|language=es|newspaper=El País|location=Madrid|access-date=14 June 2017}}
On 7 April 2009, the cabinet saw an extensive reshuffle. Pedro Solbes stepped down as Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance and was replaced by Elena Salgado, who in turn stepped down as Minister of Public Administrations. President of Andalusia Manuel Chaves was appointed as Third Deputy Prime Minister and new Minister of Territorial Policy. José Blanco replaced Magdalena Álvarez as Minister of Development; Ángel Gabilondo replaced Mercedes Cabrera in Education; Ángeles González-Sinde replaced César Antonio Molina in Culture and Trinidad Jiménez replaced Bernat Soria as Minister of Health.{{cite news|last1=Rodríguez Aizpeolea|first1=Luis|last2=Díez|first2=Anabel|date=6 April 2009|title=Zapatero prepara un cambio de Gobierno|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2009/04/06/espana/1238968801_850215.html|language=es|newspaper=El País|location=Madrid|access-date=18 January 2020}}{{cite news|last1=Sánchez|first1=Manuel|last2=Cruz|first2=Marisa|date=7 April 2009|title=Zapatero forma el Gobierno con más peso político en cinco años|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/04/07/espana/1239115548.html|language=es|newspaper=El Mundo|location=Madrid|access-date=14 June 2017}}{{cite news|last=Rodríguez Aizpeolea|first=Luis|date=8 April 2009|title=El presidente encarga a los veteranos las políticas contra la recesión|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2009/04/08/espana/1239141602_850215.html|language=es|newspaper=El País|location=Madrid|access-date=18 January 2020}}
On 21 October 2010, Celestino Corbacho stepped down as Minister of Labour and Immigration in order to run within the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC)'s list for the 2010 Catalan regional election, being replaced by Valeriano Gómez. Zapatero took this opportunity to undertake a major cabinet reshuffle which saw María Teresa Fernández de la Vega being replaced as First Deputy Prime Minister and Spokesperson of the Government by Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba—who retained his office as Minister of the Interior—and as Minister of the Presidency by Ramón Jáuregui. Trinidad Jiménez replaced Miguel Ángel Moratinos as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation; Rosa Aguilar replaced Elena Espinosa as Minister of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs and Leire Pajín was appointed to the Health ministry. The ministries of Housing and Equality were restructured into state secretariats within the Development and Health ministries, respectively. Finally, Chaves's Territorial Policy portfolio was restructured into the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Administration.{{cite news|last=Rodríguez Aizpeolea|first=Luis|date=20 October 2010|title=Zapatero remodela ampliamente su Gobierno|url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2010/10/20/actualidad/1287562619_850215.html|language=es|newspaper=El País|location=Madrid|access-date=14 June 2017}}{{cite news|last=Romero|first=José Manuel|date=20 October 2010|title=Gabinete Rubalcaba|url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2010/10/20/actualidad/1287562635_850215.html|language=es|newspaper=El País|location=Madrid|access-date=14 June 2017}}{{cite news|last=Menéndez|first=María|date=20 October 2010|title=Zapatero confirma el giro político de su Gobierno con Rubalcaba como su nueva mano derecha|url=http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20101020/zapatero-ultima-remodelacion-del-gobierno-incluye-salida-vega/363376.shtml|language=es|work=RTVE|access-date=1 May 2018}}
On 12 July 2011, Rubalcaba stepped down from the government after having been nominated as the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)'s leading candidate for the 2011 general election.{{cite news|last=Marfull|first=Miguel Ángel|date=8 July 2011|title=Rubalcaba comunica a Zapatero su decisión de abandonar el Gobierno|url=http://www.publico.es/espana/rubalcaba-comunica-zapatero-decision-abandonar.html|language=es|newspaper=Público|location=Madrid|access-date=14 June 2017}} Subsequently, a final reshuffle took place, with changes limited to fill the vacancies: Antonio Camacho was appointed in Interior, José Blanco replaced Rubalcaba as the Government's spokesperson and the offices of the deputy prime ministers under Elena Salgado and Manuel Chaves were restructured.{{cite news|last=Rodríguez Aizpeolea|first=Luis|date=12 July 2011|title=Zapatero compone otro equipo muy continuista para volcarse en la crisis|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2011/07/12/espana/1310421601_850215.html|language=es|newspaper=El País|location=Madrid|access-date=1 May 2018}}

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the two deputy prime ministers, 17 ministries and the post of the spokesperson of the Government.{{cite web|website=lamoncloa.gob.es|language=es|title=Gobiernos por legislaturas. IX Legislatura|url=http://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/gobierno/gobiernosporlegislaturas/Paginas/IXLegislatura.aspx|access-date=6 June 2018}}{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=90|date=14 April 2008|language=es|title=Real Decreto 432/2008, de 12 de abril, por el que se reestructuran los departamentos ministeriales|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/04/14/pdfs/A19757-19759.pdf|issn=0212-033X|pages=19757–19759}}{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=90|date=14 April 2008|language=es|title=Real Decreto 433/2008, de 12 de abril, sobre las Vicepresidencias del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/04/14/pdfs/A19759-19760.pdf|issn=0212-033X|pages=19759–19760}} From April 2009, the Council would include a third deputy prime minister.{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=85|date=7 April 2009|language=es|title=Real Decreto 542/2009, de 7 de abril, por el que se reestructuran los departamentos ministeriales|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/04/07/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-5824.pdf|issn=0212-033X|pages=33156–33160}}{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=85|date=7 April 2009|language=es|title=Real Decreto 543/2009, de 7 de abril, sobre las Vicepresidencias del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/04/07/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-5825.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=33161}} The number of ministries was reduced to 15 after the ministries of Housing and Equality were merged into the Development and Health departments in October 2010.{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=255|date=21 October 2010|language=es|title=Real Decreto 1313/2010, de 20 de octubre, por el que se reestructuran los departamentos ministeriales|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/10/21/pdfs/BOE-A-2010-16023.pdf|issn=0212-033X|pages=19757–19759}} From July 2011, the Council would include only two deputy prime ministers.{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=165|date=12 July 2011|language=es|title=Real Decreto 1012/2011, de 11 de julio, sobre las Vicepresidencias del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/07/12/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-11943.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=76797}}

{| class="wikitable"

| colspan="7" bgcolor="#F2F2F2" align="center"| ← Zapatero II Government →
(14 April 2008 – 22 December 2011)

! Portfolio

! Name

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

! width="135px"| Took office

! width="135px"| Left office

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

| Prime Minister

| José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

| width="1" style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 12 April 2008

| 21 December 2011

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=89|date=14 April 2008|language=es|title=Real Decreto 431/2008, de 11 de abril, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno a don José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/04/12/pdfs/A19697-19697.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=19697}}

| colspan="7"|

| First Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of the Presidency
Spokesperson of the Government

| Mª Teresa Fernández de la Vega

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 14 April 2008

| 21 October 2010

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=90|date=14 April 2008|language=es|title=Real Decreto 436/2008, de 12 de abril, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/04/14/pdfs/A19762-19762.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=19762}}
{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=90|date=14 April 2008|language=es|title=Real Decreto 434/2008, de 12 de abril, por el que se nombra Vicepresidenta Primera del Gobierno a doña María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/04/14/pdfs/A19761-19761.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=19761}}
{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=90|date=14 April 2008|language=es|title=Real Decreto 437/2008, de 12 de abril, por el que se dispone que doña María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz, Vicepresidenta Primera del Gobierno y Ministra de la Presidencia, asuma las funciones de Portavoz del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/04/14/pdfs/A19762-19762.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=19762}}

| Second Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Economy and Finance

| Pedro Solbes

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 14 April 2008

| 7 April 2009

| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

| Miguel Ángel Moratinos

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 14 April 2008

| 21 October 2010

| align="center"|

| Minister of Justice

| Mariano Fernández Bermejo

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 14 April 2008

| 23 February 2009

| align="center"|

| Minister of Defence

| Carme Chacón

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE {{small|(PSC)}}

| 14 April 2008

| 22 December 2011

| align="center"|

| Minister of the Interior

| Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 14 April 2008

| 21 October 2010

| align="center"|

| Minister of Development

| Magdalena Álvarez

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 14 April 2008

| 7 April 2009

| align="center"|

| Minister of Education, Social Policy and Sports

| Mercedes Cabrera

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 14 April 2008

| 7 April 2009

| align="center"|

| Minister of Labour and Immigration

| Celestino Corbacho

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE {{small|(PSC)}}

| 14 April 2008

| 21 October 2010

| align="center"|

| Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade

| Miguel Sebastián

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 14 April 2008

| 22 December 2011

| align="center"|

| Minister of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs

| Elena Espinosa

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 14 April 2008

| 21 October 2010

| align="center"|

| Minister of Public Administrations

| Elena Salgado

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 14 April 2008

| 7 April 2009

| align="center"|

| Minister of Culture

| César Antonio Molina

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 14 April 2008

| 7 April 2009

| align="center"|

| Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs

| Bernat Soria

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 14 April 2008

| 7 April 2009

| align="center"|

| Minister of Housing

| Beatriz Corredor

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 14 April 2008

| 21 October 2010

| align="center"|

| Minister of Science and Innovation

| Cristina Garmendia

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 14 April 2008

| 22 December 2011

| align="center"|

| Minister of Equality

| Bibiana Aído

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 14 April 2008

| 21 October 2010

| align="center"|

| colspan="7"|

=Changes February 2009=

! Portfolio

! Name

! colspan="2"| Party

! Took office

! Left office

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

| Minister of Justice

| Francisco Caamaño

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 24 February 2009

| 22 December 2011

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=47|date=24 February 2009|language=es|title=Real Decreto 240/2009, de 23 de febrero, por el que se nombra Ministro de Justicia a don Francisco Caamaño Domínguez|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/02/24/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-3027.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=19051}}

| colspan="7"|

=Changes April 2009=

! Portfolio

! Name

! colspan="2"| Party

! Took office

! Left office

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

| Second Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Economy and Finance

| Elena Salgado

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 7 April 2009

| 12 July 2011

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=85|date=7 April 2009|language=es|title=Real Decreto 552/2009, de 7 de abril, por el que se nombra Vicepresidenta Segunda del Gobierno a doña Elena Salgado Méndez|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/04/07/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-5834.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=33170}}
{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=85|date=7 April 2009|language=es|title=Real Decreto 554/2009, de 7 de abril, por el que se nombra Ministra de Economía y Hacienda a doña Elena Salgado Méndez|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/04/07/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-5836.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=33172}}

| Third Deputy Prime Minister{{efn|name="Apr09"|On 7 April 2009, the ministries of Education, Social Policy and Sports, Public Administrations and Health and Consumer Affairs were reorganized as the Education, Territorial Policy and Health and Social Policy departments, respectively. Concurrently, the post of the Third Deputy Prime Minister was established.}}
Minister of Territorial Policy{{efn|name="Apr09"}}

| Manuel Chaves

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 7 April 2009

| 21 October 2010

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=85|date=7 April 2009|language=es|title=Real Decreto 553/2009, de 7 de abril, por el que se nombra Vicepresidente Tercero del Gobierno a don Manuel Chaves González|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/04/07/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-5835.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=33171}}
{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=85|date=7 April 2009|language=es|title=Real Decreto 557/2009, de 7 de abril, por el que se nombra Ministro de Política Territorial a don Manuel Chaves González|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/04/07/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-5839.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=33175}}

| Minister of Development

| José Blanco

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 7 April 2009

| 12 July 2011

| Minister of Education{{efn|name="Apr09"}}

| Ángel Gabilondo

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 7 April 2009

| 22 December 2011

| Minister of Culture

| Ángeles González-Sinde

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 7 April 2009

| 22 December 2011

| Minister of Health and Social Policy{{efn|name="Apr09"}}

| Trinidad Jiménez

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 7 April 2009

| 21 October 2010

| colspan="7"|

=Changes October 2010=

! Portfolio

! Name

! colspan="2"| Party

! Took office

! Left office

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

| First Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of the Interior
Spokesperson of the Government

| Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 21 October 2010

| 12 July 2011

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=255|date=21 October 2010|language=es|title=Real Decreto 1323/2010, de 20 de octubre, por el que se nombra Vicepresidente Primero del Gobierno a don Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/10/21/pdfs/BOE-A-2010-16035.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=88357}}
{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=255|date=21 October 2010|language=es|title=Real Decreto 1330/2010, de 20 de octubre, por el que se dispone que don Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, Vicepresidente Primero del Gobierno y Ministro del Interior, asuma las funciones de Portavoz del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/10/21/pdfs/BOE-A-2010-16042.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=88364}}

| Third Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Administration{{efn|name="Oct10"|On 21 October 2010, the ministries of Health and Social Policy and Territorial Policy were reorganized as the Health, Social Policy and Equality and Territorial Policy and Public Administration departments, respectively. Concurrently, the ministries of Equality the Housing were disestablished and their competences transferred to the Health, Social Policy and Equality and Development departments, respectively.}}

| Manuel Chaves

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 21 October 2010

| 12 July 2011

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=255|date=21 October 2010|language=es|title=Real Decreto 1328/2010, de 20 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro de Política Territorial y Administración Pública a don Manuel Chaves González|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/10/21/pdfs/BOE-A-2010-16040.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=88362}}

| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

| Trinidad Jiménez

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 21 October 2010

| 22 December 2011

| Minister of Labour and Immigration

| Valeriano Gómez

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 21 October 2010

| 22 December 2011

| Minister of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs

| Rosa Aguilar

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 21 October 2010

| 22 December 2011

| Minister of the Presidency

| Ramón Jáuregui

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 21 October 2010

| 22 December 2011

| Minister of Health, Social Policy and Equality{{efn|name="Oct10"}}

| Leire Pajín

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 21 October 2010

| 22 December 2011

| {{strike|Minister of Housing}}{{efn|name="Oct10"}}

| colspan="6"| {{resize|Disestablished on 21 October 2010.}}

| {{strike|Minister of Equality}}{{efn|name="Oct10"}}

| colspan="6"| {{resize|Disestablished on 21 October 2010.}}

| colspan="7"|

=Changes July 2011=

! Portfolio

! Name

! colspan="2"| Party

! Took office

! Left office

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

| Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs{{efn|name="Jul11"|Following Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba's stepping down as First Deputy Prime Minister on 12 July 2011, the second and third deputy prime ministers were promoted to the posts of deputy prime ministers for Economic Affairs and for Territorial Policy, respectively, with the post of third deputy prime minister being discontinued.}}
Minister of Economy and Finance

| Elena Salgado

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 12 July 2011

| 22 December 2011

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=165|date=12 July 2011|language=es|title=Real Decreto 1017/2011, de 11 de julio, por el que se nombra Vicepresidenta del Gobierno de Asuntos Económicos a doña Elena Salgado Méndez|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/07/12/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-11964.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=77409}}

| Deputy Prime Minister for Territorial Policy{{efn|name="Jul11"}}
Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Administration

| Manuel Chaves

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 12 July 2011

| 22 December 2011

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=165|date=12 July 2011|language=es|title=Real Decreto 1018/2011, de 11 de julio, por el que se nombra Vicepresidente del Gobierno de Política Territorial a don Manuel Chaves González|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/07/12/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-11965.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=77410}}

| {{strike|Third Deputy Prime Minister}}{{efn|name="Jul11"}}

| colspan="6"| {{resize|Discontinued on 12 July 2011.}}

| Minister of the Interior

| Antonio Camacho

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

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

| 12 July 2011

| 22 December 2011

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=165|date=12 July 2011|language=es|title=Real Decreto 1019/2011, de 11 de julio, por el que se nombra Ministro del Interior a don Antonio Camacho Vizcaíno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/07/12/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-11966.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=77411}}

| Minister of Development
Spokesperson of the Government

| José Blanco

| style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| PSOE

| 12 July 2011

| 22 December 2011

| align="center"| {{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=165|date=12 July 2011|language=es|title=Real Decreto 1020/2011, de 11 de julio, por el que se dispone que don José Blanco López, Ministro de Fomento, asuma las funciones de Portavoz del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/07/12/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-11967.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=77412}}

Departmental structure

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's second government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.

;Unit/body rank

({{colorbull|#22B14C}}) Secretary of state
({{colorbull|#00A2E8}}) Undersecretary
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Director-general
({{colorbull|#91B9B9|c}}) Autonomous agency
({{colorbull|#C70243|d}}) Military & intelligence agency

{| 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"|

=[[Palace of Moncloa#Prime Minister's Office|Prime Minister's Office]]=

| align="center" rowspan="2" width="250"| Prime Minister
{{smaller|(Presidencia del Gobierno)}}

| width="80"| 80px

| width="200"| José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

| width="200"| 12 April 2008

| width="200"| 21 December 2011

| width="1" style="background-color:{{party color|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};"|

| width="175" align="center"| PSOE

| align="center" rowspan="2"| {{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=97|date=22 April 2008|language=es|title=Real Decreto 525/2008, de 21 de abril, por el que se reestructura la Presidencia del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/04/22/pdfs/A20752-20753.pdf|issn=0212-033X|pages=20752–20753}}
{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=230|date=23 September 2008|language=es|title=Real Decreto 1370/2008, de 1 de agosto, por el que se desarrolla la estructura orgánica de la Presidencia del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/09/23/pdfs/A38645-38647.pdf|issn=0212-033X|pages=38645–38647}}
{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=112|date=8 May 2009|language=es|title=Real Decreto 638/2009, de 17 de abril, por el que se modifica el Real Decreto 1370/2008, de 1 de agosto, por el que se desarrolla la estructura orgánica de la Presidencia del Gobierno, y se desarrolla el Real Decreto 542/2009, de 7 de abril, por el que se reestructuran los departamentos ministeriales|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/05/08/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-7625.pdf|issn=0212-033X|pages=39509–39511}}
{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=110|date=6 May 2010|language=es|title=Real Decreto 494/2010, de 30 de abril, por el que se modifica el Real Decreto 1370/2008, de 1 de agosto, que desarrolla la estructura orgánica de la Presidencia del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/05/06/pdfs/BOE-A-2010-7179.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=40164}}
{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=175|date=22 July 2011|language=es|title=Real Decreto 1094/2011, de 15 de julio, por el que se reestructura la Presidencia del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/07/22/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-12629.pdf|issn=0212-033X|pages=81503–81508}}
{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=179|date=27 July 2011|language=es|title=Corrección de errores del Real Decreto 1094/2011, de 15 de julio, por el que se reestructura la Presidencia del Gobierno|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/07/27/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-12910.pdf|issn=0212-033X|page=84255}}
{{cite journal|publisher=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado|issue=285|date=26 November 2004|language=es|title=Real Decreto 2195/2004, de 25 de noviembre, por el que se regula la estructura orgánica y las funciones del Consejo Superior de Deportes|format=pdf|url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2004/11/26/pdfs/A39147-39151.pdf|issn=0212-033X|pages=39147–39151}}

| colspan="7"|

{{hidden|22 April 2008 – 22 July 2011|headerstyle=background:#EFEFEF;|

({{colorbull|#22B14C}}) Cabinet of the Prime Minister's Office–Chief of Staff
({{colorbull|#00A2E8}}) Deputy Chief of Staff
({{colorbull|#00A2E8}}) Economic Office of the Prime Minister
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of Economic Policy {{smaller|({{abbr|D/G|Downgraded}} 1 Jul 2010)}}
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of Social and Industrial Policy
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of Institutional Affairs
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of International Policy and Security
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of Analysis and Studies
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of Education and Culture {{smaller|({{abbr|D/G|Downgraded}} 7 May 2010)}}
({{colorbull|#22B14C}}) General Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Deputy General Secretariat
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of Protocol
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of Security
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of Infrastructure and Monitoring for Crisis Situations {{smaller|({{abbr|D/G|Downgraded}} 7 May 2010)}}
({{colorbull|#91B9B9|c}}) High Council for Sports {{smaller|(from 7 Apr 2009)}}
({{colorbull|#22B14C}}) President's Office of the High Council for Sports {{smaller|(from 7 Apr 2009)}}
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Directorate-General for Sports {{smaller|(from 7 Apr 2009)}}
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Directorate-General for Sports Infrastructure {{smaller|(from 7 Apr 2009)}}

}}

{{hidden|22 July – 24 December 2011|headerstyle=background:#EFEFEF;|

({{colorbull|#22B14C}}) Cabinet of the Prime Minister's Office–Chief of Staff
({{colorbull|#00A2E8}}) Deputy Chief of Staff
({{colorbull|#00A2E8}}) Economic Office of the Prime Minister
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of Social and Industrial Policy
({{colorbull|#00A2E8}}) General Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of Protocol
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of Security
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of Institutional Affairs
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of International Policy and Security
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Department of Analysis and Studies
({{colorbull|#91B9B9|c}}) High Council for Sports
({{colorbull|#22B14C}}) President's Office of the High Council for Sports
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Directorate-General for Sports
({{colorbull|#FF8080}}) Directorate-General for Sports Infrastructure

}}

| align="center" rowspan="4"| First Deputy Prime Minister
{{smaller|(Vicepresidencia Primera
del Gobierno)}}
{{smaller|(until 12 July 2011)}}

----

Deputy Prime Minister
for Economic Affairs
{{smaller|(Vicepresidencia del Gobierno
de Asuntos Económicos)}}
{{smaller|(from 12 July 2011)}}

second government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Investiture

Cabinet changes

Council of Ministers

=Changes February 2009=

=Changes April 2009=

=Changes October 2010=

=Changes July 2011=

Departmental structure

=[[Palace of Moncloa#Prime Minister's Office|Prime Minister's Office]]=

=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation]]=

=[[Ministry of Justice (Spain)|Ministry of Justice]]=

=[[Ministry of Defence (Spain)|Ministry of Defence]]=

=[[Ministry of Economy and Finance (Spain)|Ministry of Economy and Finance]]=

=[[Ministry of the Interior (Spain)|Ministry of the Interior]]=

=[[Ministry of Development (Spain)|Ministry of Development]]=

=[[Ministry of Education (Spain)|Ministry of Education]]=

=[[Ministry of Labour and Immigration]]=

=[[Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade]]=

=[[Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs]]=

=[[Ministry of the Presidency]]=

=[[Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Administration]]=

=[[Ministry of Culture (Spain)|Ministry of Culture]]=

=[[Ministry of Health (Spain)|Ministry of Health]]=

=[[Ministry of Housing (Spain)|Ministry of Housing]]=

=[[Ministry of Science (Spain)|Ministry of Science and Innovation]]=

=[[Ministry of Equality (Spain)|Ministry of Equality]]=

=[[Spokesperson of the Government of Spain|Spokesperson of the Government]]=

Notes

References

External links