Date formed 17 April 2004 No. of ministers 17 | Head of state Juan Carlos I | |
Date dissolved 11 March 2008 (formally)
12 April 2008 (caretaker) Head of government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Deputy head of government First
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega
Second
Pedro Solbes | ||
The 8th Spanish General Courts were elected at the 2004 general election on 14 March and first met on 2 April. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was invested as Prime Minister on 16 April by the Congress of Deputies and was sworn into office the following day. On the nomination of the Prime Minister, the First Zapatero Government, or the 12th Government of Spain since the Spanish transition to democracy, was appointed.
History
The first Zapatero cabinet was the cabinet of the government of Spain from 17 April 2004 to 12 April 2008, a total of 1,456 days, or 3 years, 11 months and 26 days. It was composed mainly by members of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, though it also included members of its sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, and several independents.