Second Suárez Cabinet

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The Constituent Legislature of Spain was the first Council of Ministers after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. It followed the general election of 1977. It lasted from 13 July 1977 to 22 March 1979. It was a minority centrist government.

Cabinet members

President of the Government

Adolfo Suárez

First Vice President of the Government and Minister of Defence

Manuel Gutiérrez

Second Vice President and Minister of Economy

Enrique Fuentes Quintana

Third Vice President

Fernando Abril Martorell

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Marcelino Oreja

Minister of Justice

Landelino Lavilla Alsina

Minister of Finance

Francisco Fernández Ordóñez

Minister of the Interior

Rodolfo Martín

Minister of Public Works and Urbanism

Joaquín Garrigues Walker

Minister of Education and Science

Íñigo Cavero Lataillade

Minister of Labor

Manuel Jiménez de Parga Cabrera (until 28 February 1978)

Rafael Calvo Ortega (from 28 February 1978)

Ministry of Industry and Energy

Alberto Oliart Saussol (until 28 February 1978)

Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún (from 28 February 1978)

Minister of Agriculture

José Enrique Martínez Genique (until 28 February 1978)

Jaime Lamo de Espinosa (from 28 February 1978)

Minister of Trade and Tourism

Juan Antonio García Díez

Minister of Presidency

José Manuel Otero Novas

Minister of Transport and Communication

José Lladó Fernández-Urrutia (until 28 February 1978)

Salvador Sánchez-Terán Hernández (from 28 February 1978)

Minister of Health and Social Security

Enrique Sánchez de León Pérez

Ministry of Culture and Welfare

Pío Cabanillas Gallas

Deputy Minister for the Regions

Manuel Clavero Arévalo

Deputy Minister for the Relationship with the Courts

Ignacio Camuñas Solís (until 28 February 1978)

Minister for the Relationships with the European Communities

Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo (from 28 February 1978)

References

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