Second government of Alfonso Fernández Mañueco

The second government of Alfonso Fernández Mañueco was formed on 20 April 2022, following the latter's election as President of the Junta of Castile and León by the Cortes of Castile and León on 11 April and his scheduled swearing-in on 19 April, as a result of the People's Party (PP) and Vox being able to muster a majority of seats in the Cortes following the 2022 Castilian-Leonese regional election.[1] It succeeded the first Mañueco government and has been the incumbent Junta of Castile and León since 20 April 2022, a total of 948 days, or 2 years, 7 months and 3 days.

2nd government of Alfonso Fernández Mañueco

Government of Castile and León
2022–present
Alfonso Fernández Mañueco in January 2020.
Date formed20 April 2022
People and organisations
MonarchFelipe VI
PresidentAlfonso Fernández Mañueco
Vice PresidentJuan García-Gallardo (2022–2024)
Isabel Blanco (2024–present)
No. of ministers11[a]
Total no. of members14[a]
Member party  PP
  Vox (2022–2024)
Status in legislatureMajority coalition government (2022–2024)
Minority government (2024–present)
Opposition party  PSOE
Opposition leaderLuis Tudanca
History
Election2022 regional election
Legislature term11th Cortes
PredecessorMañueco I

Until 2024, the cabinet comprised members of the PP and Vox, as well as a number of independents proposed by both parties, to become the first PP–Vox coalition government to be formed as well as the first time a far-right party had entered a government either at the regional or national level in Spain since the country's transition to democracy.[2][3][4] 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.[5]

Investiture

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Investiture
Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (PP)
Ballot → 11 April 2022
Required majority → 41 out of 81
Yes
  • PP (31)
  • Vox (13)
44 / 81
No
37 / 81
Abstentions
0 / 81
Absentees
0 / 81
Sources

Cabinet changes

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

  • On 11 May 2023, minister of the Presidency Jesús Julio Carnero announced his stepping down from the post in order to run for the office of mayor of Valladolid in the upcoming 28 May local elections.[6] He was replaced by Luis Miguel González Gago, effective on 15 May.[7]
  • 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.[5][8] In Castile and León, this resulted in the resignation of Vice President Juan García-Gallardo; Minister of Culture and Tourism Gonzalo Santonja announced that he was not leaving the government and quit his Vox membership, whereas the Industry and Agriculture ministers, Mariano Veganzones and Gerardo Dueñas respectively, were removed despite having voiced their will to stay on.[9][10] They were replaced by Isabel Blanco as vice president, Leticia García as Industry, Trade and Employment minister and María González Corral in the Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development portfolio, the later being replaced in her original office as minister of Mobility and Digital Transformation by José Luis Sanz Merino.[11]

Council of Government

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The Council of Government is structured into the offices for the president, the vice president, ten ministries and the post of the spokesperson of the Government.[12]

Mañueco II Government
(20 April 2022 – present)
Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
President Alfonso Fernández Mañueco PP 13 April 2022 Incumbent [13]
Vice President Juan García-Gallardo Vox 20 April 2022 13 July 2024 [14]
Minister of the Presidency Jesús Julio Carnero PP 20 April 2022 15 May 2023 [15]
Minister of Economy and Finance
Spokesperson of the Government
Carlos Fernández Carriedo PP 20 April 2022 Incumbent [15]
[16]
Minister of Industry, Trade and Employment Mariano Veganzones Vox 20 April 2022 13 July 2024 [15]
Minister of Environment, Housing and Territory Planning Juan Carlos Suárez-Quiñones PP 20 April 2022 Incumbent [15]
Minister of Mobility and Digital Transformation María González Corral PP (Ind.) 20 April 2022 13 July 2024 [15]
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development Gerardo Dueñas Vox 20 April 2022 13 July 2024 [15]
Minister of Health Alejandro Vázquez PP 20 April 2022 Incumbent [15]
Minister of Family Affairs and Equal Opportunities Isabel Blanco PP 20 April 2022 13 July 2024 [15]
Minister of Education Rocío Lucas PP 20 April 2022 Incumbent [15]
Minister of Culture and Tourism Gonzalo Santonja Independent[b] 20 April 2022 Incumbent [15]

Changes May 2023

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Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Minister of the Presidency Luis Miguel González Gago PP 15 May 2023 Incumbent [18]

Changes July 2024

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Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Vice President
Minister of Family Affairs and Equal Opportunities
Isabel Blanco PP 13 July 2024 Incumbent [19]
Minister of Industry, Trade and Employment Leticia García PP 13 July 2024 Incumbent [20]
Minister of Mobility and Digital Transformation José Luis Sanz Merino PP 13 July 2024 Incumbent [21]
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development María González Corral PP (Ind.) 13 July 2024 Incumbent [22]

Departmental structure

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Alfonso Fernández Mañueco's first government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.[12]

Office
(Original name)
Portrait Name Took office Left office Alliance/party Ref.
Presidency
(Presidencia de la Junta)
  Alfonso Fernández Mañueco 13 April 2022 Incumbent PP
Vice Presidency
(Vicepresidencia de la Junta)
  Juan García-Gallardo 20 April 2022 13 July 2024 Vox
  Isabel Blanco 13 July 2024 Incumbent PP
None (20 April 2022 – 13 July 2024)
See Ministry of Family Affairs and Equal Opportunities (13 July 2024 – present)
Ministry of the Presidency
(Consejería de la Presidencia)
  Jesús Julio Carnero 20 April 2022 15 May 2023 PP
  Luis Miguel González Gago 15 May 2023 Incumbent PP
Ministry of Economy and Finance
(Consejería de Economía y Hacienda)
  Carlos Fernández Carriedo 20 April 2022 Incumbent PP
Ministry of Industry,
Trade and Employment

(Consejería de Industria,
Comercio y Empleo)
  Mariano Veganzones 20 April 2022 13 July 2024 Vox
  Leticia García 15 May 2023 13 July 2024 PP
Ministry of Environment, Housing
and Territory Planning

(Consejería de Medio Ambiente, Vivienda
y Ordenación del Territorio)
  Juan Carlos Suárez-Quiñones 20 April 2022 Incumbent PP
Ministry of Mobility
and Digital Transformation

(Consejería de Movilidad
y Transformación Digital)
  María González Corral 20 April 2022 13 July 2024 PP
(Independent)
  José Luis Sanz Merino 13 July 2024 Incumbent PP
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock
and Rural Development

(Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería
y Desarrollo Rural)
  Gerardo Dueñas 20 April 2022 13 July 2024 Vox
  María González Corral 13 July 2024 Incumbent PP
(Independent)
Ministry of Health
(Consejería de Sanidad)
  Alejandro Vázquez 20 April 2022 Incumbent PP
Ministry of Family Affairs
and Equal Opportunities

(Consejería de Familia
e Igualdad de Oportunidades)
  Isabel Blanco 20 April 2022 Incumbent PP
Ministry of Education
(Consejería de Educación)
  Rocío Lucas 20 April 2022 Incumbent PP
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
(Consejería de Cultura y Turismo)
  Gonzalo Santonja 20 April 2022 Incumbent PP from Jul 2024;
Vox until Jul 2024
(Independent)
Spokesperson of the Government
(Portavoz del Gobierno)
  Carlos Fernández Carriedo 20 April 2022 Incumbent PP

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Does not include the President.
  2. ^ Initially proposed by Vox. Rebelled from the party in July 2024.[17]

References

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  1. ^ Rubio, Mariela (5 April 2022). "Mañueco será investido el próximo lunes presidente de Castilla y León" (in Spanish). Madrid: Cadena SER. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. ^ "PP y Vox pactan un gobierno de diez consejerías, con tres y la Vicepresidencia para los de Abascal". La Opinión de Zamora (in Spanish). Valladolid. Ical. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Vox cierra, tras muchas calabazas, los nombres para sus consejerías con las que formará parte del Gobierno de Castilla y León". Público (in Spanish). Madrid. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ^ González, Alexandra (19 April 2022). "Estos son los consejeros del nuevo Gobierno de Mañueco". Noticias de Castilla y León (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b Vera, Joaquín; Sen, Cristina (11 July 2024). "Abascal consuma su amenaza y rompe con el PP en los gobiernos regionales". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Madrid / Barcelona. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. ^ G. Encinas, Antonio (11 May 2023). "Carnero deja la Consejería de Presidencia de la Junta para centrarse en su papel de candidato". El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Valladolid. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Luis Miguel González Gago, nuevo consejero de la Presidencia". Diario de León (in Spanish). León. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  8. ^ González, Miguel (12 July 2024). "PP y Vox consuman su ruptura en los gobiernos autonómicos con la salida de altos cargos del partido ultra". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  9. ^ Camazón, Alba (12 July 2024). "García-Gallardo dimite como vicepresidente de Castilla y León y convierte su despedida en un alegato xenófobo". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Valladolid. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  10. ^ Camazón, Alba (12 July 2024). "Santonja desoye a Abascal y el PP lo mantiene en el cargo de consejero de Cultura de Castilla y León". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Valladolid. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  11. ^ Bajo Peña, Daniel (12 July 2024). "Mañueco diseña un nuevo gobierno en Castilla y León tras la salida de Gallardo y de dos consejeros de Vox". Tribuna de Salamanca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Decreto 1/2022, de 19 de abril, del Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y León, de reestructuración de consejerías" (pdf). Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León (in Spanish) (75): 17731–17733. 20 April 2022. ISSN 1989-8959.
  13. ^ "Real Decreto 282/2022, de 12 de abril, por el que se nombra Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y León a don Alfonso Fernández Mañueco" (pdf). Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León (in Spanish) (72): 16598. 13 April 2022. ISSN 1989-8959.
  14. ^ "Acuerdo 5/2022, de 19 de abril, del Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y León, por el que se nombra Vicepresidente de la Junta de Castilla y León a D. Juan García-Gallardo Frings" (pdf). Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León (in Spanish) (75): 17737. 20 April 2022. ISSN 1989-8959.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Acuerdo 6/2022, de 19 de abril, del Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y León, por el que se nombran titulares de las Consejerías de la Junta de Castilla y León" (pdf). Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León (in Spanish) (75): 17738. 20 April 2022. ISSN 1989-8959.
  16. ^ "Acuerdo 8/2022, de 19 de abril, del Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y León, por el que se nombra Portavoz de la Junta de Castilla y León al Consejero de Economía y Hacienda de la Junta de Castilla y León" (pdf). Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León (in Spanish) (75): 17740. 20 April 2022. ISSN 1989-8959.
  17. ^ Ramos, Ana Belén (12 July 2024). "Vox limita la rebelión interna a la deserción de un consejero y varios directores generales". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Acuerdo 3/2023, de 12 de mayo, del Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y León, por el que se nombra Consejero de la Presidencia de la Junta de Castilla y León a D. Luis Miguel González Gago" (pdf). Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León (in Spanish) (91): 14. 15 May 2023. ISSN 1989-8959.
  19. ^ "Acuerdo 10/2024, de 12 de julio, del Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y León, por el que se nombra Vicepresidenta de la Junta de Castilla y León a D.ª María Isabel Blanco Llamas" (pdf). Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León (in Spanish) (Extraordinary No. 1): 7. 13 July 2024. ISSN 1989-8959.
  20. ^ "Acuerdo 11/2024, de 12 de julio, del Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y León, por el que se nombra Consejera de Industria, Comercio y Empleo de la Junta de Castilla y León a D.ª Leticia García Sánchez" (pdf). Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León (in Spanish) (Extraordinary No. 1): 8. 13 July 2024. ISSN 1989-8959.
  21. ^ "Acuerdo 12/2024, de 12 de julio, del Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y León, por el que se nombra Consejero de Movilidad y Transformación Digital de la Junta de Castilla y León a D. José Luis Sanz Merino" (pdf). Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León (in Spanish) (Extraordinary No. 1): 9. 13 July 2024. ISSN 1989-8959.
  22. ^ "Acuerdo 13/2024, de 12 de julio, del Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y León, por el que se nombra Consejera de Agricultura, Ganadería y Desarrollo Rural de la Junta de Castilla y León a D.ª María González Corral" (pdf). Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León (in Spanish) (Extraordinary No. 1): 10. 13 July 2024. ISSN 1989-8959.
Preceded by Junta of Castile and León
2022–present
Incumbent