President of the Government of Spain Presidente del Gobierno de España | |
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Style | Excelentísimo Señor His Excellency (diplomatic) |
Member of | Council of Ministers European Council |
Residence | Palacio de la Moncloa |
Seat | Madrid, Spain |
Nominator | The Monarch Countersigned by the President of the Congress of Deputies |
Appointer | The Monarch Following a vote of confidence by a majority of the Congress of Deputies and with the countersignature of the President of the Congress of Deputies |
Term length | No fixed term General elections to the Congress of Deputies are held every 4 years at most. No term limits are imposed on the office. |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of 1978 |
Formation | 1834, 1978 (in its current incarnation) |
First holder | Francisco Martínez de la Rosa, Adolfo Suárez (current Constitution) |
Deputy | Vice President of the Government |
Salary | €78,185 p.a.[1] |
Website | www.lamoncloa.gob.es |
The President of the Government of Spain (Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno),[2] is the head of Government of Spain. The office was created by the Constitution of 1978. The current Prime Minister is Pedro Sánchez. The first politician to carry the office of Prime Minister was Adolfo Suárez.
El presidente del Gobierno, Mariano Rajoy, percibe 78.185 euros brutos al año (6.515 euros brutos al mes).