# Second government of Felipe González

The second government of Felipe González was formed on 26 July 1986, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 23 July and his swearing-in on 24 July, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 1986 Spanish general election. It succeeded the first González government and was the Government of Spain from 26 July 1986 to 7 December 1989, a total of 1,230 days, or 3 years, 4 months and 11 days.
The cabinet comprised members of the PSOE (including its sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, PSC) and a number of independents. It was automatically dismissed on 30 October 1989 as a consequence of the 1989 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.

## Investiture

Investiture Felipe González (PSOE) :
| Ballot → | Ballot → | 23 July 1986 |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | 176 out of 350 Y |
| | Yes • PSOE (184) | 184 / 350 |
| | No • AP–PL (73) • PDP (21) • CDS (19) • CiU (18) • IU (7) • EE (2) • CG (1) • PAR (1) • AIC (1) • UV (1) | 144 / 350 |
| | Abstentions • PNV (6) | 6 / 350 |
| | Absentees • AP (11) • HB (5) | 16 / 350 |
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## Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and 15 ministries. The number of ministries was increased to 17 with the creation of the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of the Spokesperson of the Government in July 1988.
← González II Government → (26 July 1986 – 7 December 1989) :
| Portfolio | Name | Party | Party | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
| Prime Minister | Felipe González | | PSOE | 24 July 1986 | 6 December 1989 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Alfonso Guerra | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Francisco Fernández Ordóñez | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of Justice | Fernando Ledesma | | PSOE (Ind.) | 26 July 1986 | 12 July 1988 | |
| Minister of Defence | Narcís Serra | | PSOE (PSC) | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | Carlos Solchaga | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of the Interior | José Barrionuevo | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 12 July 1988 | |
| Minister of Public Works and Urbanism | Javier Sáenz de Cosculluela | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of Education and Science | José María Maravall | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 12 July 1988 | |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | Manuel Chaves | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of Industry and Energy | Luis Carlos Croissier | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 12 July 1988 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | Carlos Romero | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister for Public Administrations | Joaquín Almunia | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of Transport, Tourism and Communications | Abel Caballero | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 12 July 1988 | |
| Minister of Culture | Javier Solana | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 12 July 1988 | |
| Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs | Julián García Vargas | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of Relations with the Cortes and the Government Secretariat | Virgilio Zapatero | | PSOE | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Changes July 1988 |||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Party | Party | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
| Minister of Justice | Enrique Múgica | | PSOE | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of the Interior | José Luis Corcuera | | PSOE | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of Education and Science | Javier Solana | | PSOE | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of Industry and Energy | Claudio Aranzadi | | PSOE (Ind.) | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of Transport, Tourism and Communications | José Barrionuevo | | PSOE | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of Culture | Jorge Semprún | | PSOE (Ind.) | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Matilde Fernández | | PSOE | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | |
| Spokesperson Minister of the Government | Rosa Conde | | PSOE (Ind.) | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | |

## Departmental structure

Felipe González'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

* (■) Secretary of state
* (■) Undersecretary
* (■) Director-general
* (●) Autonomous agency
* (◆) Military & intelligence agency
| Office (Original name) | Name | Took office | Left office | Alliance/party | Ref. |
| Prime Minister's Office |||||||||
| Prime Minister (Presidencia del Gobierno) | Felipe González | 24 July 1986 | 6 December 1989 | PSOE | [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |||||||
| Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia del Gobierno) | Alfonso Guerra | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs |||||||||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores) | Francisco Fernández Ordóñez | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | [17] [18] |
| [17] [18] |||||||
| Ministry of Justice |||||||||
| Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia) | Fernando Ledesma | 26 July 1986 | 12 July 1988 | PSOE (Independent) | |
| Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia) | Enrique Múgica | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | |
| Ministry of Defence |||||||||
| Ministry of Defence (Ministerio de Defensa) | Narcís Serra | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE (PSC–PSOE) | |
| Ministry of Economy and Finance |||||||||
| Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda) | Carlos Solchaga | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] |
| [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] |||||||
| Ministry of the Interior |||||||||
| Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior) | José Barrionuevo | 26 July 1986 | 12 July 1988 | PSOE | |
| Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior) | José Luis Corcuera | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | |
| Ministry of Public Works and Urbanism |||||||||
| Ministry of Public Works and Urbanism (Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Urbanismo) | Javier Sáenz de Cosculluela | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | |
| Ministry of Education and Science |||||||||
| Ministry of Education and Science (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia) | José María Maravall | 26 July 1986 | 12 July 1988 | PSOE | |
| Ministry of Education and Science (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia) | Javier Solana | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | |
| Ministry of Labour and Social Security |||||||||
| Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social) | Manuel Chaves | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | |
| Ministry of Industry and Energy |||||||||
| Ministry of Industry and Energy (Ministerio de Industria y Energía) | Luis Carlos Croissier | 26 July 1986 | 12 July 1988 | PSOE | [27] [28] |
| Ministry of Industry and Energy (Ministerio de Industria y Energía) | Claudio Aranzadi | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE (Independent) | [27] [28] |
| [27] [28] |||||||
| Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |||||||||
| Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación) | Carlos Romero | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | |
| Ministry for Public Administrations |||||||||
| Ministry for Public Administrations (Ministerio para las Administraciones Públicas) | Joaquín Almunia | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | |
| Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Communications |||||||||
| Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Communications (Ministerio de Transportes, Turismo y Comunicaciones) | Abel Caballero | 26 July 1986 | 12 July 1988 | PSOE | |
| Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Communications (Ministerio de Transportes, Turismo y Comunicaciones) | José Barrionuevo | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | |
| Ministry of Culture |||||||||
| Ministry of Culture (Ministerio de Cultura) | Javier Solana | 26 July 1986 | 12 July 1988 | PSOE | |
| Ministry of Culture (Ministerio de Cultura) | Jorge Semprún | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE (Independent) | |
| Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs |||||||||
| Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs (Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo) | Julián García Vargas | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | |
| Ministry of Relations with the Cortes and the Government Secretariat |||||||||
| Ministry of Relations with the Cortes and the Government Secretariat (Ministerio de Relaciones con las Cortes y de la Secretaría del Gobierno) | Virgilio Zapatero | 26 July 1986 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | [14] [30] [31] [32] |
| [14] [30] [31] [32] |||||||
| Ministry of Social Affairs |||||||||
| Ministry of Social Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Sociales) (from 12 July 1988) | Matilde Fernández | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE | [29] [33] |
| [29] [33] |||||||
| Ministry of the Spokesperson of the Government |||||||||
| Ministry of the Spokesperson of the Government (Ministerio del Portavoz del Gobierno) (from 12 July 1988) | Rosa Conde | 12 July 1988 | 7 December 1989 | PSOE (Independent) | |