# Government of Uxue Barkos

The government of Uxue Barkos was formed on 23 July 2015, following the latter's election as President of the Government of Navarre by the Parliament of Navarre on 20 July and her swearing-in on 22 July, as a result of Geroa Bai (GBai) being able to muster a majority of seats in the Parliament together with EH Bildu and Izquierda-Ezkerra (I–E), with external support from Podemos, following the 2015 Navarrese regional election. It succeeded the Barcina government and was the Government of Navarre from 23 July 2015 to 7 August 2019, a total of 1,476 days, or 4 years and 15 days.
The cabinet comprised members of GBai—with the involvement of Zabaltzen (ZBN) and the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)—EH Bildu and I–E (represented in the cabinet by United Left of Navarre, IUN/NEB), as well as a number of independents proposed by the first two parties. It was automatically dismissed on 27 May 2019 as a consequence of the 2019 regional election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.

## Investiture

Investiture Uxue Barkos (GBai) :
| Ballot → | Ballot → | 20 July 2015 |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | 26 out of 50 Y |
| | Yes • GBai (9) • EH Bildu (8) • Podemos (7) • I–E (n) (2) | 26 / 50 |
| | No • UPN (15) • PP (2) | 17 / 50 |
| | Abstentions • PSN (7) | 7 / 50 |
| | Absentees | 0 / 50 |
| Sources |||

## Cabinet changes

Barkos's government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure:
* On 7 September 2016, it was announced tha the functions of the Spokesperson of the Government would be detached from the Citizen and Institutional Relations ministry, appointing María Solana to the post with the rank of director-general.
* On 11 April 2017, José Luis Mendoza announced his resignation as Minister of Education, with the post being assumed by the Spokesperson, María Solana.

## Council of Government

The Council of Government was structured into the offices for the president, the two vice presidents and nine ministries.
← Barkos Government → (23 July 2015 – 7 August 2019) :
| Portfolio | Name | Party | Party | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
| President | Uxue Barkos | | GBai (Ind.) | 22 July 2015 | 6 August 2019 | |
| First Vice President Minister of Economic Development | Manuel Ayerdi | | GBai (PNV) | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | [8] [9] |
| Second Vice President Minister of Social Rights | Miguel Laparra | | I–E (n) (IUN) | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | [10] [11] |
| Minister of Finance and Financial Policy | Mikel Aranburu | | GBai (Ind.) | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | |
| Minister of the Presidency, Civil Service, Interior and Justice | María José Beaumont | | EH Bildu (Ind.) | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | |
| Minister of Citizen and Institutional Relations Spokesperson of the Government | Ana Ollo | | GBai (Ind.) | 23 July 2015 | 8 September 2016 | [14] [15] |
| Minister of Education | José Luis Mendoza | | GBai (Ind.) | 23 July 2015 | 12 April 2017 | |
| Minister of Health | Fernando Domínguez | | GBai (Ind.) | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | |
| Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth | Ana Herrera | | GBai (Ind.) | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | |
| Minister of Rural Development, Local Administration and Environment | Isabel Elizalde | | EH Bildu (Ind.) | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | |
| Changes September 2016 |||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Party | Party | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
| Minister of Citizen and Institutional Relations | Ana Ollo | | GBai (Ind.) | 8 September 2016 | 7 August 2019 | |
| Spokesperson of the Government | María Solana | | GBai (PNV) | 8 September 2016 | 12 April 2017 | |
| Changes April 2017 |||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Party | Party | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
| Minister of Education Spokesperson of the Government | María Solana | | GBai (PNV) | 12 April 2017 | 7 August 2019 | |

## Departmental structure

Uxue Barkos's government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.

### Unit/body rank

* (■) Director-general
* (■) Service
| Office (Original name) | Name | Took office | Left office | Alliance/party | Ref. |
| Presidency |||||||||
| Presidency (Presidencia del Gobierno) | Uxue Barkos | 22 July 2015 | 6 August 2019 | GBai (Indep., ZBN nominated) | |
| First Vice Presidency (Vicepresidencia Primera del Gobierno) | Manuel Ayerdi | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | GBai (EAJ/PNV) | |
| Second Vice Presidency (Vicepresidencia Segunda del Gobierno) | Miguel Laparra | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | I–E (n) (IUN/NEB) | |
| Department of Economic Development |||||||||
| Department of Economic Development (Departamento de Desarrollo Económico) | Manuel Ayerdi | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | GBai (EAJ/PNV) | [24] [25] [26] |
| [24] [25] [26] |||||||
| Department of Social Rights |||||||||
| Department of Social Rights (Departamento de Derechos Sociales) | Miguel Laparra | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | I–E (n) (IUN/NEB) | [27] [28] |
| [27] [28] |||||||
| Department of Finance and Financial Policy |||||||||
| Department of Finance and Financial Policy (Departamento de Hacienda y Política Financiera) | Mikel Aranburu | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | GBai (Indep., ZBN nominated) | [29] [30] [31] |
| [29] [30] [31] |||||||
| Department of the Presidency, Civil Service, Interior and Justice |||||||||
| Department of the Presidency, Civil Service, Interior and Justice (Departamento de Presidencia, Función Pública, Interior y Justicia) | María José Beaumont | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | EH Bildu (Independent) | [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] |
| [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] |||||||
| Department of Citizen and Institutional Relations |||||||||
| Department of Citizen and Institutional Relations (Departamento de Relaciones Ciudadanas e Institucionales) | Ana Ollo | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | GBai (Independent) | [37] [38] [39] [40] |
| Department of Education |||||||||
| Department of Education (Departamento de Educación) | José Luis Mendoza | 23 July 2015 | 12 April 2017 | GBai (Indep., ZBN nominated) | [41] [42] [43] [44] |
| Department of Education (Departamento de Educación) | María Solana | 12 April 2017 | 7 August 2019 | GBai (EAJ/PNV) | [41] [42] [43] [44] |
| Department of Health |||||||||
| Department of Health (Departamento de Salud) | Fernando Domínguez | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | GBai (Independent) | [45] [46] [47] |
| Department of Culture, Sports and Youth |||||||||
| Department of Culture, Sports and Youth (Departamento de Cultura, Deporte y Juventud) | Ana Herrera | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | GBai (Independent) | [48] [49] |
| Department of Rural Development, Local Administration and Environment |||||||||
| Department of Rural Development, Local Administration and Environment (Departamento de Desarrollo Rural, Administración Local y Medio Ambiente) | Isabel Elizalde | 23 July 2015 | 7 August 2019 | EH Bildu (Independent) | [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] |
| Spokesperson of the Government |||||||||
| Spokesperson of the Government (Portavoz del Gobierno) | Ana Ollo | 23 July 2015 | 8 September 2016 | GBai (Independent) | [20] [39] |
| Spokesperson of the Government (Portavoz del Gobierno) | María Solana | 8 September 2016 | 7 August 2019 | GBai (EAJ/PNV) | [20] [39] |