Following the formation of a new cabinet after the 2011 regional election Echeverría was removed from his post of Minister, replaced by Antonio Beteta. During the 9th term of the Assembly of Madrid (2011–2015) Echeverría chaired the presidency of the legislature. He was re-elected for his last term in the May 2015 regional election. In December 2015 he had a car accident while driving in Collado Villalba. He was measured an alcohol content of 0.65 mg/l of exhaled breath (well over the allowed rate of 0.25 mg/l). He resigned to his seat in the Assembly of Madrid on 17 December.