Second Aznar Government

Second Aznar Government
11th Government of Spain (since 1975)
Date formed	27 April 2000
Date dissolved	16 March 2004 (formally) 17 April 2004 (caretaker)
People and organisations
Head of government	José María Aznar
Deputy head of government	First Mariano Rajoy (2000–03) Rodrigo Rato (2003–04) Second Rodrigo Rato (2000–03) Javier Arenas (2003–04)
Head of state	Juan Carlos I
Number of ministers	17 (2000–02) 16 (2002–04)
Member party	PP
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	PSOE
Opposition leader	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
History
Election(s)	2000 general election
Outgoing election	2004 general election
Legislature term(s)	7th Legislature (2000–04)
Budget(s)	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Predecessor	Aznar I
Successor	Zapatero I

The 7th Spanish General Courts were elected at the 2000 general election on 12 March and first met on 5 April. José María Aznar was invested as Prime Minister on 26 April by the Congress of Deputies and was sworn into office the following day. On the nomination of the Prime Minister, the Second Aznar Government, or the 11th Government of Spain since the Spanish transition to democracy, was appointed.

History

Investiture

First round: 26 April 2000
Absolute majority (176/350) required

Candidate: José María Aznar
Choice		Vote
		Parties	Votes
	Yes	PP (183), CiU (15), CC (4)	202 / 350
	No	PSOE (125), IU (8), PNV (7), BNG (3), PA (1), ERC (1), ICV (1), EA (1), CHA (1)	148 / 350
	Abstentions		0 / 350
Source: Historia Electoral

Cabinets

Office	Name	Term
President of the Government	José María Aznar López
First Vice President	Mariano Rajoy Brey	2000–2003
	Rodrigo Rato Figaredo	2003–2004
Second Vice President	Rodrigo Rato Figaredo	2000–2003
	Javier Arenas Bocanegra	2003–2004
Spokesman of the Government	Pío Cabanillas Alonso (Minister without portfolio)	2000–2002
	Mariano Rajoy Brey (Minister of the Presidency)	2002–2003
	Eduardo Zaplana (Minister of Labor)	2003–2004
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Josep Piqué	2000–2002
	Ana Palacio Vallelersundi	2002–2004
Minister of Justice	Ángel Acebes Paniagua	2000–2002
	José María Michavila	2002–2004
Minister of Defence	Federico Trillo-Figueroa Martínez-Conde	2000–2004
Minister of Finance	Cristóbal Montoro Romero	2000–2004
Minister of the Interior	Jaime Mayor Oreja	2000–2001
	Mariano Rajoy Brey	2001–2002
	Ángel Acebes Paniagua	2002–2004
Minister of Public Works	Francisco Álvarez Cascos	2000–2004
Minister of Education, Culture and Sport	Pilar del Castillo	2000–2004
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Juan Carlos Aparicio Pérez	2000–2002
	Eduardo Zaplana	2002–2004
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	Miguel Arias Cañete	2000–2004
Minister of the Presidency	Mariano Rajoy Brey	2000–2001
	Juan José Lucas	2001–2002
	Mariano Rajoy Brey	2002–2003
	Javier Arenas Bocanegra	2003–2004
Minister of Public Administrations	Jesús Posada Moreno	2000–2002
	Javier Arenas	2002–2003
	Julia García-Valdecasas	2003–2004
Minister of Health and Consumption	Celia Villalobos	2000–2002
	Ana María Pastor Julián	2002–2004
Minister of the Environment	Jaume Matas Palou	2000–2003
	Elvira Rodríguez Herrer	2003–2004
Minister of Economy	Rodrigo Rato Figaredo	2000–2004
Minister of Science and Technology	Anna María Birulés i Bertrán	2000–2002
	Josep Piqué	2002–2003
	Juan Costa Climent	2003–2004