Council of Ministers of Spain (8th Legislature)
| First Zapatero Government | |
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 12th Government of Spain (since 1975) |
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| Date formed | 17 April 2004 |
| Date dissolved |
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| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Juan Carlos I |
| Head of government | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Deputy head of government |
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| No. of ministers | 17 |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Minority |
| Opposition party | PP |
| Opposition leader | Mariano Rajoy |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2004 general election |
| Outgoing election | 2008 general election |
| Legislature term(s) | 8th Legislature (2004–08) |
| Budget(s) | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Predecessor | Aznar II |
| Successor | Zapatero II |
The 8th Spanish General Courts were elected at the 2004 general election on 14 March and first met on 2 April. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was invested as Prime Minister on 16 April by the Congress of Deputies and was sworn into office the following day. On the nomination of the Prime Minister, the First Zapatero Government, or the 12th Government of Spain since the Spanish transition to democracy, was appointed.
The first Zapatero cabinet was the cabinet of the government of Spain from 17 April 2004 to 12 April 2008, a total of 1,456 days, or 3 years, 11 months and 26 days. It was composed mainly by members of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, though it also included members of its sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, and several independents.
The outgoing Zapatero government remained as acting government until a new government took office on 12 April 2008.
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