Government of the 9th Legislature of Spain
| Second Zapatero Government | |
|---|---|
 Government of Spain |
|
| 2008–2011 | |
| Date formed | 12 April 2008 |
| Date dissolved | 21 December 2011 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Juan Carlos I |
| Head of government | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Deputy head of government |
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega (2008–10) Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (2010–11) Elena Salgado (2011) |
| No. of ministers | 18 (2008–10) 16 (2010–11) |
| Member party |
PSOE PSC |
| Status in legislature | Minority |
| Opposition party | PP |
| Opposition leader | Mariano Rajoy |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2008 general election |
| Outgoing election | 2011 general election |
| Legislature term(s) | 1 April 2008 – 13 December 2011 (IX) |
| Budget(s) | 2009 budget 2010 budget 2011 budget |
| Predecessor | Zapatero I |
| Successor | Rajoy I |
The second Zapatero Government was the government of Spain from 12 April 2008 to 21 December 2011. It was formed after King Juan Carlos I nominated José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to form a government following the general election held on 9 March 2008. Zapatero was elected Prime Minister by the Congress of Deputies on 11 April and was sworn into office on 12 April. It succeeded the first Zapatero Government.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero led his party to a second consecutive victory in the 2008 general election, winning 169 out of 350 seats and allowing for a government to be formed with a large enough majority to ensure Zapatero's investiture for a second term in office as Prime Minister. The cabinet endured from 12 April 2008 to 21 December 2011, a total of 1,348 days, or 3 years, 8 months and 9 days. Zapatero's second cabinet was composed mainly by members of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and its sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), but also included a number of independents.
On 7 April 2009, the Council of Ministers saw a major reshuffle resulting in changes in the Economy, Development, Education, Public Administrations and Culture and Health ministries and a change in the Office of the Second Deputy Prime Minister, as well as an enlargement to include the Office for the Third Deputy Prime Minister. Changes included the appointment of senior PSOE members such as Manuel Chaves, Trinidad Jiménez and José Blanco as cabinet members.
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