Pedro Sánchez restructured his government: he appointed a new vice-president and changed the chief of staff and the chancellor

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchezannounced this Saturday a reshape your government, composed of young people and a greater number of women, which will aim to “consolidate recovery“After the crisis generated by the pandemic.

“From today, the recovery government begins to overcome mankind’s worst calamity in decadesSaid Sánchez, announcing the formation of the new executive, who This will mean the departure of seven of the 23 cabinet members and a ministerial change.

Four men and three women leave the Spanish government, while there will be five new women ministers -three of them occupied town halls-, therefore The weight of women in the Executive – fourteen ministers, eight ministers and the president – continues to grow, by 63%.

In this remodeling, which does not affect the five ministers appointed by United We Can – the partners of the Socialists in the coalition government -, underlines the departure of Carmen Calvo, until now First Vice-President of the Executive, and José Luis Ábalos, Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, two of Sánchez’s heavyweights so far.

Note also the replacement of the presidential chief of staff, Iván Redondo, right-hand man of the Spanish president, who is replaced by Óscar López, former secretary of the Organization of the Socialist Party and former general secretary of the Socialists of the region of Castilla y León (center).

“Ministers and ministers will take office on Tuesday. The average age of the previous manager was 55 years old and that of the new one 50 years old.. It will strengthen the presence of women from 54% to 63%. Once the worst of the pandemic has passed, the government will focus on economic recovery and job creationSánchez said at the press conference.

And he pointed out: “The recovery will be social, digital, green and feminist. It will achieve all its objectives if an environment of territorial harmony and social dialogue opens up to meet all the challenges that await us ”.

The new Spanish government is formed as follows:

-PRESIDENT: PEDRO SÁNCHEZ

-FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT: NADIA CALVIÑO (maintains the Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation portfolio. She is “number two” in government).

– SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT: YOLANDA DÍAZ (moved from the third vice-presidency, which he assumed after the departure of Pablo Iglesias from the government, to the second. He retains the portfolio of Labor and Social Economy).

-THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT: TERESA RIBERA (moves up a notch in the vice-presidencies and remains Minister of the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge).

-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THE EUROPEAN UNION AND COOPERATION: JOSÉ MANUEL ALBARES (until now Ambassador in Paris. He replaces Arancha González Laya)

– MINISTER OF JUSTICE: PILAR LLOP (leaves the presidency of the Senate. Replaces Juan Carlos Campo)

-MINISTRA OF DEFENSE: MARGARITA ROBLES (remains unchanged).

-MINISTER OF FINANCE AND PUBLIC SERVICE: MARÍA JESÚS MONTERO (leaves the job of government spokesperson and maintains the Treasury).

-MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR: FERNANDO GRANDE-MARLASKA (rest).

-MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, MOBILITY AND URBAN AGENDA: RAQUEL SÁNCHEZ JIMÉNEZ (Mayor of Gavá, replaces José Luis Ábalos)

-MINISTRATION OF EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING: PILAR ALEGRÍA (until now delegate of the Government in Aragon, replaces Isabel Celaá)

-MINISTER OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND TOURISM: REYES MAROTO (rest)

-MINISTRATION OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD: LUIS PLANAS (rest)

-MINISTRA DE SANIDAD: CAROLINA DARIAS (rest)

-MINISTRATION OF TERRITORIAL POLICY AND GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN: ISABEL RODRÍGUEZ (until now Mayor of Puertollano (Ciudad Real). She replaces Miquel Iceta in Territorial Policy and María Jesús Montero as spokesperson).

-MINISTER OF CULTURE AND SPORTS: MIQUEL ICETA (replaces José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes and leaves the portfolio of Territorial Policy).

-MINISTRATION OF SOCIAL RIGHTS AND AGENDA 2030: IONE BELARRA (We can. It remains)

-MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION: DIANA MORANT (Mayor of Gandía. Replaces Pedro Duque)

-MINISTER OF EQUALITY: Irene Montero (We can. It remains)

-MINISTRATION OF CONSUMPTION: Alberto Garzón (We can. It remains)

-MINISTRATION OF INCLUSION, SOCIAL SECURITY AND MIGRATION: JOSÉ LUIS ESCRIVÁ (rest)

-MINISTER OF UNIVERSITIES: MANUEL CASTELLS (We can. He remains)

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