Government of Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
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The government of Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo was formed on 27 February 1981, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 25 February and his swearing-in on 26 February, as a result of Adolfo Suárez's resignation from the post on 29 January 1981.[1][2] It succeeded the third Suárez government and was the Government of Spain from 27 February 1981 to 3 December 1982, a total of 644 days, or 1 year, 9 months and 6 days.
Government of Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo | |
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Government of Spain | |
1981–1982 | |
Date formed | 27 February 1981 |
Date dissolved | 3 December 1982 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
Prime Minister | Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo |
Deputy Prime Ministers | Rodolfo Martín Villa1st, Juan Antonio García Díez2nd (1981–1982) Juan Antonio García Díez (1982) |
No. of ministers | 15[lower-alpha 1] (1981; 1982) 17[lower-alpha 1] (1981–1982) |
Total no. of members | 24[lower-alpha 1] |
Member party | UCD |
Status in legislature | Minority government |
Opposition party | PSOE |
Opposition leader | Felipe González |
History | |
Outgoing election | 1982 general election |
Legislature term | 1st Cortes Generales |
Budget | 1982 |
Predecessor | Suárez III |
Successor | González I |
Calvo-Sotelo's cabinet was composed mainly by members of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) and a number of independents.[3][4] It was automatically dismissed on 29 October 1982 as a consequence of the 1982 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.[5][6][7][8]