Deputy Prime Minister of Spain

The First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, officially First Vice President of the Government of Spain, (Spanish: Vicepresidente Primero del Gobierno de España) is the second politician in charge after the Prime Minister of Spain. They take the responsiblities of Prime Minister when the office vacant due to resignation or death.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain Vicepresidente Primero del Gobierno de España
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent Carmen Calvo since 7 June 2018
Government of Spain Council of Ministers
Style	Excelentísimo/a Señor/a
Member of	Cabinet
Residence	Semillas Building, Palacio de la Moncloa
Seat	Madrid, Spain
Nominator	The Prime Minister
Appointer	The Monarch Countersigned by the Prime Minister of Spain
Term length	No fixed term No term limits are imposed on the office.
Constituting instrument	Constitution of 1978
Formation	3 October 1840 (184 years ago) (1840-10-03)
First holder	Joaquín María Ferrer
Unofficial names	Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
Salary	€77,992 p.a.[1]

Living Deputy Prime Ministers

As of October 2024, there are ten living former Spanish Deputy Prime Ministers:

• 
  Rodolfo Martín Villa
  In office: 1981–1982
  Age: 90
• 
  Alfonso Guerra
  In office: 1982–1991
  Age: 84
• 
  Narcís Serra
  In office: 1991–1995
  Age: 81
• 
  Francisco Álvarez-Cascos
  In office: 1996–2000
  Age: 77
• 
  Mariano Rajoy
  In office: 2000–2003
  Age: 69
• 
  Rodrigo Rato
  In office: 2003–2004
  Age: 75
• 
  María Teresa Fernández de la Vega
  In office: 2004–2010
  Age: 75
• 
  Elena Salgado
  In office: 2011
  Age: 75
• 
  Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
  In office: 2011-2018
  Age: 53

The most recent Deputy Prime Minister to die was Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (served 2010–2011) on 10 May 2019, aged 67.

References

1. EFE (2019-01-14). "Pedro Sánchez percibirá un salario de 82.978 euros". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2019-02-09.