Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ˈsaɲʧeθ ˈpeɾeθ kasteˈxon], born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician who is the 104th and current Prime Minister of Spain since 2 June 2018.[1] He is the leader (Secretary-General) of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
Pedro Sánchez | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 104th Prime Minister of Spain | |
| Assumed office 2 June 2018 | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Mariano Rajoy |
| Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | |
| Assumed office 17 June 2017 | |
| President | Cristina Narbona |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Caretaker committee |
| In office 26 July 2014 – 1 October 2016 | |
| President | Micaela Navarro |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba |
| Succeeded by | Caretaker committee |
| President of the Socialist International | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | George Papandreou |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 18 June 2017 – 2 June 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Casado |
| In office 26 July 2014 – 1 October 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Madrid |
| In office 10 January 2013 – 29 October 2016 | |
| Constituency | Madrid |
| In office 15 September 2009 – 27 September 2011 | |
| Constituency | Madrid |
| Member of the Madrid City Council | |
| In office 18 May 2004 – 15 September 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1972 Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Begoña Gómez (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Palace of Moncloa |
| Education |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Signature |  |
He first became Secretary-General of the PSOE from 2014 to October 2016. Because of tensions in the party, he resigned from the post and was replaced by a caretaker committee, before being restored in 2017.
In the 2016 general election, he was defeated by the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy. The party of Mariano Rajoy, Partido Popular, was under investigation for many corruption scandals, including the Gürtel case. Because of this, a vote of no confidence was held in the Spanish Congress, which voted to remove Rajoy from the presidency on 1 June 2018, ousting him the next day. Immediately after Rajoy's ousting, Sánchez was declared the next prime minister.[2] In the April 2019 elections the PSOE received the most votes, but could not find enough allies to form government, so the elections were repeated on November 2019. Following these elections the PSOE formed a coalition government with Unidas Podemos.[3]
In November 2022, he became President of the Socialist International.
In May 2023, Sánchez called for a snap election, which saw the PSOE hold all of its seats. Despite finishing second behind the People's Party, Sánchez was able to again form a coalition government, and was appointed to a third term as prime minister on 17 November 2023.[4][5]
In 24 April 2024 he took 5 days to think about dismissing of his responsibilities, but nothing happened but the menace to the mass media. He has been accused by the foreign press to act as “drama King”.
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