Second government of José María Aznar

The second government of José María Aznar was formed on 28 April 2000, following the latter's election as prime minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 26 April and his swearing-in on 27 April, as a result of the People's Party (PP) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2000 Spanish general election. It succeeded the first Aznar government and was the government of Spain from 28 April 2000 to 18 April 2004, a total of days, or .

The cabinet comprised members of the PP and a number of independents. It was automatically dismissed on 15 March 2004 as a consequence of the 2004 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.

Investiture

InvestitureCongress of Deputies Ballot → 26 April 2000 Required majority → 176 out of 350 Abstentions Absentees Sources

Cabinet changes Aznar's second government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure: On 28 February 2001, Jaime Mayor Oreja stepped down as Minister of the Interior in order to run as the People's Party (PP)'s leading candidate for Lehendakari in the 2001 Basque regional election. He was succeeded in his office by Mariano Rajoy, who in turn was replaced in the Presidency ministry by Juan José Lucas. On 10 July 2002, a major cabinet reshuffle saw Ana de Palacio replacing Josep Piqué as Minister of Foreign Affairs, who in turn replaced Anna Birulés as Minister of Science and Technology. Rajoy was reassigned the Ministry of the Presidency as well as the functions of Spokesperson of the Government, with Ángel Acebes being appointed for the Interior portfolio. José María Michavila filled the vacancy left by Acebes in the Ministry of Justice, whereas President of the Valencian Government Eduardo Zaplana replaced Juan Carlos Aparicio as Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. Javier Arenas replaced Jesús Posada as Minister of Public Administrations and Ana Pastor replaced Celia Villalobos in Health and Consumer Affairs. Aznar attempted to draw Convergence and Union (CiU) into a coalition government, with little success. On 3 March 2003, Elvira Rodríguez replaced Jaume Matas as Minister of Environment, who stepped down in order to run as the PP leading candidate for President of the Balearic Islands in the 2003 Balearic regional election. On 4 September 2003, Josep Piqué and Mariano Rajoy were dismissed from the government as a result of being nominated as the PP leading candidates for the 2003 Catalan regional and 2004 Spanish general elections, respectively. This prompted a new reshuffle which saw Rodrigo Rato being promoted to First Deputy Prime Minister, Arenas becoming new Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidency, Zaplana being assigned the functions of Spokesperson of the Government, Julia García-Valdecasas becoming new Minister of Public Administrations and Juan Costa filling Piqué's vacancy in the Science and Technology ministry.

Council of Ministers The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the two deputy prime minister, 15 ministries and the post of the spokesperson of the Government. Until July 2002, the latter's officeholder had the rank of minister without portfolio and an office of its own.

← Aznar II Government →(28 April 2000 – 18 April 2004) Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Prime Minister José María Aznar PP 27 April 2000 17 April 2004 First Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of the Presidency Mariano Rajoy PP 28 April 2000 28 February 2001 Second Deputy Prime Minister for Economic AffairsMinister of Economy Rodrigo Rato PP 28 April 2000 4 September 2003 Minister of Foreign Affairs Josep Piqué PP 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 Minister of Justice Ángel Acebes PP 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 Minister of Defence Federico Trillo PP 28 April 2000 18 April 2004 Minister of Finance Cristóbal Montoro PP 28 April 2000 18 April 2004 Minister of the Interior Jaime Mayor Oreja PP 28 April 2000 28 February 2001 Minister of Development Francisco Álvarez-Cascos PP 28 April 2000 18 April 2004 Minister of Education, Culture and Sports Pilar del Castillo PP 28 April 2000 18 April 2004 Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Juan Carlos Aparicio PP 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Miguel Arias Cañete PP 28 April 2000 18 April 2004 Minister of Public Administrations Jesús Posada PP 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs Celia Villalobos PP 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 Minister of Environment Jaume Matas PP 28 April 2000 3 March 2003 Minister of Science and Technology Anna Birulés Independent 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 Spokesperson Minister of the Government, without portfolio Pío Cabanillas Alonso Independent 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 Changes February 2001 Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office First Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of the Interior Mariano Rajoy PP 28 February 2001 10 July 2002 Minister of the Presidency Juan José Lucas PP 28 February 2001 10 July 2002 Changes July 2002 Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office First Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of the PresidencySpokesperson of the Government Mariano Rajoy PP 10 July 2002 4 September 2003 Minister of Foreign Affairs Ana Palacio PP 10 July 2002 18 April 2004 Minister of Justice José María Michavila PP 10 July 2002 18 April 2004 Minister of the Interior Ángel Acebes PP 10 July 2002 18 April 2004 Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Eduardo Zaplana PP 10 July 2002 4 September 2003 Minister of Public Administrations Javier Arenas PP 10 July 2002 4 September 2003 Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs Ana Pastor PP 10 July 2002 18 April 2004 Minister of Science and Technology Josep Piqué PP 10 July 2002 4 September 2003 Changes March 2003 Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Minister of Environment Elvira Rodríguez PP 3 March 2003 18 April 2004 Changes September 2003 Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office First Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of Economy Rodrigo Rato PP 4 September 2003 18 April 2004 Second Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of the Presidency Javier Arenas PP 4 September 2003 18 April 2004 Minister of Labour and Social AffairsSpokesperson of the Government Eduardo Zaplana PP 4 September 2003 18 April 2004 Minister of Public Administrations Julia García-Valdecasas PP 4 September 2003 18 April 2004 Minister of Science and Technology Juan Costa PP 4 September 2003 18 April 2004

Departmental structure José María Aznar's second government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.

Unit/body rank () Secretary of state () Undersecretary () Director-general () Autonomous agency () Military & intelligence agency

Office Portrait Name Took office Left office Alliance/party Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister José María Aznar 26 April 2000 17 April 2004 PP First Deputy Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy 28 April 2000 4 September 2003 PP Rodrigo Rato 4 September 2003 18 April 2004 PP See Ministry of the Presidency (28 April 2000 – 28 February 2001; 10 July 2002 – 4 September 2003)See Ministry of the Interior (28 February 2001 – 10 July 2002)See Ministry of Economy (4 September 2003 – 18 April 2004) Second Deputy Prime Ministerfor Economic Affairs

Second Deputy Prime Minister Rodrigo Rato 28 April 2000 4 September 2003 PP Javier Arenas 4 September 2003 18 April 2004 PP See Ministry of Economy (28 April 2000 – 4 September 2003)See Ministry of the Presidency (4 September 2003 – 18 April 2004)Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Josep Piqué 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 PP Ana Palacio 10 July 2002 18 April 2004 PPMinistry of Justice Ministry of Justice Ángel Acebes 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 PP José María Michavila 10 July 2002 18 April 2004 PPMinistry of Defence Ministry of Defence Federico Trillo 28 April 2000 18 April 2004 PP Ministry of Finance Ministry of Finance Cristóbal Montoro 28 April 2000 18 April 2004 PP Ministry of the Interior Ministry of the Interior Jaime Mayor Oreja 28 April 2000 28 February 2001 PP Mariano Rajoy 28 February 2001 10 July 2002 PP Ángel Acebes 10 July 2002 18 April 2004 PPMinistry of Development Ministry of Development Francisco Álvarez-Cascos 28 April 2000 18 April 2004 PP Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports Ministry of Education,Culture and Sports Pilar del Castillo 28 April 2000 18 April 2004 PP Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Ministry of Labourand Social Affairs Juan Carlos Aparicio 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 PP Eduardo Zaplana 10 July 2002 18 April 2004 PPMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ministry of Agriculture,Fisheries and Food Miguel Arias Cañete 28 April 2000 18 April 2004 PP Ministry of the Presidency Ministry of the Presidency Mariano Rajoy 28 April 2000 28 February 2001 PP Juan José Lucas 28 February 2001 10 July 2002 PP Mariano Rajoy 10 July 2002 4 September 2003 PP Javier Arenas 4 September 2003 18 April 2004 PPMinistry of Public Administrations Ministry of Public Administrations Jesús Posada 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 PP Javier Arenas 10 July 2002 4 September 2003 PP Julia García-Valdecasas 4 September 2003 18 April 2004 PPMinistry of Health and Consumer Affairs Ministry of Healthand Consumer Affairs Celia Villalobos 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 PP Ana Pastor 10 July 2002 18 April 2004 PPMinistry of Environment Ministry of Environment Jaume Matas 28 April 2000 3 March 2003 PP Elvira Rodríguez 3 March 2003 18 April 2004 PPMinistry of Economy Ministry of Economy Rodrigo Rato 28 April 2000 18 April 2004 PP Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Scienceand Technology Anna Birulés 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 PP Josep Piqué 10 July 2002 4 September 2003 PP Juan Costa 4 September 2003 18 April 2004 PPSpokesperson of the Government Spokesperson Minister of theGovernment, without portfolio

Spokesperson of the Government Pío Cabanillas Alonso 28 April 2000 10 July 2002 PP Mariano Rajoy 10 July 2002 4 September 2003 PP Eduardo Zaplana 4 September 2003 18 April 2004 PP

Second government of José María Aznar

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