Second government of Adolfo Suárez
2nd government of Adolfo Suárez | |
|---|---|
Government of Spain | |
| 1977–1979 | |
Adolfo Suárez in March 1978. | |
| Date formed | 5 July 1977 |
| Date dissolved | 6 April 1979 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Prime Minister | Adolfo Suárez |
| Deputy Prime Ministers | Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado1st, Enrique Fuentes Quintana2nd, Fernando Abril Martorell3rd (1977–1978) Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado1st, Fernando Abril Martorell2nd (1978–1979) |
| No. of ministers | 19 (1977; 1978) 18 (1977–1978; 1978–1979) |
| Total no. of members | 24 |
| Member party | UCD |
| Status in legislature | Minority government |
| Opposition party | PSOE |
| Opposition leader | Felipe González |
| History | |
| Election | 1977 general election |
| Outgoing election | 1979 general election |
| Legislature term | Constituent Cortes |
| Budget | 1978 |
| Predecessor | Suárez I |
| Successor | Suárez III |
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The second government of Adolfo Suárez was formed on 5 July 1977, following the latter's confirmation as Prime Minister of Spain by King Juan Carlos I on 17 June, as a result of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 1977 general election. It succeeded the first Suárez government and was the Government of Spain from 5 July 1977 to 6 April 1979, a total of 640 days, or 1 year, 9 months and 1 day.
Suárez's second cabinet was initially made up by independents and members from the political parties that had run within the UCD alliance, most of whom would end up joining it upon its transformation into a full-fledged political party. It was automatically dismissed on 2 March 1979 as a consequence of the 1979 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.