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Adolfo Suárez, UCD (July 1976-February 1981)
He was born in Ávila in 1932 and trained in Law. He was a key figure in the process of democratic transition. After the approval of the law of political associations, still during the Franco regime, promoted the political association Unión Democrática del Pueblo Español. -
Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, UCD (February 1981-December 1982)
He was born in Madrid in 1926 and trained as an Engineer of Roads, Canals and Ports. His was the shortest term in the history of democracy. He participated in the creation of the Union of Democratic Center (UCD). -
Felipe González, PSOE (December 1982 - May 1996)
He was born in Seville in 1942 and graduated in Law 20 years later. From a young age he was part of the Executive Committee of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), and became its general secretary in 1974. In 1978 he was elected vice president of the Socialist International. -
José María Aznar, PP (May 1996 - April 2004)
He was born in Madrid in 1953 and trained in law. Very young, he joined Alianza Popular (AP), party of which he was secretary general in 1979. He was a deputy for the province of Ávila (1982), president of the party in Castilla y León (1985), deputy secretary general and member of the Committee Executive (1986).
Finally, he achieved victory by leading the PP in the general elections of March 3, 1996. -
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, PSOE (April 2004-December 2011)
He was born in Valladolid, in 1960, and trained in Law. He joined the PSOE in 1979, and since 1982 he held positions of responsibility, such as the Secretariat of the Socialist Youth of León and the General Secretariat of the Leonese Socialist Federation. In addition, he was deputy in the Congress since 1986, and from 1996, spokesman of the PSOE in the Public Administration Committee of the Lower House. -
Mariano Rajoy, PP (December 2011-June 2018)
He was born in Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña) on March 27, 1955. He graduated in Law. Before being president of the Government, he was Minister of Public Administration (1996-1999) and Minister of Education and Culture (1999-2000). Upon reaching the Government, obtaining absolute majority, its economic policy focused on readjustments aimed at solving the economic crisis. -
Pedro Sánchez, PSOE (June 2018)
Born in Madrid in 1972, and is trained in Economic and Business Sciences.In addition to teaching at the Camilo José Cela University.
He rose as president with the support of a sufficient number of parliamentarians in a motion of censure against the government of Mariano Rajoy in June 2018. This would be the first motion of censure that goes forward in the history of democracy.
He is the first president to swear his office without any religious symbols present (neither bible nor crucifix).
