First government of Mariano Rajoy
The first government of Mariano Rajoy was formed on 22 December 2011, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 20 December and his swearing-in on 21 December, as a result of the People's Party (PP) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2011 Spanish general election. It succeeded the second Zapatero government and was the Government of Spain from 22 December 2011 to 4 November 2016, a total of 1,779 days, or 4 years, 10 months and 13 days.
The government in December 2011.
Image: Mariano Rajoy 2012 (cropped)
Image: Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 2013 (cropped)
Image: José Manuel García Margallo 2013b (cropped)
The People's Party is a conservative and Christian-democratic political party in Spain.
Fraga in 1983
Headquarters on Calle de Génova in Madrid. As the party seat, the term Génova is often used as a metonym for the party leadership.
José María Aznar
PP demonstration in 2007 in opposition to releasing an ETA member from prison