National
President of the Government
- Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the Congress of Deputies
- Exact method
- Constitution art. 99: after consulting the parties, the King proposes a candidate, who must win the investiture vote of the Congress of Deputies (absolute majority, or simple majority 48 hours later); the King then appoints him or her.
- Chosen by
- Congress of Deputies
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón PSOE since November 2023 Report Source: lamoncloa.gob.es, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- boe.es · checked Boletin Oficial del Estado, Constitucion Espanola 1978 (consolidated text), read 2026-10-12: structure, selection rules and competences of the Crown, Government, Cortes, Senate, Constitutional Court and Supreme Court. Names in other languages from congreso.es, senado.es, lamoncloa.gob.es. Fallback: Spanish press for the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court presidents because tribunalconstitucional.es returned HTTP 403. For: President of the Government, President of the Government in Spanish
- lamoncloa.gob.es · checked Moncloa, Composicion del Gobierno, read 2026-10-12: President of the Government and 22 ministers. Start dates not published on that page and left empty except the President (17 Nov 2023). For: Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, current term
- congreso.es · checked Congreso de los Diputados, open data deputies list for the XV legislature (JSON, snapshot 2026-10-12, file data/raw/congreso/b.json), read 2026-10-12: Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, Madrid, formación electoral PSOE, Grupo Parlamentario Socialista (mandate ended 2026-10-06 on dissolution). Supports party_id = PSOE on his term as President of the Government. For: Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, current term
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