The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has decided to retain a good part of the structure of the previous coalition government, and even a large part of the holders of the previous portfolios. In fact, many of the names of the socialist branch of the new Council of Ministers repeat in this new stage, and there are six of these names that have remained since the appointment of the first government, which took office at the end of 2018.
Nadia Calviño, Teresa Ribera, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Margarita Robles, María Jesús Montero and Luis Planas, are the six incombustible socialist ministers for Pedro Sánchez, who have not left their respective portfolios since the president arrived in Moncloa for the first time. Of these six ministers, none held any vice presidency, which fell exclusively to the Minister of Equality, Carmen Calvo. But it was the first government in the history of Spain with more female ministers than male ministers.
Since that Cabinet, these six ministers with responsibility for Economy, Ecological Transition, Interior, Defense, Finance and Agriculture, respectively, have spent five years and numerous remodelings, but they have always remained in office, thus configuring a core of trust for the president in key ministries for any government, the economic sphere and two especially sensitive ministries of State.
Among the ministers who remain, the three vice presidents stand out. Calviño at the head of Economy; Montero in the Treasury, and Ribera in Ecological Transition, are the cornerstone of the direction that Sánchez wants to give to his government action, with special attention to confidence in the economy and security in its most pragmatic sphere.
The ministers have survived the brief socialist government after the motion of censure against Mariano Rajoy, the five government remodelings since the 14th legislature began with the progressive coalition government, and now the new remodeling after the 23-J elections.
The continuity of some of the ministers in question has surprised, such as that of Grande-Marlaska, at the head of the Interior, about whom the pools placed more outside than inside the new government as a consequence of the successive crises that have affected his portfolio. with powers in matters of immigration and asylum.
With the continuity of this hard core, the initial impression is confirmed that the president would not make major changes in the heart of Moncloa and that, although there are surprises in the Government, these have not been of the caliber of July 2021, when the restructuring It affected Vice President Carmen Calvo and Minister José Luis Ábalos, among others.
