Fourth Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
The Fourth Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, officially Fourth Vice President of the Government of Spain, (Spanish: Vicepresidente Cuarto del Gobierno de España) is a senior member of the Government of Spain. The office of the Fourth Deputy Prime Minister is not a permanent position, existing only at the discretion of the Prime Minister. It is a constitutional office because it is foreseen in the Constitution when it provides for the possibility of existing more than one Vice Presidency.
| Fourth Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
Vicepresidente Cuarto del Gobierno de España | |
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| Government of Spain Council of Ministers | |
| Style | Excelentísimo/a Señor/a |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Residence | Palacio de la Moncloa |
| Seat | Madrid, Spain |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | Monarch Countersigned by the Prime Minister of Spain |
| Term length | No fixed term No term limits are imposed on the office. |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of 1978 |
| Formation | 13 January 2020 |
| First holder | Teresa Ribera |
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It is an office of new creation established on 13 January 2020.[1]
The office of fourth deputy prime minister does not possess special constitutional powers beyond its responsibility as a member of the Council of Ministers. The position is regulated in the Government Act of 1997 and it only specifies that the raison d'être of the office is to replace the Prime Minister when the office is vacant, or the premier is absence or ill.[2] Due to its order as fourth deputy prime minister, he or she would only assume this responsibility if the first, second and third deputies could not do it.
References
- "El anuncio de una cuarta vicepresidencia descoloca a Podemos". El País (in Spanish). 9 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- "Ley 50/1997, de 27 de noviembre, del Gobierno". Law No. 50 of 28 November 1997. Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2020.