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Adolfo Suárez, UCD
He was born in Ávila in 1932 and trained in Law. Adolfo Suárez was the first president of Spanish democracy after Franco's dictatorship. -
Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, UCD
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. During his inauguration, Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Tejero attempted a coup attempt on February 23, 1981 -
Felipe González, PSOE
He was born in Seville in 1942 and graduated in Law 20 years later. The first victory in the PSOE elections came with an absolute majority in 1982. Felipe González is the president who has been in office the longest. -
José María Aznar, PP
He was born in Madrid in 1953 and trained in law. He was deputy for the province of Ávila, president of the party in Castilla y León and deputy secretary general and member of the Executive Committee. -
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, PSOE
He was born in Valladolid, in 1960, and trained in Law. They highlighted the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, the Law against Gender Violence, the Law of Equality, the Law of Historical Memory or the Law of Dependency. It also highlights the proposed Sustainable Economy Law. During the years 2008 and 2014 there was a major recession in the Spanish economy, caused the inflation of the real estate and oil sector -
Mariano Rajoy, PP
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 and Minister of Education and Culture. Upon reaching the Government, obtaining absolute majority, its economic policy focused on readjustments aimed at solving the economic crisis. His government was marked by several corruption scandals involving dozens of members of his party (Gürtel). -
Pedro Sánchez, PSOE
Born in Madrid in 1972, and is trained in Economic and Business Sciences. 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.
