Prime Minister of Spain

The Prime Minister, or President of the Government (Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno), of Spain is the Spanish head of government. The President of the Government is elected by the Congress of Deputies (the lower house of parliament) on being proposed by the King. The current office is established under the Constitution of 1978. It is presently occupied by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

Official title

The Spanish head of government is known, in Spanish, as the Presidente del Gobierno. Literally translated, this title is "President of the Government", but nevertheless the office-holder is commonly referred to in English as the "Prime Minister": the usual term for the head of government in a constitutional monarchy.

Related Topics:
Prime Minister - Constitutional monarchy

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In Spain, he or she is often called simply Presidente and Spaniards will often translate his or her title in English to President. More than once, the Spanish term has caused embarrassing errors among foreign authorities, for example when Jeb Bush (Governor of Florida and brother of George W. Bush, the President of the United States) referred to the head of government as the "President of the Spanish Republic".

Related Topics:
Jeb Bush - Governor of Florida - George W. Bush - President of the United States

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