Government of Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
The government of Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo was formed on 27 February 1981, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 25 February and his swearing-in on 26 February, as a result of Adolfo Suárez's resignation from the post on 29 January 1981. It succeeded the third Suárez government and was the Government of Spain from 27 February 1981 to 3 December 1982, a total of 644 days, or 1 year, 9 months and 6 days.
Government of Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo | |
|---|---|
Government of Spain | |
| 1981–1982 | |
The government in November 1981. | |
| Date formed | 27 February 1981 |
| Date dissolved | 3 December 1982 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Prime Minister | Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo |
| Deputy Prime Ministers | Rodolfo Martín Villa1st, Juan Antonio García Díez2nd (1981–1982) Juan Antonio García Díez (1982) |
| No. of ministers | 15 (1981; 1982) 17 (1981–1982) |
| Total no. of members | 24 |
| Member party | UCD |
| Status in legislature | Minority government |
| Opposition party | PSOE |
| Opposition leader | Felipe González |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1982 general election |
| Legislature term(s) | 1st Cortes Generales |
| Budget(s) | 1982 |
| Predecessor | Suárez III |
| Successor | González I |
Calvo-Sotelo's cabinet was composed mainly by members of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) and a number of independents. It was automatically dismissed on 29 October 1982 as a consequence of the 1982 general election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.