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List of prime ministers of Spain by length of tenure

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35 years and 129 days:
Francisco Franco (1938–1973)
13 years and 175 days:
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
(1871–1872, 1874, 1881-1883, 1885-1890, 1892-1895, 1897-1899 and 1901–1902)
13 years and 155 days:
Felipe González (1982–1996)
11 years and 290 days:
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1874-1881, 1884-1885, 1890-1892 and 1895-1897)
8 years and 240 days:
Ramón María Narváez (1844-1846, 1847-1851, 1856-1857, 1864-1865 and 1866-1868)
1 day:
The Duke of Rivas (1854)

This is a list of prime ministers of Spain by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days from being sworn in until leaving office.

Of the 102 prime ministers, only four served more than 10 years while sixty-six have served less than a year.

Francisco Franco, who also served as the Head of State until his death, is the only person to have served in the post of prime minister for more than two decades, ruling for a total of 35 years that were preceded by the coup of 1936 and the Spanish Civil War.

Ordered by tenure

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Rank Prime Minister Length served Terms Party Start
1 Francisco Franco 35 years, 129 days 1 National Movement 1939
2 Práxedes Mateo Sagasta 13 years, 175 days 7 Liberal / Constitutional 1871
3 Felipe González 13 years, 155 days 4 PSOE 1982
4 Antonio Cánovas del Castillo 11 years, 290 days 6 Conservative 1874
5 Ramón María Narváez 8 years, 240 days 7 Moderate 1844
6 José María Aznar 7 years, 349 days 2 PP 1996
7 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero 7 years, 248 days 2 PSOE 2004
8 Pedro Sánchez 6 years, 179 days (incumbent) 3 PSOE 2018
9 Mariano Rajoy 6 years, 162 days 2 PP 2011
10 Miguel Primo de Rivera 6 years, 137 days 1 Patriotic Union 1923
11 Leopoldo O'Donnell 5 years, 180 days 4 Liberal Union 1856
12 Manuel González Salmón 5 years, 152 days 1 Nonpartisan 1826
13 Antonio Maura 5 years, 84 days 5 Conservative / Maurist 1903
14 Adolfo Suárez 4 years, 236 days 2 UCD / National Movement 1976
15 Eduardo Dato 3 years, 130 days 3 Conservative 1913
16 Baldomero Espartero 2 years, 293 days 3 Progressive 1837
17 José Canalejas 2 years, 277 days 1 Liberal 1910
18 Count of Romanones 2 years, 243 days 3 Liberal 1912
19 Francisco Cea Bermúdez 2 years, 211 days 2 Nonpartisan 1824
20 Carlos Arias Navarro 2 years, 185 days 1 National Movement 1973
21 Francisco Silvela 2 years, 94 days 2 Conservative 1899
22 Manuel Azaña 2 years, 49 days 2 Republican Action / IR 1931
23 Juan Bravo Murillo 1 year, 335 days 1 Moderate 1851
24 Juan Negrín 1 year, 318 days 1 PSOE 1937
25 Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo 1 year, 279 days 1 UCD 1981
26 Evaristo Pérez de Castro 1 year, 224 days 1 Moderate 1838
27 Francisco Javier de Istúriz 1 year, 191 days 3 Moderate 1836
28 Francisco Serrano 1 year, 166 days 4 Liberal Union / Constitutional 1868
29 Juan Prim 1 year, 165 days 2 Progressive 1869
30 Alejandro Lerroux 1 year, 150 days 3 PRR 1933
31 Francisco Martínez de la Rosa 1 year, 143 days 1 Moderate 1834
32 Manuel García Prieto 1 year, 135 days 4 Liberal Democratic 1917
33 The Count of Heredia-Spínola 1 year, 98 days 2 Nonpartisan 1823
34 The Marquess of Valdeterrazo 1 year, 51 days 2 Progressive 1840
35 Dámaso Berenguer 1 year, 19 days 1 Military 1930
36 José María Calatrava 1 year, 4 days 1 Progressive 1836
37 The Marquess of Miraflores 353 days 2 Moderate 1846
38 Segismundo Moret 332 days 3 Liberal 1905
39 The Marquess of Rodil 326 days 1 Progressive 1842
40 Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla 317 days 2 Radical 1871
41 The Count of San Luis 301 days 1 Moderate 1853
42 Luis González Bravo 299 days 2 Moderate 1843
Manuel Allendesalazar 299 days 2 Conservative 1919
The Duke of the Infantado 299 days 1 Nonpartisan 1825
45 Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde 285 days 2 Conservative 1903
46 Arsenio Martínez Campos 277 days 1 Conservative 1879
47 José Sánchez Guerra 274 days 1 Conservative 1922
48 Francisco Largo Caballero 255 days 1 PSOE 1936
The Count of la Alcudia 255 days 1 Nonpartisan 1832
50 Juan Álvarez Mendizábal 233 days 1 Progressive 1835
51 Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero 220 days 3 Conservative 1897
52 Alejandro Mon 199 days 1 Moderate 1864
53 Luis Carrero Blanco 195 days 1 National Movement 1973
54 Niceto Alcalá-Zamora 183 days 1 DLR 1931
55 Saturnino Calderón Collantes 175 days 1 Liberal Union 1859
56 Eugenio Montero Ríos 161 days 1 Liberal 1905
57 Ricardo Samper 159 days 1 PRR 1934
58 Francisco de Lersundi 158 days 1 Moderate 1853
59 Joaquín Francisco Pacheco 156 days 1 Moderate 1847
60 José López Domínguez 147 days 1 Liberal 1906
61 Joaquín Sánchez de Toca 145 days 1 Conservative 1919
62 Joaquín María López 130 days 2 Progressive 1843
63 Juan de Zavala 123 days 1 Constitutional 1874
64 The Count of Alcoy 121 days 1 Moderate 1852
65 Estanislao Figueras 119 days 1 PRDF 1873
66 Emilio Castelar 118 days 1 PRDF 1873
67 The Count of Toreno 99 days 1 Moderate 1835
68 José Posada Herrera 97 days 1 Dynastic Left 1883
69 The Duke of Frías 94 days 1 Moderate 1838
70 The Marquess of Nervión 91 days 1 Moderate 1857
71 Joaquín Jovellar y Soler 81 days 1 Conservative 1875
72 Joaquín Chapaprieta 80 days 1 Nonpartisan 1935
73 José Malcampo 77 days 1 Constitutional 1871
74 Diego Martínez Barrio 70 days 2 PRR / UR 1933
75 Manuel Portela Valladares 67 days 1 Democratic Centre 1935
76 Santiago Casares Quiroga 66 days 1 IR 1936
77 Álvaro Gómez Becerra 65 days 1 Progressive 1843
78 Eusebio Bardají 59 days 1 Moderate 1837
The Duke of Sotomayor 59 days 1 Moderate 1847
80 Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas 55 days 1 Military 1931
81 The Marquess of Vega de Armijo 52 days 1 Liberal 1906
82 Nicolás Salmerón 51 days 1 PRDF 1873
83 José Giral 47 days 1 IR 1936
84 Lorenzo Arrazola 44 days 1 Moderate 1864
85 Francisco Pi y Margall 37 days 1 PRDF 1873
86 The Marquess of Irujo 23 days 1 Nonpartisan 1823
87 Florencio García Goyena 22 days 1 Moderate 1847
88 Valentín Ferraz 16 days 1 Progressive 1840
89 Modesto Cortázar 13 days 1 Progressive 1840
Víctor Damián Sáez 13 days 1 Nonpartisan 1823
91 Miguel Ricardo de Álava 11 days 1 Progressive 1835
The Marquess of Havana 11 days 1 Moderate 1868
Torcuato Fernández-Miranda 11 days 1 National Movement 1973
94 Joaquín María Ferrer 10 days 1 Progressive 1841
95 Salustiano de Olózaga 9 days 1 Progressive 1843
96 Juan Bautista Topete 8 days 1 Liberal Union 1870
97 Vicente Sancho 5 days 1 Progressive 1840
98 Augusto Barcía Trelles 3 days 1 IR 1936
99 Fernando de Santiago 2 days 1 National Movement 1976
100 The Count of Clonard 1 day 1 Moderate 1849
The Duke of Rivas 1 day 1 Moderate 1854
The Marquess of Mendigorría 1 day 1 Moderate 1854

See also

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References

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  • "Relación cronológica de los presidentes del Consejo de Ministros y del Gobierno". lamoncloa.gob.es. Government of Spain.