First government of Ximo Puig

The first government of Ximo Puig was formed on 30 June 2015, following the latter's election as President of the Valencian Government by the Corts Valencianes on 25 June and his swearing-in on 28 June, as a result of the Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV–PSOE) and Commitment Coalition (Compromís) being able to muster a majority of seats in the Parliament with external support from We Can (Podemos) following the 2015 Valencian regional election.^[1] It succeeded the Fabra government and was the Valencian Government from 30 June 2015 to 17 June 2019, a total of 1,448 days, or 3 years, 11 months and 18 days.

1st government of Ximo Puig
Government of the Valencian Community
2015–2019
Ximo Puig in February 2016.
Date formed	30 June 2015
Date dissolved	17 June 2019
People and organisations
Monarch	Felipe VI
President	Ximo Puig
Vice President	Mónica Oltra
No. of ministers	9[a]
Total no. of members	10[a]
Member party	PSPV–PSOE   Compromís
Status in legislature	Minority coalition government
Opposition party	PP
Opposition leader	Alberto Fabra (2015) Isabel Bonig (2015–2019)
History
Election	2015 regional election
Outgoing election	2019 regional election
Legislature term	9th Corts
Budget	2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Predecessor	Fabra
Successor	Puig II

The cabinet comprised members of the PSPV–PSOE and Compromís, as well as a number of independents proposed by both parties.^[2][3] It was automatically dismissed on 29 April 2019 as a consequence of the 2019 regional election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.

Investiture

Further information: 2015 Valencian regional election

Investiture Ximo Puig (PSPV)
Ballot →		25 June 2015
Required majority →		50 out of 99 Y
	Yes • PSPV (23) • Compromís (19) • Podemos (8)	50 / 99
	No • PP (31) • C's (13)	44 / 99
	Abstentions • Podemos (5)	5 / 99
	Absentees	0 / 99
Sources[4][5][6]

Cabinet changes

Puig's first government saw a number of cabinet changes during its tenure:

• On 7 June 2018, Universal Healthcare and Public Health minister Carmen Montón vacated her post in the cabinet in order to become Health minister in the new government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez following the 2018 vote of no confidence in the government of Mariano Rajoy. She was replaced in her post by Ana Barceló.^[7][8]

Council of Government

The Council of Government was structured into the offices for the president, the vice president, nine ministries and the posts of secretary and spokesperson of the Council.^[9]

← Puig I Government → (30 June 2015 – 17 June 2019)
Portfolio	Name	Party		Took office	Left office	Ref.
President	Ximo Puig		PSPV–PSOE	27 June 2015	15 June 2019	[10]
Vice President Minister of Equality and Inclusive Policies Secretary and Spokesperson of the Council	Mónica Oltra		Compromís (IdPV)	30 June 2015	17 June 2019	[11]
Minister of Finance and Economic Model	Vicent Soler		PSPV–PSOE	30 June 2015	17 June 2019	[11]
Minister of Justice, Public Administration, Democratic Reforms and Public Freedoms	Gabriela Bravo		PSPV–PSOE (Ind.)	30 June 2015	17 June 2019	[11]
Minister of Education, Research, Culture and Sports	Vicent Marzà		Compromís (Bloc)	30 June 2015	17 June 2019	[11]
Minister of Universal Healthcare and Public Health	Carmen Montón		PSPV–PSOE	30 June 2015	7 June 2018	[11]
Minister of Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors, Trade and Labour	Rafael Climent		Compromís (Bloc)	30 June 2015	17 June 2019	[11]
Minister of Agriculture, Environment, Climatic Change and Rural Development	Elena Cebrián		PSPV–PSOE (Ind.)	30 June 2015	17 June 2019	[11]
Minister of Housing, Public Works and Territory Structuring	María José Salvador		PSPV–PSOE	30 June 2015	17 June 2019	[11]
Minister of Transparency, Social Responsibility, Participation and Cooperation	Manuel Alcaraz		Compromís (IdPV)	30 June 2015	17 June 2019	[11]
Changes June 2018
Portfolio	Name	Party		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Minister of Universal Healthcare and Public Health	Ana Barceló		PSPV–PSOE	7 June 2018	17 June 2019	[12]

Departmental structure

Ximo Puig's second government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.^[9]

Office (Original name)	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Alliance/party			Ref.
Presidency
Presidency (Presidencia de la Generalitat)		Ximo Puig	27 June 2015	15 June 2019			PSPV–PSOE
Vice Presidency
Vice Presidency (Vicepresidencia)		Mónica Oltra	30 June 2015	17 June 2019			Compromís (IdPV)
	See Ministry of Equality and Inclusive Policies
Ministry of Equality and Inclusive Policies
Ministry of Equality and Inclusive Policies (Conselleria de Igualdad y Políticas Inclusivas)		Mónica Oltra	30 June 2015	17 June 2019			Compromís (IdPV)
Ministry of Finance and Economic Model
Ministry of Finance and Economic Model (Conselleria de Hacienda y Modelo Económico)		Vicent Soler	30 June 2015	17 June 2019			PSPV–PSOE
Ministry of Justice, Public Administration, Democratic Reforms and Public Freedoms
Ministry of Justice, Public Administration, Democratic Reforms and Public Freedoms (Conselleria de Justicia, Administración Pública, Reformas Democráticas y Libertades Públicas)		Gabriela Bravo	30 June 2015	17 June 2019			PSPV–PSOE (Independent)
Ministry of Education, Research, Culture and Sports
Ministry of Education, Research, Culture and Sports (Conselleria de Educación, Investigación, Cultura y Deporte)		Vicent Marzà	30 June 2015	17 June 2019			Compromís (Bloc)
Ministry of Universal Healthcare and Public Health
Ministry of Universal Healthcare and Public Health (Conselleria de Sanidad Universal y Salud Pública)		Carmen Montón	30 June 2015	7 June 2018			PSPV–PSOE
		Ana Barceló	7 June 2018	17 June 2019			PSPV–PSOE (Independent)
Ministry of Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors, Trade and Labour
Ministry of Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors, Trade and Labour (Conselleria de Economía Sostenible, Sectores Productivos, Comercio y Trabajo)		Rafael Climent	30 June 2015	17 June 2019			Compromís (Bloc)
Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, Climatic Change and Rural Development
Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, Climatic Change and Rural Development (Conselleria de Agricultura, Medio Ambiente, Cambio Climático y Desarrollo Rural)		Elena Cebrián	30 June 2015	17 June 2019			PSPV–PSOE (Independent)
Ministry of Housing, Public Works and Territory Structuring
Ministry of Housing, Public Works and Territory Structuring (Conselleria de Vivienda, Obras Públicas y Vertebración del Territorio)		María José Salvador	30 June 2015	17 June 2019			PSPV–PSOE
Ministry of Equality and Inclusive Policies
Ministry of Transparency, Social Responsibility, Participation and Cooperation (Conselleria de Transparencia, Responsabilidad Social, Participación y Cooperación)		Manuel Alcaraz	30 June 2015	17 June 2019			Compromís (IdPV)
Secretariat of the Council
Secretariat of the Council (Secretaría del Consell)		Mónica Oltra	30 June 2015	17 June 2019			Compromís (IdPV)
Spokesperson of the Council
Spokesperson of the Council (Portavoz del Consell)		Mónica Oltra	30 June 2015	17 June 2019			Compromís (IdPV)

Notes

1. Does not include the President.