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The government of Uxue Barkos was formed on 23 July 2015, following the latter's election as president of the Government of Navarre by the Parliament of Navarre on 20 July and her swearing-in on 22 July, as a result of Geroa Bai (GBai) being able to muster a majority of seats in the Parliament together with EH Bildu and Izquierda-Ezkerra (I–E), with external support from Podemos, following the 2015 Navarrese regional election.[1] It succeeded the Barcina government and was the Government of Navarre from 23 July 2015 to 7 August 2019, a total of 1,476 days, or 4 years and 15 days.

Dateformed23 July 2015
Datedissolved7 August 2019
Monarch
Felipe VI
President
Uxue Barkos
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Government of Uxue Barkos

Government of Navarre
2015–2019
Uxue Barkos in October 2018.
Date formed23 July 2015
Date dissolved7 August 2019
People and organisations
Monarch
Felipe VI
President
Uxue Barkos
Vice Presidents
Manu Ayerdi (1st)
Miguel Laparra (2nd)
No. of ministers
9[a]
Total no. of members
10[a]
Member party
  GBai
  EH Bildu
  I–E (n)
Status in legislature
Minority (coalition)
Opposition party
  UPN
Opposition leader
Javier Esparza
History
Election2015 regional election
Outgoing election
2019 regional election
Legislature term9th Parliament
Budget2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
PredecessorBarcina
SuccessorChivite I
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The cabinet comprised members of GBai—with the involvement of Zabaltzen (ZBN) and the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)—EH Bildu and I–E (represented in the cabinet by United Left of Navarre, IUN/NEB), as well as a number of independents proposed by the first two parties. It was automatically dismissed on 27 May 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 Navarrese regional election
More information Ballot →, 20 July 2015 ...
Investiture
Uxue Barkos (GBai)
Ballot → 20 July 2015
Required majority → 26 out of 50 checkY
Yes
26 / 50
No
  • • UPN (15)
  • • PP (2)
17 / 50
Abstentions
7 / 50
Absentees
0 / 50
Sources[2]
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Cabinet changes

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

  • On 7 September 2016, it was announced tha the functions of the Spokesperson of the Government would be detached from the Citizen and Institutional Relations ministry, appointing María Solana to the post with the rank of director-general.[3]
  • On 11 April 2017, José Luis Mendoza announced his resignation as Minister of Education, with the post being assumed by the Spokesperson, María Solana.[4][5]

Council of Government

The Council of Government was structured into the offices for the president, the two vice presidents and nine ministries.[6]

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(23 July 2015 – 7 August 2019)
Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
President Uxue Barkos Independent 22 July 2015 6 August 2019 [7]
First Vice President
Minister of Economic Development		 Manu Ayerdi GBai (PNV) 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 [8]
[9]
Second Vice President
Minister of Social Rights		 Miguel Laparra I–E (n) (IUN) 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 [10]
[11]
Minister of Finance and Financial Policy Mikel Aranburu Independent 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 [12]
Minister of the Presidency, Civil Service, Interior and Justice María José Beaumont Independent 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 [13]
Minister of Citizen and Institutional Relations
Spokesperson of the Government		 Ana Ollo Independent 23 July 2015 8 September 2016 [14]
[15]
Minister of Education José Luis Mendoza Independent 23 July 2015 12 April 2017 [16]
Minister of Health Fernando Domínguez Independent 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 [17]
Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Ana Herrera Independent 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 [18]
Minister of Rural Development, Local Administration and Environment Isabel Elizalde Independent 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 [19]

Changes September 2016

Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Minister of Citizen and Institutional Relations Ana Ollo Independent 8 September 2016 7 August 2019 [20]
Spokesperson of the Government María Solana GBai (PNV) 8 September 2016 12 April 2017 [20]

Changes April 2017

Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Minister of Education
Spokesperson of the Government		 María Solana GBai (PNV) 12 April 2017 7 August 2019 [21]
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Departmental structure

Uxue Barkos's government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.[6][22][23]

Unit/body rank
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Office
(Original name)		 Portrait Name Took office Left office Alliance/party Ref.

Presidency

Presidency
(Presidencia del Gobierno)		 Uxue Barkos 22 July 2015 6 August 2019 GBai
(Indep., ZBN nominated)
First Vice Presidency
(Vicepresidencia Primera
del Gobierno)		 Manu Ayerdi 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 GBai
(EAJ/PNV)
See Department of Economic Development
Second Vice Presidency
(Vicepresidencia Segunda
del Gobierno)		 Miguel Laparra 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 I–E (n)
(IUN/NEB)
See Department of Social Rights

Department of Economic Development

Department of Economic
Development
(Departamento de Desarrollo
Económico)		 Manu Ayerdi 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 GBai
(EAJ/PNV)		 [24]
[25]
[26]
13 August 2015 – 15 August 2019
  • (■) Directorate-General for Economic and Business Policy and Labour
    • (■) Service for Economic Policy
    • (■) Service for International Projection
    • (■) Service for Business Promotion
    • (■) Service for Reindustrialization, Competitiveness and Strategic Projects (disest. 31 Jan 2017)
    • (■) Service for Labour
  • (■) Directorate-General for Industry, Energy and Innovation
    • (■) Service for Innovation and Knowledge Transfer (until 31 Jan 2017) / Service for RDI (from 31 Jan 2017)
    • (■) Service for Energy, Mines and Industrial Safety
    • (■) Service for Legal and Administrative Assistance
  • (■) Directorate-General for Tourism and Trade
    • (■) Service for Tourism Marketing and Product Development (until 31 Jan 2017) / Service for Tourism Marketing (from 31 Jan 2017)
    • (■) Service for Tourism and Trade Management and Promotion
    • (■) Service for Consumer Affairs and Arbitration
  • (■) Directorate-General for Public Works
    • (■) Service for Studies and Projects
    • (■) Service for Construction
    • (■) Service for Conservation
    • (■) Service for Transport
  • (■) Service for Budget Economic Management and Expenditure Control

Department of Social Rights

Department of Social Rights
(Departamento de Derechos Sociales)		 Miguel Laparra 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 I–E (n)
(IUN/NEB)		 [27]
[28]
13 August 2015 – 15 August 2019
  • (■) Directorate-General for Inclusion and Social Protection
    • (■) Service for Primary Care and Social Inclusion
    • (■) Service for Income Guarantee and Cooperation
    • (■) Service for Housing
  • (■) Directorate-General for the Observatory of Social Reality and Social Policy Planning and Evaluation
    • (■) Service for the Observatory of Social Reality
    • (■) Service for Quality and Inspection
  • (■) Technical General Secretariat of Social Rights

Department of Finance and Financial Policy

Department of Finance
and Financial Policy
(Departamento de Hacienda
y Política Financiera)		 Mikel Aranburu 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 GBai
(Indep., ZBN nominated)		 [29]
[30]
[31]
13 August 2015 – 15 August 2019
  • (■) Directorate-General for Budgets
    • (■) Service for Budgets and Financial Policy
    • (■) Service for Accounting
    • (■) Service for Comptrolling
    • (■) Service for Heritage
  • (■) Technical General Secretariat of Finance and Financial Policy
  • (■) Regional Economic-Administrative Court of Navarre

Department of the Presidency, Civil Service, Interior and Justice

Department of the Presidency,
Civil Service, Interior
and Justice
(Departamento de Presidencia,
Función Pública, Interior y Justicia)		 María José Beaumont 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 EH Bildu
(Independent)		 [32]
[33]
[34]
[35]
[36]
13 August 2015 – 15 August 2019
  • (■) Directorate-General for the Presidency and Open Government
    • (■) Service for Legal Advisory
    • (■) Service for Government Secretariat and Normative Action
    • (■) Service for Open Government
    • (■) Administrative Court of Navarre
  • (■) Directorate-General for Civil Service
    • (■) Service for Personnel Expenditure Control and Payroll
    • (■) Service for Personnel Management
    • (■) Service for Civil Service Ordinance
    • (■) Service for Social Benefits
  • (■) Directorate-General for the Interior
    • (■) Service for Security Policy Development
    • (■) Service for Legal Regime and Staff (until 31 Mar 2017) / Service for Legal Regime of the Interior (from 31 Mar 2017)
    • (■) Fire Service (until 27 Nov 2015) / Fire Service of Navarre (from 27 Nov 2015)
    • (■) Service for Civil Protection
  • (■) Directorate-General for Justice
    • (■) Service for Human and Material Resource Management
    • (■) Social Service for Justice
  • (■) Directorate-General for Informatics and Telecommunications (until 10 Sep 2015) / Directorate-General for Informatics, Telecommunications and Public Innovation (from 10 Sep 2015)
    • (■) Service for Corporate Information Systems
    • (■) Service for Departmental Information Systems
    • (■) Service for Technological Infrastructure and Support Center
    • (■) Service for Health Area Information Systems
    • (■) Service for Organization and Public Innovation (est. 10 Sep 2015)
  • (■) Technical General Secretariat of the Presidency, Civil Service, Interior and Justice

Department of Citizen and Institutional Relations

Department of Citizen
and Institutional Relations
(Departamento de Relaciones Ciudadanas
e Institucionales)		 Ana Ollo 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 GBai
(Independent)		 [37]
[38]
[39]
[40]

Department of Education

Department of Education
(Departamento de Educación)		 José Luis Mendoza 23 July 2015 12 April 2017 GBai
(Indep., ZBN nominated)		 [41]
[42]
[43]
[44]
María Solana 12 April 2017 7 August 2019 GBai
(EAJ/PNV)

Department of Health

Department of Health
(Departamento de Salud)		 Fernando Domínguez 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 GBai
(Independent)		 [45]
[46]
[47]

Department of Culture, Sports and Youth

Department of Culture,
Sports and Youth
(Departamento de Cultura,
Deporte y Juventud)		 Ana Herrera 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 GBai
(Independent)		 [48]
[49]

Department of Rural Development, Local Administration and Environment

Department of Rural Development,
Local Administration and Environment
(Departamento de Desarrollo Rural,
Administración Local y Medio Ambiente)		 Isabel Elizalde 23 July 2015 7 August 2019 EH Bildu
(Independent)		 [50]
[51]
[52]
[53]
[54]
[55]

Spokesperson of the Government

Spokesperson of the Government
(Portavoz del Gobierno)		 Ana Ollo 23 July 2015 8 September 2016 GBai
(Independent)		 [20]
[39]
María Solana 8 September 2016 7 August 2019 GBai
(EAJ/PNV)
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Does not include the President.

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