Spain: Kings, Queens, Prime Ministers

Updated August 10, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

Kings and Queens

• Carlos II (1665–1700)
• Felipe V (1700–1724, 1724–1746)
• Luis I (1724)
• Fernando VI (1746–1759)
• Carlos III (1759–1788)
• Carlos IV (1788–1808)
• Joaquín Murat, gran duque de Berg (1808)
• Fernando VII (1808–1833)
• Isabel II (1833–1868)
• María Cristina, regent (1833–1840)
• Baldomero Espartero, duque de la Victoria, regent (1840–1843)
• Carlos VI (1860)
• Amadeo I (1871–1873)
• Carlos VII (1872–1876)
• Alfonso XII (1874–1885)
• María Cristina, regent (1885–1886, 1886–1902)
• Alfonso XIII (1886–1931)
• Juan Carlos I (1975–2014)
• Felipe VI (2014– )

Prime Ministers

• Francisco Franco (1938–1973), also head of state (1936–1975)
• Luis Carrero Blanco (1973)
• Torcuato Fernández Miranda, acting (1973–1974)
• Carlos Arias Navarro (1974–1976)
• Adolfo Suárez González (1976–1981)
• Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo y Bustelo (1981–1982)
• Felipe González Márquez (1981–1996)
• José María Aznar (1996–2004)
• José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (2004–2011)
• Mariano Rajoy (2011–2018)
• Pedro Sánchez (2018- )