Second government of Ximo Puig

The second government of Ximo Puig was formed on 17 June 2019, following the latter's election as President of the Valencian Government by the Corts Valencianes on 13 June and his swearing-in on 15 June, as a result of the Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV–PSOE) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2019 regional election.^[1][2] It succeeded the first Puig government and was the Valencian Government from 17 June 2019 to 19 July 2023, a total of 1,493 days, or 4 years, 1 month and 2 days.

2nd government of Ximo Puig
Government of the Valencian Community
2019–2023
Ximo Puig in October 2018
Date formed	17 June 2019
Date dissolved	19 July 2023
People and organisations
Monarch	Felipe VI
President	Ximo Puig
Vice Presidents	Mónica Oltra, Rubén Martínez Dalmau^2nd (2019–2021) Mónica Oltra, Héctor Illueca^2nd (2021–2022) Aitana Mas, Héctor Illueca^2nd (2022–2023)
No. of ministers	11^[a]
Total no. of members	16^[a]
Member party	PSPV–PSOE   Compromís   Unides Podem
Status in legislature	Majority coalition government
Opposition party	PP
Opposition leader	Isabel Bonig (2019–2021) Carlos Mazón (2021–2023)
History
Election(s)	2019 regional election
Legislature term(s)	10th Corts
Budget(s)	2020, 2021, 2022
Predecessor	Puig I
Successor	Mazón

The cabinet comprised members of the PSPV–PSOE, the Commitment Coalition (Compromís)—with the involvement of Valencian People's Initiative (IdPV) and Valencian Nationalist Bloc (Bloc, later transformed into More–Commitment)—and United We Can (Unides Podem)—comprising We Can (Podem) and United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV)—, as well as a number of independents proposed by the first party.^[3][4] It was automatically dismissed on 29 May 2023 as a consequence of the 2023 regional election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.

Investiture

Further information: 2019 Valencian regional election

Investiture Ximo Puig (PSPV)
Ballot →		13 June 2019
Required majority →		50 out of 99  Y
	Yes • PSPV (27) • Compromís (17) • Unides Podem–EUPV (8)	52 / 99
	No • PP (19) • Cs (17) • Vox (10)	46 / 99
	Abstentions	0 / 99
	Absentees • Cs (1)	1 / 99
Sources^[5]^[6]

Cabinet changes

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

• On 27 August 2021, second vice president and minister of Housing and Bioclimatic Architecture, Rubén Martínez Dalmau, announced his incoming resignation and farewell from politics following a number of disagreements with his party, Podem.^[7][8] The resignation was effective from 10 September, when Dalmau was replaced in both his posts by Héctor Illueca.^[9][10]
• On 14 May 2022, the cabinet saw an extensive reshuffle. Arcadi España replaced Vicent Soler at the helm of the Finance and Economic Model department, in turn being replaced as Territorial Policy, Public Works and Mobility minister by Rebeca Torró. Vicent Marzà vacated the Education, Culture and Sports ministry, who was assumed by Raquel Tamarit, whereas the Universal Healthcare and Public Health post saw Ana Barceló being replaced by Miguel Mínguez. Carolina Pascual was replaced as Minister of Innovation, Universities, Science and Digital Society by Josefina Bueno.^[11]
• On 21 June 2022, vice president Mónica Oltra resigned from all her government positions after the High Court of Justice of Valencia accused her and her ministry of negligence in the protection of a minor who was allegedly abused by her ex-husband, as well as an alleged concealment of the crimes.^[12][13] She was replaced in her government posts by Aitana Mas on 29 June.^[14]
• On 25 October 2022, Mireia Mollà was removed as Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition by request of Aitana Mas, unveiling an internal crisis within their party, Valencian People's Initiative (IdPV).^[15][16] She was replaced in her post by Isaura Navarro the next day.^[17]

Council of Government

The Valencian Government is structured into the offices for the president, the two vice presidents, 11 ministries and the post of the secretary–spokesperson of the Government.^[18]

← Puig II Government → (17 June 2019 – 19 July 2023)
Portfolio	Name	Party		Took office	Left office	Ref.
President	Ximo Puig		PSPV–PSOE	15 June 2019	15 July 2023	^[19]
Vice President and Minister of Equality and Inclusive Policies Secretary and Spokesperson of the Government	Mónica Oltra		Compromís (IdPV)	17 June 2019	21 June 2022	^[20]
Second Vice President and Minister of Housing and Bioclimatic Architecture	Rubén Martínez Dalmau		UP (Podem)	17 June 2019	10 September 2021	^[20]
Minister of Finance and Economic Model	Vicent Soler		PSPV–PSOE	17 June 2019	14 May 2022	^[20]
Minister of Justice, Interior and Public Administration	Gabriela Bravo		PSPV–PSOE (Ind.)	17 June 2019	19 July 2023	^[20]
Minister of Education, Culture and Sports	Vicent Marzà		Compr. (Bloc / Més)^[b]	17 June 2019	14 May 2022	^[20]
Minister of Universal Healthcare and Public Health	Ana Barceló		PSPV–PSOE	17 June 2019	14 May 2022	^[20]
Minister of Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors, Trade and Labour	Rafael Climent		Compr. (Bloc / Més)^[b]	17 June 2019	19 July 2023	^[20]
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition	Mireia Mollà		Compromís (IdPV)	17 June 2019	25 October 2022	^[20]
Minister of Territorial Policy, Public Works and Mobility	Arcadi España		PSPV–PSOE	17 June 2019	14 May 2022	^[20]
Minister of Innovation, Universities, Science and Digital Society	Carolina Pascual		PSPV–PSOE (Ind.)	17 June 2019	14 May 2022	^[20]
Minister of Participation, Transparency, Cooperation and Democratic Quality	Rosa Pérez Garijo		UP (EUPV)	17 June 2019	19 July 2023	^[20]
Changes September 2021
Portfolio	Name	Party		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Second Vice President and Minister of Housing and Bioclimatic Architecture	Héctor Illueca		Podem	10 September 2021	19 July 2023	^[21]
Changes May 2022
Portfolio	Name	Party		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Minister of Finance and Economic Model	Arcadi España		PSPV–PSOE	14 May 2022	19 July 2023	^[22]
Minister of Education, Culture and Sports	Raquel Tamarit		Compromís (Més)	14 May 2022	19 July 2023	^[23]
Minister of Universal Healthcare and Public Health	Miguel Mínguez		PSPV–PSOE (Ind.)	14 May 2022	19 July 2023	^[24]
Minister of Territorial Policy, Public Works and Mobility	Rebeca Torró		PSPV–PSOE	14 May 2022	19 July 2023	^[25]
Minister of Innovation, Universities, Science and Digital Society	Josefina Bueno		PSPV–PSOE	14 May 2022	19 July 2023	^[26]
Changes June 2022
Portfolio	Name	Party		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Vice President and Minister of Equality and Inclusive Policies Secretary and Spokesperson of the Government	Aitana Mas		Compromís (IdPV)	29 June 2022	19 July 2023	^[27]
Changes October 2022
Portfolio	Name	Party		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition	Isaura Navarro		Compromís (IdPV)	26 October 2022	19 July 2023	^[28]

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.^[18]

Office (Original name)	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Alliance/party			Ref.
Presidency
Presidency (Presidencia de la Generalitat)		Ximo Puig	15 June 2019	19 July 2023			PSPV–PSOE
Vice Presidency and Ministry of Equality and Inclusive Policies
Vice Presidency and Ministry of Equality and Inclusive Policies (Vicepresidencia y Conselleria de Igualdad y Políticas Inclusivas)		Mónica Oltra	17 June 2019	21 June 2022 (resigned)			Compromís (IdPV)
		Aitana Mas	29 June 2022	19 July 2023			Compromís (IdPV)
Second Vice Presidency and Ministry of Housing and Bioclimatic Architecture
Second Vice Presidency and Ministry of Housing and Bioclimatic Architecture (Vicepresidencia Segunda y Conselleria de Vivienda y Arquitectura Bioclimática)		Rubén Martínez Dalmau	17 June 2019	10 September 2021			Unides Podem (Podem)
		Héctor Illueca	10 September 2021	19 July 2023			Unides Podem (Podem)
Ministry of Finance and Economic Model
Ministry of Finance and Economic Model (Conselleria de Hacienda y Modelo Económico)		Vicent Soler	17 June 2019	14 May 2022			PSPV–PSOE
		Arcadi España	14 May 2022	19 July 2023			PSPV–PSOE
Ministry of Justice, Interior and Public Administration
Ministry of Justice, Interior and Public Administration (Conselleria de Justicia, Interior y Administración Pública)		Gabriela Bravo	17 June 2019	19 July 2023			PSPV–PSOE (Independent)
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (Conselleria de Educación, Cultura y Deporte)		Vicent Marzà	17 June 2019	14 May 2022			Compromís (Més from Jun 2021; Bloc until Jun 2021)
		Raquel Tamarit	14 May 2022	19 July 2023			Compromís (Més)
Ministry of Universal Healthcare and Public Health
Ministry of Universal Healthcare and Public Health (Conselleria de Sanidad Universal y Salud Pública)		Ana Barceló	17 June 2019	14 May 2022			PSPV–PSOE
		Miguel Mínguez	17 June 2019	14 May 2022			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	17 June 2019	19 July 2023			Compromís (Més from Jun 2021; Bloc until Jun 2021)
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition (Conselleria de Agricultura, Desarrollo Rural, Emergencia Climática y Transición Ecológica)		Mireia Mollà	17 June 2019	25 October 2022			Compromís (IdPV)
		Isaura Navarro	26 October 2022	19 July 2023			Compromís (IdPV)
Ministry of Territorial Policy, Public Works and Mobility
Ministry of Territorial Policy, Public Works and Mobility (Conselleria de Política Territorial, Obras Públicas y Movilidad)		Arcadi España	17 June 2019	14 May 2022			PSPV–PSOE
		Rebeca Torró	14 May 2022	19 July 2023			PSPV–PSOE
Ministry of Innovation, Universities, Science and Digital Society
Ministry of Innovation, Universities, Science and Digital Society (Conselleria de Innovación, Universidades, Ciencia y Sociedad Digital)		Carolina Pascual	17 June 2019	14 May 2022			PSPV–PSOE (Independent)
		Josefina Bueno	14 May 2022	19 July 2023			PSPV–PSOE
Ministry of Participation, Transparency, Cooperation and Democratic Quality
Ministry of Participation, Transparency, Cooperation and Democratic Quality (Conselleria de Participación, Transparencia, Cooperación y Calidad Democrática)		Rosa Pérez Garijo	17 June 2019	19 July 2023			Unides Podem (EUPV)
Secretary and Spokesperson of the Government
Secretary and Spokesperson of the Government (Secretaría y Portavoz del Consell)		Mónica Oltra	17 June 2019	21 June 2022 (resigned)			Compromís (IdPV)
		Aitana Mas	29 June 2022	19 July 2023			Compromís (IdPV)

Notes

1. Does not include the President.
2. The Bloc was refounded as Més–Compromís in June 2021.

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Preceded by Puig I

Valencian Government 2019–2023

Succeeded by Mazón