Deputy Prime Minister of Spain

The first deputy prime minister of Spain, officially First Vice President of the Government of Spain (Spanish: Vicepresidencia Primera del Gobierno de España), is the second in command to the prime minister of Spain, assuming its duties when the Prime Minister is absent or incapable of exercising power. When there is only one deputy prime minister in the government, the office is referred to without the cardinal number: deputy prime minister of Spain, officially Vice President of the Government of Spain (Spanish: Vicepresidencia Pimera del Gobierno de España).

The person for the post is usually handpicked by the Prime Minister from the members of the Cabinet before whom it takes oath. The Headquarters of the Deputy Prime Minister's Office is the Semillas Building, in La Moncloa Complex.