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	Prime Minister of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Prime Minister, or President of the Government (Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno), of Spain is the Spanish head of government.
		The President of the Government is elected by the Congress of Deputies (the lower house of parliament) on being proposed by the King.
		The Vice President of the Government (or Deputy Prime Minister) is appointed by the King on the proposal of the President.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Spain (283 words)

	Encyclopedia: Prime Minister of Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A prime minister is the chief member of the cabinet in a parliamentary system of government, or alternatively an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the directives of the President and manage the civil service.
		Prime Ministers can be found in both constitutional monarchies (as is the case in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada), and in republics, where the head of state is an elected or unelected official with varying degrees of real power.
		Prime Ministers can be found in both constitutional monarchies (as is the case in the United Kingdom, Norway and Japan), and in republics, where the head of state is an elected or unelected official with varying degrees of real power.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Prime_Minister_of_Spain (906 words)

	Spain - King, Prime Minister, and Council of Ministers
		The prime minister remains in office until such time as he and his government lose the support of the Congress of Deputies in a vote of confidence, or the Congress of Deputies approves a motion of censure.
		The prime minister, the deputy prime minister, and the other ministers together comprise the Council of Ministers, which functions as a cabinet, and which is the highest executive institution of the state.
		Ministers are responsible to the Council of Ministers as well as to the prime minister for their actions, and they can be called to explain their policies before one or both houses of the Cortes, or before one of the parliamentary committees.
	countrystudies.us /spain/76.htm (1553 words)

	''We Must Not Fall into Complacency'' in Fight Against Terrorism, Prime Minister of Spain Tells Security Council
		JOSÉ MARÍA AZNAR, Prime Minister of Spain, said on 4 April his country took on the chairmanship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee with feelings of fulfilling its share of co-responsibility in the common cause against terrorism, and of solidarity with the men, women and countries which were victims of terrorism.
		The Prime Minister of China had put forward specific proposals, which he was ready to discuss with the parties.
		Welcoming the practical suggestions of Prime Minister Aznar, he said coordinated action by the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 was the basis for success of United Nations efforts.
	www.unis.unvienna.org /unis/pressrels/2003/sc7754.html (4460 words)

	Press conference by Prime Minister of Spain on behalf of European Union
		The Prime Minister, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, said the European Union contribution to development went slightly further than the Monterrey Consensus, but was fully in line with it.
		The Prime Minister said the European approach would be made clear at the Madrid Summit to be held in May between the Union and the Latin American and Caribbean countries.
		"Spain was receiving ODA in 1981 and now we are among the top 10 donor countries, due, to a large extent, to institutional consolidation, democracy, education, Union membership and other factors", he added.
	www.un.org /ffd/pressconf/22a.htm (646 words)

	Norwegian case: Letter to the Prime Minister of Spain
		Prime Minister, that parents who can take the initiative to protect their children from the social services and flee to Spain in order to enjoy their " most sacred rights" ¹) to private and family life, are doing what is utterly incumbent on parents, that is to protect their offspring from danger.
		Prime Minister, and the members of your government, to visit the NCHR's web site on the Internet, where we publish dozens of authentic stories of the social services taking children into care and the devastating effect this has had on the children and their parents and relatives.
		Prime Minister, not to return this mother and her children to the Norwegian authorities.
	www.nkmr.org /english/norwegian_case_letter_to_spanish_government.htm (649 words)

	Prime_minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In some monarchies the prime minister exercises powers (known as the Royal Prerogative) which are constitutionally vested in the Crown and can be exercised without the approval of parliament.
		The post of prime minister is one which may be encountered both in constitutional monarchies (such as Belgium, Denmark, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and the United Kingdom), and in republics in which the head of state is an elected or unelected official with varying degrees of real power.
		Contrary to popular and journalistic myth, most prime ministers in parliamentary systems are not appointed for a specific term of office and in effect may remain in power through a number of elections and parliaments.
	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Prime_minister (1327 words)

	CARICOM - SPAIN Joint Declaration
		In attendance on the Caribbean side were the Presidents of Guyana and Haiti, the Prime Ministers of Barbados, Belize and Jamaica, the Vice President of Suriname and representatives from The Bahamas, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago and the CARICOM Secretary-General.
		Of prime importance to the CARICOM countries, is the intention of Spain to pursue its interest in becoming a member of the Caribbean Development Bank.
		Spain agreed to lend support to the timely implementation of the approved programme of assistance for the Region's rum industry and to appropriate Caribbean tourism projects funded by the European Commission as well as to facilitate a speedy decision on the financial package for the Caribbean rice industry.
	www.caricom.org /jsp/pressreleases/pres67_02.htm (1980 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Spain's prime minister sworn in
		Later, in his first act as prime minister, Zapatero visited a hospital where people injured in the March 11 train bombings in Madrid are recovering.
		ABC said the minister hopes to show American officials that Spain wants to maintain its current good relations with the United States, despite Zapatero's plans to pull Spanish troops from Iraq by June 30 unless the United Nations takes over political and military control of the occupation.
		Zapatero, leader of Spain's Socialist Party, won approval from Parliament on Friday as prime minister following his party's victory in the March 14 general elections, which were overshadowed by the bombings that killed 191 people.
	www.boston.com /news/world/articles/2004/04/18/spains_prime_minister_sworn_in (516 words)

	Välisministeerium : Spain's prime minister on his first visit to Estonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Spain's prime minister will begin his tour to the Baltic States in Estonia, where he has a scheduled meeting with PM Mart Laar.
		Spain's prime minister will be accompanied on his visit to Estonia by the state secretary of European Union affairs at the foreign ministry Ramón de Miguel, and by many other higher officials and more than twenty Spanish journalists.
		Spain has repeatedly confirmed its support to the enlargement of the EU and this will also be one of its priorities during the presidency.
	www.vm.ee /eng/kat_138/754.html (477 words)

	PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRIME MINISTER OF SPAIN
		Concluding an intense four-day visit to the United States, the Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Maria Aznar, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon that the fight against terrorism, regardless of its origin, was a fight in which all countries were involved.
		Spain was combating terrorism with all the instruments available to it within the rule of law, Mr.
		He said that 11 terrorists related to the events of 11 September -- not 8 -- were currently detained in Spain and were ready to be brought to justice. The Government of the United States had not taken any initiative thus far to request the extradition of any of those persons.
	www.un.org /News/briefings/docs/2001/aznarpc.doc.htm (410 words)

	USATODAY.com - Spain's prime minister alleges files were erased (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MADRID, Spain (AP) — Spain's prime minister alleged Monday that his predecessor's government erased computer records on the aftermath of the March 11 train bombings, when it blamed Basque separatists amid mounting evidence of an Islamic link.
		Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero — appearing before the parliamentary commission probing the bombings that killed 191 people — also denied his Socialist Party instigated anti-government rallies on the eve of elections to reap political benefit from the attacks.
		Zapatero, the first Spanish prime minister to testify before a parliamentary commission of inquiry, also found himself on the defensive.
	usatoday.com /news/world/2004-12-13-spain-bombings-inquiry_x.htm?csp=36 (738 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Spain's Next Prime Minister Says U.S. Should Dump Bush (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MADRID, March 17 -- Prime Minister-elect Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Wednesday described the U.S. occupation of Iraq as "a fiasco" and suggested American voters should follow the example set by Spain and change their leadership by supporting Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts for president in November.
		The outgoing prime minister from the Popular Party, Jose Maria Aznar, was one of the Bush administration's most steadfast allies in Europe.
		He joined Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair a year ago at a prewar summit in the Azores before the invasion of Iraq and sent more than 1,300 Spanish troops to help with peacekeeping after the fall of Saddam Hussein.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A2865-2004Mar17?language=printer (919 words)

	Feminist Daily News 5/11/2004: Spain's New Prime Minister Makes Women's Equality a Top Priority
		The new Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, appointed half of his cabinet seats to women and is making female empowerment a top priority.
		Abortion is illegal in Spain except in cases of rape and severe birth defects.
		Spain's Federation of Separated and Divorced Women's Associations has reported 97 women who were killed by their husbands or boyfriends in 2003.
	www.feminist.org /news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=8433 (424 words)

	A Special Advertising Section on Spain
		As Spain celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Constitution last year, Prime Minister Aznar vowed to recapture the spirit of consensus that transformed Spain from a right-wing dictatorship into a multi-party democracy.
		The Prime Minister stresses Spain's next hurtle will be not only to compete in what he calls, Europe's first division league, but to remain as a prominent player.
		Prime Minister Aznar attributes the promising truce to his government's tough anti-terrorism policies, ETA's international isolation and, most importantly, the popular repudiation of violence in Spain.
	www.internationalspecialreports.com /archives/99/spain/1.html (1730 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Spain's prime minister rejects Basque president's plan for virtual ...
		MADRID, Spain – Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Thursday rejected a proposal to grant virtual independence to the troubled Basque region and warned the group's leader to comply with Spanish law.
		The proposal seeks to amend Spain's 1979 charter giving the region broad autonomy by transforming the Basque region into a "free state" associated with Spain.
		"Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero believes the plan is a mistake and leads to a dead end," Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega told reporters after the meeting.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050113-1555-spain-basques.html (386 words)

	‘WE MUST NOT FALL INTO COMPLACENCY’ IN FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM, PRIME MINISTER OF SPAIN TELLS SECURITY ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The meeting, which began at 4:40 p.m., was suspended at the end for five minutes in order for the Council’s President to escort Spain’s Prime Minister from the Council Chamber. It was then adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
		Welcoming the practical suggestions of Prime Minister Aznar, he said coordinated action by the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 was the basis for success of United Nations efforts. Those Committees must be increasingly linked and coordinated.
		All of the Prime Minister’s recommendations deserved careful consideration. Nevertheless, the principal role of the Counter-Terrorism Committee was to help States to combat terrorism.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2003/sc7754.doc.htm (1019 words)

	Press Conference with Prime Minister Zapatero of Spain
		Spain and Great Britain have interests in common, they have very deep relations and my aim is for this to continue and to deepen even further.
		Could I ask you Prime Minister, first of all, what have you been able to say to Mr Zapatero about the UN Resolution following calls by Security Council members like France for further improvements to confirm full sovereignty for the Iraqis over military operations.
		If I may ask you Prime Minister, what do you make of the contrast between George Tenet going as Head of Intelligence in the States, and Scarlett here being promoted, and if I can, just looking at the two of you, you almost look like brothers.
	www.pm.gov.uk /output/page5902.asp (1688 words)

	Spain's New Leader Appoints 8 Women to Cabinet
		Spain's new prime minister has made history by assigning half of his cabinet seats to women and backing legislation to fight domestic violence and legalize abortion.
		The milestones show how far Spain has come in the 29 years since the end of the arch-conservative dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, when a man had a legal right to "discipline" his wife by beating her and holding hands in public was prohibited.
		Infrastructure Minister Magdalena Alvarez, a former tax inspector, fought for funding for the government in the southern region of Andalusia.
	www.womensenews.org /article.cfm/dyn/aid/1827/context/cover (1299 words)

	Prime Minister of Spain - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Prime Minister of Spain - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		More than once, the Spanish term has caused embarrassing errors among foreign authorities, for example when Jeb Bush (Governor of Florida and brother of George W. Bush, the President of the United States) referred to the head of government as the "President of the Spanish Republic".
		Prime Minister of Spain, Official title, Election, List of Presidents of the Government, See also, Lists of office-holders, Government of Spain and Politics of Spain.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Prime_Minister_of_Spain (359 words)

	USATODAY.com - Spain PM orders troops out of Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MADRID (AP) — Spain's withdrawal of its troops from Iraq should not harm its long-term relations with the United States, the new foreign minister said in remarks published Monday, adding that his country will remain steadfast in the fight against terrorism.
		The troop pullout "doesn't mean Spain renounces its commitment to provide stability and democratize Iraq," the former EU envoy to the Middle East said.
		Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a strong supporter of the U.S. line on Iraq, condemned Spain's decision and vowed to keep Canberra's 850 troops in the region.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2004-04-18-spain-troops_x.htm (1108 words)

	The prime minister of Spain is justified before the parliamentary commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The prime minister of Spain is justified before the parliamentary commission
		Addressing to the parliamentary commission investigating circumstances of acts of terrorism in Madrid on March, 11th, 2004, the prime minister of Spain Hose Luis (Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero) otverg all assumptions that it has been made for the sake of a pacification of terrorists and was display of weakness from Spain transfers Rodriguez Sapatero Reuters.
		Sapatero became the first prime minister of Spain caused by the parliamentary commission for evidence.
	news.rusportal.net /12635.html (387 words)

	ScienceDaily: Prime minister of spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	Spain's prime minister orders troops out of Iraq \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		MADRID, Spain - Spain's prime minister on Sunday ordered Spanish troops pulled out of Iraq as soon as possible, fulfilling a campaign pledge to a nation recovering from terrorist bombings that al-Qaida militants said were reprisal for Spain's support of the war.
		Though Zapatero had promised to remove Spanish troops, his immediate action was a bombshell, and a setback for the United States as Spain's new foreign minister prepared to travel to Washington to discuss the dispute.
		"We knew from the recent Spanish election that it was the new prime minister's intention to withdraw Spanish troops from the coalition in Iraq," said a White House spokesman, Ken Lisaius.
	www.azstarnet.com /dailystar/printDS/18622.php (376 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Spain's prime minister, a Bush ally, to step aside (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MADRID, Spain — Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar, one of President Bush's strongest allies, has decided to step aside as head of the ruling Popular Party and will not run for a third term in elections next March, the Los Angeles Times reported yesterday.
		The turmoil erupted when President Chandrika Kumaratunga fired three powerful Cabinet ministers, ordered Parliament suspended for two weeks and briefly declared a state of emergency — all while Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesing was out of the country.
		The guerrillas, led by self-proclaimed prophet Joseph Kony, are feared for their brutality and for abducting thousands of children for use as sex slaves and front-line fighters in the East African country's civil war.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2001786803_wdig09.html (612 words)

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