Spain’s Sanchez Elevates Economy Minister in Cabinet Reshuffle

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez reshuffled his Cabinet for the first time Saturday, elevating the economy minister as his main deputy and bringing in a group of younger ministers with the aim of focusing on the country’s economic recovery from the pandemic.

Nadia Calvino, who until now served as both second deputy prime minister and economy minister, will become first deputy prime minister, while retaining the economics brief, Sanchez said. The powerful Cabinet Chief Ivan Redondo will depart and seven new ministers will enter the Cabinet.

“Once the harshest of part of the pandemic has been overcome, the new government’s main focus will be to consolidate the economic recovery and also create employment,” Sanchez said. “And, without a doubt, that huge opportunity offered by the European funds to modernize and bolster our economy.”