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Today, Spain is a constitutional monarchy.King Juan Carlos I, the current monarch, is Chief of State. The Head of Government has the official title of President of the Government.

During the First Spanish Republic (1873-74), Spain had heads of state known as the President of the Executive Power and President of the Provisional Government.

It is only during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-39), however, that the official title of President of Spain (or President of the Republic) existed.

Contents 1 Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939) 1.1 Presidents of the (until 31 July 1931 Provisional) Government of the Republic 1.2 Presidents (from 23 July 1936 in Republican Zone only) 1.3 Presidents of the National Council of Defense (Republican Zone) 2 See also

[edit] Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939)

[edit] Presidents of the (until 31 July 1931 Provisional) Government of the Republic

Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora	14 April 1931	14 October 1931	Conservative Republican Party
Manuel Azaña	14 October 1931	11 December 1931	Republican Action

[edit] Presidents (from 23 July 1936 in Republican Zone only)

Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora	11 December 1931	7 April 1936	Conservative Republican Party
Diego Martínez Barrio (interim)	7 April 1936	11 May 1936	Republican Union Party (Popular Front)
Manuel Azaña	11 May 1936	1 March 1939	Republican Left (Popular Front)
Diego Martínez Barrio (interim)	1 March 1939	4 March 1939	Republican Union Party (Popular Front)

[edit] Presidents of the National Council of Defense (Republican Zone)

Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Segismundo Casado López (interim)	4 March 1939	13 March 1939	Military
José Miaja Menant	13 March 1939	27 March 1939	Military

[edit] See also

• List of Spanish monarchs
• Prime Minister of Spain