being appointed director of the Valencian Institute of Women and Gender Equality. She was replaced by Ciprià Ciscar (PSOE) on 24 August 2016. 22 August 2016 - Alejandro Ramírez (PP) died. He was replaced by Víctor Valentín Píriz (PP) on 29 August 2016. 20 September 2016 - María del Puerto Gallego (PSOE) resigned after being indicted for prevarication. He was replaced by Ricardo Cortés (PSOE) on 22 September 2016. 13 October 2016 - Domingo Lorenzo (Cs) resigned for personal reasons. He was replaced by María Sandra Juliá (Cs) on 17 October 2016. 17 October 2016 - Alfonso Alonso (PP) resigned after being elected to the Basque Parliament. He was replaced by Javier Ignacio Maroto (PP) on 18 October 2016. 29 October 2016 - Pedro Sánchez (POSE) resigned following an internal crisis in the PSOE. He was replaced by María Carlota Merchán (PSOE) on 15 November 2016. 18 November 2016 - Irene Garrido (PP) resigned after being appointed Secretary of State for the Economy. She was replaced by Tomás Javier Fole (PP) on 22 November 2016. 21 November 2016 - Matilde Asian (PP) and José Enrique Fernández (PP) resigned after being appointed Secretary of State for Tourism and Secretary of State for Finance respectively. They were replaced by Celia Alberto (PP) and Javier Calvente (PP) respectively on 22 November 2016. 25 November 2016 - Tomás Burgos (PP), José Antonio Nieto (PP) and Juan María Vazquez (PP) resigned after being appointed Secretary of State for Social Security, Secretary of State for Security and Secretary of State for Science and Innovation respectively. They were replaced by Raquel Lourdes Alonso (PP), Isabel Cabezas (PP) and Francisco Javier Ruano (PP) respectively on 29 November 2016. 28 November 2016 - Pedro Azpiazu (EAJ-PNV) resigned after being appointed Minister of Finance and Economy of the Basque Country. He was replaced by Idoia Sagastizabal (EAJ-PNV) on 13 December 2016. 28 November 2016 - Eloísa Cabrera (PP) resigned to prioritise her position as a municipal councillor. She was replaced by María del Carmen Navarro (PP) on 29 November 2016. 7 December 2016 - José María Lassalle (PP) resigned after being appointed Secretary of State for Information Society and Digital Agenda. He was replaced by Diego Movellán (PP) on 13 December 2016. 9 February 2017 - Ángeles Isac (PP) resigned in order to prepare for the 2019 municipal elections. She was replaced by María Torres (PP) on 14 February 2017.