possess special constitutional powers beyond its responsibility as a member of the Council of Ministers. The position is regulated in the Government Act of 1997 and it only specifies that the raison d'être of the office is to replace the Prime Minister when the office is vacant, or the premier is absence or ill. The second deputy prime minister only assume this responsibility if the first deputy could not do it. List of officeholders Office name: Second Vice Presidency of the Government (1974–1975; 1977–1981; 1981–1982; 1996–2000; 2003–2011; 2020–present) Vice Presidency of the Government for Interior Affairs (1975–1976) Second Vice Presidency of the Government for Economic Affairs (2000–2003) Vice Presidency of the Government for Territorial Policy (2011) See also Deputy Prime Minister of Spain Third Deputy Prime Minister of Spain Fourth Deputy Prime Minister of Spain References Lists of political office-holders in Spain Deputy Prime Ministers of Spain