In the major cabinet reshuffle of 9 July 2002 , he became minister of the presidency , retained his vice presidency and was appointed spokesman of the government . In his new role , he faced two very difficult times of Aznar 's second term : the Prestige oil tanker disaster off the coast of Galicia , and the participation of Spain in the Iraq War , at the request of George W. Bush
Prestige oil tanker disaster
Prestige oil spill
Mariano Rajoy