2011 in Spain

Events of 2011 in Spain.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Juan Carlos I
 * Prime Minister: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (until 21 December), Mariano Rajoy (starting 21 December)

Regional presidents

 * Andalusia: José Antonio Griñán
 * Aragón: Marcelino Iglesias (until 13 July), Luisa Fernanda Rudi (starting 13 July)
 * Asturias: Vicente Álvarez Areces (until 15 July), Francisco Álvarez-Cascos (starting 15 July)
 * Balearic Islands: Francesc Antich (until 18 June), José Ramón Bauzá (starting 18 June)
 * Basque Country: Patxi Lopez
 * Canary Islands: Paulino Rivero
 * Cantabria: Miguel Ángel Revilla (until 23 June), Ignacio Diego (starting 23 June)
 * Castilla–La Mancha: José María Barreda (until 22 June), María Dolores de Cospedal (starting 22 June)
 * Castile and León: Juan Vicente Herrera
 * Catalonia: Artur Mas
 * Extremadura: Guillermo Fernández Vara (until 4 July), José Antonio Monago (starting 4 July)
 * Galicia: Alberto Núñez Feijóo
 * La Rioja: Pedro Sanz
 * Community of Madrid: Esperanza Aguirre
 * Region of Murcia: Ramón Luis Valcárcel
 * Navarre: Miguel Sanz (until 1 June), Yolanda Barcina (starting 1 June)
 * Valencian Community: Francisco Camps (until 28 July), Alberto Fabra (starting 28 July)
 * Ceuta: Juan Jesús Vivas
 * Melilla: Juan José Imbroda

Events

 * 11 May – an earthquake struck Lorca, Murcia.
 * 15 May – nationwide protests against the economic and political situation.
 * 22 May – Spanish local elections, 2011.
 * 20 November – general election, won by the People's Party whose leader is Mariano Rajoy.

Births

 * 11 February – Luna Fulgencio, actress

Deaths

 * 7 May – Seve Ballesteros, golfer (born 1957)
 * 23 May – Xavier Tondó, cyclist (born 1978)