Portrait of Mariano Rajoy
Center-right · Leader · From history

Mariano Rajoy

Prime Minister of Spain, 2011 to 2018

See how Spain compares →

Led the conservative People’s Party government through the euro crisis with austerity and resisted Catalan independence, until a no-confidence vote removed him.

Mariano Rajoy sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning free market on economy and leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

Read more about Mariano Rajoy on Wikipedia →

Where Mariano Rajoy sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Mariano Rajoy

Luc Frieden Prime Minister of Luxembourg, 2023 to present99%Christian Stocker Chancellor of Austria, 2025 to present99%Joseph Aoun President of Lebanon, 2025 to present99%Alberto Núñez Feijóo Leader of Spain’s People’s Party, 2022 to present99%Andrej Plenković Prime Minister of Croatia, 2016 to present99%Luís Montenegro Prime Minister of Portugal, 2024 to present99%Sebastián Piñera President of Chile, 2010 to 2014 and 2018 to 202299%John Major Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1990 to 199799%

People furthest from Mariano Rajoy

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19407%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 20069%Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist and naturalist, 1842 to 192110%Mikhail Bakunin Russian revolutionary and anarchist, 1814 to 187611%

Political views closest to Mariano Rajoy

Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…99%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…98%Fiscal conservatismPrioritizes low taxes, balanced budgets and limited public debt.98%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.97%

Read more about Mariano Rajoy

These links open book searches on Amazon. If you buy through them, Caucus earns a small commission at no extra cost to you. They have no influence on where anyone is placed on the map.

Biographies of Mariano RajoyBooks on liberal conservatism

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Diego Crespo, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.