2011 in Spain

Incumbents

• Monarch: Juan Carlos I
• Prime Minister: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Mariano Rajoy

  Regional presidents

• Andalusia: José Antonio Griñán
• Aragón: Marcelino Iglesias, Luisa Fernanda Rudi
• Asturias: Vicente Álvarez Areces, Francisco Álvarez-Cascos
• Balearic Islands: Francesc Antich, José Ramón Bauzá
• Basque Country: Patxi López
• Canary Islands: Paulino Rivero
• Cantabria: Miguel Ángel Revilla, Ignacio Diego
• Castilla–La Mancha: José María Barreda, María Dolores de Cospedal
• Castile and León: Juan Vicente Herrera
• Catalonia: Artur Mas
• Extremadura: Guillermo Fernández Vara, José Antonio Monago
• Galicia: Alberto Núñez Feijóo
• La Rioja: Pedro Sanz
• Community of Madrid: Esperanza Aguirre
• Region of Murcia: Ramón Luis Valcárcel
• Navarre: Miguel Sanz, Yolanda Barcina
• Valencian Community: Francisco Camps, Alberto Fabra
• 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
• 23 May – Xavier Tondó, cyclist