González´ predecessor, Esperanza Aguirre, resigned from office in September 2012 citing declining health.

[3] González held his first official meeting with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy at Moncloa Palace on 15 October 2012, two weeks after taking office as President of the Community.

[4] González continued to be involved with running the public water company Canal de Isabel II.

[5][6] Since 2016 González has been subject to an investigation into the relationship between the himself, the former Worker Minister and businessmen linked to politics.

[7] As a result of these investigations known as Operación Lezo, González was arrested on corruption charges on 19 April 2017.