The third government of Adolfo Suárez was formed on 6 April 1979, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 30 March and his swearing-in on 2 April, as a result of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 1979 Spanish general election.

[3] Suárez's third cabinet was the first to be appointed under the Spanish Constitution of 1978,[4] and was an all-UCD government plus two military officers (Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado and Antonio Ibáñez Freire);[5][6] subsequent reshuffles in 1980 seeing would see the incorporation of a number of independents.

It was automatically dismissed on 29 January 1981 as a consequence of Adolfo Suárez's resignation as Prime Minister, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.

[25] Adolfo Suárez's third government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.

[39][40] Ministry of Economy;Ministry of Trade(Ministerio de Economía;Ministerio de Comercio)(9 September – 7 October 1980) Ministry of Economy and Trade(Ministerio de Economía y Comercio)(from 7 October 1980) Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister,without portfolio(Ministro adjunto al Presidente, sin cartera)(18 January – 3 May 1980)