González formed a continuity government, maintaining the same composition of the preceding cabinet as established in 1988.

[3][4][5] This came as a consequence of the pending legal challenges on election results in some constituencies sparking an apparent "provisionality feeling" on the new government,[6][7] a situation which had already led to an unprecedented investiture session with 18 deputies being prevented by judicial courts from taking their offices.

[8] The government included two members of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC)—initially Narcís Serra, later joined by Jordi Solé Tura—and four independents (Claudio Aranzadi, Jorge Semprún and Rosa Conde—who would end up joining the PSOE in November 1990[9]—as well as Pedro Solbes from March 1991).

[43] The office of the deputy prime minister was left vacant from January to March 1991.

[42][43] Ministry of Public Worksand Transport(Ministerio de Obras Públicasy Transportes)(from 13 March 1991) Ministry of Industry,Trade and Tourism(Ministerio de Industria,Comercio y Turismo)(from 13 March 1991)