Ministry of the Interior (Spain)

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Ministry of the Interior
Ministerio del Interior
Logotipo del Ministerio del Interior.svg
Palacio de los Condes de Casa Valencia, Madrid, 2017-12-22, Triplecana 04.jpg
The main headquarters
Agency overview
Formed19 March 1812;212 years ago (1812-03-19) (as Secretariat of the Dispatch of the Governance of the Kingdom)
Type Ministry
Jurisdiction Government of Spain
Headquarters Paseo de la Castellana, 5
Madrid
Employees178,376 (2019) [note 1] [1] [2]
Annual budget 11.4 billion, 2023 [3]
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Rafael Pérez Ruiz, Secretary of State for Security
  • Ángel Luis Ortiz González, Secretary-General for Penitentiary Institutions
  • Isabel Goicoechea, Under-Secretary
Child agencies
Website www.interior.gob.es

The Ministry of the Interior (MIR) is a department of the Government of Spain responsible for public security, the protection of the constitutional rights, the command of the law enforcement agencies, national security, immigration affairs, prisons, civil defense and road traffic safety. Through the Undersecretariat of the Interior and its superior body, the Directorate-General for Internal Policy, the Ministry is responsible for all actions related to ensuring political pluralism and the proper functioning of electoral processes. [4]

Contents

The MIR is headed by the Minister for Home Affairs, who is appointed by the Monarch at request of the Prime Minister. The Minister is assisted by three main officials, the Secretary of State for Security, the Secretary-General for Penitentiary Institutions and the Under-Secretary of the Interior. Among the director generals, the most important are the Director-General of the Police and the Director-General of the Civil Guard.

This department has historically received numerous denominations such as Ministerio de la Gobernación (literally Ministry of the Governance), Ministerio de Orden Público (Ministry of Public Order) and Ministerio del Interior y Justicia (Ministry of the Interior and Justice) when both ministries joint in one.

As of 2020, central, regional and local governments in Spain spend around 24.6 billion per year (2.1 % of GDP) on security and public order. [5]

History

Early period

The Ministry of the Interior responsibilities during centuries were assumed by the Royal Council of Castile (with the exception of the judicial ones). This body was composed for expert royal servants in charge of advising the Sovereign and with the passage of the time this royal servants gain more power and autonomy and they were the real governors of the Kingdom.

In the 18th century, the extinction of the Habsburg dynasty and the arrival of the Bourbons brought profound institutional reforms. With King Philip V, this Council extended its jurisdiction to the territories of the Crown of Aragon and the whole country was ruled by the same institutions. Also during this time, the Councils started to lose importance and the Secretariats of State and of the Dispatch were created.

Since 1621 existed in Spain the Secretariat of the Universal Dispatch, a unique government department where the sovereign delegated its power. With the new dynasty, it was necessary to divide it into several Secretariats of State that took care of the diverse administrative subjects: by means of the Decree of 11 July 1705, Philip V created a "Secretariat of State for War and Treasury" and another one for "Everything else".

But the accumulation of business and the need for a more agile body led to a system similar to that of France: the Decree of 30 November 1714, established four Secretariats of the Dispatch: of State, of War, of the Navy and of the Indies, and of Ecclesiastical business, justice and jurisdiction -, and questions of a financial nature were made to lie in the General Treasury. With slight variations, the result of various reforms, this situation will continue until the 1754-1755 biennium. With regard to the Secretariat of the Dispatch of Ecclesiastical Affairs, Justice and Jurisdiction, by Decree of 2 April 1717, it was renamed the Secretariat of the Dispatch of Justice, Political Government and Treasury of Spain and the Indies. It was commissioned to José Rodrigo. In the reform of 1720, it was named Secretariat of the Dispatch of Justice and Political Government of Spain and the Indies.

Late period

However, the direct antecedent is at the beginning of the 19th century, first created by Bonaparte in 1808 in imitation of the French model and a few years later, in 1812, the Cortes of Cádiz created it the Secretariat of the Dispatch of the Governance of the Kingdom and Islands adjacent and the Secretary of the Dispatch of the Governance of the Kingdom for Overseas. The vast majority of authors do not consider the department created by the Napoleonic Government as the original one, because of its invasor nature. [6]

With the return of Ferdinand VII, both secretaries were suppressed in 1814, restored during the Liberal Triennium and created as Ministry of the Interior in 1823, which lasted only a short time after being suppressed by King Ferdinand. In 1832 the Ministry of Development was created, which assumed security competences, fleeing from the denominations of "Interior" and "Governance" since they were reminiscent of the time of the war against Napoleon. In 1835 it was again called "Ministry of the Interior".[ citation needed ]

In 1847, all matters related to the services of public, economic and cultural works were disbanded from the Ministry of the Interior. The Ministry of the Interior maintained the functions of public order, municipal and provincial organization —being responsible for the Civil Governors—, health, post and telegraph, and the Overseas Office was incorporated. The so-called Sections were changed by Directorates-General, whose number was changing in the following decades.[ citation needed ]

During the reign of Alfonso XIII (1902-1931) the then created Institute of Social Reforms (1903), the Superior Charity Board (1908), the Internal Health Service (1909) were made dependent on the Ministry of the Interior; the Directorate-General for Security was divided into two sections, Surveillance and Security, and then called Public Order (1921); the Legal Department expanded its functions beyond the branch of charity (1913); the General Department of Charity (1919), the Health Department (1921), the Supply Department (1925) and the National Broadcasting Service (1929) were created.[ citation needed ]

Already during the Second Republic, by decree of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of 16 August 1932, raised to the rank of Law on 8 September, the Directorate-General of the Civil Guard, which had been attached to the Ministry of War, and all the agencies and services of it dependents were transferred to the Ministry of the Interior, creating the Inspectorate-General of the Civil Guard. In 1933, the Health and Welfare services were transferred to the Ministry of Labor, Health and Welfare.[ citation needed ]

In 1959 the Central Traffic Office was created by Law 47/1959, of 30 July; the Technical General Secretariat by Decree 1841/1960, of 21 September, in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Legal System of the State Administration of 26 July 1957; and the Data Processing Center by Order of 16 November 1971. [6]

Democracy

In 1977 it was renamed "Ministry of the Interior" and from then until now the Ministry has maintained this denomination, except for the period between 1994 and 1996, when it was renamed the Ministry of Justice and the Interior, structured in two main higher bodies, the Secretariat of State for Justice and the Secretariat of State for the Interior. [7] [8]

During the democratic period, the Ministry of the Interior has focused its powers on public security, losing its functions on territorial organization in favor of the Ministry for Territorial Administrations.

Structure

The Ministry of the Interior is organised in the following bodies: [9]

Agencies and companies

List of ministers of the interior

The holders of the office of minister of the interior of Spain, from the reign of Ferdinand VII to the present time:

PeriodTook officeLeft officeNameParty
Reign of
Ferdinand VII
(1814–1833)
18 March 18202 March 1821 Agustín de Argüelles Álvarez (6)
4 March 18214 May 1821 Mateo Valdemoros (6)
4 May 18218 January 1822 Ramón Feliú (6)
8 January 182228 February 1822 Francisco Javier Pinilla (Interim) (6)
28 February 18227 July 1822 José María Moscoso y Quiroga (6)
10 July 18225 August 1822 José María Calatrava (6)
5 August 182228 February 1823 Francisco de Paula Fernández Gascó (6)
28 February 182312 May 1823 José María Calatrava (6)
18 May 18232 June 1823 Manuel García Herreros (6)
2 June 182330 September 1823 Salvador Manzanares (6)
30 September 18232 December 1823 José Aznarez Navarro (6)(7)
Regency of
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
(1833–1840)
13 June 183528 August 1835 Juan Álvarez Guerra (3)
28 August 183514 September 1835 Manuel de la Riva Herrera (3)
14 September 183527 September 1835 Ramón Gil de la Cuadra (3)
27 September 183515 May 1836 Martín de los Heros (3)
15 May 183614 August 1836 Ángel de Saavedra (1)
14 August 183611 September 1836 Ramón Gil de la Cuadra (1)
11 September 183627 March 1837 Joaquín María López (1)
27 March 18379 July 1837 Pío Pita Pizarro (1)
9 July 183718 August 1837 Pedro Antonio Acuña y Cuadros (1)
18 August 183723 August 1837 José Manuel Vadillo (1)
23 August 18371 October 1837 Diego González Alonso (1)
1 October 183726 November 1837 Rafael Pérez (1)
26 November 183716 December 1837 Francisco Javier Ulloa (Interim) (1)
16 December 18376 September 1838 Joaquín José de Muro y Vidaurreta (1)
6 September 183821 November 1838 Alberto Felipe Baldrich (1)
6 December 18389 December 1838 Francisco Agustín Silvela y Blanco (1)
9 December 183810 May 1839 Antonio Hompanera of Cos (1)
10 May 183918 May 1839 Lorenzo Arrazola (Interim) (1)
18 May 183921 October 1839 Juan Martín Carramolino (1)
21 October 183916 November 1839 Lorenzo Arrazola (Interim) (1)
16 November 18398 April 1840 Saturnino Calderón Collantes (1)
8 April 184020 July 1840 Agustín Armendariz (1)
20 July 184012 August 1840 Vicente Sancho (1)
12 August 184019 July 1840 Francisco Cabello (1)
19 July 184029 August 1840 José María Secades del Rivero (Interim) (1)
29 August 184011 September 1840 Fermín Arteta Sesma (1)
11 September 184016 September 1840 Francisco Cabello (1)
Regency of
Baldomero Espartero
(1840–1843)
3 October 184021 May 1841 Manuel Cortina (1)
21 May 184117 June 1842 Facundo Infante (1)
17 June 18429 May 1843 Mariano Torres Solanot (1)
9 May 184319 May 1843 Fermín Caballero (1)
19 May 184330 July 1843 Pedro Gómez de la Serna (1)
Reign of
Isabella II
(1843–1868)
30 July 184324 November 1843 Fermín Caballero (1)
24 November 18431 December 1843 Jacinto Félix Domenech (1)
1 December 18433 May 1844 José Justiniani (1)
3 May 184412 February 1846 Pedro José Pidal (1)
12 February 184616 March 1846 Francisco Javier de Istúriz (1)
16 March 18465 April 1846 Javier de Burgos (1)
5 April 184628 January 1847 Pedro José Pidal (1)
28 January 184728 March 1847 Manuel Seijas Lozano (1)
28 March 184731 August 1847 Antonio de Benavides (1)
31 August 18474 October 1847 Patricio de la Escosura (1)
4 October 184719 October 1849 Luis José Sartorius (1)
19 October 184920 October 1849 Trinidad Balboa (1)
20 October 184914 January 1851 Luis José Sartorius (1)
14 January 18515 April 1851 Fermín Arteta Sesma (1)
5 April 18517 August 1851 Manuel Bertrán de Lis y Ribes (1)
7 August 185115 November 1851 Melchor Ordóñez (1)
15 November 185114 December 1852 Cristobal Bordiú (1)
14 December 185210 January 1853 Alejandro Llorente (1)
10 January 185314 April 1853 Antonio de Benavides (1)
14 April 185319 September 1853 Pablo Egaña (1)
19 September 185318 July 1854 Luis José Sartorius (1)
18 July 185430 July 1854 Antonio de los Ríos Rosas (1)
30 July 18546 June 1855 Francisco Santa Cruz (1)
6 June 185515 January 1856 Julián Huelves (1)
15 January 185614 July 1856 Patricio de la Escosura (1)
14 July 185612 October 1856 Antonio de los Ríos Rosas (1)
12 October 185615 October 1857 Cándido Nocedal (1)
15 October 185725 October 1857 Francisco Armero Peñaranda (Interim) (1)
25 October 185714 January 1858 Manuel Bermúdez de Castro y Díez (1)
14 January 18585 May 1858 Ventura Díaz (1)
5 May 185817 January 1863 José de Posada Herrera (1)
17 January 18632 March 1863 Antonio Aguilar y Correa (1)
2 March 186317 January 1864 Florencio Rodríguez Vaamonde (1)
17 January 18641 March 1864 Antonio de Benavides (1)
1 March 186416 September 1864 Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1)
16 September 186421 June 1865 Luis González Bravo (1)
21 June 186510 July 1866 José de Posada Herrera (1)
10 July 186620 September 1868 Luis González Bravo (1)
Junta Revolucionaria Interina
(1868)
8 October 18689 January 1870 Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1)
9 January 187025 December 1870 Nicolás María Rivero (1)
25 December 18704 January 1871 Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1)
Reign of
Amadeo I
(1871–1873)
4 January 187124 July 1871 Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1)
24 July 18715 October 1871 Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla (1)
5 October 187121 December 1871 Francisco de Paula Candau (1)
21 December 187126 May 1872 Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1)
26 May 187213 June 1872 Francisco de Paula Candau (1)
13 June 187212 February 1873 Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla (1)
First Spanish Republic. Presidency of
Estanislao Figueras
(1873)
12 February 187311 June 1873 Francisco Pi y Margall (1)
First Spanish Republic. Presidency of
Francisco Pi y Margall
(1873)
11 June 187318 July 1871 Francisco Pi y Margall (1)
First Spanish Republic. Presidency of
Nicolás Salmerón
(1873)
19 July 18734 September 1873 Eleuterio Maisonnave (1)
First Spanish Republic. Presidency of
Emilio Castelar
(1873–1874)
4 September 18733 January 1874 Eleuterio Maisonnave (1)
First Spanish Republic. Presidency of
Francisco Serrano y Domínguez
(1874)
3 January 187413 May 1874 Eugenio García Ruiz (1)
13 May 187431 December 1874 Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1)
Reign of
Alfonso XII
(1874–1885)
31 December 18747 March 1879 Francisco Romero Robledo (1)
7 March 18799 December 1879 Francisco Silvela y Le Vielleuze (1)
9 December 18798 February 1881 Francisco Romero Robledo (1)
8 February 18819 January 1883 Venancio González y Fernández (1)
9 January 188313 October 1883 Pío Gullón Iglesias (1)
13 October 188318 January 1884 Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (1)
18 January 188413 July 1885 Francisco Romero Robledo (1)
13 July 188527 November 1885 Raimundo Fernández Villaverde (1)
Regency of
María Cristina
for Alfonso XIII
(1885–1902)
27 November 188510 October 1886 Venancio González y Fernández (1)
10 October 188612 November 1887 Fernando León y Castillo (1)
12 November 188714 June 1888 José Luis Albareda y Sezde (1)
14 June 188811 December 1888 Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (1)
11 December 18885 July 1890 Trinitario Ruiz Capdepón (1)
5 July 189023 November 1891 Francisco Silvela Le Vielleuze (1)
23 November 189125 June 1892 José Elduayen Gorriti (1)
25 June 189230 November 1892 Raimundo Fernández Villaverde (1)
30 November 189211 December 1892 Manuel Danvila Collado (1)
11 December 189214 October 1893 Venancio González y Fernández (1)
14 October 189312 March 1894 Joaquín López Puigcerver (1)
12 March 18944 November 1894 Alberto Aguilera Velasco (1)
4 November 189423 March 1895 Trinitario Ruiz Capdepón (1)
23 March 18954 October 1897 Fernando Cos-Gayón y Pons (1)
4 October 18974 March 1899 Trinitario Ruiz Capdepón (1)
4 March 189923 October 1900 Eduardo Dato Iradier (1)
23 October 19006 March 1901 Francisco Javier Ugarte Pagés (1)
6 March 190115 July 1901 Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (1)
15 July 190123 July 1901 Miguel Villanueva y Gómez (1)
23 July 190119 March 1902 Alfonso González Lozano (1)
19 March 190217 May 1902 Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (1)
Reign of
Alfonso XIII
(1902–1931)
17 May 19026 December 1902 Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (1)
6 December 190220 July 1903 Antonio Maura y Montaner (1)
20 July 19035 December 1903 Antonio García Alix (1)
5 December 19035 December 1904 José Sánchez Guerra (1)
5 December 190416 December 1904 Manuel Allendesalazar Muñoz (1)
16 December 190427 January 1905 Francisco Javier González de Castejón y Elío (1)
27 January 190523 June 1905 Augusto González Besada (1)
23 June 19051 December 1905 Manuel García Prieto (1)
1 December 190510 June 1906 Álvaro de Figueroa y Torres (1)
10 June 19066 July 1906 Benigno Quiroga y López Ballesteros (1)
6 July 190630 November 1906 Bernabé Dávila y Bertololi (1)
30 November 19064 December 1906 Benigno Quiroga y López Ballesteros (1)
4 December 190625 January 1907 Álvaro de Figueroa y Torres (1)
25 January 190721 October 1909 Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel (1)
21 October 19099 February 1910 Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (1)
9 February 19102 January 1911 Fernando Merino Villarino (1)
2 January 19113 April 1911 Demetrio Alonso Castrillo (1)
3 April 191129 June 1911 Trinitario Ruiz Valarino (1)
29 June 191131 December 1912 Antonio Barroso Castillo (1)
31 December 191227 October 1913 Santiago Alba Bonifaz (1)
27 October 19139 December 1915 José Sánchez Guerra (1)
9 December 191530 April 1916 Santiago Alba Bonifaz (1)
30 April 191619 April 1917 Joaquín Ruiz Jiménez (1)
19 April 191711 June 1917 Julio Burell y Cuéllar (1)
11 June 19173 November 1917 José Sánchez Guerra (1)
3 November 191722 March 1918 José Bahamonde y de Lanz (1)
23 March 19189 November 1918 Manuel García Prieto (1)
9 November 19185 December 1918 Luis Silvela Casado (1)
5 December 191815 April 1919 Amalio Gimeno y Cabañas (1)
15 April 191920 July 1919 Antonio Goicoechea Cosculluela (1)
20 July 191912 December 1919 Manuel de Burgos y Mazo (1)
12 December 19195 May 1920 Joaquín Fernández Prida (1)
5 May 19201 September 1920 Francisco Bergamín García (1)
1 September 192014 August 1921 Gabino Bugallal Araújo (1)
14 August 19218 March 1922 Rafael Coello y Oliván (1)
8 March 19227 December 1922 Vicente Piniés Bayona (1)
7 December 192215 September 1923 Martín Rosales Martel (1)
17 September 192322 September 1923 Millán Millán de Pedro (1)
22 September 192330 January 1930 Severiano Martínez Anido (1)
30 January 193025 November 1930 Enrique March Balaguer (1)
25 November 193018 February 1931 Leopoldo Matos y Massieu (1)
18 February 193114 April 1931 José María de Hoyos y Vinent (1)
II Republic
(1931–1939)
14 April 193114 October 1931 Miguel Maura Gamazo (1) PRC Miguel Maura 1936.jpg
14 October 193112 September 1933 Santiago Casares Quiroga (1) FRG D. Santiago Casares Quiroga, Ministro de.jpg
12 September 19338 October 1933 Diego Martínez Barrio (1) PRR Diego Martinez Barrio.jpg
8 October 193323 January 1934 Manuel Rico Avello (1)Inofp. Manuel Rico Avello NAC 1935.jpg
23 January 19343 March 1934 Diego Martínez Barrio (1) PRR Diego Martinez Barrio.jpg
3 March 19344 October 1934 Rafael Salazar Alonso (1) PRR Rafael Salazar Alonso.png
4 October 19343 April 1935 Eloy Vaquero Cantillo (1) PRR
3 April 193525 September 1935 Manuel Portela Valladares (1)Inofp. Portela1935.jpg
25 September 193514 December 1935 Joaquín de Pablo-Blanco Torres (1) PRR
14 December 193519 February 1936 Manuel Portela Valladares (1)Inofp. Portela1935.jpg
19 February 193617 April 1936 Amós Salvador Carreras (1) IR Amos-Salvador-Carreras.jpg
17 April 193619 July 1936 Santiago Casares Quiroga (1) IR D. Santiago Casares Quiroga, Ministro de.jpg
19 July 193619 July 1936 Augusto Barcia Trelles (1) IR Augusto Barcia Trelles 1936.jpg
19 July 19364 September 1936 Sebastián Pozas Perea (1)Military
4 September 193617 May 1937 Ángel Galarza Gago (1) PSOE Angel Galarza.png
17 May 19375 April 1938 Julián Zugazagoitia Mendiesta (1) PSOE
5 April 19381 April 1939 Paulino Gómez Sáiz (1) PSOE
Dictatorship of Francisco Franco
(1936–1975)
30 January 193824 December 1938 Severiano Martínez Anido (2)
and Ramón Serrano Súñer (3)
MartAnDic1925.jpg
24 December 193816 October 1940 Ramón Serrano Súñer (1) Suner en Alemania.jpg
16 October 19403 September 1942 Valentín Galarza Morante (1)
3 September 194225 February 1957 Blas Pérez González (1)
25 February 195729 October 1969 Camilo Alonso Vega (1)
and Vicente Fernández Bascarán (1) (Interim)
Visita de personalidades al Castillo dentro de los actos conmemorativos del Tricentenario de la Paz de los Pirineos (cropped).jpg
29 October 19699 June 1973 Tomás Garicano Goñi (1) Visita de diferentes autoridades a San Sebastian, entre ellas se encuentran Tomas Garicano Goni y Avelino Elorriaga Zabala (10 de 10) - Fondo Marin-Kutxa Fototeka (cropped).jpg
9 June 19733 January 1974 Carlos Arias Navarro (1) Carlos Arias Navarro 1975.jpg
3 January 197412 December 1975 José García Hernández (1)
Reign of
Juan Carlos I
(1975–2014)
Felipe VI
(2014–present)
12 December 19755 July 1976 Manuel Fraga Iribarne (4) Mr. Manuel Fraga Iribarne (Spaanse minister), Bestanddeelnr 914-8477 (cropped).jpg
5 July 19765 April 1979 Rodolfo Martín Villa (1) UCD Cst. (Suárez) (Martin Villa) Adolfo Suarez conversa con el lehendakari del Gobierno Vasco en presencia del ministro de Administracion Territorial en el Palacio de Ajuria Enea - Pool Moncloa (1980-12-09) (cropped).jpeg
5 April 19792 May 1980 Antonio Ibáñez Freire (3)MilitaryI (Suárez/Calvo-Sotelo) Adolfo Suarez se entrevista con el presidente de la Generalitat de Cataluna, Josep Tarradellas (cropped).jpeg
2 May 19802 December 1982 Juan José Rosón Pérez (3) UCD (Roson) Rosa Posada ofrece la rueda de prensa posterior al Consejo de Ministros junto al ministro del Interior (cropped).jpeg
2 December 198211 July 1988 José Barrionuevo Peña (3) PSOE II • III • IV • V
(González)
(Barrionuevo) Alfonso Guerra comparece en rueda de prensa junto a otros miembros del Gobierno para informar de los resultados del referendum de la OTAN. Pool Moncloa. 12 de marzo de 1986 (cropped).jpeg
11 July 198824 November 1993 José Luis Corcuera Cuesta (3) PSOE Jose Luis Corcuera en la rueda de prensa posterior al Consejo de Ministros.jpg
24 November 19935 May 1994 Antoni Asunción Hernández (3) PSOE V (González) Antoni Asuncion en la presentacion de Movimiento Ciudadano.jpg
5 May 19944 May 1996 Juan Alberto Belloch Julbe (5) PSOE Juan Alberto Belloch 1996 (cropped).jpeg
4 May 199627 February 2001 Jaime Mayor Oreja (3) PP VIVII (Aznar) Jaime Mayor Oreja 2009 (cropped).jpg
27 February 20019 July 2002 Mariano Rajoy Brey (3) PP VII (Aznar) Mariano Rajoy en la rueda de prensa posterior al Consejo de Ministros junto al ministro de Hacienda (2003-06-20) (cropped).jpg
9 July 200217 April 2004 Ángel Acebes Paniagua (3) PP Angel Acebes 2008 (cropped).jpg
17 April 200411 April 2006 José Antonio Alonso Suárez (3) PSOE VIII (Zapatero) Jose Antonio Alonso 2006 (cropped).jpg
11 April 200611 July 2011 Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (3) PSOE VIIIIX (Zapatero) Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba (diciembre de 2010).jpg
11 July 201122 December 2011 Antonio Camacho Vizcaíno (3) PSOE IX (Zapatero) Antonio Camacho en 2011.jpg
22 December 20114 November 2016 Jorge Fernández Díaz (3) PP X (Rajoy)

Acting XI (Rajoy)

(Jorge Fernandez Diaz) Saenz de Santamaria y el ministro del Interior reciben al vicepresidente del Consejo de Ministros y ministro del Interior del Gobierno de Italia. Pool Moncloa. 25 de noviembre de 2013 (cropped).jpeg
4 November 20161 June 2018 Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez (3) PP XII (Rajoy) (Juan Ignacio Zoido) Premios de la AVT 2018-2.jpg
7 June 2018Incumbent Fernando Grande-Marlaska Independent XIII (Pedro Sánchez) Fernando Grande-Marlaska 2018 (cropped).jpg

(1) Minister of Governance
(2) Minister of Public Order
(3) Minister of the Interior
(4) Minister of the Interior and Governance
(5) Minister of Justice and the Interior
(6) Minister of Governance of the Peninsula
(7) Between 1823 and 1835, neither a Ministry of the Interior nor Governance existed.

See also

Notes

  1. 9,520 ministry employees
    146,482 police officers
    22,374 prison officers

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The Under-Secretary of the Presidency, officially Under-Secretary of the Presidency, Relations with the Cortes and Equality is the most senior civil servant of the Ministry of the Presidency of Spain.

The Directorate-General of the Police (DGP) is a component of the Spanish Department of the Interior responsible for exercising the direct command of the National Police Corps, the main civil law enforcement agency of Spain. The DGP, integrated in the Secretariat of State for Security, is in charge of organize, direct, coordinate and execute the missions entrusted to the National Police by the provisions in force, in accordance with the guidelines and orders issued by the Minister of the Interior.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cabinet Office (Spain)</span> Government executive branch in Spain

The Cabinet of the Prime Minister's Office, officially Cabinet of the Presidency of the Government, is a political and technical assistance body at the service of the Prime Minister of Spain. The Cabinet of the Prime Minister is composed of multiple departments directly responsible to the Premier and coordinated by the Chief of Staff. The Cabinet Office, the officials that work on it, their offices and the departments make up the Office of the Prime Minister.

The secretary of state for justice (SEJUS) is the second-in-command to the Spanish minister of justice. The secretary of state is appointed by the monarch at the request of the justice minister and after hearing from the Council of Ministers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spanish government departments</span> Main bodies of executive authority of the government of Spain

The Spanish government departments, commonly known as Ministries, are the main bodies through which the Government of Spain exercise its executive authority. They are also the top level of the General State Administration. The ministerial departments and their organization are created by Royal Decree signed by the Monarch and the Prime Minister and all of them are headed by a Cabinet member called Minister.

The Directorate-General for the Treasury (DGT) is a component of the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Business responsible for managing the Spanish Public Treasury as well as carry out the government policy on financing and indebtedness. Also, it is in charge of the minting of currency through the Royal Mint as well as other competencies on fighting money laundering and financing of terrorism.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Secretary of State for Employment (Spain)</span> Senior post in the Spanish Administration

The Secretary of State for Employment and Social Economy is a senior minister of the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy responsible for carrying out the government policy on collective and individual labour relations, working conditions, unemployment benefits, promotion of employment, job training, social economy, and promotion of self-employment. It is also responsible for managing the European Union funds of the European Social Fund.

The Ministry of Transport was a department of the Government of Spain which existed between 1977 and 1991. The Department was originally named Ministry of Transport and Communications and it was endowed with powers over the postal, telegraphic, radiotelegraphic, telephone and radiotelephone services, the management of all kind of transports and fishery. The fishery powers were transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture in 1980 and the same year the Secretariat of State for Tourism was added to the Ministry. For this reason, the department was renamed Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Communications the following year until its dissolution in 1991.

The Directorate-General of the Civil Guard (DGGC) is a component of the Spanish Department of the Interior responsible for exercising the direct command of the Civil Guard law enforcement agency. The DGGC, integrated in the Secretariat of State for Security, is in charge of organize, direct, coordinate and execute the missions entrusted to the Civil Guard by the provisions in force, in accordance with the guidelines and orders issued by the Ministers of the Interior and of Defense, within the scope of their respective powers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration</span>

The Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration is a department of the government of Spain responsible for planning and carrying out the government policy on Social Security, foreigners, immigration and emigration.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Office of the Prime Minister (Spain)</span> Government organization in Spain

The Office of the Prime Minister, officially Presidency of the Government is the Spanish government structure that groups all the departments and officials that are at the service of the prime minister to fulfil its constitutional duties. It is staffed by a mix of career civil servants and advisers. The highest-ranking official within the Office is the Chief of Staff, which is a political appointment on which the rest of the Office officials depend.

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