The prime minister of Spain,officially president of the Government,is the head of government of Spain. The prime minister nominates the ministers and chairs the Council of Ministers. In this sense,the prime minister establishes the Government policies and coordinates the actions of the Cabinet members. As chief executive,the prime minister also advises the monarch on the exercise of their royal prerogatives.
Minister of state is a designation for a government minister,with varying meanings in different jurisdictions. In a number of European countries,the title is given as an honorific conferring a higher rank,often bestowed upon senior ministers. In the United Kingdom and several other Commonwealth countries,"minister of state" is a junior rank subordinate to ministers of higher rank. In Brazil and Japan,all ministers of cabinet rank hold the title,while in Australia "minister of state" is the designation applied to all government ministers regardless of rank.
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz is a Spanish politician and magistrate of the Socialist Party. During her political career,she served as first deputy prime minister,minister of the Presidency and government spokesperson under prime minister JoséLuis Rodríguez Zapatero from 2004 to 2010 and as president of the Council of State from 2018 to 2022,being the first first female deputy prime minister and the first female president of the advisory council.
The Council of Ministers is the main collective decision-making body of the Government of Spain,and it is exclusively composed of the Prime Minister,the deputy prime ministers and the ministers. Junior or deputy ministers such as the Secretaries of State are not members of the Council. The Monarch may also chair the Council when needed on the invitation of the Prime Minister.
The Palace of Moncloa,also known as Moncloa Palace or La Moncloa,is the official residence and workplace of the President of the Government,a position usually known in the English language as the Prime Minister of Spain. It is located on Puerta de Hierro Avenue in the Moncloa-Aravaca district of Madrid. It has been the official residence of the Prime Minister since 1977,when Adolfo Suárez moved the residence from the Palace of Villamejor.
The Ministry of Health (MISAN) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for proposing and executing the government policy on health,planning and providing healthcare as well as the exercise of the powers of the General State Administration to assure citizens the right to health protection. The Ministry is headquartered in the Paseo del Prado in Madrid,opposite the Prado Museum.
Jorge Domecq is a Spanish diplomat who is the former ambassador of Spain to the Philippines. From February 2015 to January 2020,he was the European Defence Agency Chief Executive,appointed by Federica Mogherini.
Carmen Vela Olmo is a Spanish entrepreneur,researcher and former secretary of state of investigation,development and innovation.
Jorge Moragas Sánchez is the former Chief of Staff of the Spanish Prime Minister,Mariano Rajoy. Spanish politician and diplomat,who last served as the Ambassador of Spain to the Philippines from 2020 to 2022. Married and father of two daughters,Cala and Gigi,he was previously the Chief of Staff of the Spanish Prime Minister,Mariano Rajoy,as well as the Ambassador of Spain to the United Nations from 2017 to 2020.
The Department of National Security (DSN) is an advisory staff department of the Spanish Prime Minister's Office on matters of national security and it is a permanent member of the Spanish National Security Council. The body was created to assist the Prime Minister in his responsibility leading the national security policy of Spain. It was created on 2012 by the Royal Decree 1119/2012,of July 20,by which the structure of the President of the Government's office is modified.
The National Security Council of Spain is the principal advisory body used by the Prime Minister for considerations of national security and foreign policy matters with senior ranks of the Administration with competencies in these matters. It was created in 2013 with the unanimous agreement of all political forces in the Cortes Generales within the framework of the National Security Strategy.
The Ministry of Science,Innovation and Universities (MICIU) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for developing and implementing the government policy on scientific research,technological development and innovation in all sectors. In particular,MICIU is responsible for the exercise of research,technological development and innovation competencies in space matters,including representation and participation in European Union and International organizations. It is also responsible for the university policy.
Nadia María Calviño Santamaría is a Spanish economist and civil servant serving as the President of the European Investment Bank since January 2024.
Tomás Valeriano Gómez Sánchez is a Spanish socialist politician and economist. From 21 October 2010 to 22 December 2011 was the Minister of Labor and Immigration in the ninth legislature under the presidency of JoséLuis Rodríguez Zapatero.
Magdalena Valerio Cordero,is a Spanish legal expert and politician,of the PSOE,that has spent most of her political career in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. She currently serves as president of the Council of State since 2022. Previously,she was Minister of Labour,Migrations and Social Security of the Government of Spain between 2018 and 2020,when she was succeeded by Yolanda Díaz and JoséLuis Escrivá.
Teresa Ribera Rodríguez is a Spanish jurist,adjunct professor,and politician who is the First Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Clean,Just and Competitive Transition and Commissioner for Competitiveness under the second Von der Leyen Commission. She previously served as the minister for the Ecological Transition of Spain since 2018,after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez came into power following the successful no-confidence motion against Mariano Rajoy. In 2020,she was appointed as fourth deputy prime minister and in 2021 she was promoted to third deputy prime minister.
Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner Rodríguez,is a Spanish diplomat and civil servant,current Ambassador of Spain to Morocco.
The Moncloa Chief of Staff,officially called Director of the Cabinet of the Prime Minister,is the most senior political appointee in the Office of the Prime Minister of Spain. The Chief of Staff is appointed by the Prime Minister as its senior aid. This position has no executive authority although it is the principal advisor to the Prime Minister and it coordinates the work action of the different departments of the Government as well as lead the Cabinet Office.
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 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.
