Department of National Security (Spain)

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Departamento de Seguridad Nacional
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Agency overview
FormedJuly 23, 2012;12 years ago (2012-07-23)
Jurisdiction Spain
Headquarters Moncloa Palace, Madrid, Spain
40°26′49.53″N3°44′6.66″W / 40.4470917°N 3.7351833°W / 40.4470917; -3.7351833
Employees Classified
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Agency executive
Parent department Office of the Prime Minister
Website www.dsn.gob.es

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. [1]

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Functions

As an advisory body to the Prime Minister, it is his responsibility to provide immediate, optimal and integral support in matters of national security for proper decision-making, as well as, among other functions: [2]

In the area of crisis management, it provides a comprehensive and cross-cutting vision of crisis management and supports the activity carried out by the Specialized Committee [3] in this area, and also includes, among other functions:

In the scope of the development of the strategic framework of National Security, it has coordinated the work for the elaboration of the National Security Strategy as well as the second level Strategies, specifically the National Maritime Safety Strategies, National Cybersecurity Strategies and National Energy Security.

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Directors

  1. Alfonso de Senillosa (23 July 2012 – 27 January 2018). Civilian.
  2. Cristina Ysasi-Ysasmendi (27 January 2018 – 9 June 2018). Civil servant.
  3. Miguel Ángel Ballesteros (19 June 2018 – 29 November 2023). Military.
  4. Loreto Gutiérrez Hurtado (29 November 2023 – present). Military.

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