List of ministers of defence (Spain)

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Minister of Defence
Ministro de Defensa de España
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National Emblem
Margarita Robles 2020 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Margarita Robles
since 7 June 2018
Ministry of Defence
Style Mr./Ms. Minister (informal)
The Most Excellent (formal)
StatusHead of a ministry
AbbreviationMINISDEF
Member of Council of Ministers
National Security Council
National Defence Council
Reports to Prime Minister
Residence Ministry of Defense HQ, 11th floor
Seat Ministry of Defense Headquarters
Madrid
Nominator Prime Minister
Appointer Monarch
countersigned by the Prime Minister
Term length No term fixed
Precursor Minister of War
Minister of the Navy
Minister of the Air
Formation17 May 1937
First holder Indalecio Prieto as Minister of National Defence

The minister of defence is the highest authority of Spain's Ministry of Defence, which is in charge of the preparation, development and execution of the defense policy determined by its government, as well as the management of the Military Administration.

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List of officeholders

Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939)

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyGovernmentRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Minister of National Defence
1 Indalecio Prieto, 1936.jpg Indalecio Prieto
(1883–1962)		17 May 19375 April 1938323 days PSOE Negrín I
2 Juan Negrin.png Juan Negrín
(1892–1956)		5 April 19386 March 1939360 days PSOE Negrín II

Francoist Spain (1936–1975)

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyGovernmentRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Minister of National Defence
1 Fidel Davila 1939.jpg Fidel Dávila Arrondo
(1878–1962)		31 January 19389 August 1939360 days Military Franco I [1] [2]
Split into Minister of the Army, Minister of the Navy and Minister of the Air

Kingdom of Spain (1975–present)

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyGovernmentRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Minister of Defence
Reign of Juan Carlos I (1975–2014)
1 Manuel Gutierrez Mellado 1979 (cropped).jpg Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado
(1912–1995)		4 July 19775 April 19791 year, 275 days Military Suárez II [3]
2 Agustin Rodriguez Sahagun, ministro de Defensa, conversa con Manuel Gutierrez Mellado.jpg Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún
(1932–1991)		6 April 197927 February 19811 year, 327 days UCD Suárez III [4]
3 Oliart.jpg Alberto Oliart
(1928–2021)		26 February 19813 December 19821 year, 280 days UCD Calvo-Sotelo [5]
4 Narcis Serra i Serra - 001.jpg Narcís Serra
(born 1943)		3 December 198212 March 19918 years, 99 days PSOE González I–II–III [6] [7]
[8]
5 Julian Garcia Vargas en la rueda de prensa posterior al Consejo de Ministros.jpg Julián García Vargas
(born 1945)		12 March 19913 July 19954 years, 113 days PSOE González III–IV [9] [10]
6 Gustavo Suarez 2010 (cropped).jpg Gustavo Suárez Pertierra
(born 1949)		3 July 19955 May 1996307 days PSOE González IV [11]
7 Eduardo Serra.jpg Eduardo Serra Rexach
(born 1946)		5 May 199627 April 20003 years, 358 days Independent Aznar I [12]
8 Federico Trillo 2001b (cropped).jpg Federico Trillo
(born 1952)		28 April 200018 April 20043 years, 356 days PP Aznar II [13]
9 Jose Bono 2005 (cropped).jpg José Bono
(born 1950)		18 April 20047 April 20061 year, 354 days PSOE Zapatero I [14]
10 Jose Antonio Alonso 2006 (cropped).jpg José Antonio Alonso
(1960–2017)		7 April 200614 April 20082 years, 7 days PSOE Zapatero I [15]
11 Carme Chacon 2010 (cropped).jpg Carme Chacón
(1971–2017)		14 April 2008 [lower-alpha 1] 22 December 20113 years, 252 days PSOE Zapatero II [17]
12 Pedro Morenes September 2012 crop.jpg Pedro Morenés
(born 1948)		22 December 201119 June 20142 years, 179 days Independent Rajoy I [18] [19]
Reign of Felipe VI (2014–present)
12 Pedro Morenes September 2012 crop.jpg Pedro Morenés
(born 1948)		19 June 20144 November 20162 years, 138 days Independent Rajoy I [18] [19]
13 Cospedal. Mensaje de Navidad 2013 (11647905203) (cropped).jpg María Dolores de Cospedal
(born 1965)		4 November 20161 June 20181 year, 209 days PP Rajoy II [20]
14 Margarita Robles 2020 (cropped).jpg Margarita Robles
(born 1956)		7 June 2018Incumbent5 years, 169 days Independent Sánchez I–II–III [21] [22] [23]

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ↑ Interior Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba temporarily took over the defense portfolio when Chacón gave birth. [16]
References
  1. ↑ Fuenterrebollo Gobiernos de Franco.
  2. ↑ "Ley organizando la Administración Central del Estado" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (467): 5514–5515. 31 January 1938.
  3. ↑ "Real Decreto 1563/1977, de 4 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (159): 15045–15046. 5 July 1977. ISSN   0212-033X.
  4. ↑ "Real Decreto 711/1979, de 5 de abril, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (83): 8192. 6 April 1979. ISSN   0212-033X.
  5. ↑ "Real Decreto 256/1981, de 26 de febrero, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (50): 4430. 27 February 1981. ISSN   0212-033X.
  6. ↑ "Real Decreto 3295/1982, de 2 de diciembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (290): 33339. 3 December 1982. ISSN   0212-033X.
  7. ↑ "Real Decreto 1521/1986, de 25 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (178): 26706. 26 July 1986. ISSN   0212-033X.
  8. ↑ "Real Decreto 1455/1989, de 6 de diciembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (293): 38143. 7 December 1989. ISSN   0212-033X.
  9. ↑ "Real Decreto 301/1991, de 12 de marzo, por el que se nombran Miembros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (62): 8398. 13 March 1991. ISSN   0212-033X.
  10. ↑ "Real Decreto 1175/1993, de 13 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (167): 21211. 14 July 1993. ISSN   0212-033X.
  11. ↑ "Real Decreto 1104/1995, de 2 de julio, por el que se nombra Ministro de Defensa a don Gustavo Suárez Pertierra" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (157): 20232. 3 July 1995. ISSN   0212-033X.
  12. ↑ "Real Decreto 762/1996, de 5 de mayo, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (110): 15709. 6 May 1996. ISSN   0212-033X.
  13. ↑ "Real Decreto 561/2000, de 27 de abril, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (102): 16448. 28 April 2000. ISSN   0212-033X.
  14. ↑ "Real Decreto 558/2004, de 17 de abril, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (94): 16008. 18 April 2004. ISSN   0212-033X.
  15. ↑ "Real Decreto 462/2006, de 10 de abril, por el que se nombra Ministro de Defensa a don José Antonio Alonso Suárez" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (86): 13975. 11 April 2006. ISSN   0212-033X.
  16. ↑ Victoria Burnett (May 21, 2008), Spain’s Defense Minister Becomes a Mother The New York Times .
  17. ↑ "Real Decreto 436/2008, de 12 de abril, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (90): 19762. 14 April 2008. ISSN   0212-033X.
  18. 1 2 "Real Decreto 1887/2011, de 30 de diciembre, por el que se establece la estructura orgánica básica de los departamentos ministeriales" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (315): 146666–146679. 31 December 2011. ISSN   0212-033X.
  19. 1 2 "Real Decreto 454/2012, de 5 de marzo, por el que se desarrolla la estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Defensa" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (56): 18859–18875. 6 March 2012. ISSN   0212-033X.
  20. ↑ "Real Decreto 417/2016, de 3 de noviembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (267): 76637. 4 November 2016. ISSN   0212-033X.
  21. ↑ "Real Decreto 357/2018, de 6 de junio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (138): 58729. 7 June 2018. ISSN   0212-033X.
  22. ↑ "Real Decreto 8/2020, de 12 de enero, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (11): 2882. 13 January 2020. ISSN   0212-033X.
  23. ↑ "Real Decreto 835/2023, de 20 de noviembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (278): 154695. 21 November 2023. ISSN   0212-033X.

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