Ministry of Consumer Affairs (Spain)

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Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Ministerio de Consumo
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Headquarters of the Ministry
Agency overview
Formed12 January 2020
Preceding agencies
Dissolved20 November 2023
Superseding agency
Type Ministry
Jurisdiction Government of Spain
Annual budget 71 million, 2023 [1]
Minister responsible
Website https://www.consumo.gob.es

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs was a department of the Government of Spain responsible for policies regarding the protection and defense of consumer rights, as well as the regulation, authorization, supervision, control and, where appropriate, sanction of state-level gambling and gaming activities.

Contents

The department was created by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez as part of the Sánchez II Government and it is the first time that a ministry is created to be focused on consumer affairs. It took on the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare regarding consumer affairs; as well as the responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance in gambling matters. It was abolished on 20 November 2023 and its powers were integrated in the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda. [2]

It was overseen by the minister for Consumer Affairs; Alberto Garzón, was the only officeholder. [3] [4]

Structure

The Ministry was structured as follows: [5]

Agencies and other bodies

List of officeholders

Office name:

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartyGovernment Prime Minister
(Tenure)
Ref.
Took officeLeft officeDuration
Alberto Garzon 2020b (cropped).jpg Alberto Garzón
(born 1985)
13 January
2020
21 November
2023
3 years and 312 days IU, PCE Sánchez II Pedro Sánchez
Pedro Sanchez 2023b (cropped).jpg
(2018–present)
[6]
[7]

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