Ministry of Economy and Finance (Spain)

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Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda
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Main headquarters
Agency overview
Formed8 December 1982 (1st)
17 April 2004 (2nd)
Preceding agencies
Dissolved27 April 2000 (1st)
22 December 2011 (2nd)
Superseding agencies
Type Ministry
Jurisdiction Government of Spain
Website www.meh.es

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEH) was a ministerial department in the Government of Spain that merged the traditional ministries of Finance and Economy, with competences on economic affairs, public finance and budgets. It was established on two occasions: the first time during the premierships of Felipe González (1982–1996) and the first term of José María Aznar (1996–2000), and the second time during the premiership of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (2004–2011).

Contents

Due to its size and the vast amount of competences on economic and finance affairs under its control, it has been often dubbed as a "superministry". [1] [2] [3] [4]

List of officeholders

Office name:

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartyGovernment Prime Minister
(Tenure)
Ref.
Took officeLeft officeDuration
Miguel Boyer 1983 (cropped).jpg Miguel Boyer
(1939–2014)
8 December
1982
5 July
1985
2 years and 209 days PSOE González I Felipe González
Felipe Gonzalez 1991 (cropped).jpg
(1982–1996)
[5]
[6]
Carlos Solchaga 1991 (cropped).jpg Carlos Solchaga
(born 1944)
5 July
1985
26 July
1986
8 years and 9 days PSOE [7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
26 July
1986
7 December
1989
González II
7 December
1989
14 July
1993
González III
Pedro Solbes 1996 (cropped).jpg Pedro Solbes
(1942–2023)
14 July
1993
6 May
1996
2 years and 297 days Independent González IV [11]
[12]
Rodrigo Rato 1996b (cropped).jpg Rodrigo Rato
(born 1949)
6 May
1996
28 April
2000
3 years and 358 days PP Aznar I José María Aznar
Jose Maria Aznar 2003d (cropped).jpg
(1996–2004)
[13]
[14]
Office disestablished during this interval. [lower-alpha 1]
Pedro Solbes 2007 (cropped).jpg Pedro Solbes
(1942–2023)
18 April
2004
14 April
2008
4 years and 354 days Independent Zapatero I José Luis
Rodríguez Zapatero

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero 2011c (cropped).jpg
(2004–2011)
[15]
[16]
[17]
14 April
2008
7 April
2009
Zapatero II
Elena Salgado 2010c (cropped).jpg Elena Salgado
(born 1949)
7 April
2009
22 December
2011
2 years and 259 days Independent [18]
[19]
Office disestablished.

Notes

  1. The department's competences were transferred to the ministries of Finance and Economy between 2000 and 2004.

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