Ministerio de Juventud e Infancia | |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 21 November 2023 |
Preceding agency |
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Type | Ministry |
Jurisdiction | Government of Spain |
Minister responsible |
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Website | www.juventudeinfancia.gob.es |
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The Ministry is structured as follows: [2]
Office name:
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Government | Prime Minister (Tenure) | Ref. | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||||
![]() | Sira Rego (born 1973) | 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | 226 days | IU, PCE | Sánchez III | Pedro Sánchez ![]() (2018–present) | [3] |
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