Secretary of State for Education (Spain)

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Secretary of State of Education
Secretario de Estado de Educación
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Coat of Arms used by the Government
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Incumbent
Alejandro Tiana
since June 19, 2018
Ministry of Education and Vocational Training
Secretariat of State of Education
Style The Most Excellent (formal)
Mr. Secretary of State of Education (informal)
Reports to Education Minister
Nominator Education Minister
Appointer Monarch
PrecursorSecretary General of Education
FormationJuly 20, 1988
First holder Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Salary € 112,538.66 per year [1]
Website mecd.gob.es

The Secretary of State for Education (SEE) is the second highest-ranking official within the Ministry of Education of Spain. It is a political appointment made by the Monarch on the advice of the minister in charge of the ministerial department.

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The Secretary of State of Education has ultimate responsibility for the execution of Government policy over non-university education. He coordinates the Spanish education system that currently is delegated to the regions; he proposes the subjects of study (with the exception of the sport subjects that are under the jurisdiction of the Superior Sports Council and the vocational training subjects, competence of the General Secretariat for Vocational Training); he designs and directs scholarship and study aid programs; he promotes equality and non-discrimination policies in education; he oversees civil servants working in education and is also in charge of international relations regarding education on behalf of the Government. [2]

The Secretariat of State controls two departments: the Directorate-General for Territorial Evaluation and Cooperation, the Directorate-General for Vocational Training and the Directorate-General for Educational Planning and Management.

History

The education ministry was created in Spain on March 31, 1900. However, the first department in charge of the education of citizens was created in the Constitution of 1812.

Since then, the objective of educating the population has never disappeared and has been maintained until the present day. The direct precursor of the Secretariat of State of Education is the General Secretariat of Education that was created on April 8, 1985 which assumed all the responsibilities for education. [3]

In 1988, [4] a new governmental restructuring created the current Secretariat of State of Education which took over the responsibilities of the old General Secretariat. The Secretary of State lost part of its responsibilities when, in 1992, the State delegated to its autonomous regions the responsibilities for education, maintaining at State level only the requirement to establish the basis of the education system and its coordination and the responsibility for universities and international treaties on educational matters. [5]

In May 1996, the Secretariat of State was replaced by the General Secretariat of Education and Vocational Training but was restored in 1999. [6] The same happened between 2004 and 2008. [7]

Today, the Secretary of State has no responsibility for universities, because since 2018 they have been transferred to the resurrected Ministry of Science so the current responsibilities are limited to coordinating the education system, overseeing public servants, carrying out vocational training, making educational inspections to guarantee the compliance of the law and making international treaties about education.

In 2020, the Secretary of State, that from 2018 to 2020 was named Secretary of State for Education and Vocational Training, was renamed as Secretary of State for Education due to the creation of the General Secretariat for Vocational Training.

Structure

Under the Secretary of State are the following officials: [2]

List of secretaries of state

No.ImageNameTerm of officeMinisters serving under: Prime Minister appointed by:
BeganEndedDays of service
1º Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba 2010.png Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba 30 July 198827 June 19921428 Javier Solana Felipe González
2º Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Álvaro Marchesi Ullastres7 July 199211 May 19961404 Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Gustavo Suárez Pertierra
Jerónimo Saavedra
3º (Jorge Fernandez Diaz) Saenz de Santamaria y el ministro del Interior reciben al vicepresidente del Consejo de Ministros y ministro del Interior del Gobierno de Italia. Pool Moncloa. 25 de noviembre de 2013 (cropped).jpeg Jorge Fernández Díaz 23 January 19996 May 2000469 Mariano Rajoy José María Aznar
4º Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Julio Iglesias de Ussel6 May 200020 April 20041445 Pilar del Castillo
5º Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Eva Almunia15 April 200825 October 2010923 Mercedes Cabrera
Ángel Gabilondo 		José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
6º Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Mario Bedera Bravo6 November 201024 December 2011413 Ángel Gabilondo
7º Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Montserrat Gomendio14 January 20124 July 20151267 José Ignacio Wert Mariano Rajoy
8º (Marcial Marin) Marin asiste al acto del V Centenario del nacimiento de Don Francisco de Toledo (16425636495) (cropped).jpg Marcial Marín Hellín4 July 201519 June 20181169 Íñigo Méndez de Vigo
9º Debate electoral 30-5-13(14) (8889119663).jpg Alejandro Tiana19 June 2018Incumbent2310 Íñigo Méndez de Vigo Pedro Sánchez

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