Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing

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Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing
Secretario de Estado de Infraestructuras, Transporte y Vivienda
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Coat of Arms used by the Government
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Incumbent
Pedro Saura García
since June 19, 2018
Ministry of Development
Secretariat of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing
Style The Most Excellent (formal)
Mr. Secretary of State (informal)
AbbreviationSEITV
Reports to Development Minister
Nominator Development Minister
Appointer Monarch
FormationDecember 17, 1993
First holderAlberto Zaragoza Rameau
Website fomento.gob.es

The Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing (SEITV) is a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Development of the Government of Spain. The SEITV is appointed by the King of Spain at the proposal of the Minister of Development.

Ministry of Development (Spain) government ministry in Spain

The Ministry of Development (MFOM) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for preparing and implementing the government policy on land, air and maritime transport infrastructure and the control, planning and regulation of the transport services on this areas. It is also responsible for guaranteeing access to housing; urban, soil and architecture policies; planning and controlling the postal and telegraph services, directing the services related to astronomy, geodesy, geophysics and mapping, and planning and programing the government investments on infrastructure and services related to this scope. The Ministry is headquarters are in the New Ministries government complex.

Government of Spain executive authority of Spain

The Government of Spain is the central government which leads the executive branch and the General State Administration of the Kingdom of Spain. It is also commonly referred to as the Government of the Nation, or simply the Government.

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The Secretary of State is responsible for planning and proposing the Ministry policy on transport infrastructure and for defining, proposing and carrying out the Ministry policy on land, maritime and air transport of nation-wide competence, as well as those related to port and airport transport infrastructures through its dependent bodies, public enterprises and agencies. [1]

Land transport is the transport or movement of people, animals or goods from one location to another location on land. The two main forms of land transport are rail transport and road transport.

Maritime transport transportation on water surface or through water entity, using watercrafts

Maritime transport, fluvial transport, or more generally waterborne transport is the transport of people (passengers) or goods (cargo) via waterways. Freight transport by sea has been widely used throughout recorded history. The advent of aviation has diminished the importance of sea travel for passengers, though it is still popular for short trips and pleasure cruises. Transport by water is cheaper than transport by air, despite fluctuating exchange rates and a fee placed on top of freighting charges for carrier companies known as the currency adjustment factor (CAF).

Likewise, the SEITV is responsible for proposing and carrying out the government policy on housing access, soil and architecture; innovation, quality and sustainability of building and of urban development policies according to the Sustainable Development Goals and the International Urban Agendas.

Prasad, or more generally living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings collectively, for the purpose of sheltering people — the planning or provision delivered by an authority, with related meanings. The social issue is of ensuring that members of society have a home in which to live, whether this is a house, or some other kind of dwelling, lodging, or shelter. Many governments have one or more housing authorities, sometimes also called a housing ministry, or housing department.

Soil mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life

Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life. Earth's body of soil, called the pedosphere, has four important functions:

Building structure, typically with a roof and walls, standing more or less permanently in one place

A building, or edifice, is a structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term building compare the list of nonbuilding structures.

For these purposes, the Secretariat of State is structured through three main departments: the General Secretariat for Infrastructure, General Secretariat for Transport and the General Secretariat for Housing. [1]

History

Although there have previously been some Secretariats of State with powers on sustainability and housing, the origin of this secretariat of State dates back to the Royal Decree of 17 December 1993, which created the Secretariat of State for Territorial Policy and Public Works. This secretariat was entrusted with «the preparation of the Infrastructure Master Plan, the National Hydrological Plan and the sectoral plans of the different modes of transport that develop the Master Plan». [2]

In 1996, with the change of name of the Ministry of Development, that Secretariat of State was abolished and the Secretary of State for Infrastructure and Transport was created, assuming a very similar structure to the current one. With this reform, the Secretary of State loses the powers on housing that the Undersecretary of Development assumed. [3]

In May 2000, the Secretariat was renamed the Secretariat of State for Infrastructures, recovering the competences in housing that it exercised through the Directorate-General for Housing, Architecture and Urbanism but losing the competences in transportation, which were transferred to the Undersecretariat. [4]

In 2004, the Secretariat of State was renamed the Secretariat of State for Infrastructure and Planning, losing the competencies in housing that become part of the recovered Ministry of Housing. The transportation responsibilities continued separated when the General Secretariat for Transport was created with direct dependence on the Minister. [5] From 2009 to end 2011 it was called Secretariat of State for Planning and Infrastructure.

Due to the economic crisis and the need to cut public spending, in late 2011 a multitude of competencies spread across various bodies were unified in a single one called Secretariat of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing, which was developed with a similar structure to that of the Secretary of State for Infrastructure and Transport of 1996. [6]

Names

Organization chart

The Secretariat of State is composed by three main departments and three secondary departments: [1]

Most of the public enterprises and agencies of the Department of Development are ascribed to the SEITV.

List of SEITVs

No.ImageNameTerm of Office Prime Minister
BeganEndedDays of Service
1º Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Alberto Zaragoza Rameau22 December 199311 May 1996871 Felipe González
2º Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Joaquín Abril Martorell 11 May 19965 September 1998847 José María Aznar
3º Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Albert Vilalta González5 September 19986 May 2000609
4º Benigno Blanco (2014).jpg Benigno Blanco Rodríguez6 May 200020 April 20041445
5º Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Víctor Morlán Gracia 20 April 200415 April 20081456 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
6º Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Josefina Cruz Villalón15 April 200818 April 2009368
7º Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Víctor Morlán Gracia 18 April 200924 December 2011980
8º (Rafael Catala) Premios de Periodismo ABC 04.jpg Rafael Catalá 24 December 20114 October 20141015 Mariano Rajoy
9º Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Julio Gómez-Pomar Rodríguez4 October 201419 June 20181354
10º Pedro Saura.jpg Julio Gómez-Pomar RodríguezPedro Saura GarcíaIncumbent483 Pedro Sánchez

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Royal Decree 953/2018, of July 27, by which the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Development is developed". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  2. ↑ "Royal Decree 2234/1993, of December 17, by which the organic structure of the Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Environment is modified". boe.es. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  3. ↑ "Real Decreto 1886/1996, de 2 de agosto, de estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Fomento". boe.es. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  4. ↑ "Royal Decree 690/2000, of May 2, which establishes the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Development". boe.es. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  5. ↑ "Royal Decree 1476/2004, of June 18, by which the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Public Works is developed". boe.es. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  6. ↑ "Royal Decree 452/2012, of March 5, which develops the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Development". boe.es. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
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