Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing

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Secretary of State for Transport and Sustainable Mobility
Secretario de Estado de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible
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Coat of Arms used by the Government
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Incumbent
José Antonio Santano Clavero
since November 29, 2023
Ministry of Development
Secretariat of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing
Style The Most Excellent (formal)
Mr. Secretary of State (informal)
AbbreviationSETMOS
Reports to Development Minister
Nominator Development Minister
Appointer Monarch
FormationDecember 17, 1993;31 years ago (1993-12-17)
First holderAlberto Zaragoza Rameau
Website fomento.gob.es

The secretary of state for transport and sustainable mobility (SETMOS) is a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Development of the Government of Spain. The SETMOS is appointed by the Monarch on the advice of the minister of development.

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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 nationwide competence, as well as those related to port and airport transport infrastructures through its dependent bodies, public enterprises and agencies. [1]

For these purposes, the Secretariat of State is structured through three main departments: the General Secretariat for Land Transport, General Secretariat for Air and Maritime Transport and the General Secretariat for Sustainable Mobility. [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]

By Royal Decree 829/2023, of November 20, as was the case in 2004, it lost its powers over housing, which were assumed by the reestablished Ministry of Housing through the Secretariat of State for Housing and Urban Agenda. [7]

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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 attached to the SETMOS.

List of SEITVs

No.ImageNameTerm of Office Prime Minister
BeganEndedDays of Service
Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Alberto Zaragoza Rameau22 December 199311 May 1996871 Felipe González
Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Joaquín Abril Martorell 11 May 19965 September 1998847 José María Aznar
Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Albert Vilalta González5 September 19986 May 2000609
Benigno Blanco (2014).jpg Benigno Blanco Rodríguez6 May 200020 April 20041445
Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Víctor Morlán Gracia 20 April 200415 April 20081456 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Josefina Cruz Villalón15 April 200818 April 2009368
Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Víctor Morlán Gracia 18 April 200924 December 2011980
(Rafael Catala) Premios de Periodismo ABC 04.jpg Rafael Catalá 24 December 20114 October 20141015 Mariano Rajoy
Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg Julio Gómez-Pomar Rodríguez4 October 201419 June 20181354
10º Pedro Saura.jpg Pedro Saura García19 June 201828 July 20211135 Pedro Sánchez
11º Arganzuela podra contar con nuevos equipamientos y recuperara para el uso publico importantes espacios actualmente en desuso 07.jpg Isabel Pardo de Vera Posada28 July 202122 February 2023574
12º David Lucas, alcalde de Mostoles, en 2015-cropped (cropped).jpg Francisco David Lucas Parrón22 February 202329 November 2023280
13º Escudo de Espana (mazonado).svg José Antonio Santano Clavero29 November 2023Incumbent624

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Royal Decree 253/2024, of March 12, by which the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility is developed". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  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.
  7. "Real Decreto 829/2023, de 20 de noviembre, por el que se reestructuran los departamentos ministeriales". www.boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-08.