Secretary of State for International Cooperation

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Secretary of State for International Cooperation
Secretario de Estado de Cooperación Internacional
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Incumbent
Eva Granados
since December 6, 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation
Secretariat of State for International Cooperation
Style The Most Excellent (formal)
Mr/Ms. Secretary of State (informal)
AbbreviationSECIPIC
Reports to Foreign Minister
Nominator Foreign Minister
Appointer The King
FormationAugust 29, 1985
First holder Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo
Website exteriores.gob.es

The secretary state for international cooperation (SECI) is a senior minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of the Spanish government. The SECIPIC is appointed by the king with the advice of the foreign minister.

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The secretary of state for international cooperation is responsible for the Spanish international cooperation for development policies (especially focused on Latin America and Africa).

As the highest official in charge of the Spanish international cooperation, the SECIPIC is also the president of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID).

History

The international cooperation and development policy of Spain exists since the Francoist Spain and the relations with Latin America since the independence of their current states.

During the first years of democracy, the competences over this matters were attached to bodies with the rank of directorate-general or less, however, the socialist government of Felipe Gonzalez decided in 1985 to create the current Secretariat of State with the aim to get an "effective cooperation with all the peoples of the Earth", [1] a mandate collected in the preamble of the Spanish Constitution (Constitution § Preamble).

Although international cooperation for development is destined for countries around the world, due to historical and cultural ties most of this Spanish cooperation goes to Latin America and the former Spanish territories of Africa like Equatorial Guinea, Morocco or Western Sahara, and also to Asian countries such as the Philippines, also former Spanish territories.

The most significant change since its creation was in 2004, when the competencies of the foreign policy of Spain in Ibero-American were transferred to the Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs, [2] competences that were recovered in very late 2011. [3]

In 2017 the name was extended to include the Caribbean in the denomination in order to target the objective of at-that-time Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis to impulse the relations with that geographical area. In 2020, the Secretariat of State lost is responsibilities over Ibero-American affairs.

Name

Structure

The Secretariat of State is divided in two departments: [4]

The Director-General for Sustainable Development Policies is the Vice-president of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation.

Although they are not departments and act with autonomy, the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, the Cervantes Institute and the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome depend from the Secretariat of State.

List of SECIPICs

  1. Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo (August 30, 1985 – April 10, 1991)
  2. Inocencio Arias (April 10-1991-September 18, 1993)
  3. José Luis Dicenta Ballester (September 18, 1993 – December 23, 1995)
  4. Miguel Ángel Carriedo Mompín (December 23, 1995 – May 14, 1996)
  5. Fernando María Villalonga Campos (May 14, 1996 – May 6, 2000)
  6. Miguel Ángel Cortés Martín (May 6, 2000 – April 20, 2004)
  7. Leire Pajín (April 20, 2004 – July 12, 2008)
  8. Maria Soraya Rodriguez Ramos (July 12, 2008 – December 24, 2011)
  9. Jesús Manuel Gracia Aldaz (January 6, 2012 – December 12, 2016)
  10. Fernando García Casas (December 12, 2016 – June 23, 2018) [5]
  11. Juan Pablo de Laiglesia (June 23, 2018 – February 5, 2020) [6]
  12. Ángeles Moreno Bau (February 5, 2020 – July 21, 2021)
  13. Pilar Cancela Rodríguez (July 21, 2021 – December 6, 2023)
  14. Eva Granados (December 6, 2023 – present) [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Royal Decree 629/1983, of February 16, establishing the basic organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Royal Decree 1416/2004, of June 11, which modifies and develops the basic organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  3. ↑ "Royal Decree 342/2012, of February 10, which develops the basic organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  4. ↑ "Royal Decree 1271/2018, of October 11, by which the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation is developed". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  5. ↑ "Fernando García Casas será el nuevo secretario de Estado de Cooperación y para Iberoamérica". abc (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  6. ↑ "El diplomático Juan Pablo de Laiglesia, nuevo secretario de Estado de cooperación". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  7. ↑ Camps, Sara González,Carlota (2023-12-05). "Eva Granados, secretaria de Estado de Cooperación Internacional". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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