Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes

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Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes and Constitutional Affairs
Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes y Asuntos Constitucionales
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Incumbent
Rafael Simancas
since July 21, 2021
Ministry of the Presidency
Secretariat of State for Relations with the Cortes and Constitutional Affairs
Style The Most Excellent (formal)
Mr. Secretary of State (informal)
AbbreviationSERCAC
Reports to Minister of the Presidency
Nominator Minister of the Presidency
Appointer Monarch
PrecursorDeputy Minister for Relations with the Cortes
FormationMarch 7, 1981;42 years ago (1981-03-07)
First holder Gabriel Cisneros
Salary € 113,145.95 per year [1]
Website mpr.gob.es

The Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes and Constitutional Affairs (SERCAC) is a high-ranking official within the Government of Spain in charge of the relations between the executive and the legislative branches. [2] The SERC is a political appointment made by the Monarch with the advice of the minister in charge of the ministerial department.

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This position is normally integrated in the Ministry of the Presidency although in some periods it had its own department. The Secretary of State represents the Government in all the bodies of the Cortes Generales which the Government consider important to go; is in charge for all the relations between the executive branch and both Congress and Senate with the exception of draft bills, Royal decree-laws or Royal legislative decrees whose negotiation and follow-up directly falls to the minister responsible. [2]

It is also in charge of following the activity of the Parliament, advising the government members how to act before Parliament and make legal reports about constitutional amendments or other issues of high relevance. The Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes is assisted by two departments, the Directorate-General for Relations with the Cortes and the Directorate-General for Constitutional Affairs and Legal Coordination. [2]

History

The raison d'être of this Secretariat of State was the need of establishing proper relations between the Government and the Cortes Generales, because the Constitution established a parliamentary system in which the Government is accountable to the Parliament, unlike the dictatorship period when the legislative power was a mere facade and was subordinated to the executive branch.

For these reasons, in 1977 the position of the Deputy Minister for Relations with the Cortes was created. This minister had under its authority a Secretary-General for Relations with the Cortes, a Parliamentary Secretary for Relations with Congress and Senate and a Secretary for Relations with the Public Administration. [3] This Secretary-General assumed most of the powers of the current official, so it can be considered the direct precursor of the Secretariat of State.

This Secretariat of State was organized through two departments: one in charge of the legislative activity and other in charge of the government accountability to parliament. [4]

Since its creation, the Secretary of State has undergone enormous modifications, being even elevated to rank of Ministry between 1986 and 1993. Between 2009 and 2011, its name changed to Secretary of State for Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs.

Another relevant change happened in 2020 when it was renamed Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes and Constitutional Affairs. This change of name did not mean an extension of powers, but only that its responsibilities were divided between the already existing Directorate-General for Relations with the Cortes and the new Directorate-General for Constitutional Affairs and Legal Coordination. [2]

Structure

The Secretariat of State, which the Secretary of State leds, is structured as follows: [2]

List of secretaries of state

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References

  1. ↑ "Retribuciones para el año 2017 para el organismo Ministerio de la Presidencia". transparencia.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Real Decreto 373/2020, de 18 de febrero, por el que se desarrolla la estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de la Presidencia, Relaciones con las Cortes y Memoria Democrática". boe.es. Retrieved 2020-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Real Decreto 1692/1977, de 11 de julio, por el que se dictan medidas urgentes de Organización en la Presidencia del Gobierno.
  4. ↑ "Real Decreto 325/1981, de 6 de marzo, por el que se reestructuran determinados órganos de la Administración del Estado". boe.es. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  5. ↑ Real Decreto 338/1981, de 6 de marzo, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado para las Relaciones con las Cortes a don Gabriel Cisneros Laborda.
  6. ↑ Real Decreto 3386/1982, de 7 de diciembre, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado para las Relaciones con las Cortes y la Coordinación Legislativa a don Virgilio Zapatero Gómez.
  7. ↑ Real Decreto 798/1996, de 7 de mayo, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes a don José María Michavila Núñez.
  8. ↑ Real Decreto 654/2000, de 5 de mayo, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes a don Jorge Fernández Díaz.
  9. ↑ Real Decreto 686/2004, de 19 de abril, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes a don Francisco Caamaño Domínguez.
  10. ↑ Real Decreto 309/2009, de 6 de marzo, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado de Asuntos Constitucionales y Parlamentarios a don José Luis de Francisco Herrero.
  11. ↑ Real Decreto 1871/2011, de 23 de diciembre, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes a don José Luis Ayllón Manso.
  12. ↑ "Real Decreto 52/2018, de 2 de febrero, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes a don Rubén Moreno Palanques".
  13. ↑ "Real Decreto 391/2018, de 8 de junio, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes a don José Antonio Montilla Martos". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-17.
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