Ministry of Defence (Spain)
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The Ministry of Defence is the Spanish
government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the Spanish Armed Forces
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It corresponds to the Government represented by the Defense Department to determine:
in charge of the admnintration of the colonies.
The current Defense Department was one of the first ministerial portfolios created during her Transición as, until July 4 of 1977, there have been existed during the regime of Francisco Franco
three ministerial portfolios dedicated each one to different branches of the Armed Forces: Army, Navy and Air Forces
During the Transición, Adolfo Suárez
re-fuses them in one that occupies the building of the previous Department of the Army, staying the others as headquarters of the Army of the Air and of the Navy.
This Department has been the one that has more worked for consolidating the current democracy.
Four has been the axes that the different Ministers have followed:
Some of the big chalenges obtained by this department has been:
(1) Minister of Defence
(2) Minister of National Defence
(3) Minister of the Army
(4) Minister of the Navy
(5) Minister of the Air Forces
(6) Minister of War
(7) Royal Secretary of War
Spain
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government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the Spanish Armed Forces
Spanish Armed Forces
The Spanish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Kingdom of Spain. The Spanish Armed Forces are a modern military force charged with defending the Kingdom's integrity and sovereignty...
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Functions
After the Spanish Constitution of 1978 the King is the Commander in Chief of all the Armies and the one that can declare the war and do the peace previous authorization of the Parliament, being this act due countersigned by the Prime Minister.It corresponds to the Government represented by the Defense Department to determine:
- The policies of defense.
- The big military alliances.
- The conduction of the war.
- The assignment of the quantities destined by the Budget law
History
From 1808 to 1834 it was named Secretariat of the Office of War. From January 1 of 1834 up to 1939 the name was Minister of War. It existed also - between 1863 and 1899- in coordination with this Ministry, the Ministry of OverseasMinistry of Overseas (Spain)
The Ministry of Overseas was the ministerial department in charge of the direction of the Spanish colonies.- History :...
in charge of the admnintration of the colonies.
The current Defense Department was one of the first ministerial portfolios created during her Transición as, until July 4 of 1977, there have been existed during the regime of Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
three ministerial portfolios dedicated each one to different branches of the Armed Forces: Army, Navy and Air Forces
During the Transición, Adolfo Suárez
Adolfo Suárez
Adolfo Suárez y González, 1st Duke of Suárez, Grandee of Spain, KOGF is a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, and the key figure in the country's transition to democracy.-Parents:He is a son of...
re-fuses them in one that occupies the building of the previous Department of the Army, staying the others as headquarters of the Army of the Air and of the Navy.
Organization and mission
The Department is based in organized as follows:- Secretariat of Estate of Defence
- General Secretariat of Defence Policy
- Deputy Secretariat of Defence
This Department has been the one that has more worked for consolidating the current democracy.
Four has been the axes that the different Ministers have followed:
- To consolidate the supremacy of the civil power on the military one.
- To integrate the different armies in international structures of defense, specially the NATO.
- To complete the reform of the military profession and the official,s reduction
- To modernize the material.
Some of the big chalenges obtained by this department has been:
- The integration of the Spanish military men in organizations like the NATO
- The participation of Spain in missions of peace of the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
- The reform of the military structures.
List of Ministers of Defence of Spain
| Period | Took office | Left office | Name | Party |
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| Reign of Joseph I (1808-1813) |
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| 7 July 1808 | 27 June 1813 | Gonzalo O'Farril (6) | ||
| Junta Suprema Central (1808-1812) |
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| 15 October 1808 | 31 January 1810 | Antonio Cornel Ferraz Doz y Ferraz (7) | ||
| 31 January 1810 | 20 May 1810 | Francisco de Eguía (7) | ||
| 20 May 1810 | 9 October 1810 | Eusebio Bardají Azara (7) | Interin. | |
| 9 October 1810 | 6 February 1812 | José Heredia (7) | ||
| 6 February 1812 | 23 June 1812 | José María Carvajal (7) | Interin. | |
| 23 June 1812 | 30 May 1813 | Francisco Javier Abadía (7) | ||
| 30 May 1813 | 14 January 1814 | Juan O'Donojú Juan O'Donojú Juan O'Donojú y O'Rian was a Spanish military officer and jefe político superior of New Spain from July 21, 1821 to September 28, 1821, during Mexico's war of independence... (7) |
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| 14 January 1814 | 4 May 1814 | Tomás Moreno Daoíz (7) | Interin | |
| Reign of Ferdinand VII (1814-1833) |
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| 4 May 1814 | 29 May 1814 | Manuel Alberto Freire de Andrade y Armijo Manuel Alberto Freire de Andrade y Armijo Manuel Alberto Freire de Andrade y Armijo was a Spanish cavalry officer and general officer during the Peninsular War.... (7) |
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| 29 May 1814 | 25 March 1815 | Francisco de Eguía (7) | ||
| 25 March 1815 | 23 October 1815 | Francisco López Ballesteros (7) | ||
| 23 October 1815 | 19 June 1817 | Francisco Bernaldo de Quirós y Mariño de Lobera (7) | Interin. | |
| 19 June 1817 | 13 June de 1819 | Francisco de Eguía (7) | ||
| 13 June 1819 | 18 March 1820 | José Alós Mora (7) | Interin. | |
| 18 March 1820 | 18 August 1820 | Pedro Agustín Girón Pedro Agustín Girón Pedro Agustín Girón, 4th Marquis de las Amarilas, Duque of Ahumada was a Spanish military officer and politician. The son of a general, he fought against the French during the French Revolutionary Wars. During the Napoleonic Wars he became a general officer and again fought the French... (6) |
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| 18 August 1820 | 23 September 1820 | Juan Jabat (6) | ||
| 23 September 1820 | 4 March 1821 | Cayetano Valdés (6) | ||
| 4 March 1821 | 23 August 1821 | Tomás Moreno Daoíz (6) | ||
| 23 August 1821 | 4 September 1821 | Diego Contador (6) | ||
| 4 September 1821 | 9 September 1821 | Ignacio Balanzat de Orvay y Briones (6) | ||
| 9 September 1821 | 8 January 1822 | Estanislao Sánchez Salvador (6) | ||
| 9 January 1822 | 24 January 1822 | José Castellar (6) | Interin | |
| 24 January 1822 | 28 February 1822 | José Cienfuegos Jovellanos (6) | ||
| 28 February 1822 | 6 July 1822 | Ignacio Balanzat de Orvay y Briones (6) | ||
| 10 July 1822 | 29 April 1823 | Miguel López-Baños (6) | ||
| 29 April 1823 | 2 June 1823 | Pedro de la Bárcena (6) | Interin | |
| 2 June 1823 | 18 June 1823 | Estanislao Sánchez Salvador (6) | Interin | |
| 21 June 1823 | 30 September 1823 | Manuel de la Puente (6) | ||
| 30 September 1823 | 2 December 1823 | José San Juan (6) | ||
| 2 December 1823 | 26 August 1824 | José de la Cruz José de la Cruz José de la Cruz , more popularly known as Huseng Sisiw, was one of the great Filipino writers during the Spanish regime. He was the mentor of Francisco Balagtas in poetry. He was born in Tondo, Manila.... (7) |
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| 26 August 1824 | 13 June 1825 | José Aimerich (7) | Interin | |
| 13 June 1825 | 27 June 1825 | Luis María Salazar (7) | Interin | |
| 27 June 1825 | 1 October 1832 | Miguel Ibarrola González (7) | ||
| 1 October 1832 | 14 December 1832 | Juan Antonio Monet (7) | ||
| 14 December 1832 | 29 November 1833 | José de la Cruz José de la Cruz José de la Cruz , more popularly known as Huseng Sisiw, was one of the great Filipino writers during the Spanish regime. He was the mentor of Francisco Balagtas in poetry. He was born in Tondo, Manila.... (7) |
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| 29 November 1833 | 2 November 1834 | Antonio Remón Zarco del Valle y Huet (6) | ||
| 2 November 1834 | 17 February 1835 | Manuel Llauder (6) | ||
| 17 February 1835 | 13 June 1835 | Gerónimo Valdés (6) | ||
| 13 June 1835 | 28 August 1835 | Pedro Agustín Girón Pedro Agustín Girón Pedro Agustín Girón, 4th Marquis de las Amarilas, Duque of Ahumada was a Spanish military officer and politician. The son of a general, he fought against the French during the French Revolutionary Wars. During the Napoleonic Wars he became a general officer and again fought the French... (6) |
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| 18 August 1835 | 14 September 1835 | Prudencio de Guadalfajara (6) | Interin | |
| 14 September 1835 | 27 September 1835 | Mariano Quirós (6) | Interin | |
| 27 September 1835 | 27 April 1836 | Ildefonso Díez de Rivera | ||
| 27 April 1836 | 15 May 1836 | José Ramón Rodil y Campillo José Ramón Rodil y Campillo Don José Ramón Rodil y Campillo, 1st Marquis of Rodil and 3rd Viscount of Trobo, was a Spanish general and statesman, born in Santa María del Trovo, Galicia region... (6) |
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| 15 May 1836 | 8 June 1836 | Antonio Seoane (6) | ||
| 8 June 1836 | 14 August 1836 | Santiago Méndez Vigo (6) | ||
| 20 August 1836 | 26 de noveimbre de 1836 | José Ramón Rodil y Campillo José Ramón Rodil y Campillo Don José Ramón Rodil y Campillo, 1st Marquis of Rodil and 3rd Viscount of Trobo, was a Spanish general and statesman, born in Santa María del Trovo, Galicia region... (6) |
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| 26 November 1836 | 27 February 1837 | Javier Rodríguez Vera (6) | Interin. | |
| 27 February 1837 | 29 July 1837 | Ildefonso Díez de Rivera (6) | ||
| 29 July 1837 | 30 August 1837 | Baldomero Espartero (6) | ||
| 30 August 1837 | 1 October 1837 | Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel (6) | ||
| 1 October 1837 | 4 October 1837 | Ignacio Balanzat de Orvay y Briones (6) | ||
| 4 October 1837 | 8 December 1837 | Francisco Ramonet (6) | ||
| 8 December1837 | 16 December 1837 | Jacobo María Espinosa (6) | Interin | |
| 16 December 1837 | 17 January 1837 | Baldomero Espartero (6) | ||
| 17 January 1837 | 19 March 1837 | José Carratalá (6) | ||
| 19 March 1837 | 16 September 1838 | Manuel Latre (6) | ||
| 16 September 1838 | 30 October 1839 | Isidro Alaix (6) | ||
| 30 October 1839 | 8 April 1840 | Francisco de Narváez Francisco de Narváez Francisco de Narváez , known as El Colorado or Pancho, is a Colombian-born naturalized Argentine businessman, politician who ran for governor of Buenos Aires Province on the PRO ballot in the 2007 elections in Argentina... (6) |
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| 8 April 1839 | 14 April 1840 | Fernando de Norzagaray (6) | Interin | |
| 14 April 1840 | 19 July 1840 | Serafín María de Sotto (6) | ||
| 20 July 1840 | 28 August 1840 | Valentín Ferraz (6) | ||
| 28 August 1840 | 11 September 1840 | Francisco Javier Azpiroz (6) | ||
| 11 September 1840 | 16 September 1840 | Facundo Infante (6) | ||
| Regency of Baldomero Espartero (1840-1843) |
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| 16 September 1840 | 20 May 1841 | Pedro Chacón y Chacón Pedro Chacón y Chacón Pedro Chacón y Chacón was a Spanish general, most notable for participation in the First Carlist War, in which he was one of the generals fighting to defend the legitimacy of Isabella II of Spain against the Carlists in the Murcia area, where he was commander in chief.... (6) |
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| 20 May 1841 | 17 June 1842 | Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel] (6) | ||
| 17 June 1842 | 9 May 1843 | José Ramón Rodil y Campillo José Ramón Rodil y Campillo Don José Ramón Rodil y Campillo, 1st Marquis of Rodil and 3rd Viscount of Trobo, was a Spanish general and statesman, born in Santa María del Trovo, Galicia region... (6) |
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| 9 May 1843 | 19 May 1843 | Francisco Serrano y Domínguez (6) | ||
| 19 May 1843 | 24 May 1843 | Isidoro de Hoyos (6) | ||
| 24 May 1843 | 30 July 1843 | Agustín Nogueras (6) | Interin | |
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| 30 July 1843 | 1 December 1843 | Francisco Serrano y Domínguez (6) | ||
| 5 December 1843 | 3 May 1844 | Manuel Mazarredo (6) | ||
| 3 May 1844 | 12 February 1846 | Ramón María Narváez (6) | ||
| 12 February 1846 | 16 March 1846 | Federico Roncali (6) | ||
| 16 March 1846 | 5 April 1846 | Ramón María Narváez (6) | ||
| 5 April 1846 | 12 April 1846 | Francisco Armero Peñaranda (6) | Interin | |
| 12 April 1846 | 28 January 1847 | José Laureano Sanz (6) | ||
| 28 January 1847 | 15 February 1847 | Manuel Pavía (6) | ||
| 15 February 1847 | 28 March 1847 | Marcelino Oráa (6) | ||
| 28 March 1847 | 31 August 1847 | Manuel Mazarredo (6) | ||
| 31 August 1847 | 3 November 1847 | Fernando Fernández de Cordova Fernando Fernández de Córdova Don Fernando Fernández de Córdova y Valcárcel, 2nd Marquis of Mendigorría , was a Spanish military, politician, and Prime minister of Spain for one day.... (6) |
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| 3 November 1847 | 24 December 1847 | Ramón María Narváez (6) | ||
| 24 December 1847 | 19 October 1849 | Francisco de Paula Figueras (6) | ||
| 19 October 1849 | 20 October 1849 | Serafín María de Sotto (6) | ||
| 20 October 1849 | 14 January 1851 | Francisco de Paula Figueras (6) | ||
| 14 January 1851 | 6 February 1851 | Rafael Aristégui y Vélez (6) | ||
| 6 February 1851 | 16 January 1852 | Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea (6) | ||
| 16 January 1852 | 13 June 1852 | Joaquín Ezpeleta Enrile (6) | ||
| 13 June 1852 | 27 November 1852 | Juan de Lara (6) | ||
| 27 November 1852 | 14 December 1852 | Cayetano de Urbina (6) | ||
| 14 December 1852 | 14 April 1853 | Juan de Lara (6) | ||
| 14 April 1853 | 19 September 1853 | Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea (6) | ||
| 19 September 1853 | 18 July 1854 | Anselmo Blaser (6) | ||
| 18 July 1854 | 30 July 1854 | Fernando Fernández de Cordova Fernando Fernández de Córdova Don Fernando Fernández de Córdova y Valcárcel, 2nd Marquis of Mendigorría , was a Spanish military, politician, and Prime minister of Spain for one day.... (6) |
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| 12 October 1856 | Leopoldo O'Donnell (6) | |||
| 12 October 1856 | 16 December 1856 | Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo (6) | ||
| 16 December 1856 | 15 October 1857 | Francisco de Paula Figueras (6) | ||
| 15 October 1857 | 14 January 1858 | Francisco Armero Peñaranda (6) | ||
| 14 January 1858 | 30 June 1858 | Fermín de Ezpeleta (6) | ||
| 30 June 1858 | 2 March 1863 | Leopoldo O,Donnell (6) | ||
| 2 March 1863 | 17 January 1864 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha (6) | ||
| 17 January 1864 | 1 March 1864 | Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea (6) | ||
| 1 March 1864 | 16 September 1864 | José Marchesi Oleaga (6) | ||
| 16 September 1864 | 30 March 1865 | Fernando Fernández de Cordova Fernando Fernández de Córdova Don Fernando Fernández de Córdova y Valcárcel, 2nd Marquis of Mendigorría , was a Spanish military, politician, and Prime minister of Spain for one day.... (6) |
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| 30 March 1865 | 21 June 1865 | Felipe Rivero Lemoyne (6) | ||
| 21 June 1865 | 10 July 1866 | Leopoldo O,Donnell (6) | ||
| 10 July 1866 | 23 April 1868 | Ramón María Narváez (6) | ||
| 23 April 1868 | 19 September 1868 | Rafael Mayalde (6) | ||
| 19 September 1868 | 30 September 1868 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha (6) | ||
| Sexenio Democrático (1868-1871) |
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| 8 October 1868 | 27 December 1870 | Juan Prim Juan Prim Don Juan or Joan Prim, Marquis of los Castillejos, Grandee of Spain, Count of Reus, Viscount of the Bruch was a Spanish general and statesman.-Life:... (6) |
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| 27 December 1870 | 4 January 1871 | Juan Bautista Topete Juan Bautista Topete Juan Bautista Topete y Carballo , Spanish naval commander and politician, was born in San Andrés Tuxtla, Mexico.His father and grandfather were also Spanish admirals... (6) |
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| Reign of Amadeo I Amadeo I of Spain Amadeo I was the only King of Spain from the House of Savoy... (1871-1873) |
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| 4 January 1871 | 24 July 1871 | Francisco Serrano y Domínguez (6) | Interin. | |
| 24 July 1871 | 5 October 1871 | Fernando Fernández de Cordova Fernando Fernández de Córdova Don Fernando Fernández de Córdova y Valcárcel, 2nd Marquis of Mendigorría , was a Spanish military, politician, and Prime minister of Spain for one day.... (6) |
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| 5 October 1871 | 21 December 1871 | Joaquín Bassols (6) | ||
| 21 December 1871 | 20 February 1872 | Eugenio Gaminde (6) | ||
| 20 February 1872 | 8 April 1872 | Antonio del Rey y Caballero (6) | ||
| 8 April 1872 | 26 May 1872 | Juan de Zavala y de la Puente (6) | ||
| 26 May 1872 | 13 June 1872 | Francisco Serrano y Domínguez (6) | ||
| 13 June 1872 | 12 February 1873 | Fernando Fernández de Cordova Fernando Fernández de Córdova Don Fernando Fernández de Córdova y Valcárcel, 2nd Marquis of Mendigorría , was a Spanish military, politician, and Prime minister of Spain for one day.... (6) |
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| 12 February 1873 | 24 February 1873 | Fernando Fernández de Cordova Fernando Fernández de Córdova Don Fernando Fernández de Córdova y Valcárcel, 2nd Marquis of Mendigorría , was a Spanish military, politician, and Prime minister of Spain for one day.... (6) |
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| 24 February 1873 | 30 April 1873 | Juan Acosta Muñoz (6) | ||
| 30 April 1873 | 7 June 1873 | Ramón Nouvilas (6) | ||
| 11 June 1873 | 28 June 1873 | Nicolás Estévanez Murphy (6) | ||
| 28 June 1873 | 4 September 1873 | Eulogio González Íscar (6) | ||
| 9 September 1873 | 3 January 1874 | José Sánchez Bregua (6) | ||
| 3 January 1874 | 3 September 1874 | Juan de Zavala y de la Puente (6) | ||
| 3 September 1874 | 31 December 1874 | Francisco Serrano Bedoya (6) | ||
| Reign of Alfonso XII (1874-1885) |
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| 31 December 1874 | 21 December 1875 | Joaquín Jovellar Soler (6) | ||
| 21 December 1875 | 7 March 1879 | Francisco de Ceballos y Vargas (6) | ||
| 7 March 1879 | 9 December 1879 | Arsenio Martínez-Campos Antón (6) | ||
| 9 December 1879 | 8 February 1881 | José Ignacio de Echavarría (6) | ||
| 8 February 1881 | 13 October 1883 | Arsenio Martínez-Campos Antón (6) | ||
| 13 October 1883 | 18 January 1884 | José López Domínguez (6) | ||
| 18 January 1884 | 27 November 1885 | Genaro de Quesada y Matheus (6) | ||
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| 27 November 1885 | 10 October 1886 | Joaquín Montes Jovellar (6) | ||
| 10 October 1886 | 8 March 1887 | Ignacio María del Castillo (6) | ||
| 8 March 1887 | 14 June 1888 | Manuel Cassola (6) | ||
| 14 June 1888 | 11 December 1888 | Tomás O,Ryan (6) | ||
| 11 December 1888 | 21 January 1890 | José Chinchilla | ||
| 21 January 1890 | 5 July 1890 | Eduardo Bermúdez Reina (6) | ||
| 5 July 1890 | 11 December 1892 | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (6) | ||
| 11 December 1892 | 23 March 1895 | Joaquín López Domínguez (6) | ||
| 23 March 1895 | 4 October 1897 | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (6) | ||
| 4 October 1897 | 4 March 1899 | Miguel Correa y García (6) | Interin. | |
| 4 March 1899 | 2 October 1899 | Camilo García de Polavieja (6) | ||
| 2 October 1899 | 18 October 1900 | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (6) | ||
| 18 October 1900 | 6 March 1901 | Arsenio Linares Pombo (6) | ||
| 6 March 1901 | 17 May 1902 | Valeriano Weyler Valeriano Weyler Don Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí and 1st Marquis of Tenerife Don Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí and 1st Marquis of Tenerife Don Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí and 1st Marquis of Tenerife (Seed in Ambos Camarines.-Philippines:In 1888, he was sent out as... (6) |
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| Reign of Alfonso XIII (1902-1931) |
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| 17 May 1902 | 6 December 1902 | Valeriano Weyler Valeriano Weyler Don Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí and 1st Marquis of Tenerife Don Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí and 1st Marquis of Tenerife Don Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí and 1st Marquis of Tenerife (Seed in Ambos Camarines.-Philippines:In 1888, he was sent out as... (6) |
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| 6 December 1902 | 20 July 1903 | Arsenio Linares Pombo (6) | ||
| 20 July 1903 | 5 December 1903 | Vicente Martitegui (6) | ||
| 5 December 1903 | 16 December 1904 | Arsenio Linares Pombo (6) | ||
| 16 December 1904 | 27 January 1905 | Cesar del Villar y Villate (6) | ||
| 27 January 1905 | 23 June 1905 | Vicente Martitegui (6) | ||
| 23 June 1905 | 1 December 1905 | Valeriano Weyler Valeriano Weyler Don Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí and 1st Marquis of Tenerife Don Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí and 1st Marquis of Tenerife Don Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí and 1st Marquis of Tenerife (Seed in Ambos Camarines.-Philippines:In 1888, he was sent out as... (6) |
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| 1 December 1905 | 6 July 1906 | Agustín de Luque y Coca (6) | ||
| 6 July 1906 | 15 October 1906 | Joaquín López Domínguez (6) | ||
| 15 October 1906 | 4 December 1906 | Agustín de Luque y Coca (6) | ||
| 4 December 1906 | 25 January 1907 | Valeriano Weyler Valeriano Weyler Don Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí and 1st Marquis of Tenerife Don Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí and 1st Marquis of Tenerife Don Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí and 1st Marquis of Tenerife (Seed in Ambos Camarines.-Philippines:In 1888, he was sent out as... (6) |
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| 25 January 1907 | 3 July 1907 | Francisco de Paula Loño y Pérez (6) | ||
| 3 July 1907 | 1 March 1909 | Fernando Primo de Rivera Fernando Primo de Rivera Fernando Primo de Rivera y Sobremonte, 1st Marqués of Estella, 12th Count of Peña Vélez, 17th Count of Torres Rovellas, 23rd Count of Sobremonte was a Spanish politician, and soldier.... (6) |
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| 1 March 1909 | 21 October 1909 | Arsenio Linares Pombo (6) | ||
| 21 October 1909 | 9 February 1910 | Agustín de Luque y Coca (6) | ||
| 9 February 1910 | 3 April 1911 | Ángel Aznar y Butigieg (6) | ||
| 3 April 1911 | 27 October 1913 | Agustín de Luque y Coca (6) | ||
| 27 October 1913 | 9 December 1915 | Ramón Echagüe y Méndez Vigo (6) | ||
| 9 December 1915 | 19 April 1917 | Agustín de Luque y Coca (6) | ||
| 19 April 1917 | 11 June 1917 | Francisco Aguilera y Egea (6) | ||
| 11 June 1917 | 18 October 1917 | Fernando Primo de Rivera Fernando Primo de Rivera Fernando Primo de Rivera y Sobremonte, 1st Marqués of Estella, 12th Count of Peña Vélez, 17th Count of Torres Rovellas, 23rd Count of Sobremonte was a Spanish politician, and soldier.... (6) |
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| 18 October 1917 | 3 November 1917 | José Marina Vega (6) | ||
| 3 November 1917 | 22 March 1918 | Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel (6) | ||
| 22 March 1918 | 9 November 1918 | José Marina Vega (6) | ||
| 9 November 1918 | 27 January 1919 | Dámaso Berenguer Dámaso Berenguer Dámaso Berenguer y Fusté, Count of Xauen was a Spanish soldier and politician.Berenguer was born in San Juan de los Remedios, Cuba, while that island nation was still a Spanish province.... (6) |
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| 27 January 1919 | 15 April 1919 | Diego Muñoz Cobo (6) | ||
| 15 April 1919 | 20 July 1919 | Luis de Santiago (6) | ||
| 20 July 1919 | 12 December 1919 | Antonio Tovar (6) | ||
| 15 December 1919 | 5 May 1920 | José Villalba Riquelme (6) | ||
| 5 May 1920 | 14 August 1921 | Luis de Marichalar y Monreal (6) | ||
| 14 August 1921 | 8 March 1922 | Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel (6) | ||
| 8 March 1922 | 15 July 1922 | José Olaguer-Feliú (6) | ||
| 15 July 1922 | 7 December 1922 | José Sánchez Guerra José Sánchez Guerra José Sánchez Guerra y Martinez was a Spanish journalist, lawyer and Prime Minister. His term as Prime Minister lasted from March 8 to December 7 of 1922. He was a Conservative who has been described as "courageous" and "politically mediocre."-References:... (6) |
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| 7 December 1922 | 26 May 1923 | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Niceto Alcalá-Zamora y Torres was a Spanish lawyer and politician who served, briefly, as the first premier minister of the Second Spanish Republic, and then — from 1931 to 1936—as its president.... (6) |
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| 26 May 1923 | 15 September 1923 | Antonio López Muñoz (6) | ||
| Dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera Miguel Primo de Rivera Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, 2nd Marquis of Estella, 22nd Count of Sobremonte, Knight of Calatrava was a Spanish dictator, aristocrat, and a military official who was appointed Prime Minister by the King and who for seven years was a dictator, ending the turno system of alternating... |
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| 15 September 1923 | 4 July 1924 | Luis Bermúdez de Castro (6) | ||
| 4 July 1924 | 3 November 1928 | Juan O'Donnell (6) | ||
| 3 November 1928 | 30 January 1930 | Julio Ardanaz (3) | ||
| 30 January 1930 | 14 April 1931 | Dámaso Berenguer Dámaso Berenguer Dámaso Berenguer y Fusté, Count of Xauen was a Spanish soldier and politician.Berenguer was born in San Juan de los Remedios, Cuba, while that island nation was still a Spanish province.... (3) |
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| Second Spanish Republic Second Spanish Republic The Second Spanish Republic was the government of Spain between April 14 1931, and its destruction by a military rebellion, led by General Francisco Franco.... (1931–1939) |
14 April de 1931 | 12 September de 1933 | Manuel Azaña Díaz (6) | IR |
| 14 April de 1931 | 14 de octubre de 1931 | Santiago Casares Quiroga Santiago Casares Quiroga Santiago Casares y Quiroga was a Spanish politician who was Prime Minister of Spain from 13 May to 19 July 1936.... (4) |
ORGA | |
| 14 de octubre de 1931 | 12 June de 1933 | José Giral Pereira (4) | IR | |
| 12 June de 1933 | 12 September de 1933 | Lluís Companys Jover (4) | ERC Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya The Republican Left of Catalonia is a left wing Catalan independentist political party in Spain. It is also the main sponsor of the independence movement from France and Spain in the territories known among Catalan nationalists as Països Catalans... |
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| 12 September de 1933 | 8 de octubre de 1933 | Juan José Rocha García (6) | Radical | |
| 12 September de 1933 | 8 de octubre de 1933 | Vicente Iranzo Enguita (4) | ASR | |
| 8 de octubre de 1933 | 16 de diciembre de 1933 | Vicente Iranzo Enguita (6) | ASR | |
| 8 de octubre de 1933 | 16 de diciembre de 1933 | Leandro Pita Romero (4) | Radical | |
| 16 de diciembre de 1933 | 23 January de 1934 | Diego Martínez Barrio Diego Martínez Barrio Diego Martínez y Barrio was a Spanish politician during the Second Spanish Republic, Prime Minister of Spain between 9 October 1933 and 26 December 1933 and was briefly appointed again by Manuel Azaña after the resignation of Santiago Casares Quiroga, on July 19, 1936 - three days after the... (6) |
Radical | |
| 16 de diciembre de 1933 | 23 January de 1935 | Juan José Rocha García (4) | Radical | |
| 23 January de 1934 | 16 de noviembre de 1934 | Diego Hidalgo Durán (6) | Radical | |
| 16 de noviembre de 1934 | 3 April de 1935 | Alejandro Lerroux García (6) | Radical | |
| 23 January de 1935 | 3 April de 1935 | Gerardo Abad Conde Gerardo Abad Conde Gerardo Abad Conde was a Spanish politician and lawyer. Born in Ordes in A Coruña Province he was Minister of the Navy during the Second Republic.-Biography:... (4) |
Radical | |
| 3 April de 1935 | 6 May de 1935 | Carlos Masquelet Lacaci (6) | Militar | |
| 3 April de 1935 | 6 May de 1935 | Francisco Salas González (4) | Militar | |
| 6 May de 1935 | 14 de diciembre de 1935 | José María Gil-Robles José María Gil-Robles José María Gil-Robles y Gil-Delgado is a Spanish politician. He was formerly a Member of the European Parliament in the European People's Party group, and was President of the European Parliament from 1997 to 1999.-References:... (6) |
CEDA | |
| 6 May de 1935 | 25 September de 1935 | Antonio Royo Villanova (4) | Agrario | |
| 25 September de 1935 | 14 de diciembre de 1935 | Pedro Rahola Molinas (4) | Lliga | |
| 14 de diciembre de 1935 | 19 February de 1936 | Nicolás Moreno Lobo (6) | ||
| 14 de diciembre de 1935 | 30 de diciembre de 1935 | Francisco Salas González (4) | Militar | |
| 30 de diciembre de 1935 | 19 February de 1936 | Antonio Azarola y Gresillón (4) | ||
| 19 February de 1936 | 13 May de 1936 | Carlos Masquelet Lacaci (6) | Militar | |
| 19 February de 1936 | 22 August de 1936 | José Giral y Pereira (4) | ||
| 13 May de 1936 | 19 July de 1936 | Santiago Casares Quiroga Santiago Casares Quiroga Santiago Casares y Quiroga was a Spanish politician who was Prime Minister of Spain from 13 May to 19 July 1936.... (6) |
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| 19 July de 1936 | 19 July de 1936 | José Miaja Menant (6) | Militar | |
| 19 July de 1936 | 6 August de 1936 | Luis Castelló Pantoja (6) | ||
| 6 August de 1936 | 4 September de 1936 | Juan Hernández Sarabia (6) | ||
| 22 August de 1936 | 4 September de 1936 | Francisco Maíz Sánchez (4) | ||
| 4 September de 1936 | 17 May de 1937 | Francisco Largo Caballero Francisco Largo Caballero Francisco Largo Caballero was a Spanish politician and trade unionist. He was one of the historic leaders of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and of the Workers' General Union... (6) |
PSOE | |
| 4 September de 1936 | 17 May de 1937 | Indalecio Prieto Tuero Indalecio Prieto Indalecio Prieto Tuero was a Spanish politician, one of the leading figures of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in the years before and during the Second Spanish Republic.-Early years:... (7) |
PSOE | |
| 17 May de 1937 | 5 April de 1938 | Indalecio Prieto Tuero Indalecio Prieto Indalecio Prieto Tuero was a Spanish politician, one of the leading figures of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in the years before and during the Second Spanish Republic.-Early years:... (2) |
PSOE | |
| 5 April de 1938 | 31 March de 1939 | Juan Negrín López (2) | PSOE | |
| 5 March de 1939 | 31 March de 1939 | Segismundo Casado López Segismundo Casado Segismundo Casado López was a Spanish Army officer in the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.-Early life:... (1) |
Militar | |
| Dictatorship of Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975... (1936–1975) |
31 January de 1938 | 9 August de 1939 | Fidel Dávila Arrondo (2) | |
| 9 August de 1939 | 3 September de 1942 | José Enrique Varela Iglesias José Enrique Varela José Enrique Varela Iglesias was a Spanish military officer and Carlist noted for his role as a Nationalist commander in the Spanish Civil War.-Early career:... (3) |
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| 9 August de 1939 | 20 July de 1945 | Salvador Moreno Fernández (4) | ||
| 9 August de 1939 | 27 June de 1940 | Juan Yagüe Blanco (5) | ||
| 3 September de 1942 | 20 July de 1945 | Carlos Asensio Cabanillas Carlos Asensio Cabanillas Carlos Asensio Cabanillas was a Spanish soldier and statesman who served during the Spanish Civil War, rising in command from Colonel to General in Franco's Army of Africa.... (3) |
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| 27 June de 1940 | 20 July de 1945 | Juan Vigón Suerodíaz (5) | ||
| 20 July de 1945 | 19 July de 1951 | Fidel Dávila Arrondo (3) | ||
| 20 July de 1945 | 19 July de 1951 | Francisco Regalado Rodríguez (4) | ||
| 20 July de 1945 | 25 February de 1957 | Eduardo González-Gallarza (5) | ||
| 19 July de 1951 | 25 February de 1957 | Agustín Muñoz Grandes Agustín Muñoz Grandes Agustín Muñoz Grandes was a Spanish general, and politician, vice-president of the Spanish Government and minister with Francisco Franco several times; also known as the commander of the Blue Division between 1941 and 1943.-Biography:Born to a humble family in Madrid, Muñoz Grandes enrolled at the... (3) |
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| 19 July de 1951 | 25 February de 1957 | Salvador Moreno Fernández (4) | ||
| 25 February de 1957 | 10 July de 1962 | Antonio Barroso y Sánchez Guerra (3) | ||
| 25 February de 1957 | 10 July de 1962 | Felipe José Abárzuza y Oliva (4) | ||
| 25 February de 1957 | 10 July de 1962 | José Rodríguez Díaz de Lecea (5) | ||
| 10 July de 1962 | 11 February de 1964 | Pablo Martín Alonso (3) | ||
| 10 July de 1962 | 29 de octubre de 1969 | Pedro Nieto Antúnez (4) | ||
| 10 July de 1962 | 29 de octubre de 1969 | José Daniel Lacalle Larraga (5) | ||
| 20 February de 1964 | 29 de octubre de 1969 | Camilo Menéndez Tolosa (3) | ||
| 20 de octubre de 1969 | 11 June de 1973 | Juan Castañón de Mena (3) | ||
| 20 de octubre de 1969 | 11 June de 1973 | Adolfo Baturone Colombo (4) | ||
| 20 de octubre de 1969 | 3 January de 1974 | Julio Salvador y Díaz-Benjumea (5) | ||
| 11 June de 1973 | 11 July de 1975 | Francisco Coloma Gallegos (3) | ||
| 11 June de 1973 | 14 April de 1977 | Gabriel Pita da Veiga y Sanz (4) | ||
| 3 January de 1974 | 11 de diciembre de 1975 | Mariano Cuadra Medina (5) | ||
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11 de diciembre de 1975 | 4 July de 1977 | Félix Álvarez-Arenas y Pacheco (3) | |
| 11 de diciembre de 1975 | 4 July de 1977 | Carlos Franco Iribarnegaray (5) | ||
| 14 April de 1977 | 4 July de 1977 | Pascual Pery Junquera (4) | ||
| 4 July de 1977 | 6 April de 1979 | Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado, 1st Marquis of Gutiérrez Mellado was a Spanish general and government minister. Appointed Chief of Staff of the Spanish Army in June 1976, Gutiérrez Mellado served as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain from September 21, 1976 to February 26, 1981, holding the Defence... (1) |
Militar | |
| 5 July de 1977 | 26 February de 1981 | Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún was a Spanish politician and businessman as well as being a doctor in economics and law who was best known as being the mayor of Madrid from 1989-1991.... (1) |
UCD UCD -Education:*University of California, Davis*University College Dublin, Irish university**University College Dublin A.F.C., the university's association football club**University College Dublin RFC, the university's rugby union club... |
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| 26 February de 1981 | 3 de diciembre de 1982 | Alberto Oliart Saussol (1) | UCD UCD -Education:*University of California, Davis*University College Dublin, Irish university**University College Dublin A.F.C., the university's association football club**University College Dublin RFC, the university's rugby union club... |
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| 3 de diciembre de 1982 | 12 March de 1991 | Narcís Serra i Serra Narcís Serra i Serra Narcís Serra i Serra was Mayor of Barcelona from 1979 to 1982 and was Minister of Defense and successor to the vice presidency of Alfonso Guerra in 1991. He also sat in the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Barcelona region from 1986 to 2004.-References:... (1) |
PSOE | |
| 12 March de 1991 | 3 July de 1995 | Julián García Vargas (1) | PSOE | |
| 3 July de 1995 | 5 May de 1996 | Gustavo Suárez Pertierra (1) | PSOE | |
| 5 May de 1996 | 27 April de 2000 | Eduardo Serra Rexach Eduardo Serra Rexach Eduardo Serra Rexach is a Spanish politician and businessman, who served as the Minister of Defence from 1996 to 2000 during the government of José María Aznar... (1) |
Independent | |
| 28 April de 2000 | 18 April de 2004 | Federico Trillo-Figueroa (1) | PP PP PP, pp, Pp, or Pp may refer to:- Places :* Perry Park, any of several places in Australia, England, or the United States* Phi Phi Islands, in Thailand* Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia... |
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| 18 April de 2004 | 7 April de 2006 | José Bono Martínez José Bono Martínez José Bono Martínez is a Spanish politician, born in Salobre, Albacete. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , he is the President of the Congress of Deputies. Before that, he was the Minister of Defence of Spain from April 18, 2004, in the Government chaired by José Luis Rodríguez... (1) |
PSOE | |
| 7 April de 2006 | 14 April de 2008 | José Antonio Alonso Suárez José Antonio Alonso Suárez José Antonio Alonso Suárez, is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician.A judge Alonso was elected to the Spanish Congress in 2004, representing León Province and was re-elected in 2008. He later served as spokesman for the PSOE Parliamentary Group... (1) |
PSOE | |
| 14 April de 2008 | 20 May de 2008 | Carme Chacón Piqueras (1) | PSOE | |
| 20 May de 2008 | 30 June de 2008 | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba is a Spanish politician and a leading figure in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He served in the government of Spain as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993 and as Minister of the Interior from 2006 to 2011; in addition, he was First Deputy Prime Minister from... (Interin) (1) |
PSOE | |
| 30 June de 2008 | Actualidad | Carme Chacón Piqueras (1) | PSOE |
(1) Minister of Defence
(2) Minister of National Defence
(3) Minister of the Army
(4) Minister of the Navy
(5) Minister of the Air Forces
(6) Minister of War
(7) Royal Secretary of War