Ministry of Justice (Spain)
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The Ministry of Justice is one of the ministries in the Government of Spain. The ministry has its headquarters in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

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This Ministry has the following competences:
  • The preparation and execution of the politics of the Government regarding criminal, civil, mercantile and procedural law;
  • The protection of the freedom of worship and the administration of the right of grace
  • The regulation of nobility titles
  • The tasks related to the organization and support of the Administration of Justice
  • The procurement of juridical international cooperation, as well as with the Autonomous Communities
  • The relations of the Government with the Spanish Agency of Protection of Information.

List of Ministers of Justice of Spain

Period Took office Left office Name Party
Reign of
Joseph I 

(1808-1813)
7 July 1808 1 August 1808 Sebastián Piñuela Alonso (1)
5 September 1808 27 February 1812 Manuel Romero
Manuel Romero
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(1)
27 February 1812 27 June 1813 Pablo Arribas(1) Interim.
Junta Suprema Central 
(1808-1812)
15 February 1808 6 February 1810 Benito Ramón de la Hermida (3)
6 February 1810 19 January 1811 Nicolás María Sierra (3)
19 January 1811 12 August 1811 José Antonio Larrumbide Urquidizar (3) Interim.
12 August 1811 23 June 1812 Ignacio Pezuela (3) Interim.
23 June 1812 10 February 1813 Antonio Cano Ramírez de Arellano (3)
10 February 1813 4 May 1814 Manuel García Herreros (3) Interim
Reign of
Fernando VII 

(1814-1833)
4 May 1814 8 November 1814 Pedro Macanaz (3)
8 November 1814 27 January 1816 Tomás Moyano (3)
27 January 1816 30 February 1816 Pedro Cevallos Guerra (3) Interim.
30 February 1816 29 January 1817 José García de León y Pizarro
José García de León y Pizarro
José García de León y Pizarro, born in Santa Cruz de Marquis, Nueva Granada, Ecuador, was Minister of State of Spain from October 30, 1816 to September 14, 1818. He married Maria Mercedes Avila and had a son Rafael Garcia.He died by decapitation....

(3)
Interim.
29 January 1817 1 November 1819 Juan Esteban Lozano de Torres (3)
1 November 1819 9 March 1820 Bernardo Mozo de Rosales (3)
9 March 1820 8 April 1820 José García de la Torre (3) Interim
8 April 1820 2 March 1821 Manuel García Herreros (1)
2 March 1821 28 February 1822 Vicente Cano Manuel Ramírez de Arellano (1)
28 February 1822 23 July 1822 Nicolás María Garelli (1)
23 July 1822 5 August 1822 Damián de la Santa (1) Interim
5 August 1822 12 May 1823 Felipe Benicio Navarro (1)
12 May 1823 30 September 1823 José María Calatrava (1)
30 September 1823 2 December 1823 José García de la Torre (3)
2 December 1823 18 January 1824 Narciso Heredia y Begines de los Ríos (3)
18 January 1824 1 February 1832 Francisco Tadeo Calomarde (3)
1 February 1832 14 December 1832 José Cafranga Costilla (3)
14 December 1832 25 March 1833 Francisco Fernández del Pino (3)
25 March 1833 29 November 1833 Juan Gualberto González Bravo Delgado (3)
Regency of
María Cristina

for Isabel II
Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II was the only female monarch of Spain in modern times. She came to the throne as an infant, but her succession was disputed by the Carlists, who refused to recognise a female sovereign, leading to the Carlist Wars. After a troubled reign, she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of...


(1833-1840)
29 November 1833 15 January 1834 Juan Gualberto González Bravo (1)
15 January 1834 17 February 1835 Nicolás María Garelli (1)
17 February 1835 13 June 1835 Juan de la Dehesa (1)
13 June 1835 27 September 1835 Manuel García Herreros (1)
29 September 1835 15 May 1836 Álvaro Gómez Becerra
15 May 1836 14 August 1836 Manuel Barrio Ayuso (1)
14 August 1836 18 August 1837 José Landero y Corchado (1)
18 August 1837 1 February 1837 Ramón Salvato (1)
1 February 1837 4 February 1837 Juan Antonio Castejón (1)
4 February 1837 16 December 1837 Pablo Mata Vigil (1)
16 December 1837 6 September 1838 Francisco Castro y Orozco (1)
6 September 1838 21 November 1838 Domingo Ruiz de la Vega (1)
21 November 1838 9 December 1838 Antonio González y González (1)
9 December 1838 20 July 1840 Lorenzo Arrazola (1)
20 July 1840 12 August 1840 Antonio González y González (1)
12 August 1840 29 August 1840 Francisco Agustín Silvela y Blanco
Francisco Agustín Silvela y Blanco
Francisco Agustín Silvela y Blanco was an Argentine lawyer and politician....

(1)
29 August 1840 11 September 1840 Modesto Cortázar (1)
11 September 1840 16 September 1840 Álvaro Gómez Becerra (1)
Regency of
Baldomero Espartero

for Isabel II
Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II was the only female monarch of Spain in modern times. She came to the throne as an infant, but her succession was disputed by the Carlists, who refused to recognise a female sovereign, leading to the Carlist Wars. After a troubled reign, she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of...


(1840-1843)
16 September 1840 20 May 1841 Álvaro Gómez Becerra (1)
20 May 1841 17 June 1842 José Alonso Ruiz de Conejares (1)
17 June 1842 9 May 1843 Miguel Antonio de Zumalacarregui (1) Interim.
9 May 1843 19 May 1843 Joaquín María López (1)
19 May 1843 30 July 1843 Álvaro Gómez Becerra (1)
Reign of
Isabel II
Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II was the only female monarch of Spain in modern times. She came to the throne as an infant, but her succession was disputed by the Carlists, who refused to recognise a female sovereign, leading to the Carlist Wars. After a troubled reign, she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of...


(1843-1868)
25 July 1843 24 November 1843 Joaquín María López (1)
24 November 1843 1 December 1843 Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga
Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga
Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga was a Spanish lawyer and politician who served as Minister of State in 1854, in a cabinet headed by Baldomero Espartero, 1st Duke of la Victoria...

(1)
5 December 1843 12 February 1846 Luis Mayans y Enríquez de Navarra (1)
13 February 1846 16 March 1846 Lorenzo Arrazola (1)
16 March 1846 5 April 1846 Pedro Egaña (1)
5 April 1846 28 January 1847 Joaquín Díaz Caneja (1)
28 January 1847 28 March 1847 Juan Bravo Murillo
Juan Bravo Murillo
Juan Bravo Murillo was a Spanish politician, jurist and economist. He was president of the council of ministers of Spain from 14 January 1851 to 14 December 1852 during the reign of Isabella II.-Origins:Bravo Murillo was born in Fregenal de la Sierra on 24...

(1)
30 March 1847 3 September 1847 Florencio Rodríguez Vaamonde (1)
3 September 1847 4 February 1847 Florencio García Goyena
Florencio García Goyena
Florencio García Goyena was a Spanish jurist.García Goyena studied law in Madrid and Salamanca before serving as legal counsel to the Cortes of Navarra and the governors of the provinces of Léon, Granada and Zaragoza. A liberal, he went into French exile from 1823 to 1834...

(1)
4 February 1847 19 February 1849 Lorenzo Arrazola (1)
19 February 1849 20 February 1849 José Manresa (1)
20 February 1849 14 January 1851 Lorenzo Arrazola (1)
14 January 1851 14 December 1852 Ventura González Romero (1)
14 December 1852 9 April 1853 Federico Vahey Alba (1)
14 April 1853 19 September 1853 Pablo Govantes (1)
19 September 1853 16 January 1854 José de Castro y Orozco
José de Castro y Orozco
José de Castro y Orozco was a Spanish politician, poet and playwright whose literary work is associated with the Romantic movement....

(1)
16 January 1854 17 July 1854 Jacinto Félix Domenech (1) Interim
18 July 1854 30 July 1854 Pedro Gómez de la Serna (1)
30 July 1854 29 November 1854 José Alonso Ruiz de Conejares (1)
29 November 1854 6 June 1855 Joaquín Aguirre de la Peña (1)
6 June 1855 15 January 1856 Manuel Fuente Andrés (1)
15 January 1856 14 July 1856 José Arias Uría (1)
14 July 1856 7 August 1856 Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga
Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga
Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga was a Spanish lawyer and politician who served as Minister of State in 1854, in a cabinet headed by Baldomero Espartero, 1st Duke of la Victoria...

(1)
7 August 1856 12 February 1856 Cirilo Álvarez (1)
12 February 1856 15 February 1857 Manuel Seijas Lozano (1)
15 February 1857 25 February 1857 Fernando Álvarez
Fernando Alvarez
Fernando Enrique Alvarez is an Argentine macroeconomist. He is a professor of economics at the University of Chicago. He received his B.A. in Economics at Universidad Nacional de La Plata in 1989 and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1994...

(1)
Interim
25 February 1857 14 January 1858 Joaquín José Casaus (1)
14 January 1858 30 June 1858 José Fernández de la Hoz (1)
30 June 1858 17 January 1863 Santiago Fernández Negrete (1)
17 January 1863 9 February 1863 Nicomedes Pastor Díaz (1)
9 February 1863 2 March 1863 Pedro Nolasco Aurioles Aguado (1)
2 March 1863 17 January 1864 Rafael Monares Cebrián (1)
17 January 1864 1 March 1864 Fernando Álvarez
Fernando Alvarez
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(1)
1 March 1864 16 September 1864 Luis Mayans y Enríquez de Navarra (1)
16 September 1864 21 June 1865 Lorenzo Arrazola (1)
21 June 1865 10 July 1866 Fernando Calderón Collantes (1) Interim.
10 July 1866 27 June 1867 Lorenzo Arrazola (1)
27 June 1867 15 June 1868 Joaquín de Roncali y Ceruti (1)
15 June 1868 30 September 1868 Carlos María Coronado (1)
Sexenio
Democrático
Glorious Revolution (Spain)
The Glorious Revolution took place in Spain in 1868, resulting in the deposition of Queen Isabella II.An 1866 rebellion led by General Juan Prim and a revolt of the sergeants at San Gil barracks, in Madrid, sent a signal to Spanish liberals and republicans that there was serious unrest with the...

8 February 1868 18 June 1869 Antonio Romero Ortiz (1)
18 June 1869 13 July 1869 Cristóbal Martín de Herrera
Cristóbal Martín de Herrera
Cristóbal Martín de Herrera was a Spanish politician who served as Ministry of Public Works in the reign of Alfonso XII....

(1)
13 July 1869 9 January 1870 Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla was a Spanish politician. He served as prime minister of Spain for a little over ten weeks in the summer of 1871, and again for eight months between June 1872 and February 1873....

(1)
9 January 1870 4 January 1871 Eugenio Montero Ríos
Eugenio Montero Ríos
Eugenio Montero Ríos was a leading member of the Spanish Liberal Party before being part of a 1903 schism that divided it. He also served briefly as Prime Minister. He played a role in the 1898 Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish–American War as he was then President of the Senate of Spain.-...

(1)
Reign of
Amadeo I
Amadeo I of Spain
Amadeo I was the only King of Spain from the House of Savoy...


(1871-1873)
4 January 1871 24 July 1871 Augusto Ulloa (1)
24 July 1871 5 October 1871 Eugenio Montero Ríos
Eugenio Montero Ríos
Eugenio Montero Ríos was a leading member of the Spanish Liberal Party before being part of a 1903 schism that divided it. He also served briefly as Prime Minister. He played a role in the 1898 Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish–American War as he was then President of the Senate of Spain.-...

(1)
5 October 1871 26 May 1872 Eduardo Alonso Colmenares
Eduardo Alonso Colmenares
Eduardo Alonso Colmenares was a Spanish lawyer, judge and politician. He was Minister of Justice during the reign of Amadeo I, later becoming Minister of Public Works and the Economy during the First Spanish Republic....

(1)
26 May 1872 13 June 1872 Alejandro Groizard (1)
13 June 1872 12 February 1873 Eugenio Montero Ríos
Eugenio Montero Ríos
Eugenio Montero Ríos was a leading member of the Spanish Liberal Party before being part of a 1903 schism that divided it. He also served briefly as Prime Minister. He played a role in the 1898 Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish–American War as he was then President of the Senate of Spain.-...

(1)
I Republic
First Spanish Republic
The First Spanish Republic was the political regime that existed in Spain between the parliamentary proclamation on 11 February 1873 and 29 December 1874 when General Arsenio Martínez-Campos's pronunciamento marked the beginning of the Bourbon Restoration in Spain...


(1873-1874)
12 February 1873 11 June 1873 Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso (1)
11 June 1873 28 June 1873 José Fernando González (1)
28 June 1873 18 July 1873 Joaquín Gil Bergés (1)
19 July 1873 4 September 1873 Pedro José Moreno Rodríguez (1)
8 September 1873 3 January 1874 Luis del Río y Ramos (1)
3 January 1874 4 January 1874 Eugenio García Ruiz (1) Interim
4 January 1874 13 May 1874 Cristino Martos Balbi (1)
13 May 1874 3 September 1874 Manuel Alonso Martínez
Manuel Alonso Martínez
Manuel Alonso Martínez was a Spanish jurist and politician, and the principal redactor of the Spanish Civil Code of 1888/89.After working as a Burgos attorney, he entered public service in 1854 as a member of the Cortes...

(1)
3 September 1874 31 December 1874 Eduardo Alonso Colmenares
Eduardo Alonso Colmenares
Eduardo Alonso Colmenares was a Spanish lawyer, judge and politician. He was Minister of Justice during the reign of Amadeo I, later becoming Minister of Public Works and the Economy during the First Spanish Republic....

(1)
Reign of
Alfonso XII
Alfonso XII of Spain
Alfonso XII was king of Spain, reigning from 1874 to 1885, after a coup d'état restored the monarchy and ended the ephemeral First Spanish Republic.-Early life and paternity:Alfonso was the son of Queen Isabella II of Spain, and...


(1874-1885)
31 December 1874 12 September 1875 Francisco de Cárdenas Espejo (1)
12 September 1875 2 December 1875 Fernando Calderón Collantes (1)
2 December 1875 14 January 1877 Cristóbal Martín de Herrera
Cristóbal Martín de Herrera
Cristóbal Martín de Herrera was a Spanish politician who served as Ministry of Public Works in the reign of Alfonso XII....

(1)
14 January 1877 6 January 1879 Fernando Calderón Collantes (1)
6 January 1879 7 March 1879 Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal
Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal
Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal was a Spanish lawyer, journalist and politician.He was Minister of Justice during the reign of Alfonso XII of Spain. He was a deputy in Congress on for Ourense and Pontevedra and elected in most of the elections between 1858 and 1884, as senator for Orense in 1884...

(1)
7 March 1879 9 December 1879 Pedro Nolasco Aurioles Aguado (1)
9 December 1879 8 February 1881 Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal
Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal
Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal was a Spanish lawyer, journalist and politician.He was Minister of Justice during the reign of Alfonso XII of Spain. He was a deputy in Congress on for Ourense and Pontevedra and elected in most of the elections between 1858 and 1884, as senator for Orense in 1884...

(1)
8 February 1881 9 January 1883 Manuel Alonso Martínez
Manuel Alonso Martínez
Manuel Alonso Martínez was a Spanish jurist and politician, and the principal redactor of the Spanish Civil Code of 1888/89.After working as a Burgos attorney, he entered public service in 1854 as a member of the Cortes...

(1)
9 January 1883 13 October 1883 Vicente Romero Girón (1)
13 October 1883 18 January 1884 Aureliano Linares Rivas (1)
18 January 1881 27 November 1885 Francisco Silvela Le Vielleuze
Francisco Silvela le Vielleuze
Francisco Silvela y Le Vielleuze was a Spanish politician who became the president of Spain on May 3, 1899, succeeding Práxedes Mateo Sagasta...

(1)
Regency of
María Cristina
Maria Christina of Austria
Maria Christina of Austria was Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain...


for Alfonso XIII
Alfonso XIII of Spain
Alfonso XIII was King of Spain from 1886 until 1931. His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was appointed regent during his minority...


(1885-1902)
27 November 1885 11 December 1888 Manuel Alonso Martínez
Manuel Alonso Martínez
Manuel Alonso Martínez was a Spanish jurist and politician, and the principal redactor of the Spanish Civil Code of 1888/89.After working as a Burgos attorney, he entered public service in 1854 as a member of the Cortes...

(1)
11 December 1888 21 January 1890 José Canalejas Méndez
José Canalejas
José Canalejas y Méndez was a Spanish politician, born in Ferrol.-Early life:Canalejas graduated in 1871 from the University of Madrid, took his Galicia doctor's degree in 1872 and became a lecturer on literature in 1873...

(1)
21 January 1890 5 July 1890 Joaquín López Puigcerver (1)
5 July 1890 23 November 1891 Raimundo Fernández Villaverde
Raimundo Fernández Villaverde
Don Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde y García del Rivero, iure uxoris Marquis of Pozo Rubio, was a Spanish statesman....

(1)
23 November 1891 11 December 1892 Fernando Cos-Gayón y Pons (1)
11 December 1892 6 July 1893 Eugenio Montero Ríos
Eugenio Montero Ríos
Eugenio Montero Ríos was a leading member of the Spanish Liberal Party before being part of a 1903 schism that divided it. He also served briefly as Prime Minister. He played a role in the 1898 Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish–American War as he was then President of the Senate of Spain.-...

(1)
6 July 1893 4 November 1894 Trinitario Ruiz Capdepón (1)
4 November 1894 23 March 1895 Antonio Maura Montaner
Antonio Maura Montaner
Antonio Maura y Montaner was Prime Minister of Spain on five separate occasions: 5 December 1903-16 December 1904, 25 January 1907-21 October 1909, 22 March 1918-9 November 1918, 14 April 1919-20 July 1919, and 13 August 1921-8 March 1922....

(1)
23 March 1895 14 December 1895 Francisco Romero Robledo (1)
14 December 1895 4 October 1897 Manuel Aguirre de Tejada
Manuel Aguirre de Tejada
Manuel Aguirre de Tejada was a Spanish politician and lawyer.He was Foreign Minister during the reign of Alfonso XII, and Minister of Justice during the regency of Maria Christina of Austria....

(1)
4 October 1897 4 March 1899 Alejandro Groizard y Gómez de la Serna (1)
4 March 1899 24 October 1899 Manuel Durán y Bas
Manuel Durán y Bas
Manuel Durán y Bas was one of the leading Spanish jurists of his generation and served as Spanish Minister of Justice in 1899.-Life:...

(1)
24 October 1899 18 April 1900 Luis María de la Torre y de la Hoz (1)
18 April 1900 6 March 1901 Francisco Javier González de Castejón y Elío (1)
6 March 1901 19 March 1902 Julián García-San Miguel (1)
19 March 1902 17 May 1902 Juan Montilla y Adán (1)
Reign of
Alfonso XIII
Alfonso XIII of Spain
Alfonso XIII was King of Spain from 1886 until 1931. His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was appointed regent during his minority...


(1902-1923)
17 May 1902 15 November 1902 Juan Montilla y Adán (1)
15 November 1902 6 December 1902 Joaquín López Puigcerver (1)
6 December 1902 20 July 1903 Eduardo Dato Iradier (1)
20 July 1903 5 December 1903 Francisco Guzmán y Carballeda (1)
5 December 1903 16 December 1904 Joaquín Sánchez de Toca (1)
16 December 1904 23 June 1905 Francisco Javier Ugarte Pagés (1)
23 June 1905 31 October 1905 Joaquín González de la Peña (1)
31 October 1905 1 December 1905 Joaquín López Puigcerver (1)
1 December 1905 10 June 1906 Manuel García Prieto
Manuel García Prieto
Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquis of Alhucemas was a Spanish politician who was prime minister several times in his life....

(1)
10 June 1906 6 July 1906 José María Celleruelo Poviones (1)
6 July 1906 30 November 1906 Álvaro de Figueroa y Torres (1)
30 November 1906 25 January 1907 Antonio Barroso Castillo (1)
25 January 1907 21 October 1909 Juan Armada y Losada
Juan Armada y Losada
Juan Armada y Losada was a Spanish politician....

(1)
21 October 1909 9 February 1910 Eduardo Martínez del Campo y Acosta (1)
9 February 1910 3 April 1911 Trinitario Ruiz Valarino (1)
3 April 1911 29 June 1911 Antonio Barroso Castillo (1)
29 June 1911 12 March 1912 José Canalejas Méndez
José Canalejas
José Canalejas y Méndez was a Spanish politician, born in Ferrol.-Early life:Canalejas graduated in 1871 from the University of Madrid, took his Galicia doctor's degree in 1872 and became a lecturer on literature in 1873...

(1)
3 April 1911 29 June 1911 Trinitario Ruiz Valarino (1)
29 June 1911 12 March 1912 José Canalejas Méndez
José Canalejas
José Canalejas y Méndez was a Spanish politician, born in Ferrol.-Early life:Canalejas graduated in 1871 from the University of Madrid, took his Galicia doctor's degree in 1872 and became a lecturer on literature in 1873...

(1)
12 March 1912 31 December 1912 Diego Arias de Miranda y Goytia
Diego Arias de Miranda
Diego Arias de Miranda was a Spanish politician linked to Christian naturalism. He was minister of justice and navy during the reign of King Alfonso XIII....

(1)
31 December 1912 24 May 1913 Antonio Barroso Castillo (1)
24 May 1913 13 June 1913 Álvaro de Figueroa y Torres (1)
13 June 1913 27 October 1913 Pedro Rodríguez de la Borbolla (1)
27 October 1913 7 September 1914 Francisco Javier González de Castejón y Elío (1)
7 September 1914 4 January 1915 Eduardo Dato Iradier (1)
4 January 1915 9 December 1915 Manuel de Burgos y Mazo (1)
9 December 1915 8 October 1916 Antonio Barroso Castillo (1)
8 October 1916 19 April 1917 Juan Alvarado y del Saz
Juan Alvarado y del Saz
Juan Alvarado y del Saz was a Spanish lawyer and politician.He was Minister of Naval Defense of Spain and Minster of Economy and Property of Spain, Minister of Justice of Spain and Miniser of External Affairs during the reign of Alfonso XIII....

(1)
19 April 1917 11 June 1917 Trinitario Ruiz Valarino (1)
11 June 1917 3 November 1917 Manuel de Burgos y Mazo (1)
3 November 1917 22 March 1918 Joaquín Fernández Prida
Joaquín Fernández Prida
Joaquín Fernández Prida Joaquín Fernández Prida Joaquín Fernández Prida (Oviedo, Spain, 1865 - Madrid, Spain, 1942, was a Spanish lawyer and politician who served as Minister of State in 1922, during the reign of King Alfonso XIII of Spain.-Sources:...

(1)
22 March 1918 10 October 1918 Álvaro de Figueroa y Torres (1)
10 October 1918 9 November 1918 Antonio Maura y Montaner (1) Interim
9 November 1918 5 December 1918 José Roig y Berdagá (1)
5 December 1918 15 April 1919 Alejandro Roselló y Pastors (1)
15 April 1919 20 July 1919 José Bahamonde y de Lanz (1)
20 July 1919 12 December 1919 Pascual Amat y Esteve
Pascual Amat
Pascual Amat was a Spanish politician, military figure and lawyer.Born in Yecla, he was Minister of Justice of Spain during the reign of Alfonso XIII. He initiated his political career by joining the Partido Liberal Fusionista, participating in the elections of 1893 to 1898 and successfully...

(1)
12 December 1919 5 May 1920 Pablo Garnica y Echevarría (1)
5 May 1920 1 September 1920 Gabino Bugallal Araújo (1)
1 September 1920 13 March 1921 Mariano Ordóñez García (1)
13 March 1921 7 July 1921 Vicente Piniés Bayona (1)
7 July 1921 14 August 1921 Julio Wais San Martín (1)
14 August 1921 8 March 1922 José Francos Rodríguez (1)
8 March 1922 1 April 1922 José Bertrán y Musitu (1)
1 April 1922 4 December 1922 Mariano Ordóñez García (1)
4 December 1922 7 December 1922 Carlos Cañal y Migolla (1)
7 December 1922 26 May 1923 Álvaro de Figueroa y Torres (1)
26 May 1923 15 September 1923 Antonio López Muñoz (1)
Dictatorship of
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...


(1923-1931)
17 September 1923 21 December 1923 Fernando Cadalso Manzano (1)
21 December 1923 22 January 1924 Ernesto Jiménez Sánchez (1)
22 January 1924 3 December 1925 Francisco García Goyena y Alzugaray (1)
3 December 1925 3 November 1928 Galo Ponte y Escartín (1)
3 November 1928 30 January 1930 Galo Ponte y Escartín (2)
30 January 1930 25 November 1930 José Estrada y Estrada (2)
25 November 1930 18 February 1931 Joaquín de Montes Jovellar (2)
18 February 1931 14 April 1931 Manuel García Prieto
Manuel García Prieto
Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquis of Alhucemas was a Spanish politician who was prime minister several times in his life....

(2)
II 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 1931 16 December 1931 Fernando de los Ríos Urruti PSOE
16 December 1931 4 July 1933 Álvaro de Albornoz Liminiana PRS
4 July 1933 12 September 1933 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....

FRG
12 September 1933 29 November 1933 Juan Botella Asensi IRS
29 November 1933 16 December 1933 Domingo Barnés Salinas Indep.
16 December 1933 17 April 1934 Ramón Álvarez Valdés
Ramón Álvarez Valdés
Ramón Álvarez Valdés was a Spanish politician and lawyer.He was Minister of Justice of during the Second Spanish Republic between 16 December 1933 and 17 April 1934 under the presidency of Alexander Lerroux. He was arrested after the military revolt of 18 July 1936 in the Spanish Civil War and...

PLD
17 April 1934 28 April 1934 Salvador de Madariaga Rojo
Salvador de Madariaga
Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo was a Spanish diplomat, writer, historian and pacifist. He had two daughters....

Indep.
28 April 1934 4 October 1934 Vicente Cantos Figuerola PRR
4 October 1934 3 April 1935 Rafael Aizpún Santafé CEDA
Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right
The Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right was a Spanish political party in the Second Spanish Republic. A Catholic conservative force, it was the political heir to Angel Herrera Oria's Acción Popular and defined itself in terms of the 'affirmation and defence of the principles of Christian...

3 April 1935 6 May 1935 Vicente Cantos Figuerola PRR
6 May 1935 25 September 1935 Cándido Casanueva y Gorjón CEDA
Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right
The Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right was a Spanish political party in the Second Spanish Republic. A Catholic conservative force, it was the political heir to Angel Herrera Oria's Acción Popular and defined itself in terms of the 'affirmation and defence of the principles of Christian...

25 September 1935 14 December 1935 Federico Salmón Amorín (4) CEDA
Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right
The Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right was a Spanish political party in the Second Spanish Republic. A Catholic conservative force, it was the political heir to Angel Herrera Oria's Acción Popular and defined itself in terms of the 'affirmation and defence of the principles of Christian...

14 December 1935 30 December 1935 Alfredo Martínez García (5) PLD
30 December 1935 19 February 1936 Manuel Becerra Fernández (5) PC
19 February 1936 13 May 1936 Antonio Lara Zárate UR
Unión Republicana
Unión Republicana may refer to:* Republican Union Party - original Republican Party, founded in 1934* Republican Union Party - founded in 1986* Republican Union...

13 May 1936 4 September 1936 Manuel Blasco Garzón UR
Unión Republicana
Unión Republicana may refer to:* Republican Union Party - original Republican Party, founded in 1934* Republican Union Party - founded in 1986* Republican Union...

4 September 1936 4 November 1936 Mariano Ruiz-Funes García IR
4 November 1936 17 May 1937 Juan García Oliver
Juan García Oliver
Juan García Oliver was a Spanish Anarcho-syndicalist revolutionary, and a leading figure of Anarchism in Spain....

CNT
CNT
-Buildings:* Canadian National Tower, or CN Tower, a communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada-Businesses:* Cantiere Navale Triestino , an Italian shipbuilding company founded in 1908 and renamed Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico Monfalcone in 1929-Non-profit organizations:*...

17 May 1937 11 December 1937 Manuel de Irujo y Ollo PNV
11 December 1937 5 April 1938 Tomás Bilbao Hospitalet [Eusko Abertzale Ekintza|ANV]]
5 April 1938 1 April 1939 Ramón González Peña PSOE
Francoism
(1936-1975)
3 October 1936 30 January 1938 José Cortés López
30 January 1938 9 August 1939 Tomás Domínguez Arévalo
9 August 1939 16 March 1943 Esteban Bilbao y Eguía
16 March 1943 18 July 1945 Eduardo Aunós Pérez
18 July 1945 18 July 1951 Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta y Melero
18 July 1951 7 July 1965 Antonio Iturmendi Bañales
7 July 1965 9 June 1973 Antonio María de Oriol y Urquijo
9 June 1973 11 March 1975 Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo y Baquero
11 March 1975 12 December 1975 José María Sánchez-Ventura Pascual
Reign of
Juan Carlos I
Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...


(since 1975)
12 December 1975 5 July 1976 Antonio Garrigues Díaz-Cañabate
5 July 1976 4 July 1977 Landelino Lavilla Alsina
4 July 1977 6 April 1979 Landelino Lavilla Alsina UCD Cst.
Council of Ministers of Spain (Constituent Legislature)
The Constituent Legislature of Spain was the first Council of Ministers after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. It followed the general election of 1977...

 (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...

)
5 July 1979 9 September 1980 Íñigo Cavero Lataillade UCD I
Council of Ministers of Spain (1st Legislature)
The 1st Legislature of Spain was the second Council of Ministers after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. It followed the general election of 1979...

 (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...

/Calvo-Sotelo)
9 September 1980 1 September 1981 Francisco Fernández Ordóñez
Francisco Fernández Ordóñez
Francisco Fernández Ordóñez was a Spanish politician who became Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party government of Felipe González from 1985 until shortly before his death from a terminal illness in 1992...

UCD
1 September 1981 3 December 1982 Pío Cabanillas Gallas UCD
2 December 1982 12 July 1988 Fernando Ledesma Bartret PSOE II • III (González
Felipe González
Felipe González Márquez is a Spanish socialist politician. He was the General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to 1997. To date, he remains the longest-serving Prime Minister of Spain, after having served four successive mandates from 1982 to 1996.-Early life:Felipe was...

)
12 July 1988 12 March 1991 Enrique Múgica Herzog
Enrique Múgica Herzog
Enrique Múgica Herzog is an attorney and Spanish politician. A historical member of the PSOE, former Justice Minister , former congressman and former Ombudsman ....

PSOE III • IV (González
Felipe González
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)
12 March 1991 13 July 1993 Tomás de la Quadra-Salcedo PSOE IV (González
Felipe González
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)
14 July 1993 19 December 1995 Juan Alberto Belloch Julbe PSOE V (González
Felipe González
Felipe González Márquez is a Spanish socialist politician. He was the General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to 1997. To date, he remains the longest-serving Prime Minister of Spain, after having served four successive mandates from 1982 to 1996.-Early life:Felipe was...

)
5 May 1996 27 April 2000 Margarita Mariscal de Gante PP VI (Aznar
José María Aznar
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)
28 April 2000 10 July 2002 Ángel Acebes Paniagua PP VII
Council of Ministers of Spain (7th Legislature)
*President of the Government**José María Aznar López*First Vice President**: Mariano Rajoy Brey**: Rodrigo Rato Figaredo*Second Vice President**: Rodrigo Rato Figaredo...

 (Aznar
José María Aznar
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)
10 July 2002 18 April 2004 José María Michavila
José María Michavila
José María Michavila Núñez is a Spanish politician who belongs to the main opposition People's Party .Married with three daughters and one son, Michavila qualified in law and history. He entered politics in 1993 when he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Madrid region...

PP
18 April 2004 12 February 2007 Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Juan Fernando López Aguilar is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician, and former Minister of Justice in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. He also represented Las Palmas in the congress between 2000 and 2004....

PSOE VIII
Council of Ministers of Spain (8th Legislature)
The following is a list of the Council of Ministers of the 8th legislature of Spain:*President of the Government**José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero*First Vice President, Minister of Presidency and Minister-Speaker of the Cabinet...

 (Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he will not stand for re-election in 2012...

)
12 February 2007 23 February 2009 Mariano Fernández Bermejo PSOE VIII
Council of Ministers of Spain (8th Legislature)
The following is a list of the Council of Ministers of the 8th legislature of Spain:*President of the Government**José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero*First Vice President, Minister of Presidency and Minister-Speaker of the Cabinet...

 • IX
Council of Ministers of Spain (9th Legislature)
The following is the list of members of the Cabinet of Spain formed after the 2008 general election....

 (Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he will not stand for re-election in 2012...

)
23 February 2009 Incumbent Francisco Caamaño Domínguez PSOE IX
Council of Ministers of Spain (9th Legislature)
The following is the list of members of the Cabinet of Spain formed after the 2008 general election....

 (Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he will not stand for re-election in 2012...

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If the Minister has no number, their title was Minister of Justice.

(1) Minister of Grace and Justice
(2) Minister of Justice and Religion
(3) Secretary of the Office of Grace and Justice
(4) Minister of Labour and Justice
(5) Minister of Labour, Justice and Health

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