Ministry of Culture (Spain)
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| Agency overview | |
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| Preceding Agency | Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport |
| Type | Ministerio |
| Jurisdiction | Spanish government |
| Headquarters | Casa de las Sietes Chimeneas, 1 Plaza del Rey, Madrid |
| Annual budget | 1.505.838.910 €, 2009[1] |
| Agency executive | Mr. José Ignacio Wert Ortega, Minister |
| Child agencies |
Dirección General de Bellas Artes y Bienes Culturales[2] Dirección General del Libro, Archivos y Bibliotecas[3] |
| Website | www.mcu.es |
The Ministry of Culture of Spain was the department of Spanish government responsible for culture until 2011, when it was absorbed into the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport.[4]
There is a junior minister for culture, José María Lassalle, while José Ignacio Wert is the minister for education, culture and sport.
Organization
- Ministry of Culture
- Subsecretary of Culture
- General Technic Secretary
- General Direction for Policy and Cultural Industries
- General Direction of Fine Arts and Cultural Property
- General Direction of Books, Archives and Libraries
- General Subdirection of Libraries Coordination
Public organisms under direction of Ministry of Culture:
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Biblioteca Nacional de España
- Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música
- Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
- Museo Nacional del Prado
List of Ministers of Culture
- (1977 - 1979) Pío Cabanillas
- (1979 - 1980) Manuel Clavero
- (1980) Ricardo de la Cierva
- (1980 - 1981) Íñigo Cavero
- (1981 - 1982) Soledad Becerril
- (1982 - 1986) Javier Solana (1982-1986)
- (1986 - 1988) Javier Solana
- (1988 - 1989) Jorge Semprún Maura
- (1989 - 1991) Jorge Semprún Maura
- (1991 - 1993) Jordi Solé Tura
- (1993 - 1996) Carmen Alborch
- (1996 - 1999) Esperanza Aguirre, as Minister of Education and Culture
- (1999 - 2000) Mariano Rajoy, as Minister of Education and Culture
- (2000 - 2004) Pilar del Castillo, as Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
- (2004 - 2007) Carmen Calvo
- (2007 - 2009) César Antonio Molina
- (2009 - 2011) Ángeles González Sinde
- (2011 - ) José Ignacio Wert, as Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
References
- ↑ http://www.sgpg.pap.meh.es/Presup/PGE2009Ley/MaestroDocumentos/PGE-ROM/doc/1/3/21/2/N_09_E_R_31_124_1_1_7.PDF Budget of Ministry of Culture (2009) (in spanish)
- ↑ http://www.mcu.es/organizacion/Organigrama/Organigrama.html Ministry of Culture offices (in spanish)
- ↑ http://www.mcu.es/organizacion/Organigrama/Organigrama.html Ministry of Culture offices (in spanish)
- ↑ (Spanish) Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: "Real Decreto 1823/2011, de 21 de diciembre, por el que se reestructuran los departamentos ministeriales." Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Official website. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
External links
- Official site of the Spanish Ministry of Culture (in Spanish)
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