Ministry of Justice (Spain)

Ministry of Justice
Agency overview
Ministerio de Justicia
Logotype
Rafael Catalá, current Minister of Justice
Formed	14th April 1931
Preceding agency	Ministry of Justice and Interior
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Spanish government
Headquarters	Palacio de la Marquesa de la Sonora (Madrid)
Annual budget	1.698,23 millon € (2012)^[1]
Agency executive	Mr. Rafael Català, Minister of Justice
Website	Ministry of Justice(in Spanish)

Headquarters of the Ministry of Justice

The Ministry of Justice (Spanish: Ministerio de Justicia) is a department of the Government of Spain. The ministry has its headquarters in Madrid. The present incumbent of that Ministry is Mr. Rafael Català who is a member of the People's Party (PP).^[2]

Responsibilities

The Ministry of Justice is a department of the General Administration responsible for:^[3]

Preparing and carrying out the Government policy in order to bring the legal system off, specially in criminal, civil, commercial and procedural law affairs.
Guarantee the fundamental freedom of worship right.
Processing the documents relative to Grace Rights, titles of nobility and Grandees which resolution is given by the King and is carried out by the Cabinet.
The organization and support policy of the Justice Administration.
The legal and international cooperation and working together with the Autonomous Communities in coordination with the other competent departments in this area.
The legal attendance of the State.

Structure

The Ministry of Justice is organised in the following managerial bodies:

The Secretary of State of Justice.
The Under Secretary of Justice.
The General Law of the State-Management of the Legal Service of the State.

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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (1843-1868)
	25 July 1843	24 November 1843	Joaquín María López (1)
	24 November 1843	1 December 1843	Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga (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 (1)
	30 March 1847	3 September 1847	Florencio Rodríguez Vaamonde (1)
	3 September 1847	4 February 1847	Florencio García Goyena (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 (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 (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 (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 (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
	8 February 1868	18 June 1869	Antonio Romero Ortiz (1)
	18 June 1869	13 July 1869	Cristóbal Martín de Herrera (1)
	13 July 1869	9 January 1870	Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla (1)
	9 January 1870	4 January 1871	Eugenio Montero Ríos (1)
Reign of Amadeo I (1871-1873)
	4 January 1871	24 July 1871	Augusto Ulloa (1)
	24 July 1871	5 October 1871	Eugenio Montero Ríos (1)
	5 October 1871	26 May 1872	Eduardo Alonso Colmenares (1)
	26 May 1872	13 June 1872	Alejandro Groizard (1)
	13 June 1872	12 February 1873	Eugenio Montero Ríos (1)
I Republic (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 (1)
	3 September 1874	31 December 1874	Eduardo Alonso Colmenares (1)
Reign of Alfonso XII (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 (1)
	14 January 1877	6 January 1879	Fernando Calderón Collantes (1)
	6 January 1879	7 March 1879	Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal (1)
	7 March 1879	9 December 1879	Pedro Nolasco Aurioles Aguado (1)
	9 December 1879	8 February 1881	Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal (1)
	8 February 1881	9 January 1883	Manuel Alonso Martínez (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 (1)
Regency of María Cristina for Alfonso XIII (1885-1902)	27 November 1885	11 December 1888	Manuel Alonso Martínez (1)
	11 December 1888	21 January 1890	José Canalejas Méndez (1)
	21 January 1890	5 July 1890	Joaquín López Puigcerver (1)
	5 July 1890	23 November 1891	Raimundo Fernández Villaverde (1)
	23 November 1891	11 December 1892	Fernando Cos-Gayón y Pons (1)
	11 December 1892	6 July 1893	Eugenio Montero Ríos (1)
	6 July 1893	4 November 1894	Trinitario Ruiz Capdepón (1)
	4 November 1894	23 March 1895	Antonio Maura Montaner (1)
	23 March 1895	14 December 1895	Francisco Romero Robledo (1)
	14 December 1895	4 October 1897	Manuel Aguirre de Tejada (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (1)
	3 April 1911	29 June 1911	Trinitario Ruiz Valarino (1)
	29 June 1911	12 March 1912	José Canalejas Méndez (1)
	12 March 1912	31 December 1912	Diego Arias de Miranda y Goytia (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (2)
II Republic (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	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	PLD
	17 April 1934	28 April 1934	Salvador de Madariaga Rojo	Indep.
	28 April 1934	4 October 1934	Vicente Cantos Figuerola	PRR
	4 October 1934	3 April 1935	Rafael Aizpún Santafé	CEDA
	3 April 1935	6 May 1935	Vicente Cantos Figuerola	PRR
	6 May 1935	25 September 1935	Cándido Casanueva y Gorjón	CEDA
	25 September 1935	14 December 1935	Federico Salmón Amorín (4)	CEDA
	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	Republican Union
	13 May 1936	4 September 1936	Manuel Blasco Garzón	Republican Union
	4 September 1936	4 November 1936	Mariano Ruiz-Funes García	IR
	4 November 1936	17 May 1937	Juan García Oliver	CNT
	17 May 1937	11 December 1937	Manuel de Irujo y Ollo	PNV
	11 December 1937	5 April 1938	Tomás Bilbao Hospitalet	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 (1975-2014)	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. (Suárez)
	5 July 1979	9 September 1980	Íñigo Cavero Lataillade	UCD	I (Suárez/Calvo-Sotelo)
	9 September 1980	1 September 1981	Francisco Fernández Ordóñez	UCD
	1 September 1981	3 December 1982	Pío Cabanillas Gallas	UCD
	2 December 1982	12 July 1988	Fernando Ledesma Bartret	PSOE	II • III (González)
	12 July 1988	12 March 1991	Enrique Múgica Herzog	PSOE	III • IV (González)
	12 March 1991	13 July 1993	Tomás de la Quadra-Salcedo	PSOE	IV (González)
	14 July 1993	19 December 1995	Juan Alberto Belloch	PSOE	V (González)
	5 May 1996	27 April 2000	Margarita Mariscal de Gante	PP	VI (Aznar)
	28 April 2000	10 July 2002	Ángel Acebes Paniagua	PP	VII (Aznar)
	10 July 2002	18 April 2004	José María Michavila	PP	VII (Aznar)
	18 April 2004	12 February 2007	Juan Fernando López Aguilar	PSOE	VIII (Zapatero)
	12 February 2007	23 February 2009	Mariano Fernández Bermejo	PSOE	VIII • IX (Zapatero)
	23 February 2009	22 December 2011	Francisco Caamaño Domínguez	PSOE	IX (Zapatero)
	22 December 2011	23 September 2014	Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón	PP	X (Rajoy)
Reign of Felipe VI (since 2014)	23 September 2014	29 September 2014	Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría	PP (Interim)	X (Rajoy)
Reign of Felipe VI (since 2014)	29 September 2014	Incumbent	Rafael Catalá Polo	PP	X (Rajoy) • XI • XII (Rajoy)

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

Minister of Grace and Justice
Minister of Justice and Religion
Secretary of the Office of Grace and Justice
Minister of Labour and Justice
Minister of Labour, Justice and Health

References

↑ National Budget (2012) (in Spanish)
↑ "Citizen Support Center." Ministry of Justice. Retrieved on October 11, 2010.
↑ Royal Decree 453/2012, 5th March, for explaining the structure of the Ministry of Justice and changing the Royal Decree 1887/2011, 30th December, for establishing the structure of the ministerial departments (in Spanish)

External links

Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice (in Spanish)

Departments and agencies of the Government of Spain

Cabinet

Agencies

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