The first government of

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was formed on 31 January 1938 during the

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, shortly after having been proclaimed as Head of State of Spain. It succeeded the Technical State Junta in the Nationalist zone—eventually, it would also take over from the Republican National Defence Council at the end of the war—and was the Government of Spain from 31 January 1938 to 9 August 1939, a total of days, or . A war cabinet, it was made up of members from various factions that would go on to form the National Movement: the

FET y de las JONS The Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista (FET y de las JONS; ), frequently shortened to just "FET", was the sole legal party of the Francoist regime in Spain. It was created by General Francisco F ...

party—the only legal political party in the Nationalist zone after the approval of the

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in April 1937—and the

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, as well as a number of aligned-

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figures.

Council of Ministers

The

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was structured into the office for the

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and 11

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Departmental structure

Francisco Franco's first government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department. ;Unit/body rank *()

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*()

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*()

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Notes

References

Bibliography

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External links

Governments. Dictatorship of Franco (18.07.1936 / 20.11.1975)
CCHS–CSIC (in Spanish).
Governments of Franco. Dictatorship Chronology (1939–1975)
Fuenterrebollo Portal (in Spanish).

Lluís Belenes i Rodríguez History Page (in Spanish).
Biographies
Royal Academy of History (in Spanish). {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco government 1 1938 establishments in Spain 1939 disestablishments in Spain Cabinets established in 1938 Cabinets disestablished in 1939 Council of Ministers (Spain)