The National Sports Council, also called Supreme Sports Council or High Council for Sports ( es, Consejo Superior de Deportes, CSD) is a

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autonomous agency responsible for the promotion, planning and development of physical culture and sports activities of any kind, the coordination and support to social entities dedicated to sports as well as the relations between the Government and the

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. It is also in charge of the management and promotion of centers and services intended for sports practice, the sports education in schools and the inspection of the sports activities. To control cheating in sport and ensure the good health of athletes, the CSD has attached the Spanish Commission for the Fight Against Doping in Sport, commonly known as the

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. The agency is led by a senior official with the rank of Secretary of State that holds the title of President of the National Sports Council. Since 31 March 2021 the president of the agency is José Manuel Franco.

Presidents

The executive officer of the agency is the President. The president is appointed by the

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at the request of the minister of Culture and Sport after hearing the

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. He or she has the rank of Secretary of State (second highest rank after Crown Minister). Since its creation in 1977, 16 people have served as president: # Benito Castejón Paz (1977–1980) # Jesús Hermida Cebreiro (1980–1982) # Romá Cuyás Sol (1982–1987) #

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(1987–1993) # Rafael Cortés Elvira (1993–1996) # Pedro Antonio Martín Marín (1996–1998) #

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(1998–1999) #

Francisco Villar García-Moreno Francisco José Villar Garcia-Moreno (February 25, 1948 in Madrid – October 26, 2011 in Madrid) was a Spanish politician of the People's Party (Spanish: ''Partido Popular''). Biography Although born in Madrid, much of his career was spent i ...

(1999–2000) # Juan Antonio Gómez-Angulo (2000–2004) #

Jaime Lissavetzky Jaime Lissavetzky Díez (born 27 September 1951) is a Spanish chemist and politician. Secretary of State for Sport (2004–2011) and regional minister of Education of the Government of the Community of Madrid. He was member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...

(2004–2011) # Albert Soler Sicilia (2011) # Miguel Cardenal Carro (2012–2016) # José Ramón Lete Lasa (2016–2018) #

María José Rienda Contreras María José Rienda Contreras (born 12 June 1975) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer. She served as the President of the Consejo Superior de Deportes and Secretary of State for Sports of Spain from June 2018 to January 2020. Biography Rien ...

(2018–2020) #

Irene Lozano Irene Lozano Domingo (born 17 June 1971) is a Spanish writer, journalist, and politician, who served as President of the Consejo Superior de Deportes and Secretary of State for Sports of Spain from 2020 to 2021 and as Secretary of State for Glob ...

(2020–2021) # José Manuel Franco (2021–pres.)

References

External links

CSD Official website
1977 establishments in Spain Sport in Spain Sports organizations established in 1977 Government agencies established in 1977 {{sport-org-stub

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See also

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