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responsible for planning and carrying out the government policy on

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and social economy. The MITES is headed by the Minister of Labour, a

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member who is appointed by the

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at request of the

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. The Labour Minister is assisted by five high-ranking officials, the

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, the

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, the Secretary of State for Employment, the Secretary General for Immigration and Emigration and the Under Secretary of Labour. The current minister is

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History

The idea of creating a Ministry of Labour was manifested by the King

Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena''; French language, French: ''Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon''; 17 May ...

in the

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of the

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of 1914 but the

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delayed that purpose. The Ministry of Labour was finally created in the government of

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on May 8, 1920. It had previously existed Institute of Social Reforms (1903, heir of the Social Reform Commission, 1883) and the National Institute of Foresight (1908), which were integrated into the new Department. It also obtained the powers of the newly disappeared Ministry of Supply (1918–1920). It was also included in the structure of the ministry the Bureau of Labour of the Directorate General of Trade, Industry and Labour, the Emigration Council and the Board of Engineers and Pensioners Abroad. The functions of the Labour Inspectorate (1906) were also given to the new ministry. In the Second Republic, the Minister

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was issued the Decree about Workers Associations, through which these entities passed to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Labour from the Governation Ministry. In

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the suppression of freedom of association, demonstration and strike as well as collective bargaining, the Ministry, without prejudice to the work of the Vertical Union, expanded its capacity for action, establishing up to the detail of working conditions. After the

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, Social Security competences passed in 1977 to the newly created Ministry of Health, although Labour Ministry recovered them in 1981. In 1978 the National Employment Institute was created. Later, the creation in 1988 of the Ministry of Social Affairs meant the loss of social policies. Nevertheless, both Departments merged in 1996, after the electoral victory of the Popular Party, assigning itself for the first time the organisms Institute of the Woman and Institute of the Youth. In 2004, with

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as President of the Government, the Ministry of Labour assumes the immigration powers that until now resided in the

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. In terms of social policies, in 2008 they were distributed between the

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and the newly created Ministry of Equality (Now ministry of Health and Ministry of Equality have been merged). In the X Legislature, from December 22, 2011, the Ministry is renamed ''Employment and Social Security'', while retaining the same competencies. In the middle of the 12th Cortes Generales, the biggest opposition party, the

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, presented and won a

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against the

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. After this event, Sánchez appointed Magdalena Valerio as the new Labour Minister, and he renamed the Department as Ministry of Labour, Migrations and Social Security. In 2020, the new Cabinet of Sánchez integrated a new political party,

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, and the Prime Minister appointed

as new minister of Labour and Social Economy. The Department lost its responsibilities over social security and migration to the newly created

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, which meant a reduction of its budget from €52 billion in 2019 to €25 billion in 2020, as well as losing control of more than 150 billion euros of the

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budget.

Structure

This ministry is structured in the following higher bodies: * The Secretariat of State for Labour ** The Directorate-General for Labour ** The Directorate-General for Self-Employment ** The Directorate-General for New Forms of Employment **The Administrative Unit of the European Social Fund **The Deputy Directorate-General for Programming and Evaluation of the European Social Fund **The Deputy Directorate-General for Statistics and Social-labor Analysis * The Secretariat of State for Social Economy ** The Special Commissioner for the Social Economy ** The Directorate General for the Social Economy and Corporate Social Responsibility * The Undersecretariat of the Ministry ** The Technical General Secretariat **The Deputy Directorate-General for Financial Administration and Budget Office **The Deputy Directorate-General for Human Resources and Services Inspection **The Administrative Office **The Deputy Directorate-General for Information and Communications Technologies

Ministry agencies

* Economic and Social Council * National System for Employment *

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List of ministers of labour

Reign of
Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena''; French language, French: ''Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon''; 17 May ...
(1902–1923)

Dictatorship of
Miguel Primo de Rivera Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, 2nd Marquis of Estella, Grandee, GE (8 January 1870 – 16 March 1930), was a Spanish dictator and military officer who ruled as prime minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930 during the last years of the Resto ...
(1923–1931)

Second Spanish Republic The Spanish Republic (), commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic (), was the form of democratic government in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931 after the deposition of Alfonso XIII, King Alfonso XIII. ...
(1931–1939)

Dictatorship of
Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Bahamonde (born Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general and dictator who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces i ...
(1936–1975)

Reign of
Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I (; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 November 1975 until Abdication of Juan Carlos I, his abdic ...
(1975–2014)

Reign of
Felipe VI Felipe VI (; Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia; born 30 January 1968) is King of Spain. In accordance with the Spanish Constitution, as monarch, he is head of state and commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armed For ...
(2014–present)

(1) Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
(2) Ministry of Labour, Heath and Social Protection
(3) Ministry of Labour, Health and Justice
(4) Ministry of Labour and Protection
(5) Ministry of Labour and Social Attendance
(6) Ministry of Labour
(7) Ministry of Agriculture and Labour
(8) Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Security
(9) Ministry of Employment and Social Security
(10) Ministry of Labour Social Affairs
(11) Ministry of Labour and Immigration
(12) Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industry
(13) Ministry of Trade Union Action and Organization
(14) Ministry of Labour, Migrations and Social Security
(15) Ministry of Labour and Social Economy

Notes and references

Spanish Cabinets at CSIC website

External links

Portal Oficial

"Dirección General of Ciudadanía Exterior" official website

Portal de los jóvenes españoles en el exterior: CEXT
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History

Structure

Ministry agencies

List of ministers of labour

Reign of Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena''; French language, French: ''Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon''; 17 May ... (1902–1923)

Dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, 2nd Marquis of Estella, Grandee, GE (8 January 1870 – 16 March 1930), was a Spanish dictator and military officer who ruled as prime minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930 during the last years of the Resto ... (1923–1931)

Second Spanish Republic The Spanish Republic (), commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic (), was the form of democratic government in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931 after the deposition of Alfonso XIII, King Alfonso XIII. ... (1931–1939)

Dictatorship of Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Bahamonde (born Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general and dictator who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces i ... (1936–1975)

Reign of Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I (; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 November 1975 until Abdication of Juan Carlos I, his abdic ... (1975–2014)

Reign of Felipe VI Felipe VI (; Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia; born 30 January 1968) is King of Spain. In accordance with the Spanish Constitution, as monarch, he is head of state and commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armed For ... (2014–present)