List of education ministers of Spain
This is a list of the Spanish ministers of education since the early nineteenth century, when the government department was established. Throughout history, this position has also had jurisdiction over culture, historical heritage, science and sports. Before 1900, it was the Ministry of Development the department responsible for education affairs.
| Name | Term | Duration | Party | Government | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio García Alix (1852–1911) |
18 April 1900 | 6 March 1901 | 322 days | Conservative | Francisco Silvela | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) |
[1] | |||
| Marcelo Azcárraga | ||||||||||
| The Count of Romanones (1863–1950) |
6 March 1901 | 6 December 1902 | 1 year, 275 days | Liberal | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | [2] | ||||
| Manuel Allendesalazar (1856–1923) |
6 December 1902 | 20 July 1903 | 226 days | Conservative | Francisco Silvela | [3] | ||||
| The Count of Bugallal[a] (1861–1932) |
20 July 1903 | 5 December 1903 | 138 days | Conservative | The Marquess of Pozo Rubio | [4] | ||||
| Lorenzo Domínguez Pascual[b] (1863–1926) |
5 December 1903 | 16 December 1904 | 1 year, 11 days | Conservative | Antonio Maura | [5] | ||||
| Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel (1864–1938) |
16 December 1904 | 8 April 1905 | 113 days | Conservative | Marcelo Azcárraga | [6] | ||||
| The Marquess of Pozo Rubio | ||||||||||
| Carlos María Cortezo y Prieto de Orche (1850–1933) |
8 April 1905 | 23 June 1905 | 76 days | Conservative | [7] | |||||
| Andrés Mellado y Fernández (1846–1913) |
23 June 1905 | 31 October 1905 | 130 days | Liberal | Eugenio Montero Ríos | [8] | ||||
| The Count of Albox (1842–1931) |
31 October 1905 | 1 December 1905 | 31 days | Liberal | [9] | |||||
| Vicente Santamaría de Paredes (1853–1924) |
1 December 1905 | 10 June 1906 | 191 days | Liberal | Segismundo Moret | [10] | ||||
| Alejandro San Martín y Satrústegui (1847–1908) |
10 June 1906 | 6 July 1906 | 26 days | Liberal | [11] | |||||
| The Count of Gimeno (1852–1936) |
6 July 1906 | 30 November 1906 | 147 days | Liberal | José López Domínguez | [12] | ||||
| Pedro Rodríguez de la Borbolla (1855–1922) |
30 November 1906 | 4 December 1906 | 4 days | Liberal | Segismundo Moret | [13] | ||||
| The Count of Gimeno (1852–1936) |
4 December 1906 | 25 January 1907 | 52 days | Liberal | The Marquess of Vega de Armijo | [14] | ||||
| Faustino Rodríguez-San Pedro[c] (1833–1925) |
25 January 1907 | 21 October 1909 | 2 years, 269 days | Conservative | Antonio Maura | [15] | ||||
| Antonio Barroso y Castillo (1854–1916) |
21 October 1909 | 9 February 1910 | 111 days | Liberal | Segismundo Moret | [16] | ||||
| The Count of Romanones (1863–1950) |
9 February 1910 | 9 June 1910 | 120 days | Liberal | José Canalejas y Méndez | [17] | ||||
| Julio Burell[d] (1859–1919) |
9 June 1910 | 2 January 1911 | 207 days | Liberal | [18] | |||||
| Amós Salvador Rodrigáñez (1845–1922) |
2 January 1911 | 3 April 1911 | 91 days | Liberal | [19] | |||||
| The Count of Gimeno (1852–1936) |
3 April 1911 | 12 March 1912 | 344 days | Liberal | [20] | |||||
| Santiago Alba y Bonifaz (1872–1949) |
12 March 1912 | 31 December 1912 | 294 days | Liberal | [21] | |||||
| The Marquess of Alhucemas[e] | ||||||||||
| The Count of Romanones | ||||||||||
| The Count of López Muñoz (1850–1929) |
31 December 1912 | 13 June 1913 | 164 days | Liberal | [22] | |||||
| Joaquín Ruiz Jiménez (1854–1934) |
13 June 1913 | 27 October 1913 | 136 days | Liberal | [23] | |||||
| Francisco Bergamín y García (1855–1937) |
27 October 1913 | 11 December 1914 | 1 year, 45 days | Conservative | Eduardo Dato | [24] | ||||
| The Count of Bugallal (1861–1932) acting minister |
11 December 1914 | 4 January 1915 | 24 days | Conservative | [25] | |||||
| The Count of Esteban Collantes[f] (1847–1937) |
4 January 1915 | 25 October 1915 | 294 days | Conservative | [26] | |||||
| Rafael Andrade Navarrete (1856–1928) |
25 October 1915 | 9 December 1915 | 45 days | Conservative | [27] | |||||
| Julio Burell[g] (1859–1919) |
9 December 1915 | 19 April 1917 | 1 year, 131 days | Liberal | The Count of Romanones | [28] | ||||
| José Francos Rodríguez (1862–1931) |
19 April 1917 | 11 June 1917 | 53 days | Liberal | The Marquess of Alhucemas | [29] | ||||
| Rafael Andrade Navarrete (1856–1928) |
11 June 1917 | 3 November 1917 | 145 days | Conservative | Eduardo Dato | [30] | ||||
| Felipe Rodés Baldrich[h] (1878–1957) |
3 November 1917 | 2 March 1918 | 119 days | Liberal | The Marquess of Alhucemas | [31] | ||||
| Luis Silvela Casado (1865–1928) |
2 March 1918 | 22 March 1918 | 20 days | Liberal | [32] | |||||
| Santiago Alba y Bonifaz (1872–1949) |
22 March 1918 | 10 October 1918 | 202 days | Liberal | Antonio Maura | [33] | ||||
| The Count of Romanones (1863–1950) |
10 October 1918 | 9 November 1918 | 30 days | Liberal | [34] | |||||
| Julio Burell (1859–1919) |
9 November 1918 | 5 December 1918 | 26 days | Liberal | The Marquess of Alhucemas | [35] | ||||
| Joaquín Salvatella (1881–1932) |
5 December 1918 | 15 April 1919 | 131 days | Liberal | The Count of Romanones | [36] | ||||
| César Silió (1865–1944) |
15 April 1919 | 20 July 1919 | 96 days | Conservative | Antonio Maura | [37] | ||||
| José del Prado Palacio[i] (1865–1926) |
20 July 1919 | 12 December 1919 | 145 days | Conservative | Joaquín Sánchez de Toca | [38] | ||||
| Natalio Rivas Santiago (1865–1958) |
12 December 1919 | 5 May 1920 | 145 days | Conservative | Manuel Allendesalazar | [39] | ||||
| Luis Espada Guntín[j] (1858–1937) |
5 May 1920 | 1 September 1920 | 119 days | Conservative | Eduardo Dato | [40] | ||||
| The Marquess of Portago (1865–1921) |
1 September 1920 | 29 December 1920 | 119 days | Conservative | [41] | |||||
| Tomás Montejo y Rica (1856–1933) |
29 December 1920 | 13 March 1921 | 74 days | Conservative | [42] | |||||
| The Count of Bugallal[k] | [43] | |||||||||
| Francisco Aparicio y Ruiz[l] (1852–1932) |
13 March 1921 | 14 August 1921 | 154 days | Conservative | Manuel Allendesalazar | [44] | ||||
| César Silió (1865–1944) |
14 August 1921 | 1 April 1922 | 230 days | Conservative | Antonio Maura | [45] | ||||
| José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez | ||||||||||
| Tomás Montejo y Rica[m] (1856–1933) |
1 April 1922 | 4 December 1922 | 247 days | Conservative | [46] | |||||
| Isidoro de la Cierva y Peñafiel (1870–1939) |
4 December 1922 | 7 December 1922 | 3 days | Conservative | [47] | |||||
| Joaquín Salvatella (1881–1932) |
7 December 1922 | 15 September 1923 | 282 days | Liberal | The Marquess of Alhucemas | [48] | ||||
| Alfonso Pérez Nieva[n] (1859–1931) acting minister |
17 September 1923 | 21 December 1923 | 95 days | Independent | The Marquess of Estella | [49] | ||||
| Javier García de Leániz[n][o] (1862–1938) |
22 September 1923 | 3 December 1925 | 2 years, 72 days | Conservative | [50] | |||||
| Eduardo Callejo de la Cuesta[p] (1875–1950) |
3 December 1925 | 30 January 1930 | 4 years, 58 days | Patriotic Union | [51] | |||||
| The Duke of Alba (1878–1953) |
30 January 1930 | 22 February 1930 | 23 days | Independent | The Count of Xauen | [52] | ||||
| Elías Tormo (1869–1957) |
24 February 1930 | 18 February 1931 | 85 days | Conservative | [53] | |||||
| José Gascón y Marín (1875–1962) |
19 February 1931 | 14 April 1931 | 54 days | Independent | Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas | [54] | ||||
| Marcelino Domingo (1884–1939) |
15 April 1931 | 16 December 1931 | 245 days | Radical Socialist Republican | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1931–1936) |
[55] | |||
| Manuel Azaña | ||||||||||
| Fernando de los Ríos (1879–1949) |
16 December 1931 | 12 June 1933 | 1 year, 178 days | Socialist | [56] | |||||
| Francisco Barnés Salinas (1877–1947) |
12 June 1933 | 12 September 1933 | 92 days | Radical Socialist Republican | [57] | |||||
| Domingo Barnés Salinas (1879–1940) |
12 September 1933 | 16 December 1933 | 95 days | Radical Socialist Republican | Alejandro Lerroux | [58] | ||||
| Diego Martínez Barrio | ||||||||||
| José Pareja Yévenes (1888–1951) |
16 December 1933 | 3 March 1934 | 77 days | Radical Republican | Alejandro Lerroux | [59] | ||||
| Salvador de Madariaga[q] (1883–1962) |
3 March 1934 | 28 April 1934 | 56 days | Independent | [60] | |||||
| Filiberto Villalobos[r] (1879–1955) |
28 April 1934 | 29 December 1934 | 245 days | Liberal Democrat | Ricardo Samper | [61] | ||||
| Joaquín Dualde Gómez (1875–1963) |
29 December 1934 | 3 April 1935 | 95 days | Liberal Democrat | Alejandro Lerroux | [62] | ||||
| Ramón Prieto Bances (1889–1972) |
3 April 1935 | 6 May 1935 | 33 days | Independent | [63] | |||||
| Joaquín Dualde Gómez (1875–1963) |
6 May 1935 | 25 September 1935 | 142 days | Liberal Democrat | [64] | |||||
| Juan José Rocha García (1877–1938) |
25 September 1935 | 29 October 1935 | 34 days | Radical Republican | Joaquín Chapaprieta | [65] | ||||
| Luis Bardají López (1880–1942) |
29 October 1935 | 14 December 1935 | 46 days | Radical Republican | [66] | |||||
| Manuel Becerra Fernández (1867–1940) |
14 December 1935 | 30 December 1935 | 16 days | Radical Republican | Manuel Portela Valladares | [67] | ||||
| Filiberto Villalobos (1879–1955) |
30 December 1935 | 19 February 1936 | 51 days | Independent | [68] | |||||
| Marcelino Domingo (1884–1939) |
19 February 1936 | 13 May 1936 | 84 days | Republican Left | Manuel Azaña | [69] | ||||
| Augusto Barcia Trelles[s] | Manuel Azaña (1936–1939) | |||||||||
| Francisco Barnés Salinas (1877–1947) |
13 May 1936 | 19 July 1936 | 67 days | Republican Left | Santiago Casares Quiroga | [70] | ||||
| Marcelino Domingo (1884–1939) |
19 July 1936 | 19 July 1936 | 0 days | Republican Left | Diego Martínez Barrio | [71] | ||||
| Start of the Spanish Civil War | ||||||||||
| Republican side | [72] | |||||||||
| Francisco Barnés Salinas (1877–1947) |
19 July 1936 | 4 September 1936 | 47 days | Republican Left | José Giral | |||||
| Jesús Hernández Tomás (1907–1971) |
4 September 1936 | 5 April 1938 | 1 year, 213 days | Communist | Francisco Largo Caballero | [73] | ||||
| Juan Negrín | [74] | |||||||||
| Segundo Blanco (1899–1957) |
5 April 1938 | 5 March 1939 | 334 days | Independent (CNT) |
[75] | |||||
| José del Río Rodríguez (?–1988) |
5 March 1939 | 31 March 1939 | 26 days | Republican Union | National Defence Council | José Miaja (1939) |
[76] | |||
| Rebel side | ||||||||||
| José María Pemán[t] (1897–1981) |
4 October 1936 | 31 January 1938 | 1 year, 119 days | Independent | Junta Técnica del Estado | Francisco Franco (1939–1975) |
[77] | |||
| Pedro Sainz Rodríguez (1897–1986) |
31 January 1938 | 1 April 1939 | 1 year, 60 days | National Movement | Franco I | [78] | ||||
| End of the Spanish Civil War | ||||||||||
| Pedro Sainz Rodríguez (1897–1986) |
1 April 1939 | 27 April 1939 | 26 days | National Movement | Franco I | |||||
| The Count of Rodezno (1882–1952) acting minister |
28 April 1939 | 9 August 1939 | 103 days | Independent | [79] | |||||
| José Ibáñez Martín (1896–1969) |
9 August 1939 | 19 July 1951 | 11 years, 344 days | National Movement | Franco II | [80] | ||||
| Franco III | ||||||||||
| Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez Cortés (1913–2009) |
19 July 1951 | 15 February 1956 | 4 years, 211 days | National Movement | Franco IV | [81] | ||||
| Jesús Rubio García-Mina (1908–1976) |
15 February 1956 | 10 July 1962 | 6 years, 145 days | National Movement | [82] | |||||
| Franco V | ||||||||||
| Manuel Lora-Tamayo (1904–2002) |
10 July 1962 | 16 April 1968 | 5 years, 281 days | National Movement | Franco VI | [83] | ||||
| Franco VII | ||||||||||
| José Luis Villar Palasí (1922–2012) |
16 April 1968 | 11 June 1973 | 5 years, 56 days | National Movement | [84] | |||||
| Franco VIII | ||||||||||
| Julio Rodríguez Martínez (1928–1979) |
11 June 1973 | 3 January 1974 | 206 days | National Movement | Luis Carrero Blanco | [85] | ||||
| The Duke of Fernández-Miranda (acting) | ||||||||||
| The Marquess of Arias Navarro | ||||||||||
| Cruz Martínez Esteruelas (1932–2000) |
3 January 1974 | 11 December 1975 | 1 year, 342 days | National Movement | [86] | |||||
Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | ||||||||||
| Carlos Robles Piquer (1925–2018) |
11 December 1975 | 7 July 1976 | 209 days | National Movement | [87] | |||||
| The Marquess of Ibias (1927–2018) |
7 July 1976 | 4 July 1977 | 362 days | Independent | The Duke of Suárez | [88] | ||||
| The Baron of Carondelet (1913–2003) |
4 July 1977 | 5 April 1979 | 1 year, 275 days | Centrist | [89] | |||||
| José Manuel Otero (1940–) |
5 April 1979 | 8 September 1980 | 1 year, 156 days | Centrist | [90] | |||||
| Juan Antonio Ortega y Díaz-Ambrona (1939–) |
8 September 1980 | 1 December 1981 | 1 year, 84 days | Centrist | [91] | |||||
| The Marquess of Ría de Ribadeo | ||||||||||
| Federico Mayor Zaragoza (1934–2024) |
1 December 1981 | 2 December 1982 | 1 year, 1 day | Centrist | [92] | |||||
| José María Maravall (1942–) |
2 December 1982 | 11 July 1988 | 5 years, 222 days | Socialist | Felipe González | [93] | ||||
| Javier Solana (1942–) |
11 July 1988 | 23 June 1992 | 3 years, 348 days | Socialist | [94] | |||||
| Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (1951–2019) |
23 June 1992 | 13 July 1993 | 1 year, 20 days | Socialist | [95] | |||||
| Gustavo Suárez Pertierra (1949–) |
13 July 1993 | 2 July 1995 | 1 year, 354 days | Socialist | [96] | |||||
| Jerónimo Saavedra (1936–2023) |
2 July 1995 | 5 May 1996 | 308 days | Socialist | [97] | |||||
| The Countess of Bornos (1952–) |
5 May 1996 | 18 January 1999 | 2 years, 258 days | Popular | José María Aznar | [98] | ||||
| Mariano Rajoy (1955–) |
18 January 1999 | 28 April 2000 | 1 year, 101 days | Popular | [99] | |||||
| Pilar del Castillo (1952–) |
28 April 2000 | 18 April 2004 | 3 years, 356 days | Popular | [100] | |||||
| María Jesús San Segundo (1958–2010) |
18 April 2004 | 11 April 2006 | 1 year, 358 days | Socialist | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | [101] | ||||
| Mercedes Cabrera (1951–) |
11 April 2006 | 8 April 2009 | 2 years, 362 days | Socialist | [102] | |||||
| Ángel Gabilondo (1949–) |
8 April 2009 | 22 December 2011 | 2 years, 258 days | Independent | [103] | |||||
| José Ignacio Wert (1950–) |
22 December 2011 | 26 June 2015 | 3 years, 186 days | Independent | Mariano Rajoy | [104] | ||||
Felipe VI
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| The Baron of Claret (1956–) |
26 June 2015 | 7 June 2018 | 2 years, 346 days | Popular | [105] | |||||
| Isabel Celaá (1949–) |
7 June 2018 | 12 July 2021 | 3 years, 35 days | Socialist | Pedro Sánchez | [106] | ||||
| Pilar Alegría (1977–) |
12 July 2021 | 22 December 2025 | 4 years, 163 days | Socialist | [107] | |||||
| Milagros Tolón (1968–) |
22 December 2025 | Incumbent | 92 days | Socialist | [108] | |||||
Notes
- ^ Guillermo Rancés y Esteban, Marquess of Casa Laiglesia, was acting minister from September 29 to October 7, 1903.
- ^ Guillermo Rancés y Esteban, Marquess of Casa Laiglesia, was acting minister from May 7 to May 16, 1904.
- ^ During his absences, César Silió y Cortes, Under-Secretary, served as acting minister from September 9 to September 22, 1907, from September 10 to October 4, 1908 and from September 9 to September 27, 1909.
- ^ Acting ministers during absences: Cristino Martos y Llovell (22 August 1910–29 August 1910) and Eugenio Montero Villegas (19 August 1910–26 September 1910).
- ^ He acted as acting prime minister after the assassination of José Canalejas on 12 November 1912
- ^ Jorge Silvela y Loring, Under-Secretary, was acting minister from August 16 to October 7, 1915.
- ^ Natalio Rivas Santiago, Under-Secretary, served as acting minister from December 17 to December 21, 1915.
- ^ José Martínez Ruiz, Under-Secretary, was acting minister from February 15 to February 20, 1918.
- ^ Eloy Bullón Fernández, Under-Secretary, was acting minister from August 21 to September 2, 1919.
- ^ Joaquín Caro y Arroyo, Count of Peña Ramiro, served as acting minister from August 7 to August 30, 1920.
- ^ He acted acting prime minister after the assassination of Eduardo Dato from March 8 to March 13, 1921
- ^ Juan José Romero Martínez was acting minister from June 24 to June 30, 1921.
- ^ Carlos Castel y González de Amezúa, Under-Secretary, was acting minister from August 26 to September 18, 1922.
- ^ a b Under-Secretary of Public Instruction and Fine Arts in charge of the ministerial department.
- ^ During his absences: Luis Cubillo y Muro (9 October 1924 – 28 October 1924) and Alfonso Pérez Nieva (5 Agusut 1925 – 24 Agusut 1925).
- ^ Miguel Allué Salvador served as acting minister twice: from January 5 to January 10, 1930 and from January 14 to January 17, 1930.
- ^ Alejandro Lerroux, Prime Minister, served as acting minister from March 5 to March 8, 1934.
- ^ José María Cid Ruiz-Zorrilla, Minister of Communications, served as acting minister from August 7 to August 15, 1934.
- ^ Acting prime minister from 10 to 13 May 1936
- ^ Serving under the title of "President of the Culture and Education Commission".
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