List of industry ministers of Spain

This is a list of the officeholders of the Ministry of Industry since 1928, when the government department was established. Throughout history, this position has also had jurisdiction over agriculture, trade and tariffs, tourism, energy and telecommunications, among others. Before 1928, it was the Ministry of Labour the department responsible for industrial affairs, while other departments such as the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Development had economic and agricultural responsibilities.

Name Term Duration Party Government Ref.
The Count of the Andes
(1880–1963)		 3 November 1928 21 January 1930 1 year, 89 days Patriotic Union The Marquess of Estella
Alfonso XIII

(1886–1931)		 [1]
Sebastián Castedo
(1871–1953)		 21 January 1930 30 January 1930 9 days Independent [2]
Manuel Argüelles Argüelles
(1875–1945)
acting minister		 30 January 1930 3 February 1930 4 days Conservative The Count of Xauen [3]
Julio Wais San Martín
(1878–1954)		 3 February 1930 20 August 1930 198 days Conservative [4]
Luis Rodríguez de Viguri
(1881–1945)		 20 August 1930 18 February 1931 182 days Conservative [5]
The Count of Bugallal
(1861–1932)		 18 February 1931 14 April 1931 55 days Conservative Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas [6]
Lluís Nicolau d'Olwer
(1888–1961)		 15 April 1931 16 December 1931 245 days Catalan Action Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora

(1931–1936)		 [7]
Manuel Azaña
Marcelino Domingo[a]
(1884–1939)		 16 December 1931 12 June 1933 1 year, 178 days Radical Socialist Republican [8]
José Franchy y Roca
(1871–1944)		 12 June 1933 12 September 1933 92 days Federal Republican [9]
Laureano Gómez Paratcha
(1884–1968)		 12 September 1933 8 October 1933 26 days Galician Autonomist Alejandro Lerroux [10]
Félix Gordón Ordás
(1885–1973)		 8 October 1933 16 December 1933 69 days Radical Socialist Republican Diego Martínez Barrio [11]
Ricardo Samper
(1881–1938)		 16 December 1933 28 April 1934 133 days Radical Republican Alejandro Lerroux [12]
Vicente Iranzo
(1889–1961)		 28 April 1934 4 October 1934 159 days Independent Ricardo Samper [13]
Andrés Orozco Batista
(1888–1961)		 4 October 1934 3 April 1935 181 days Radical Republican Alejandro Lerroux [14]
Manuel Marraco Ramón
(1870–1956)		 3 April 1935 6 May 1935 33 days Radical Republican [15]
Rafael Aizpún[b]
(1889–1981)		 6 May 1935 25 September 1935 142 days CEDA [16]
José Martínez de Velasco
(1875–1936)		 25 September 1935 29 October 1935 34 days Agrarian Joaquín Chapaprieta [17]
Juan Usabiaga Lasquívar
(1879–1953)		 29 October 1935 14 December 1935 46 days Radical Republican [18]
Joaquín de Pablo-Blanco Torres
(1896–1947)		 14 December 1935 30 December 1935 16 days Radical Republican Manuel Portela Valladares [19]
José María Álvarez Mendizábal
(1891–1965)		 30 December 1935 19 February 1936 51 days Radical Republican [20]
Plácido Álvarez-Buylla[c]
(1885–1938)		 19 February 1936 19 July 1936 151 days Republican Union Manuel Azaña [21]
Augusto Barcia Trelles[d]
Manuel Azaña

(1936–1939)
Santiago Casares Quiroga
Diego Martínez Barrio
Start of the Spanish Civil War
Republican side [22]
Plácido Álvarez-Buylla
(1885–1938)		 19 July 1936 4 September 1936 47 days Republican Union José Giral
Anastasio de Gracia
(1890–1981)		 4 September 1936 4 November 1936 61 days Socialist Francisco Largo Caballero [23]
Joan Peiró
(1887–1942)		 4 November 1936 17 May 1937 194 days Independent
(CNT)		 [24]
The Ministry of Finance and Economy assumed the responsabilities over industry and trade[25]
Rebel side
The Count of Bau
(1897–1973)		 4 October 1936 31 January 1938 1 year, 119 days Independent Junta Técnica del Estado
Francisco Franco

(1939–1975)		 [26]
The Marquess of Suanzes
(1891–1977)		 31 January 1938 1 April 1939 1 year, 60 days National Movement Franco I [27]
End of the Spanish Civil War
The Marquess of Suanzes
(1891–1977)		 1 April 1939 9 August 1939 130 days National Movement Franco I
The Marquess of Rende
(1891–1971)		 9 August 1939 16 October 1940 1 year, 68 days National Movement Franco II [28]
Demetrio Carceller Segura
(1894–1971)		 16 October 1940 20 July 1945 4 years, 277 days National Movement [29]
The Marquess of Suanzes
(1891–1977)		 20 July 1945 19 July 1951 5 years, 364 days National Movement Franco III [30]
Joaquín Planell
(1891–1969)		 19 July 1951 11 July 1962 10 years, 357 days National Movement Franco IV [31]
Franco V
Gregorio López-Bravo
(1923–1985)		 10 July 1962 29 October 1969 7 years, 111 days National Movement Franco VI [32]
Franco VII
José María López de Letona
(1922–2018)		 29 October 1969 3 January 1974 4 years, 66 days National Movement Franco VIII [33]
Luis Carrero Blanco
The Duke of Fernández-Miranda
(acting)
The Marquess of Arias Navarro
Alfredo Santos Blanco
(1924–2004)		 3 January 1974 4 March 1975 1 year, 60 days National Movement [34]

Juan Carlos I

(1975–2014)
Alfonso Álvarez Miranda
(1915–2003)		 4 March 1975 11 December 1975 282 days National Movement [35]
Carlos Pérez de Bricio
(1927–2022)		 11 December 1975 4 July 1977 1 year, 205 days National Movement [36]
Spanish Democratic Union
The Duke of Suárez
Alberto Oliart
(1928–2021)		 4 July 1977 24 February 1978 235 days Centrist [37]
Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún
(1932–1991)		 24 February 1978 5 April 1979 1 year, 40 days Centrist [38]
Carlos Bustelo
(born 1936)		 5 April 1979 2 May 1980 1 year, 27 days Centrist [39]
Ignacio Bayón
(1944–2024)		 2 May 1980 2 December 1982 2 years, 214 days Centrist
The Marquess of Ría de Ribadeo [40]
Carlos Solchaga
(born 1944)		 2 December 1982 4 July 1985 2 years, 214 days Socialist Felipe González [41]
Joan Majó
(born 1939)		 4 July 1985 25 July 1986 1 year, 21 days Socialist [42]
Luis Carlos Croissier
(born 1950)		 25 July 1986 11 July 1988 1 year, 352 days Socialist [43]
Claudio Aranzadi
(born 1946)		 11 July 1988 13 July 1993 5 years, 2 days Socialist [44]
Juan Manuel Eguiagaray
(1945–2025)		 13 July 1993 5 May 1996 2 years, 297 days Socialist [45]
Josep Piqué
(1955–2023)		 5 May 1996 28 April 2000 2 years, 258 days Popular José María Aznar [46]
The ministries of Economy and of Science assumed the responsabilities over industry and energy
José Montilla
(born 1955)		 18 April 2004 8 September 2006 2 years, 143 days Socialist José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero [47]
Joan Clos
(born 1949)		 8 September 2006 14 April 2009 2 years, 218 days Socialist [48]
Miguel Sebastián Gascón
(born 1957)		 14 April 2009 22 December 2011 2 years, 252 days Independent [49]
José Manuel Soria
(born 1958)		 22 December 2011 15 April 2015 3 years, 114 days People's Party Mariano Rajoy [50]

Felipe VI


(2014-present)

Luis de Guindos
(born 1960)
acting minister		 15 April 2015 4 November 2016 1 year, 203 days Independent [51]
The ministries of Economy and of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda assumed its responsabilities
Reyes Maroto
(born 1973)		 7 June 2018 28 March 2023 4 years, 294 days Socialist Pedro Sánchez [52]
Héctor Gómez Hernández
(born 1978)		 28 March 2023 21 November 2023 238 days Socialist [53]
Jordi Hereu
(born 1965)		 21 November 2023 Incumbent 2 years, 279 days Socialist [54]

Notes

  1. ↑ José Salmerón García, Director-General for Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, served as acting minister from May 12 to May 17, 1932 and from July 15 to July 19, 1932. Also, Darío Marcos Cano, Under-Secretary, served as such from May 26 to May 31, 1933.
  2. ↑ Miguel Gortari Errea, Under-Secretary of Industry and Trade, served as acting minister from July 5 to July 9, 1935 and from July 26 to July 30, 1935.
  3. ↑ Mariano Ruiz-Funes, Minister of Agriculture, served as Acting Minister of Industry and Trade from February 21 to March 21, 1936.
  4. ↑ Acting prime minister from 10 to 13 May 1936

References

  1. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (5 November 1928). "Royal decree appointing Mr. Francisco Moreno Zulueta, Count of the Andes, Vice President of the National Assembly, as Minister of National Economy" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 802. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (22 January 1930). "Royal decree appointing Mr. Sebastián Castelo y Palero, as Minister of National Economy" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 514. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (31 January 1930). "Royal decree appointing Mr. Manuel Argüelles y Argüelles, former Member of Parliament, as Minister of Finance and acting Minister of National Economy" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 764. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (5 February 1930). "Royal decree appointing Mr. Julio Wais San Martín, former Member of Parliament, as Minister of National Economy" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 949. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (21 August 1930). "Royal decree appointing Mr. Luis Rodríguez de Viguri, former Member of Parliament, as Minister of National Economy" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid. p. 1155. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (19 February 1931). "Royal decree appointing Mr. Gabino Bugallal y Araujo, Count of Bugallal, former Member of Parliament, as Minister of National Economy" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 972. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Provisional Government of the Republic (17 April 1931). "Decree appointing Mr. Luis Nicolau D'Olwer as Minister of National Economy" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 215. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  8. ↑ President of the Republic (17 December 1931). "Decree appointing Mr. Marcelino Domingo Sanjuán, Member of Parliament, as Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Trade" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 1764. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Ministry of Grace and Justice (13 June 1933). "Royal Decree appointing Mr. José Franchy Roca, Member of Parliament, as Minister of Industry and Trade" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 1932. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (13 September 1933). "Decree appointing Mr. Laureano Gómez Paratcha, Member of Parliament, as Minister of Industry and Trade" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 1675. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
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  16. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (7 May 1935). "Decree appointing Mr. Rafael Aizpún Santafé as Minister of Industry and Trade" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 1093. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  17. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (26 September 1935). "Decree appointing Mr. José Martínez de Velascoas Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Trade" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 2360. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  18. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (30 October 1935). "Decree appointing Mr. Juan Usabiaga Lasquívar as Minister of Industry and Trade" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 812. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  19. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (15 December 1935). "Decree appointing Mr. Joaquín de Pablo-Blanco Torres as Minister of Industry and Trade" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 2299. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
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  24. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (5 November 1936). "Decree appointing Mr. Juan Peyró Belis as Minister of Industry" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish). p. 642. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  25. ↑ Office of the Prime Minister (18 May 1937). "Decree of May 1937 reorganizing the ministerial departments" (PDF). Gaceta de la República (in Spanish). p. 725. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
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  27. ↑ Francisco Franco (1 February 1938). "Decrees of 31 January 1938 appointing Mr. Juan Antonio Suances Fernández as Minister of Industry and Trade" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). p. 5547. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  28. ↑ Office of the Head of State (11 August 1939). "Decrees of 9 August 1939 appointing government ministers" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). pp. 4376–4377. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  29. ↑ Office of the Head of State (17 October 1940). "Decree of 16 October 1940 appointing Mr. Demetrio Carceller Segura as Minister of Industry and Trade" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). p. 7145. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
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  32. ↑ Office of the Head of State (11 July 1962). "Decree 1496/1962, of July 10, appointing Mr. Gregorio López Bravo de Castro as Minister of Industry and Trade" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). p. 9653. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
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