List of labour ministers of Spain

This is a list of the Spanish ministers of labour since 1920, when the government department was established. Throughout history, this position has also had jurisdiction over social security, social protection, migrations and, occasionally, over industry, trade, justice and health care.

Before 1920, labour responsibilities were divided between the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Development.

Name Term Duration Party Government Ref.
Carlos Cañal y Migolla
(1876–1938)
8 May 1920 13 March 1921 309 days Conservative Eduardo Dato
Alfonso XIII

(1886–1931)
[1]
The Count of Bugallal[a]
The Count of Lizárraga
(1855–1939)
13 March 1921 14 August 1921 154 days Conservative Manuel Allendesalazar [2]
Leopoldo Matos y Massieu
(1878–1936)
14 August 1921 8 March 1922 206 days Liberal Antonio Maura [3]
Abilio Calderón Rojo[b]
(1867–1939)
8 March 1922 7 December 1922 274 days Conservative José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez [4]
Joaquín Chapaprieta
(1871–1951)
7 December 1922 3 September 1923 270 days Liberal The Marquess of Alhucemas [5]
Luis Armiñán Pérez
(1871–1949)
3 September 1923 15 September 1923 12 days Liberal Left [6]
Alejandro García Martín[c]
acting minister
17 September 1923 21 December 1923 95 days Independent The Marquess of Estella [7]
Juan Flórez Posada[d]
(1877–1933)
acting minister
21 December 1923 7 February 1924 48 days Independent [8]
Eduardo Aunós[e]
(1894–1967)
7 February 1924 30 January 1930 5 years, 357 days Patriotic Union [9][10]
The Marquess of Guad-el-Jelú[f]
(1878–1959)
30 January 1930 18 February 1931 1 year, 19 days Independent The Count of Xauen [11]
The Duke of Maura
(1879–1963)
18 February 1931 14 April 1931 55 days Conservative Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas [12]
Francisco Largo Caballero
(1869–1946)
14 April 1931 12 September 1933 2 years, 151 days Socialist Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora

(1931–1936)
[13]
Manuel Azaña
Ricardo Samper
(1881–1938)
12 September 1933 8 October 1933 26 days Radical Republican Alejandro Lerroux [14]
Carlos Pi y Suñer
(1881–1938)
8 October 1933 16 December 1933 69 days Catalan Republican Left Diego Martínez Barrio [15]
José Estadella Arnó
(1880–1951)
16 December 1933 4 October 1934 292 days Radical Republican Alejandro Lerroux [16]
Ricardo Samper
José Oriol Anguera de Sojo
(1879–1956)
4 October 1934 3 April 1935 181 days CEDA Alejandro Lerroux [17]
Eloy Vaquero Cantillo
(1888–1960)
3 April 1935 6 May 1935 33 days Radical Republican [18]
Federico Salmón Amorín
(1900–1936)
6 May 1935 14 December 1935 222 days CEDA [19]
Joaquín Chapaprieta
Alfredo Martínez García-Argüelles
(1877–1936)
14 December 1935 30 December 1935 16 days Liberal Democrat Manuel Portela Valladares [20]
Manuel Becerra Fernández
(1867–1940)
30 December 1935 19 February 1936 51 days Radical Republican [21]
Enrique Ramos Ramos
(1873–1957)
19 February 1936 13 May 1936 84 days Republican Left Manuel Azaña [22]
Augusto Barcia Trelles[g]
Manuel Azaña

(1936–1939)
Joan Lluhí
(1897–1944)
13 May 1936 19 July 1936 67 days Catalan Republican Left Santiago Casares Quiroga [23]
Bernardo Giner de los Ríos
(1888–1970)
19 July 1936 19 July 1936 0 days Republican Left Diego Martínez Barrio [24]
Start of the Spanish Civil War
Republican side [25]
Joan Lluhí
(1897–1944)
19 July 1936 4 September 1936 47 days Catalan Republican Left José Giral
Josep Tomàs i Piera
(1900–1976)
4 September 1936 4 November 1936 61 days Catalan Republican Left Francisco Largo Caballero [26]
Anastasio de Gracia
(1890–1981)
4 November 1936 17 May 1937 194 days Socialist [27]
Jaume Aiguader
(1882–1943)
17 May 1937 16 August 1938 1 year, 91 days Catalan Republican Left Juan Negrín [28]
José Moix Regàs
(1898–1973)
16 August 1938 5 March 1939 201 days PSUC [29]
Antonio Pérez García
(1890–1955)
5 March 1939 31 March 1939 26 days Independent
(UGT)
National Defence Council
José Miaja

(1939)
[30]
Rebel side
Alejandro Gallo Artacho[h]
(1887–1966)
4 October 1936 31 January 1938 1 year, 119 days Independent Junta Técnica del Estado
Francisco Franco

(1939–1975)
[31]
Pedro González Bueno
(1896–1985)
31 January 1938 1 April 1939 1 year, 60 days National Movement Franco I [32]
End of the Spanish Civil War
Pedro González Bueno
(1896–1985)
1 April 1939 9 August 1939 130 days National Movement Franco I
The Count of Benjumea
(1878–1963)
9 August 1939 19 May 1941 1 year, 283 days National Movement Franco II [33]
José Antonio Girón
(1911–1995)
19 May 1941 25 February 1957 15 years, 282 days National Movement [34]
Franco III
Franco IV
Fermín Sanz-Orrio
(1901–1998)
25 February 1957 10 July 1962 5 years, 135 days National Movement Franco V [35]
Jesús Romeo Gorría
(1916–2001)
10 July 1962 29 October 1969 7 years, 111 days National Movement Franco VI [36]
Franco VII
Licinio de la Fuente
(1923–2015)
29 October 1969 4 March 1975 5 years, 126 days National Movement Franco VIII [37]
Luis Carrero Blanco [38]
The Duke of Fernández-Miranda
(acting)
The Marquess of Arias Navarro
Fernando Suárez González
(1933–2024)
4 March 1975 11 December 1975 282 days National Movement [39]

Juan Carlos I

(1975–2014)
José Solís Ruiz
(1913–1990)
11 December 1975 7 July 1976 209 days National Movement [40]
Álvaro Rengifo
(1932–2020)
7 July 1976 4 July 1977 362 days Independent The Duke of Suárez [41]
Manuel Jiménez de Parga
(1929–2014)
4 July 1977 24 February 1978 235 days Centrist [42]
Rafael Calvo Ortega
(1933–2025)
24 February 1978 2 May 1980 2 years, 68 days Centrist [43]
Salvador Sánchez-Terán
(1934–2022)
2 May 1980 8 September 1980 129 days Centrist [44]
Félix Manuel Pérez Miyares
(1936–2024)
8 September 1980 26 February 1981 171 days Centrist [45]
Jesús Sancho Rof
(born 1940)
26 February 1981 1 December 1981 278 days Centrist The Marquess of Ría de Ribadeo [46]
Santiago Rodríguez-Miranda
(born 1940)
1 December 1981 2 December 1982 1 year, 1 day Centrist [47]
Joaquín Almunia
(born 1948)
2 December 1982 25 July 1986 3 years, 235 days Socialist Felipe González [48]
Manuel Chaves
(born 1945)
25 July 1986 27 April 1990 3 years, 276 days Socialist [49]
Luis Martínez Noval
(1948–2013)
27 April 1990 13 July 1993 3 years, 77 days Socialist [50]
José Antonio Griñán
(born 1946)
13 July 1993 5 May 1996 2 years, 297 days Socialist [51]
Javier Arenas
(born 1957)
5 May 1996 18 January 1999 2 years, 258 days Popular José María Aznar [52]
Manuel Pimentel
(born 1961)
18 January 1999 20 February 2000 1 year, 33 days Popular [53]
Juan Carlos Aparicio
(born 1955)
20 February 2000 9 July 2002 2 years, 139 days Popular [54]
Eduardo Zaplana
(born 1956)
9 July 2002 17 April 2004 1 year, 283 days Popular [55]
Jesús Caldera
(born 1957)
18 April 2004 14 April 2008 3 years, 362 days Socialist José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero [56]
Celestino Corbacho
(born 1949)
14 April 2008 20 October 2010 2 years, 359 days Socialist [57]
Valeriano Gómez
(born 1957)
20 October 2010 22 December 2011 2 years, 258 days Socialist [58]
Fátima Báñez
(born 1967)
22 December 2011 7 June 2018 6 years, 167 days Popular Mariano Rajoy [59]

Felipe VI


(2014-present)

Magdalena Valerio
(born 1959)
7 June 2018 13 January 2020 1 year, 220 days Socialist Pedro Sánchez [60]
Yolanda Díaz
(born 1971)
13 January 2020 Incumbent 6 years, 230 days Communist [61]
Sumar

Notes

  1. ↑ He acted as acting prime minister after the assassination of Eduardo Dato from March 8 to March 13, 1921
  2. ↑ José Jorro Miranda, Count of Altea, Under-Secretary of Labour, served as acting minister from August 12 to September 18, 1922.
  3. ↑ High-ranking official of the Department of Labour, Trade and Industry in charge of the ministerial department.
  4. ↑ Under-Secretary in charge of the ministerial department.
  5. ↑ José Marvá y Mayer, Inspector-General of Labour, Director-General for Labour and Social Action, served as acting minister from May 21 to June 22, 1925.
  6. ↑ During his absences: Felipe Gómez Cano, Under-Secretary (8 April – 15 April 1930; 26 June – 1 July 1930; 31 January – 6 February 1931) and Luis Rodríguez de Viguri, Minister of National Economy (3 – 9 January 1931).
  7. ↑ Acting prime minister from 10 to 13 May 1936
  8. ↑ Serving under the title of "President of the Culture and Education Commission".

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