The first government of Francisco Franco was formed on 31 January 1938 during the Spanish Civil War, shortly after having been proclaimed as Head of State of Spain.[1][2] It succeeded the Technical State Junta in the Nationalist zone—eventually, it would also take over from the Republican National Defence Council at the end of the war—and was the Government of Spain from 31 January 1938 to 9 August 1939,[b] a total of 555 days, or 1 year, 6 months and 9 days.
1st government of Francisco Franco | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} Government of Spain | |
| 1938–1939 | |
.jpg) | |
| Date formed | 31 January 1938 |
| Date dissolved | 9 August 1939 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of State | Francisco Franco |
| Prime Minister | Francisco Franco |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Francisco Gómez-Jordana |
| No. of ministers | 11[a] (1938–1939) 10[a] (1939) |
| Total no. of members | 11[a] |
| Member party | National Movement (Military, FET–JONS, nonpartisans) |
| Status in legislature | One-party state |
| History | |
| Budget(s) | 1939 |
| Predecessor | Technical State Junta (Nationalist) National Defence Council (Republican) |
| Successor | Franco II |
A war cabinet,[3] it was made up of members from various factions that would go on to form the National Movement: the FET y de las JONS party—the only legal political party in the Nationalist zone after the approval of the Unification Decree in April 1937—and the military, as well as a number of aligned-nonpartisan figures.
Council of Ministers
The Council of Ministers was structured into the office for the prime minister and 11 ministries.[2][4]
Departmental structure
Francisco Franco's first government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.[2][4]
- Unit/body rank
- (■) Undersecretary
- (■) National service
- (◆) Military & intelligence agency
| Office (Original name) | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Alliance/faction | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prime Minister's Office | ||||||||
| Prime Minister (Presidencia del Gobierno) | .jpg) | Francisco Franco | 30 January 1938 | 9 June 1973 | National Movement (Military) | [2] | ||
31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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| Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia del Gobierno) | .jpg) | Francisco Gómez-Jordana | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (Military) | [2] [4] [22] [23] [24] | ||
31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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| Government Secretariat (Secretaría del Gobierno) | .jpg) | Ramón Serrano Suñer | 2 February 1938 | 21 October 1940 | National Movement (FET–JONS) | [2] | ||
| See Ministry of the Interior (2 February 1938 – 1 January 1939) See Ministry of Governance (1 January – 9 August 1939) | ||||||||
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||||||||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores) | | Francisco Gómez-Jordana | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (Military) | [2] [25] | ||
31 January – 16 February 1938
16 February 1938 – 9 August 1939
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Ministry of Justice | ||||||||
| Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia) | .jpg) | Tomás Domínguez Arévalo | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (FET–JONS) | [2] [26] | ||
31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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Ministry of National Defence | ||||||||
| Ministry of National Defence (Ministerio de Defensa Nacional) | .jpg) | Fidel Dávila Arrondo | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (Military) | [2] | ||
31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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Ministry of Public Order | ||||||||
| Ministry of Public Order (Ministerio de Orden Público) (until 1 January 1939) | .jpg) | Severiano Martínez Anido | 31 January 1938 | 24 December 1938† | National Movement (Military) | [2] [27] | ||
| | Francisco Gómez-Jordana (interim) | 23 December 1938 | 1 January 1939 | National Movement (Military) | ||||
31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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Ministry of Governance | ||||||||
| Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior) (until 1 January 1939) Ministry of Governance | | Ramón Serrano Suñer | 31 January 1938 | 18 October 1940 | National Movement (FET–JONS) | [2] [4] [24] | ||
31 January 1938 – 1 January 1939
1 January – 9 August 1939
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Ministry of Finance | ||||||||
| Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda) |  | Andrés Amado Reygondaud | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (Nonpartisan) | [2] [28] | ||
31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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Ministry of Industry and Trade | ||||||||
| Ministry of Industry and Trade (Ministerio de Industria y Comercio) | | Juan Antonio Suanzes | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (Nonpartisan) | [2] [4] [29] | ||
31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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Ministry of Agriculture | ||||||||
| Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura) | .jpg) | Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (FET–JONS) | [2] [30] [31] | ||
31 January – 6 April 1938
6 April 1938 – 9 August 1939
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Ministry of National Education | ||||||||
| Ministry of National Education (Ministerio de Educación Nacional) | .jpg) | Pedro Sainz Rodríguez | 31 January 1938 | 28 April 1939 | National Movement (Nonpartisan) | [2] | ||
| | Tomás Domínguez Arévalo (interim) | 28 April 1939 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (FET–JONS) | ||||
31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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Ministry of Public Works | ||||||||
| Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Obras Públicas) | | Alfonso Peña Boeuf | 31 January 1938 | 20 July 1945 | National Movement (Nonpartisan) | [2] [32] [33] | ||
31 January 1938 – 13 May 1939
13 May – 9 August 1939
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Ministry of Trade Union Organization and Action | ||||||||
| Ministry of Trade Union Organization and Action (Ministerio de Organización y Acción Sindical) | | Pedro González Bueno | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (FET–JONS) | [2] [34] | ||
31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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Notes
References
Bibliography
- Sáez Alba, A. (1974). "Introducción a la ACNP". La otra cosa nostra. La Asociación Católica Nacional de Propagandistas y el caso de El Correo de Andalucía (in Spanish). Ruedo ibérico.
- Sánchez Recio, Glicerio (2013). "Familias políticas, estructuras de poder, instituciones del régimen". In Ruiz Carnicer, Miguel Ángel (ed.). Falange, las culturas políticas del fascismo en la España de Franco (1936-1975) (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Clarendon Press, University of Oxford. pp. 217–229. ISBN 978-84-9911-216-9.
- Martín Puerta, Antonio (June 2015). "La Asociación Católica Nacional de Propagandistas durante la fase central del régimen de Franco". Hispania Sacra. 67 (135): 303–338. doi:10.3989/hs.2015.009. ISSN 0018-215X. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- Barreiro, Cristina (December 2018). "La ACNdeP y su papel político en el primer franquismo". Hispania Sacra. 70 (142): 681–689. doi:10.3989/hs.2018.047. ISSN 0018-215X. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
External links
- Governments. Dictatorship of Franco (18.07.1936 / 20.11.1975). CCHS–CSIC (in Spanish).
- Governments of Franco. Dictatorship Chronology (1939–1975). Fuenterrebollo Portal (in Spanish).
- The governments of the Civil War and Franco's dictatorship (1936–1975). Lluís Belenes i Rodríguez History Page (in Spanish).
- Biographies. Royal Academy of History (in Spanish).
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