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28-651: Asturias Forum was founded in January 2011 by former Deputy Prime Minister Francisco Álvarez Cascos , who left the People's Party (PP) after failing to be selected as the party's candidate for President of the Principality of Asturias in the 2011 election . In the Asturian election, Álvarez Cascos led the party under the name "Forum of Citizens" ( Spanish : Foro de Ciudadanos ). FAC won sixteen seats, making it

56-602: A civilian as Deputy, definitively separating the military power from the executive power, a situation that remains today. As of 2024, the First Deputy Prime Minister responsibilities are: Ministry of the Interior (Spain) The Ministry of the Interior ( MIR ) is a department of the Government of Spain responsible for public security , the protection of the constitutional rights ,

84-894: Is headed by the Minister for Home Affairs, who is appointed by the Monarch at request of the Prime Minister . The Minister is assisted by three main officials, the Secretary of State for Security , the Secretary-General for Penitentiary Institutions and the Under-Secretary of the Interior. Among the director generals, the most important are the Director-General of the Police and the Director-General of

112-554: Is the second in command to the Prime Minister , assuming the responsibilities of the premiership when the prime minister is absent or incapable of exercising power. The deputy prime minister is usually handpicked by the Prime Minister from the members of the Council of Ministers and appointed by the Monarch before whom they take an oath. The deputy prime minister may be the head of a government department, but it depends on

140-490: The Ministry for Territorial Administrations . The Ministry of the Interior is organised in the following bodies: The holders of the office of minister of the interior of Spain, from the reign of Ferdinand VII to the present time: Acting XI ( Rajoy ) (1) Minister of Governance (2) Minister of Public Order (3) Minister of the Interior (4) Minister of the Interior and Governance (5) Minister of Justice and

168-938: The Second Republic , by decree of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of 16 August 1932, raised to the rank of Law on 8 September, the Directorate-General of the Civil Guard , which had been attached to the Ministry of War, and all the agencies and services of it dependents were transferred to the Ministry of the Interior, creating the Inspectorate-General of the Civil Guard. In 1933, the Health and Welfare services were transferred to

196-587: The 1754-1755 biennium. With regard to the Secretariat of the Dispatch of Ecclesiastical Affairs, Justice and Jurisdiction, by Decree of 2 April 1717, it was renamed the Secretariat of the Dispatch of Justice, Political Government and Treasury of Spain and the Indies. It was commissioned to José Rodrigo. In the reform of 1720, it was named Secretariat of the Dispatch of Justice and Political Government of Spain and

224-681: The Civil Governors—, health, post and telegraph, and the Overseas Office was incorporated. The so-called Sections were changed by Directorates-General, whose number was changing in the following decades. During the reign of Alfonso XIII (1902-1931) the then created Institute of Social Reforms (1903), the Superior Charity Board (1908), the Internal Health Service (1909) were made dependent on

252-614: The Civil Guard . This department has historically received numerous denominations such as Ministerio de la Gobernación (literally Ministry of the Governance), Ministerio de Orden Público (Ministry of Public Order) and Ministerio del Interior y Justicia (Ministry of the Interior and Justice) when both ministries joint in one. As of 2022, central, regional and local governments in Spain spend around € 26 billion per year (1.9 % of GDP ) on security and public order . The Ministry of

280-495: The Government and, with the formation of the first Franco government, this position was granted to general Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa . From 1938 to 1981 the position was occupied by military officials , with the exception of the vice presidents Torcuato Fernández Miranda (1973-1973) and José García Hernández (1974-1975). Since 1981, with a democracy markedly established in society, Prime Minister Calvo-Sotelo appointed

308-708: The Indies. However, the direct antecedent is at the beginning of the 19th century, first created by Bonaparte in 1808 in imitation of the French model and a few years later, in 1812, the Cortes of Cádiz created it the Secretariat of the Dispatch of the Governance of the Kingdom and Islands adjacent and the Secretary of the Dispatch of the Governance of the Kingdom for Overseas. The vast majority of authors do not consider

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336-595: The Interior responsibilities during centuries were assumed by the Royal Council of Castile (with the exception of the judicial ones). This body was composed for expert royal servants in charge of advising the Sovereign and with the passage of the time this royal servants gain more power and autonomy and they were the real governors of the Kingdom. In the 18th century, the extinction of the Habsburg dynasty and

364-543: The Interior" and from then until now the Ministry has maintained this denomination, except for the period between 1994 and 1996, when it was renamed the Ministry of Justice and the Interior, structured in two main higher bodies, the Secretariat of State for Justice and the Secretariat of State for the Interior . During the democratic period, the Ministry of the Interior has focused its powers on public security, losing its functions on territorial organization in favor of

392-818: The Ministry of Labor, Health and Welfare. In 1959 the Central Traffic Office was created by Law 47/1959, of 30 July; the Technical General Secretariat by Decree 1841/1960, of 21 September, in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Legal System of the State Administration of 26 July 1957; and the Data Processing Center by Order of 16 November 1971. In 1977 it was renamed "Ministry of

420-847: The Ministry of the Interior; the Directorate-General for Security was divided into two sections, Surveillance and Security, and then called Public Order (1921); the Legal Department expanded its functions beyond the branch of charity (1913); the General Department of Charity (1919), the Health Department (1921), the Supply Department (1925) and the National Broadcasting Service (1929) were created. Already during

448-542: The Universal Dispatch, a unique government department where the sovereign delegated its power. With the new dynasty, it was necessary to divide it into several Secretariats of State that took care of the diverse administrative subjects: by means of the Decree of 11 July 1705, Philip V created a "Secretariat of State for War and Treasury" and another one for "Everything else". But the accumulation of business and

476-631: The arrival of the Bourbons brought profound institutional reforms. With King Philip V , this Council extended its jurisdiction to the territories of the Crown of Aragon and the whole country was ruled by the same institutions. Also during this time, the Councils started to lose importance and the Secretariats of State and of the Dispatch were created. Since 1621 existed in Spain the Secretariat of

504-474: The command of the law enforcement agencies , national security , immigration affairs , prisons , civil defense and road traffic safety . Through the Undersecretariat of the Interior and its superior body, the Directorate-General for Internal Policy, the Ministry is responsible for all actions related to ensuring political pluralism and the proper functioning of electoral processes . The MIR

532-444: The denominations of "Interior" and "Governance" since they were reminiscent of the time of the war against Napoleon . In 1835 it was again called "Ministry of the Interior". In 1847, all matters related to the services of public, economic and cultural works were disbanded from the Ministry of the Interior. The Ministry of the Interior maintained the functions of public order, municipal and provincial organization —being responsible for

560-586: The department created by the Napoleonic Government as the original one, because of its invasor nature. With the return of Ferdinand VII , both secretaries were suppressed in 1814, restored during the Liberal Triennium and created as Ministry of the Interior in 1823, which lasted only a short time after being suppressed by King Ferdinand. In 1832 the Ministry of Development was created, which assumed security competences, fleeing from

588-513: The fall of the monarchy, the Second Republic was established in Spain , which did not initially consider a deputy prime minister necessary. However, in December 1933, Prime Minister Lerroux appointed Diego Martínez Barrio Vice President of the Council of Ministers, a position from which he resigned only three months later. The Law of January 30, 1938, changed the title to Vice Presidency of

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616-779: The largest party on the General Council. Together with the PP, FAC's gains gave the centre-right a majority in Asturias for the first time. The party has spoken to all three other parties to create a more consensual political climate. At the November 2011 Spanish election , the party won one of Asturias's eight seats in the Congress of Deputies . After months of deadlock in the Asturian regional assembly, fresh elections were held. During these elections, FAC lost four seats; it became

644-611: The need for a more agile body led to a system similar to that of France : the Decree of 30 November 1714, established four Secretariats of the Dispatch: of State , of War , of the Navy and of the Indies, and of Ecclesiastical business, justice and jurisdiction -, and questions of a financial nature were made to lie in the General Treasury. With slight variations, the result of various reforms, this situation will continue until

672-505: The premiership, dates back to the 19th century. A Royal Decree of 1840 appointed Joaquín María Ferrer as Vice President of the Council of Ministers . However the office was not used again until 1925 when Miguel Primo de Rivera transitioned from a military to a civil government, reestablishing the Council of Ministers , the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and re-creating the Vice Presidency. The vice president's function

700-551: The second largest party behind the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). On 12 February 2015, Francisco Álvarez-Cascos surprisingly announced he would not stand again as Asturias Forum's candidate and resigned the presidency of the party. Álvarez-Cascos was succeeded by Cristina Coto , while he went on to become the party's secretary-general. After the resignation of Cristina Coto due to differences with Álvarez Cascos, Carmen Moriyón , mayoress of Gijón ,

728-477: The will of the prime minister, who may have a deputy premier without a portfolio. When there are more than one deputy prime minister, this position is called First Deputy Prime Minister ( Spanish : Vicepresidente Primero/Vicepresidenta Primera del Gobierno ). Since 2023, there are four deputy prime ministers; Nadia Calviño serves as first deputy prime minister since 12 July 2021 and as minister of Economy since 2018. The office of Deputy Prime Minister, like

756-460: Was elected new president of the party on 29 September 2018. This article about a political party in Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to Asturias, Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . First Vice President of the Government (Spain) The deputy prime minister of Spain , officially vice president of the Government ( Spanish : Vicepresidencia del Gobierno ),

784-533: Was to replace the president in cases of absence or illness. This vice-president, said article 3 of the Royal Decree, was appointed by the president from among the members of the Council of Ministers. The Vice Presidency was vested in the Under Secretary of the Interior, Severiano Martínez Anido, who combined the position with that of Interior Minister . With the resignation of Primo de Rivera and

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