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(Top) 1 List of officeholders 1.1 Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939) 1.2 Francoist Spain (1936–1975) 1.3 Kingdom of Spain (1975–present) 2 See also 3 Notes and references

List of ministers of defence (Spain)

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Minister of Defence
Ministro de Defensa de España
National Emblem
Incumbent Margarita Robles since 7 June 2018
Ministry of Defence
Style	Mr./Ms. Minister (informal) The Most Excellent (formal)
Status	Head of a ministry
Abbreviation	MINISDEF
Member of	Council of Ministers National Security Council National Defence Council
Reports to	Prime Minister
Residence	Ministry of Defense HQ, 11th floor
Seat	Ministry of Defense Headquarters Madrid
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	Monarch countersigned by the Prime Minister
Term length	No term fixed
Precursor	Minister of War Minister of the Navy Minister of the Air
Formation	17 May 1937
First holder	Indalecio Prieto as Minister of National Defence

The minister of defence is the highest authority of Spain's Ministry of Defence, which is in charge of the preparation, development and execution of the defense policy determined by its government, as well as the management of the Military Administration.

List of officeholders

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Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939)

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No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political party	Government	Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Government	Ref.
Minister of National Defence
1		Indalecio Prieto (1883–1962)	17 May 1937	5 April 1938	323 days	PSOE	Negrín I
2		Juan Negrín (1892–1956)	5 April 1938	6 March 1939	360 days	PSOE	Negrín II

Francoist Spain (1936–1975)

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No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political party	Government	Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Government	Ref.
Minister of National Defence
1		Fidel Dávila Arrondo (1878–1962)	31 January 1938	9 August 1939	360 days	Military	Franco I	^[1]^[2]
Split into Minister of the Army, Minister of the Navy and Minister of the Air

Kingdom of Spain (1975–present)

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No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political party	Government	Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Government	Ref.
Minister of Defence
Reign of Juan Carlos I (1975–2014)
1		Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado (1912–1995)	4 July 1977	5 April 1979	1 year, 275 days	Military	Suárez II	^[3]
2		Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún (1932–1991)	6 April 1979	27 February 1981	1 year, 327 days	UCD	Suárez III	^[4]
3		Alberto Oliart (1928–2021)	26 February 1981	3 December 1982	1 year, 280 days	UCD	Calvo-Sotelo	^[5]
4		Narcís Serra (born 1943)	3 December 1982	12 March 1991	8 years, 99 days	PSOE	González I–II–III	^[6]^[7] ^[8]
5		Julián García Vargas (born 1945)	12 March 1991	3 July 1995	4 years, 113 days	PSOE	González III–IV	^[9]^[10]
6		Gustavo Suárez Pertierra (born 1949)	3 July 1995	5 May 1996	307 days	PSOE	González IV	^[11]
7		Eduardo Serra Rexach (born 1946)	5 May 1996	27 April 2000	3 years, 358 days	Independent	Aznar I	^[12]
8		Federico Trillo (born 1952)	28 April 2000	18 April 2004	3 years, 356 days	PP	Aznar II	^[13]
9		José Bono (born 1950)	18 April 2004	7 April 2006	1 year, 354 days	PSOE	Zapatero I	^[14]
10		José Antonio Alonso (1960–2017)	7 April 2006	14 April 2008	2 years, 7 days	PSOE	Zapatero I	^[15]
11		Carme Chacón (1971–2017)	14 April 2008^[a]	22 December 2011	3 years, 252 days	PSOE	Zapatero II	^[17]
12		Pedro Morenés (born 1948)	22 December 2011	19 June 2014	2 years, 179 days	Independent	Rajoy I	^[18]^[19]
Reign of Felipe VI (2014–present)
12		Pedro Morenés (born 1948)	19 June 2014	4 November 2016	2 years, 138 days	Independent	Rajoy I	^[18]^[19]
13		María Dolores de Cospedal (born 1965)	4 November 2016	1 June 2018	1 year, 209 days	PP	Rajoy II	^[20]
14		Margarita Robles (born 1956)	7 June 2018	Incumbent	6 years, 49 days	Independent	Sánchez I–II–III	^[21]^[22]^[23]

Notes and references

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Notes

^ Interior Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba temporarily took over the defense portfolio when Chacón gave birth.^[16]

References

^ Fuenterrebollo Gobiernos de Franco.

^ "Ley organizando la Administración Central del Estado" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (467). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5514–5515. 31 January 1938.

^ "Real Decreto 1563/1977, de 4 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (159). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 15045–15046. 5 July 1977. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 711/1979, de 5 de abril, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (83). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 8192. 6 April 1979. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 256/1981, de 26 de febrero, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (50). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 4430. 27 February 1981. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 3295/1982, de 2 de diciembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (290). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 33339. 3 December 1982. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 1521/1986, de 25 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (178). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 26706. 26 July 1986. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 1455/1989, de 6 de diciembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (293). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 38143. 7 December 1989. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 301/1991, de 12 de marzo, por el que se nombran Miembros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (62). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 8398. 13 March 1991. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 1175/1993, de 13 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (167). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 21211. 14 July 1993. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 1104/1995, de 2 de julio, por el que se nombra Ministro de Defensa a don Gustavo Suárez Pertierra" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (157). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 20232. 3 July 1995. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 762/1996, de 5 de mayo, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (110). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 15709. 6 May 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 561/2000, de 27 de abril, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (102). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 16448. 28 April 2000. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 558/2004, de 17 de abril, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (94). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 16008. 18 April 2004. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 462/2006, de 10 de abril, por el que se nombra Ministro de Defensa a don José Antonio Alonso Suárez" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (86). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 13975. 11 April 2006. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ Victoria Burnett (May 21, 2008), Spain’s Defense Minister Becomes a Mother The New York Times.

^ "Real Decreto 436/2008, de 12 de abril, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (90). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 19762. 14 April 2008. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ ^a ^b "Real Decreto 1887/2011, de 30 de diciembre, por el que se establece la estructura orgánica básica de los departamentos ministeriales" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (315). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 146666–146679. 31 December 2011. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ ^a ^b "Real Decreto 454/2012, de 5 de marzo, por el que se desarrolla la estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Defensa" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (56). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 18859–18875. 6 March 2012. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 417/2016, de 3 de noviembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (267). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 76637. 4 November 2016. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 357/2018, de 6 de junio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (138). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 58729. 7 June 2018. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 8/2020, de 12 de enero, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (11). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 2882. 13 January 2020. ISSN 0212-033X.

^ "Real Decreto 835/2023, de 20 de noviembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (278). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 154695. 21 November 2023. ISSN 0212-033X.

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