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 | |
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| 1938–1939 | |
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| 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 | 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
editThe Council of Ministers was structured into the office for the prime minister and 11 ministries.[2][4]
| ← Franco I Government → (31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939) | ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Faction | Took office | Left office | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head of State Prime Minister |
Francisco Franco | Military | 30 January 1938 | 9 June 1973 | [1] [2] | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Francisco Gómez-Jordana | Military | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | [5] [6] | |
| Minister of Justice | Tomás Domínguez Arévalo | FET–JONS | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | [7] | |
| Minister of National Defence | Fidel Dávila Arrondo | Military | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | [8] | |
| Minister of Public Order | Severiano Martínez Anido | Military | 31 January 1938 | 24 December 1938† | [9] | |
| Minister of the Interior | Ramón Serrano Suñer | FET–JONS | 31 January 1938 | 2 February 1938 | [10] | |
| Minister of Finance | Andrés Amado Reygondaud | Nonpartisan | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | [11] | |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | Juan Antonio Suanzes | Nonpartisan | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | [12] | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta | FET–JONS | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | [13] | |
| Minister of National Education | Pedro Sainz Rodríguez | Nonpartisan | 31 January 1938 | 28 April 1939 | [14] | |
| Minister of Public Works | Alfonso Peña Boeuf | Nonpartisan | 31 January 1938 | 20 July 1945 | [15] | |
| Minister of Trade Union Organization and Action | Pedro González Bueno | FET–JONS | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | [16] | |
Changes February 1938edit | ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Faction | Took office | Left office | Ref. | |
| Minister of the Interior Secretary of the Government of the State |
Ramón Serrano Suñer | FET–JONS | 2 February 1938 | 1 January 1939 | [17] | |
Changes December 1938edit | ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Faction | Took office | Left office | Ref. | |
| Minister of Public Order | Francisco Gómez-Jordana served in interim capacity from 23 December 1938 to 1 January 1939.[18] | |||||
Changes January 1939edit | ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Faction | Took office | Left office | Ref. | |
| Minister of Governance Secretary of the Government of the State |
Ramón Serrano Suñer | FET–JONS | 1 January 1939 | 18 October 1940 | [4] | |
| Disestablished on 1 January 1939.[4] | ||||||
Changes April 1939edit | ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Faction | Took office | Left office | Ref. | |
| Minister of National Education | Tomás Domínguez Arévalo served in interim capacity from 28 April to 9 August 1939.[19] | |||||
Changes June 1939edit | ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Faction | Took office | Left office | Ref. | |
| Minister of Governance | Fidel Dávila Arrondo served in interim capacity from 1 to 14 June 1939.[20][21] | |||||
Departmental structure
editFrancisco 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 and intelligence agency
| Office (Original name) |
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Alliance/faction | Ref. | ||
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| Prime Minister (Presidencia del Gobierno) |
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Francisco Franco | 30 January 1938 | 9 June 1973 | National Movement (Military) |
[2] | ||
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31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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| Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia del Gobierno) |
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Francisco Gómez-Jordana | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (Military) |
[2] [4] [22] [23] [24] | ||
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31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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| Government Secretariat (Secretaría del Gobierno) |
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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 (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores) |
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Francisco Gómez-Jordana | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (Military) |
[2] [25] | ||
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31 January – 16 February 1938
16 February 1938 – 9 August 1939
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| Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia) |
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Tomás Domínguez Arévalo | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (FET–JONS) |
[2] [26] | ||
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31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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| Ministry of National Defence (Ministerio de Defensa Nacional) |
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Fidel Dávila Arrondo | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (Military) |
[2] | ||
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31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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| Ministry of Public Order (Ministerio de Orden Público) (until 1 January 1939) |
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Severiano Martínez Anido | 31 January 1938 | 24 December 1938† | National Movement (Military) |
[2] [27] | ||
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Francisco Gómez-Jordana (interim) |
23 December 1938 | 1 January 1939 | National Movement (Military) | ||||
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31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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| Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior) (until 1 January 1939) Ministry of Governance |
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Ramón Serrano Suñer | 31 January 1938 | 18 October 1940 | National Movement (FET–JONS) |
[2] [4] [24] | ||
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31 January 1938 – 1 January 1939
1 January – 9 August 1939
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| Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda) |
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Andrés Amado Reygondaud | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (Nonpartisan) |
[2] [28] | ||
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31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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| Ministry of Industry and Trade (Ministerio de Industria y Comercio) |
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Juan Antonio Suanzes | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (Nonpartisan) |
[2] [4] [29] | ||
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31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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| Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura) |
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Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (FET–JONS) |
[2] [30] [31] | ||
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31 January – 6 April 1938
6 April 1938 – 9 August 1939
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| Ministry of National Education (Ministerio de Educación Nacional) |
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Pedro Sainz Rodríguez | 31 January 1938 | 28 April 1939 | National Movement (Nonpartisan) |
[2] | ||
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Tomás Domínguez Arévalo (interim) |
28 April 1939 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (FET–JONS) | ||||
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31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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| Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Obras Públicas) |
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Alfonso Peña Boeuf | 31 January 1938 | 20 July 1945 | National Movement (Nonpartisan) |
[2] [32] [33] | ||
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31 January 1938 – 13 May 1939
13 May – 9 August 1939
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| Ministry of Trade Union Organization and Action (Ministerio de Organización y Acción Sindical) |
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Pedro González Bueno | 31 January 1938 | 9 August 1939 | National Movement (FET–JONS) |
[2] [34] | ||
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31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939
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Notes
edit- ^ a b c Does not include the Prime Minister.
- ^ Disputed with the Second Spanish Republic until 1 April 1939.
- ^ On 1 January 1939, the Ministry of Public Order was disestablished and its competences transferred to the Governance department.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Decreto núm. 138. Nombrando Jefe del Gobierno del Estado Español al Excelentísimo Sr. General de División don Francisco Franco Bahamonde, quien asumirá todos los poderes del nuevo Estado" (pdf). Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Defensa Nacional de España (in Spanish) (32). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 125–126. 30 September 1936.
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- ^ "Decreto núm. 442 nombrando Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores al Teniente General D. Francisco Gómez Jordana y Sousa" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (468). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5547. 1 February 1938.
- ^ "Decreto núm. 443 nombrando Ministro de Justicia a D. Tomás Domínguez Arévalo" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (468). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5547. 1 February 1938.
- ^ "Decreto núm. 444 nombrando Ministro de Defensa Nacional a D. Fidel Dávila Arrondo" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (468). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5547. 1 February 1938.
- ^ "Decreto núm. 445 nombrando Ministro de Defensa Nacional a D. Severiano Martínez Anido" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (468). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5547. 1 February 1938.
- ^ "Decreto núm. 446 nombrando Ministro del Interior a D. Ramón Serrano Suñer" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (468). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5547. 1 February 1938.
- ^ "Decreto núm. 447 nombrando Ministro de Hacienda a D. Andrés Amado y Reygondaud de Villebarder" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (468). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5547. 1 February 1938.
- ^ "Decreto núm. 448 nombrando Ministro de Industria y Comercio a D. Juan Antonio Suances Fernández" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (468). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5547. 1 February 1938.
- ^ "Decreto núm. 449 nombrando Ministro de Agricultura a D. Raimundo Fernández Cuesta" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (468). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5547. 1 February 1938.
- ^ "Decreto núm. 450 nombrando Ministro de Educación Nacional a D. Pedro Sainz Rodríguez" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (468). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5547. 1 February 1938.
- ^ "Decreto núm. 451 nombrando Ministro de Obras Públicas a D. Alfonso Peña Boeuf" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (468). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5547. 1 February 1938.
- ^ "Decreto núm. 452 nombrando Ministro de Organización y Acción Sindical a don Pedro González Bueno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (468). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5547. 1 February 1938.
- ^ "Decreto nombrando Secretario del Gobierno de la Nación al Ministro del Interior D. Ramón Serrano Suñer" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (472). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5611. 5 February 1938.
- ^ "Decreto disponiendo se encargue interinamente del Ministerio de Orden Público el Vicepresidente del Gobierno y Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (177). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 3121. 24 December 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto de 28 de abril de 1939 encargando interinamente del Ministerio de Educación Nacional al Excelentísimo Sr. Tomás Domínguez Arévalo, Ministro de Justicia" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (119). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 2293. 29 April 1939. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto de 1 de junio de 1939 encargando interinamente del Ministerio de la Gobernación a don Fidel Dávila Arrondo, Ministro de Defensa Nacional" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (153). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 3003. 2 June 1939. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto de 14 de junio de 1939 disponiendo se haga cargo nuevamente del Ministerio de la Gobernación don Ramón Serrano Suñer" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (169). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 3320. 18 June 1939. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto reorganizando el servicio de Marruecos y Colonias" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (477). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5707. 10 February 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto disponiendo la reorganización del Instituto Geográfico y Estadístico" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (561). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 7130. 5 May 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ a b "Ley disponiendo que el Servicio Nacional de Abastecimientos y Transportes dependa en lo sucesivo del Ministerio del Interior" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (526). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 6514. 31 March 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto organizando los Servicios del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (485). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5836–5837. 18 February 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto sobre reorganización del Ministerio de Justicia" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (512). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 6289–6291. 17 March 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto organizando los servicios del Ministerio de Orden Público" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (492). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5947–5948. 25 February 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto reorganizando los servicios dependientes del Ministerio de Hacienda" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (500). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 6099–6100. 5 March 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Ley creando la Comisaría General de Abastecimiento y Transportes" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (71). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 1441. 12 March 1939. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto sobre reorganización del Ministerio de Agricultura" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (534). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 6676–6677. 8 April 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Ley creando con carácter provisional, las Comisiones reguladoras de la Producción" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (18). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 258–261. 18 July 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto organizando los Servicios del Ministerio de Obras Públicas" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (484). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5818–5819. 17 February 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Orden de 13 de mayo de 1939 organizando los diferentes servicios de este Ministerio" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (136). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 2672–2673. 16 May 1939. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Decreto disponiendo la organización de los servicios de este Ministerio" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (584). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 7581–7582. 29 May 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
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External links
edit- 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).