Eighth government of Francisco Franco

8th government of Francisco Franco
Government of Spain
1969–1973
Franco in 1975
Date formed	30 October 1969
Date dissolved	12 June 1973
People and organisations
Head of State	Francisco Franco
Prime Minister	Francisco Franco
Deputy Prime Minister	Luis Carrero Blanco
No. of ministers	19[a]
Total no. of members	20[a]
Member party	FET–JONS
Status in legislature	One-party state
History
Legislature terms	9th Cortes Españolas 10th Cortes Españolas
Budget	1970–71, 1972, 1973
Predecessor	Franco VII
Successor	Carrero Blanco

The eighth^[b] government of Francisco Franco was formed on 30 October 1969, after the latter had sacked 13 out of 18 of his ministers—in what was to become the largest cabinet reshuffle in the whole Francoist period—as a result of internal divisions between the various factions within the National Movement and the unveiling of the Matesa scandal earlier that year.^[3][4] It succeeded the seventh Franco government and was the government of Spain from 30 October 1969 to 12 June 1973, a total of 1,321 days, or 3 years, 7 months and 13 days.^[5][6]

Franco's eighth cabinet was made up of members from the different factions or "families" within the National Movement: mainly the FET y de las JONS party—the only legal political party during the Francoist regime—the military, the Opus Dei and the National Catholic Association of Propagandists (ACNP), as well as a number of aligned-nonpartisan technocrats or figures from the civil service.^[7] It would be the last government under the direct control of Franco, as he would give up the post of prime minister to his deputy Luis Carrero Blanco on 9 June 1973.^[8]

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and 19 ministries, including two ministers without portfolio.

← Franco VIII Government → (30 October 1969 – 12 June 1973)
Portfolio	Name	Party		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Head of State Prime Minister	Francisco Franco		Military	30 January 1938	9 June 1973	[9] [10]
Deputy Prime Minister Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency	Luis Carrero Blanco		Military	22 September 1967	12 June 1973	[11]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Gregorio López-Bravo		Opus Dei	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[12]
Minister of Justice	Antonio María de Oriol		FET–JONS^/Trad.	8 July 1965	12 June 1973	[13]
Minister of the Army	Juan Castañón de Mena		Military	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[14]
Minister of the Navy	Adolfo Baturone Colombo		Military	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[15]
Minister of Finance	Alberto Monreal Luque		Nonpartisan	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[16]
Minister of Governance	Tomás Garicano		FET–JONS^/ACNP	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[17]
Minister of Public Works	Federico Silva Muñoz		ACNP	8 July 1965	14 April 1970	[18]
Minister of Education and Science	José Luis Villar Palasí		Nonpartisan	17 April 1968	12 June 1973	[19]
Minister of Labour	Licinio de la Fuente		FET–JONS	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[20]
Minister of Industry	José María López de Letona		Nonpartisan	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[21]
Minister of Agriculture	Tomás Allende y García-Baxter		FET–JONS	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[22]
Minister of the Air	Julio Salvador y Díaz-Benjumea		Military	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[23]
Minister of Trade	Enrique Fontana Codina		FET–JONS	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[24]
Minister of Information and Tourism	Alfredo Sánchez Bella		ACNP	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[25]
Minister of Housing	Vicente Mortes		FET–JONS^/Opus	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[26]
Minister Secretary-General of the Movement	Torcuato Fernández-Miranda		FET–JONS	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[27]
Minister without portfolio Commissioner for the Economic and Social Development Plan	Laureano López Rodó		Opus Dei	8 July 1965	12 June 1973	[28]
Minister without portfolio National Delegate for Trade Unions	Enrique García-Ramal		FET–JONS	30 October 1969	12 June 1973	[29] [30]
Changes April 1970
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Minister of Public Works	Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora		Nonpartisan	14 April 1970	12 June 1973	[31]

Departmental structure

Francisco Franco's eighth government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.

Unit/body rank

• (■) Undersecretary
• (■) Director-general
• (◆) Military & intelligence agency

Office (Original name)	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Alliance/party			Ref.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister (Presidencia del Gobierno)		Francisco Franco	30 January 1938	9 June 1973			FET–JONS (Military)
Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia del Gobierno)		Luis Carrero Blanco	28 July 1967	9 June 1973			FET–JONS (Military)
Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency (Ministro Subsecretario de la Presidencia)		Luis Carrero Blanco	19 July 1951	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (Military)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores)		Gregorio López-Bravo	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (Opus Dei)
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia)		Antonio María de Oriol	8 July 1965	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (Traditionalist)
Ministry of the Army
Ministry of the Army (Ministerio del Ejército)		Juan Castañón de Mena	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (Military)
Ministry of the Navy
Ministry of the Navy (Ministerio de Marina)		Adolfo Baturone Colombo	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (Military)
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda)		Alberto Monreal Luque	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (Nonpartisan)
Ministry of Governance
Ministry of Governance (Ministerio de la Gobernación)		Tomás Garicano	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (also a member of ACNP)
Ministry of Public Works
Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Obras Públicas)		Federico Silva Muñoz	8 July 1965	14 April 1970			FET–JONS (ACNP)
		Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora	14 April 1970	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (Nonpartisan)
Ministry of Education and Science
Ministry of Education and Science (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia)		José Luis Villar Palasí	17 April 1968	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (Nonpartisan)
Ministry of Labour
Ministry of Labour (Ministerio de Trabajo)		Licinio de la Fuente	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS
Ministry of Industry
Ministry of Industry (Ministerio de Industria)		José María López de Letona	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (Nonpartisan)
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura)		Tomás Allende y García-Baxter	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS
Ministry of the Air
Ministry of the Air (Ministerio del Aire)		Julio Salvador y Díaz-Benjumea	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (Military)
Ministry of Trade
Ministry of Trade (Ministerio de Comercio)		Enrique Fontana Codina	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS
Ministry of Information and Tourism
Ministry of Information and Tourism (Ministerio de Información y Turismo)		Alfredo Sánchez Bella	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (ACNP)
Ministry of Housing
Ministry of Housing (Ministerio de la Vivienda)		Vicente Mortes	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (also a member of Opus Dei)
Ministers without portfolio
Minister Secretary-General of FET–JONS (Ministro Secretario General de FET y de las JONS)		Torcuato Fernández-Miranda	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS
Minister without portfolio; Commissioner for the Economic and Social Development Plan (Ministro sin cartera; Comisario del Consejo de Economía Nacional)		Laureano López Rodó	8 July 1965	12 June 1973			FET–JONS (Opus Dei)
Minister without portfolio; National Delegate for Trade Unions (Ministro sin cartera; Delegado Nacional de Sindicatos)		Enrique García-Ramal	30 October 1969	12 June 1973			FET–JONS

Notes

1. Does not include the prime minister.
2. Sources differ on the numbering, depending on whether they consider every cabinet change or just major reshuffles as giving way to a different government. In this sense, some consider the 1969–1973 period as a single government under Franco (the eighth),^[1] whereas others split it into two separate ones: 1969–1970 (14th) and 1970–1973 (15th).^[2]

References

1. "Breve historia de los cambios de Gobierno desde 1938". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 9 June 1973. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
2. "Historia de los gobiernos de Franco". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 4 January 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
3. Bustamante, José Manuel (19 January 2007). "¿Qué fue el 'caso Matesa'?". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
4. Noceda, Miguel Ángel (18 July 2019). "El escándalo que erosionó al régimen franquista". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
5. "El Jefe del Estado procede a una amplia reorganización del Gobierno". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 30 October 1969. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
6. "Biografías de los nuevos ministros". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 30 October 1969. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
7. Montagut, Edmundo (17 January 2016). "Familias políticas franquistas". Nueva Tribuna (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
8. "Franco nombra Presidente del Gobierno al almirante Carrero Blanco". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 9 June 1973. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
9. "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). National Defense Junta Official Gazette (in Spanish) (32). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 125–126. 30 September 1936.
10. "Ley organizando la Administración Central del Estado" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (467). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 5514–5515. 31 January 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
11. "Decreto 2308/1967, de 21 de septiembre, por el que se nombra Vicepresidente del Gobierno a don Luis Carrero Blanco" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (227). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 13088. 22 September 1967. ISSN 0212-033X.
12. "Decreto 2553/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores a don Gregorio López Bravo" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
13. "Decreto 1809/1965, de 7 de julio, por el que se nombra Ministro de Justicia a don Antonio María Oriol y Urquijo" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (162). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 9609. 8 July 1965. ISSN 0212-033X.
14. "Decreto 2554/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro del Ejército a don Juan Castañón de Mena" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
15. "Decreto 2555/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro de Marina a don Adolfo Baturone Colombo" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
16. "Decreto 2556/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro de Hacienda a don Alberto Monreal Luque" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
17. "Decreto 2557/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro de la Gobernación a don Tomás Garicano Goñi" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
18. "Decreto 1811/1965, de 7 de julio, por el que se nombra Ministro de Obras Públicas a don Federico Silva Muñoz" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (162). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 9609. 8 July 1965. ISSN 0212-033X.
19. "Decreto 701/1968, de 16 de abril, por el que se nombra Ministro de Educación y Ciencia a don José Luis Villar Palasí" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (93). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 5702. 17 April 1968. ISSN 0212-033X.
20. "Decreto 2558/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro de Trabajo a don Licinio de la Fuente de la Fuente" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
21. "Decreto 2559/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro de Industria a don José María López de Letona y Núñez del Pino" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
22. "Decreto 2560/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro de Agricultura a don Tomás Allende y García-Baxter" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
23. "Decreto 2561/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro del Aire a don Julio Salvador y Díaz-Benjumea" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
24. "Decreto 2562/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro de Comercio a don Enrique Fontana Codina" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
25. "Decreto 2563/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro de Información y Turismo a don Alfredo Sánchez Bella" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
26. "Decreto 2564/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro de la Vivienda a don Vicente Mortes Alfonso" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
27. "Decreto 2565/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro Secretario general del Movimiento a don Torcuato Fernández Miranda" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16978. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
28. "Decreto 1814/1965, de 7 de julio, por el que se nombra Ministro sin Cartera a don Laureano López Rodó" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (162). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 9609. 8 July 1965. ISSN 0212-033X.
29. "Decreto-ley 19/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se establece que el Delegado nacional de Sindicatos tendrá la condición de Ministro sin cartera" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16974. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
30. "Decreto 2566/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro sin cartera, Delegado nacional de Sindicatos, a don Enrique García-Ramal Cellalbo" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (260). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 16978. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
31. "Decreto 1029/1970, de 13 de abril, por el que se nombra Ministro de Obras Públicas a don Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora y Mon" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (89). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 5865. 14 April 1970. ISSN 0212-033X.

Bibliography

• Ynfante, Jesús (1970). "Capítulo II: Las bases de reclutamiento. 3. El Opus Dei en la enseñanza superior". La prodigiosa aventura del Opus Dei. Génesis y desarrollo de la Santa Mafia (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.

External links

• Governments. Dictatorship of Franco (18.07.1936 / 20.11.1975) Archived 2021-12-12 at the Wayback Machine. 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).

Preceded by Franco VII

Government of Spain 1969–1973

Succeeded by Carrero Blanco