Fifth government of Francisco Franco

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5th government of Francisco Franco

Government of Spain
1957–1962
Franco in the 1950s
Date formed25 February 1957
Date dissolved11 July 1962
People and organisations
Head of StateFrancisco Franco
Prime MinisterFrancisco Franco
No. of ministers18[a]
Total no. of members19[a]
Member party  FET–JONS
Status in legislatureOne-party state
History
Legislature terms5th Cortes Españolas
6th Cortes Españolas
7th Cortes Españolas
Budget1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63
PredecessorFranco IV
SuccessorFranco VI

The fifth[b] government of Francisco Franco was formed on 25 February 1957.[3] It succeeded the fourth Franco government and was the government of Spain from 25 February 1957 to 11 July 1962, a total of 1,962 days, or 5 years, 4 months and 16 days.

Franco's fifth 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 National Catholic Association of Propagandists (ACNP) and a number of aligned-nonpartisan figures from the civil service; however for the first time, the cabinet would see the incorporation of several technocratic ministers from the Opus Dei.[4] The new government saw the establishment for the first time of a Ministry of Housing.[5][6]

Council of Ministers

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The Council of Ministers was structured into the office for the prime minister and 18 ministries, including one minister without portfolio and the office of the minister undersecretary of the presidency.[7][8]

← Franco V Government →
(25 February 1957 – 11 July 1962)
Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Head of State
Prime Minister 		Francisco Franco Military 30 January 1938 9 June 1973 [9]
[10]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Fernando María Castiella FET–JONS/ACNP 25 February 1957 30 October 1969 [11]
Minister of Justice Antonio Iturmendi FET–JONS/Trad. 19 July 1951 8 July 1965 [12]
Minister of the Army Antonio Barroso Sánchez-Guerra Military 25 February 1957 11 July 1962 [13]
Minister of the Navy Felipe José Abárzuza Military 25 February 1957 11 July 1962 [14]
Minister of Finance Mariano Navarro Rubio Opus Dei 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 [15]
Minister of Governance Camilo Alonso Vega Military 25 February 1957 30 October 1969 [16]
Minister of Public Works Jorge Vigón Military 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 [17]
Minister of National Education Jesús Rubio García-Mina FET–JONS 15 February 1956 11 July 1962 [18]
Minister of Labour Fermín Sanz-Orrio FET–JONS 25 February 1957 11 July 1962 [19]
Minister of Industry Joaquín Planell Military 19 July 1951 11 July 1962 [20]
Minister of Agriculture Cirilo Cánovas FET–JONS 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 [21]
Minister of the Air José Rodríguez y Díaz de Lecea Military 25 February 1957 11 July 1962 [22]
Minister of Trade Alberto Ullastres Opus Dei 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 [23]
Minister of Information and Tourism Gabriel Arias-Salgado FET–JONS 19 July 1951 11 July 1962 [24]
Minister of Housing José Luis de Arrese FET–JONS 25 February 1957 18 March 1960 [25]
Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency Luis Carrero Blanco Military 19 July 1951 22 September 1967 [26]
Minister Secretary-General of the Movement José Solís Ruiz FET–JONS 25 February 1957 30 October 1969 [27]
Minister without portfolio
President of the Council of National Economy 		Pedro Gual Villalbí Nonpartisan 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 [28]

Changes March 1960

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Portfolio Name Faction Took office Left office Ref.
Minister of Housing Pedro Gual Villalbí took on the ordinary discharge of duties from 18 March to 21 April 1960.[29][30]
José María Martínez Sánchez-Arjona FET–JONS 21 April 1960 30 October 1969 [31]

Departmental structure

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Francisco Franco's fifth government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.[7][8]

Unit/body rank
Office
(Original name) 		Portrait Name Took office Left office Alliance/party Ref.

Prime Minister's Office

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Prime Minister
(Presidencia del Gobierno) 		Francisco Franco 30 January 1938 9 June 1973 FET–JONS
(Military)
Minister Undersecretary
of the Presidency
(Ministro Subsecretario
de la Presidencia) 		Luis Carrero Blanco 19 July 1951 9 June 1973 FET–JONS
(Military)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores) 		Fernando María Castiella 25 February 1957 30 October 1969 FET–JONS
(also a member of ACNP) 		[32]
[33]
[34]
[35]
[36]
1 February – 18 October 1957
  • (■) Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs
  • (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy
  • (■) Directorate-General for Economic Policy (disest. 3 Oct 1957)
  • (■) Directorate-General for Cultural Relations
  • (■) Directorate-General for Internal Regime
  • (■) Directorate-General for Consular Affairs
  • (■) Directorate-General for Relations with Morocco
  • (■) Service for Chancery, Protocol and Orders–Introducer of Ambassadors
  • (■) Inspectorate-General for Services Abroad
18 October 1957 – 17 April 1964
  • (■) Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs
  • (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy
  • (■) Directorate-General for Cultural Relations
  • (■) Directorate-General for Internal Regime
  • (■) Directorate-General for Consular Affairs
  • (■) Directorate-General for Economic Relations
  • (■) Directorate-General for International Organizations
  • (■) Directorate-General of the Office for Diplomatic Information (U/G 25 Jan 1960)
  • (■) Service for Chancery, Protocol and Orders–Introducer of Ambassadors
  • (■) Inspectorate-General for Services Abroad

Ministry of Justice

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Ministry of Justice
(Ministerio de Justicia) 		Antonio Iturmendi 19 July 1951 8 July 1965 FET–JONS
(Traditionalist)

Ministry of the Army

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Ministry of the Army
(Ministerio del Ejército) 		Antonio Barroso Sánchez-Guerra 25 February 1957 11 July 1962 FET–JONS
(Military)

Ministry of the Navy

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Ministry of the Navy
(Ministerio de Marina) 		Felipe José Abárzuza 25 February 1957 11 July 1962 FET–JONS
(Military)

Ministry of Finance

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Ministry of Finance
(Ministerio de Hacienda) 		Mariano Navarro Rubio 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 FET–JONS
(Opus Dei) 		[7]
[37]
[38]
[39]
[40]

Ministry of Governance

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Ministry of Governance
(Ministerio de la Gobernación) 		Camilo Alonso Vega 25 February 1957 30 October 1969 FET–JONS
(Military)

Ministry of Public Works

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Ministry of Public Works
(Ministerio de Obras Públicas) 		Jorge Vigón 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 FET–JONS
(Military) 		[41]

Ministry of National Education

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Ministry of National Education
(Ministerio de Educación Nacional) 		Jesús Rubio García-Mina 15 February 1956 11 July 1962 FET–JONS

Ministry of Labour

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Ministry of Labour
(Ministerio de Trabajo) 		Fermín Sanz-Orrio 25 February 1957 11 July 1962 FET–JONS [42]

Ministry of Industry

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Ministry of Industry
(Ministerio de Industria) 		Joaquín Planell 19 July 1951 11 July 1962 FET–JONS
(Military) 		[7]

Ministry of Agriculture

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Ministry of Agriculture
(Ministerio de Agricultura) 		Cirilo Cánovas 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 FET–JONS

Ministry of the Air

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Ministry of the Air
(Ministerio del Aire) 		José Rodríguez y Díaz de Lecea 25 February 1957 11 July 1962 FET–JONS
(Military)

Ministry of Trade

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Ministry of Trade
(Ministerio de Comercio) 		Alberto Ullastres 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 FET–JONS
(Opus Dei) 		[32]
[43]

Ministry of Information and Tourism

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Ministry of Information
and Tourism
(Ministerio de Información
y Turismo) 		Gabriel Arias-Salgado 19 July 1951 11 July 1962 FET–JONS [44]

Ministry of Housing

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Ministry of Housing
(Ministerio de la Vivienda) 		José Luis de Arrese 25 February 1957 18 March 1960 FET–JONS [7]
[45]
[46]
Pedro Gual Villalbí
(ordinary discharge of duties) 		18 March 1960 21 April 1960 FET–JONS
(Nonpartisan)
José María Martínez
Sánchez-Arjona 		21 April 1960 30 October 1969 FET–JONS

Ministers without portfolio

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Minister Secretary-General
of FET–JONS
(Ministro Secretario General
de FET y de las JONS) 		José Solís Ruiz 25 February 1957 30 October 1969 FET–JONS [7]
[8]
Minister without portfolio; President of
the Council of National Economy
(Ministro sin cartera; Presidente del
Consejo de Economía Nacional) 		Pedro Gual Villalbí 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 FET–JONS
(Nonpartisan)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b 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, the 1957–1962 period is regarded as both the fifth and the tenth government under Franco, depending on the source.[1][2]

References

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  2. ^ "Historia de los gobiernos de Franco". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 4 January 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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