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Ministry of Culture (Spain)
Government ministry of Spain
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Government ministry of Spain
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| agency_name | Ministry of Culture |
| nativename | Ministerio de Cultura |
| logo | Logotipo del Ministerio de Cultura.svg |
| logo_width | 250px |
| picture | Casa de las 7 Chimeneas (Madrid) 06.jpg |
| picture_width | 220px |
| picture_caption | The headquarters of the Ministry |
| formed | |
| (as Ministry of Culture and Welfare) | |
| preceding1 | Ministry of Education and Science |
| preceding2 | Ministry of Information and Tourism |
| jurisdiction | Government of Spain |
| headquarters | Casa de las Siete Chimeneas, 1 Plaza del Rey, Madrid |
| budget | € 1.7 billion, 2023 |
| minister1_name | Ernest Urtasun |
| minister1_pfo | Minister |
| chief1_name | Jordi Martí Grau |
| chief1_position | Secretary of State for Culture |
| chief3_name | María del Carmen Paez Soria |
| chief3_position | Under-Secretary |
| agency_type | Ministry |
| child2_agency | National Library of Spain |
| child3_agency | Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts |
| child4_agency | National Institute of Performing Arts and Music |
| child5_agency | Prado Museum |
| child6_agency | Reina Sofía Museum |
| website | Ministry of Culture and Sport |
(as Ministry of Culture and Welfare)
The Ministry of Culture (MC) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for the promotion, protection and dissemination of the Spanish historical heritage, national museums, art, books, reading and literary creation, of cinematographic and audiovisual activities and of national archives and libraries.
It is also responsible for the promotion and dissemination of culture in Spanish, as well as the promotion of cultural cooperation and, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, of international relations in the field of culture.
The MCD is headed by the Culture Minister, a Cabinet member who is appointed by the Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister. The minister is assisted by a Secretary of State and an Under-Secretary. The current minister of Culture is, since 21 November 2023, Ernest Urtasun.
History
Early period
The Ministry of Culture was created during the Spanish transition to democracy. However, the government action on culture dates back to the 18th century. From the beginning of the century and promoted by the Crown, it appeared the first Royal Academies such as the Language (1713), History (1738) or Fine Arts (1752), all of them dependent from the Secretariat of State.
With the development and specialization of the Administration, the promotion and protection of culture was assumed by the Ministry of Development between 1834 and 1837 when it assumed powers over theaters, and all kinds of public amusements and recreation, as well as the Conservatories of Arts and Music, by the Ministry of the Interior between 1837 and 1847 and Development again between 1847 and 1851, by the Ministry of Grace and Justice between 1851 and 1855 and again by the Ministry of Development until 1900.
The Budget Act of 1900 created the Ministry of Public Instruction and Fine Arts which assumed the responsibilities on culture until 1977. During this period, the Directorate-General for Fine Arts was created in 1915 which had competences on civil constructions related to National Monuments, Museums, Artistic Schools, Painting, Music Schools and other entities of an artistic nature and in 1939 it was created the Directorate-General for Archives and Libraries. Both merged in 1974 in a new Directorate-General for Artistic and Cultural Heritage.
In 1946 it was created the Directorate-General for Cinematography and Theater which main task was to censor this cultural sectors. It was suppressed in 1967.
Democracy
Finally, in 1977 it was created an independent Culture Ministry which assumed the Directorate-General for Artistic and Cultural Heritage from the Ministry of Education, the responsibilities of the Under Secretary for Family, Youth and Sport from the Ministry of the Presidency and the cultural functions of the Ministry of Information and Tourism (cinema, theaters, music). Likewise, the Secretariat of State for Culture was created and it also assumed RTVE.
The final structure established nine general directions: Artistic Heritage, Archives and Museums; Cultural Diffusion; Books and Libraries; Music Theater and Shows; Cinematography; Community Development; Youth; and Broadcasting and Television. It also assumed organically the Superior Council of Sports.
In 1981 the Ministry ceded to the City of Madrid the management of the Teatro Español. In 1985 the Ministry suffered a big reshuffle because of the devolution of cultural powers to the recently created Regions. At the same time it was created the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (INAEM) and the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA).
Between 1996 and 2004 the Ministry of Culture was merged with the Ministry of Education although the Secretariat of State for Culture was maintained. In 2004 it was created again and in 2011 the Ministry assumed the competencies on bullfighting. It was suppressed again in 2011 until 2018 when the new prime minister Pedro Sánchez recovered this Ministry.****
Organization
, this is the organization of the Ministry:
| Ministry Organization (2025) | Minister | Secretary of State for | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culture | Under-Secretary | ||
| Cabinet | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for International Relations and European Union | |||
| Prado Museum | |||
| Reina Sofía Museum | |||
| National Library of Spain | |||
| Directorate-General for Books, Comics and Reading | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for the Promotion of Books, Reading and Spanish Literature | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for Library Coordination | |||
| Directorate-General for Cultural Rights | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for Promotion and Access to Culture | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for Cultural Cooperation with the Regions | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for Intellectual Property | |||
| Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage and Fine Arts | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for the Management and Coordination of Cultural Assets | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for Records and Documentation of Historical Heritage | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for the Cultural Heritage Institute of Spain | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for State Museums | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for State Archives | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for Visual Arts and Contemporary Creation | |||
| Directorate-General for Performing Arts and Music | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for Theatre and Circus | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for Music | |||
| Deputy Directorate General for Dance and Interdisciplinary Creation | |||
| National Institute of Performing Arts and Music | |||
| Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts | |||
| Agency for Cultural Infrastructure and Equipment | |||
| Technical General Secretariat | |||
| Deputy Technical General Secretariat | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for Citizen Services, Documentation and Publications | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for the Foundations Protectorate | |||
| Statistics and Studies Division | |||
| Budget Office | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for Economic Management | |||
| Administrative Office | |||
| Deputy Directorate-General for Human Resources and Services Inspection | |||
| Cultural Industries Coordination Centre | |||
| IT Division |
List of officeholders
Office name:
- Ministry of Culture and Welfare (1977)
- Ministry of Culture (1977–1996; 2004–2011, 2023–present)
- Ministry of Culture and Sports (2018–2023)
| Portrait | Name | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | Government | Prime Minister | ||||||
| (Tenure) | {{smaller | Ref.}} | Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||
| [[File:Pío Cabanillas Gallas 1979 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | Pío Cabanillas Gallas | ||||||||
| (1923–1991) | 5 July | |||||||||
| 1977 | 1 September | |||||||||
| 1977 | People's Party (Spain, 1976)}};" | PP | Suárez II | Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}};" | Adolfo Suárez | |||||
| [[File:Adolfo Suárez 1980 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | |||||||||
| (1976–1981) | ||||||||||
| 1 September | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 6 April | |||||||||
| 1979 | ||||||||||
| Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}};" | UCD | |||||||||
| [[File:Manuel Clavero 1979 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | Manuel Clavero | ||||||||
| (1926–2021) | 6 April | |||||||||
| 1979 | 17 January | |||||||||
| 1980 | Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}};" | UCD | Suárez III | |||||||
| [[File:Portrait placeholder.svg | 65px]] | Ricardo de la Cierva | ||||||||
| (1926–2015) | 18 January | |||||||||
| 1980 | 9 September | |||||||||
| 1980 | Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}};" | UCD | ||||||||
| [[File:Íñigo Cavero 1981 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | Íñigo Cavero | ||||||||
| (1929–2002) | 9 September | |||||||||
| 1980 | 27 February | |||||||||
| 1981 | Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}};" | UCD | ||||||||
| 27 February | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 2 December | |||||||||
| 1981 | Calvo-Sotelo | Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}};" | Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo | |||||||
| [[File:Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo 1978 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | |||||||||
| (1981–1982) | ||||||||||
| [[File:Soledad Becerril 1998 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | Soledad Becerril | ||||||||
| (born 1944) | 2 December | |||||||||
| 1981 | 3 December | |||||||||
| 1982 | Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)}};" | UCD | ||||||||
| [[File:Javier Solana 1986 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | Javier Solana | ||||||||
| (born 1942) | 3 December | |||||||||
| 1982 | 26 July | |||||||||
| 1986 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};" | PSOE | González I | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};" | Felipe González | |||||
| [[File:Felipe González 1991 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | |||||||||
| (1982–1996) | ||||||||||
| 26 July | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 12 July | |||||||||
| 1988 | González II | |||||||||
| [[File:Jorge Semprún 2003 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | Jorge Semprún | ||||||||
| (1923–2011) | 12 July | |||||||||
| 1988 | 7 December | |||||||||
| 1989 | Independent politician}};" | Independent | ||||||||
| 7 December | ||||||||||
| 1989 | 13 March | |||||||||
| 1991 | González III | |||||||||
| [[File:Jordi Solé Tura 1991 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | Jordi Solé Tura | ||||||||
| (1930–2009) | 13 March | |||||||||
| 1991 | 14 July | |||||||||
| 1993 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia}};" | PSC–PSOE | ||||||||
| [[File:Carmen Alborch 2015 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | Carmen Alborch | ||||||||
| (1947–2018) | 14 July | |||||||||
| 1993 | 6 May | |||||||||
| 1996 | Independent politician}};" | Independent | González IV | |||||||
| Office disestablished during this interval. | ||||||||||
| [[File:Carmen Calvo 2005b (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | Carmen Calvo | ||||||||
| (born 1957) | 18 April | |||||||||
| 2004 | 9 July | |||||||||
| 2007 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};" | PSOE | Zapatero I | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};" | **José Luis | |||||
| Rodríguez Zapatero** | ||||||||||
| [[File:José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero 2011c (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | |||||||||
| (2004–2011) | ||||||||||
| [[File:César Antonio Molina 2008 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | César Antonio Molina | ||||||||
| (born 1952) | 9 July | |||||||||
| 2007 | 14 April | |||||||||
| 2008 | Independent politician}};" | Independent | ||||||||
| 14 April | ||||||||||
| 2008 | 7 April | |||||||||
| 2009 | Zapatero II | |||||||||
| [[File:Ángeles González-Sinde 2011 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | Ángeles González-Sinde | ||||||||
| (born 1965) | 7 April | |||||||||
| 2009 | 22 December | |||||||||
| 2011 | Independent politician}};" | Independent | ||||||||
| Office disestablished during this interval. | ||||||||||
| [[File:Màxim Huerta 2018b (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | Màxim Huerta | ||||||||
| (born 1971) | 7 June | |||||||||
| 2018 | 13 June | |||||||||
| 2018 | Independent politician}};" | Independent | Sánchez I | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};" | Pedro Sánchez | |||||
| [[File:Pedro Sánchez 2023b (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | |||||||||
| (2018–present) | ||||||||||
| [[File:José Guirao 2019 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | José Guirao | ||||||||
| (1959–2022) | 14 June | |||||||||
| 2018 | 13 January | |||||||||
| 2020 | Independent politician}};" | Independent | ||||||||
| [[File:José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes 2020 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes | ||||||||
| (born 1968) | 13 January | |||||||||
| 2020 | 12 July | |||||||||
| 2021 | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}};" | PSOE | Sánchez II | |||||||
| [[File:Miquel Iceta 2021 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | Miquel Iceta | ||||||||
| (born 1960) | 12 July | |||||||||
| 2021 | 21 November | |||||||||
| 2023 | Socialists' Party of Catalonia}};" | PSC–PSOE | ||||||||
| [[File:Ernest Urtasun 2023 (cropped).jpg | 65px]] | Ernest Urtasun | ||||||||
| (born 1982) | 21 November | |||||||||
| 2023 | Incumbent | Catalunya en Comú}};" | CatComú | Sánchez III |
Awards given out
Established in 1975 and first presented in 1976, the Ministry of Culture awards the Miguel de Cervantes Prize each year to honor the lifetime achievement of an outstanding writer in the Spanish language.
Ministry of Culture also awards various other National Prizes.
Notes
References
References
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- "ABC (Madrid) - 05/07/1977, p. 102 - ABC.es Hemeroteca".
- "Royal Decree 2258/1977, of 27 August, on the organic structure and functions of the Ministry of Culture.".
- "ABC (Madrid) - 16/10/1981, p. 35 - ABC.es Hemeroteca".
- "ABC (Madrid) - 25/04/1985, p. 29 - ABC.es Hemeroteca".
- "El Ministerio de Cultura asume las competencias taurinas {{!}} Toros {{!}} elmundo.es".
- R., Felipe. (7 July 2018). "Real Decreto 817/2018, de 6 de julio, por el que se desarrolla la estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte y se modifica el Real Decreto 595/2018, de 22 de junio, por el que se establece la estructura orgánica básica de los departamentos ministeriales.". Ministerio de Política Territorial y Función Pública.
- (5 July 1977). "Real Decreto 1563/1977, de 4 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (1 September 1977). "Real Decreto 2258/1977, de 27 de agosto, sobre estructura orgánica y funciones del Ministerio de Cultura". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (6 April 1979). "Real Decreto 713/1979, de 5 de abril, por el que se dispone el cese en sus funciones de los miembros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (6 April 1979). "Real Decreto 711/1979, de 5 de abril, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (17 January 1980). "Real Decreto 64/1980, de 16 de enero, por el que se dispone el cese del Ministro de Cultura don Manuel Clavero Arévalo". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (18 January 1980). "Real Decreto 67/1980, de 17 de enero, por el que se nombra Ministro de Cultura a don Ricardo de la Cierva y Hoces". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (9 September 1980). "Real Decreto 1795/1980, de 8 de septiembre, por el que se dispone el cese de diversos miembros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (9 September 1980). "Real Decreto 1797/1980, de 8 de septiembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (27 February 1981). "Real Decreto 256/1981, de 26 de febrero, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (2 December 1981). "Real Decreto 2829/1981, de 1 de diciembre, por el que se dispone el cese de diversos miembros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (2 December 1981). "Real Decreto 2830/1981, de 1 de diciembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (3 December 1982). "Real Decreto 3297/1982, de 2 de diciembre, por el que se declara el cese en sus funciones de los miembros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (3 December 1982). "Real Decreto 3295/1982, de 2 de diciembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (26 July 1986). "Real Decreto 1521/1986, de 25 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (12 July 1988). "Real Decreto 730/1988, de 11 de julio, por el que se dispone el cese de diversos miembros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (12 July 1988). "Real Decreto 731/1988, de 11 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (13 March 1991). "Real Decreto 300/1991, de 12 de marzo, por el que se dispone el cese de diversos miembros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (13 March 1991). "Real Decreto 301/1991, de 12 de marzo, por el que se nombran Miembros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (8 June 1993). "Real Decreto 896/1993, de 7 de junio, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (14 July 1993). "Real Decreto 1175/1993, de 13 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (5 March 1996). "Real Decreto 440/1996, de 4 de marzo, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (18 April 2004). "Real Decreto 558/2004, de 17 de abril, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (9 July 2007). "Real Decreto 956/2007, de 6 de julio, por el que se dispone el cese de doña Carmen Calvo Poyato como Ministra de Cultura". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (9 July 2007). "Real Decreto 960/2007, de 6 de julio, por el que se nombra Ministro de Cultura a don César Antonio Molina Sánchez". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (14 April 2008). "Real Decreto 436/2008, de 12 de abril, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (7 April 2009). "Real Decreto 550/2009, de 7 de abril, por el que se dispone el cese de don César Antonio Molina Sánchez como Ministro de Cultura". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (7 April 2009). "Real Decreto 558/2009, de 7 de abril, por el que se nombra Ministra de Cultura a doña Ángeles González Sinde". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (22 November 2011). "Real Decreto 1743/2011, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (7 June 2018). "Real Decreto 357/2018, de 6 de junio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (14 June 2018). "Real Decreto 417/2018, de 13 de junio, por el que se dispone el cese de don Màxim Huerta Hernández como Ministro de Cultura y Deporte". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (14 June 2018). "Real Decreto 418/2018, de 13 de junio, por el que se nombra Ministro de Cultura y Deporte a don José Guirao Cabrera". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (30 April 2019). "Real Decreto 337/2019, de 29 de abril, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (13 January 2020). "Real Decreto 8/2020, de 12 de enero, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (12 July 2021). "Real Decreto 520/2021, de 10 de julio, por el que se dispone el cese de don José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes como Ministro de Cultura y Deporte". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (12 July 2021). "Real Decreto 532/2021, de 10 de julio, por el que se nombra Ministro de Cultura y Deporte a don Miquel Octavi Iceta i Llorens". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (25 July 2023). "Real Decreto 695/2023, de 24 de julio, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (21 November 2023). "Real Decreto 835/2023, de 20 de noviembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (25 November 2014). "Cervantes Prize". [[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]].
- [https://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/en/cultura/libro/premios-literarios/listado-de-premios/premios-nacionales.html Spanish Ministry of Culture]
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