Ministry of Social Affairs (Spain)

Spanish ministry responsible for social affairs (1988–1996)

Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 AgendaMinisterio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 2030

Headquarters of the Ministry
Agency overview
Formed| 12 July 1988 (as "Ministry of Social Affairs")
21 November 2023 (as "Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda")
Preceding agencies|

* Ministry of Labour and Social Security (before 1988) (social services and migration)
* Ministry of Culture (before 1988) (youth and women)
* Ministry of Justice (before 1988) (minors protection)
* Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare (before 2020) (social servicies)
* Ministry of Consumer Affairs (before 2023)

Superseding agency|

* Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (after 1996)

Type| Ministry
Jurisdiction| Government of Spain
Annual budget| € 1.8 billion, 2023[1]
Minister responsible|

* Pablo Bustinduy

Department's logo from 1988 to 1996.

The Ministry of Social Affairs (MAS), since 2023 known as Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda, is a department of the Government of Spain responsible for the government policies on social services, family, minors protection, disability and prevention of youth crime, adoptions and foster care and the promotion of cultural communication and youth association. Likewise, the department is responsible for the government policies on animal welfare and UN Sustainable Development Goals.[2]

The current minister is Pablo Bustinduy, who was appointed on 21 November 2023.

## History

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The department was created in 1988 during the premiership of Felipe González and assumed powers from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the National Institute for Social Services, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Justice.[3] In 1996, the new prime minister José María Aznar abolished the department and transferred its competences to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.[4]

During its first period of life, the department assumed powers relating to social services, equality, minors protection and prevention of youth crime, adoptions and foster care and the promotion of cultural communication and youth association. Likewise, the department was responsible for the management of the social programs derived from funds obtained through the personal income tax and in its later years from the government migration policy.[3][4]

The department was re-established in January 2020 by prime minister Pedro Sánchez.

## Organization chart

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### Current structure

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The current structure is:[5]

* The Secretariat of State for Social Rights and 2030 Agenda.
* The Directorate-General for Disability Support Policies.
* The Directorate-General for Family Diversity and Social Services.
* The Directorate-General for Animal Rights.
* The General Secretariat for Consumer Affairs and Gambling.
* The Directorate-General for Consumer Affairs.
* The Deputy Directorate-General for Coordination, Quality and Consumer Cooperation.
* The Deputy Directorate-General for Arbitration and Consumer Rights.
* The Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling.
* The Deputy Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling.
* The Deputy Directorate-General for Gambling Inspection.
* The Undersecretariat of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda.
* The Technical General Secretariat.
* The Directorate-General for 2030 Agenda.

#### Ministry agencies

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* Royal Board on Disability
* The Institute for the Elderly and Social Services
* The Institute of Youth
* The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition.
* The Research and Quality Control Center.
* The Advisory Council for Responsible Gaming
* The National Commission to fight the manipulation of sports competitions and betting fraud.

### 1988 structure

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The original structure, created in 1988, was:[6]

* Undersecretariat of Social Affairs.
* Technical Directorate-General and for Services.
* Directorate-General for Social Action.
* Directorate-General for Legal Protection of Minors.

In addition, the government agencies Institute of Women, Institute of Youth and the National Institute for Social Services were attached to the department.

In 1993, the ministry assumed powers over emigrants and immigrants through the Directorate-General for Migrations[7] and, in 1994, the Directorate-General for Legal Protection of Minors was renamed Directorate-General for Minors and Family.[8]

## List of officeholders

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Office name:

* Ministry of Social Affairs (1988–1996)
* Ministry of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda (2020–2023)
* Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda (2023–present)

Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Party  | Government  | Prime Minister
(Tenure) | Ref.

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Took office | Left office | Duration
| Matilde Fernández
(born 1950) | 23 July
1988  | 7 December
1989  | 4 years and 356 days  |  | PSOE | González II |  | Felipe González

(1982–1996) | [9]
[10]
[11]
7 December
1989  | 14 July
1993  | González III
| Cristina Alberdi
(1946–2024) | 14 July
1993  | 6 May
1996  | 2 years and 297 days  |  | PSOE | González IV | [12]
[13]
Office disestablished during this interval.[a]
| Pablo Iglesias
(born 1978) | 13 January
2020  | 31 March
2021  | 1 year and 77 days  |  | Podemos | Sánchez II |  | Pedro Sánchez

(2018–present) | [14]
[15]
| Ione Belarra
(born 1987) | 31 March
2021  | 21 November
2023  | 2 years and 235 days  |  | Podemos | [16]
[17]
| Pablo Bustinduy
(born 1983) | 21 November
2023  | Incumbent  | 1 year and 2 days  |  | Independent | Sánchez III | [18]

## Notes

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1. ^ The department's competences were transferred to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs between 1996 and 2008, to the Ministry of Education, Social Policy and Sports between 2008 and 2009, to the Ministry of Health and Social Policy between 2009 and 2010, to the Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality between 2010 and 2011, to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality between 2011 and 2018 and to the Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare between 2018 and 2020.

## References

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1. ^ "2023 State Budget" (PDF). www.boe.es. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
2. ^ "Royal Decree 2/2020, of January 12, which restructures the ministerial departments". boe.es. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
3. ^ a b "Royal Decree 727/1988, of July 11, on the restructuring of Ministerial Departments". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
4. ^ a b "Royal Decree 758/1996, of May 5, on the restructuring of Ministerial Departments". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
5. ^ "Royal Decree 139/2020, of January 28, which establishes the basic organic structure of the ministerial departments". boe.es. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
6. ^ "Royal Decree 791/1988, of July 20, which determines the initial organizational structure of the Ministry of Social Affairs". boe.es. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
7. ^ "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-1993-28967". boe.es. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
8. ^ "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-1994-26930". boe.es. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
9. ^ "Real Decreto 731/1988, de 11 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (166). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 21538. 12 July 1988. ISSN 0212-033X.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "Real Decreto 896/1993, de 7 de junio, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (167). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 17167. 8 June 1993. ISSN 0212-033X.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ "Real Decreto 440/1996, de 4 de marzo, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (56). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 8712. 5 March 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
14. ^ "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.
15. ^ "Real Decreto 232/2021, de 30 de marzo, por el que se dispone el cese de don Pablo Iglesias Turrión como Ministro de Derechos Sociales y Agenda 2030" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (77). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 36571. 31 March 2021. ISSN 0212-033X.
16. ^ "Real Decreto 235/2021, de 30 de marzo, por el que se nombra Ministra de Derechos Sociales y Agenda 2030 a doña Ione Belarra Urteaga" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (77). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 36577. 31 March 2021. ISSN 0212-033X.
17. ^ "Real Decreto 695/2023, de 24 de julio, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (176). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 108070–108071. 25 July 2023. ISSN 0212-033X.
18. ^ "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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