Post: | Minister |
Body: | War |
Insignia: | Escudo de España (mazonado).svg |
Insigniacaption: | National Emblem |
Flagcaption: | Flag for the minister of (?–?) |
Type: | Head of a ministry |
Status: | Abolished |
Nominator: | Prime Minister |
Appointer: | Monarch |
Formation: | 25 November 1807 |
Abolished: | 4 July 1977 |
Superseded By: | Minister of Defence |
The Spanish Minister of War (Spanish; Castilian: Ministro de la Guerra) was the head of the . The position was established as the Secretary of State (Ancient Regime in Spain) (Spanish; Castilian: Secretario del Despacho de Guerra) in 1807. In 1977 it was collected with the Minister of the Navy and Minister of the Air to create the Minister of Defence.
See main article: History of Spain (1700–1810).
Portrait | Name | Term of office | |||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Royal Secretary of War | |||||||
Reign of Charles IV (1788–1808) | |||||||
1 | Antonio de Olaguer y Feliú | 25 November 1807 | 19 March 1808 | ||||
Reign of Ferdinand VII (1808) | |||||||
1 | Antonio de Olaguer y Feliú | 19 March 1808 | 5 April 1808 | ||||
2 | Gonzalo O'Farrill | 5 April 1808 | 7 July 1808 |
See main article: Spain under Joseph Bonaparte.
Portrait | Name | Term of office | |||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Minister of War | |||||||
Reign of Joseph I (1808–1813) | |||||||
1 | Gonzalo O'Farrill | 7 July 1808 | 27 June 1813 |
See main article: Junta (Peninsular War).
Portrait | Name | Term of office | |||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Royal Secretary of War | |||||||
1 | 15 October 1808 | 31 January 1810 | |||||
2 | Francisco de Eguía | 31 January 1810 | 20 May 1810 | ||||
– | Eusebio Bardají y Azara | 20 May 1810 | 9 October 1810 | ||||
3 | 9 October 1810 | 6 February 1812 | |||||
– | 6 February 1812 | 23 June 1812 | |||||
4 | Francisco Javier Abadía | 23 June 1812 | 30 May 1813 | ||||
– | Juan O'Donojú | 30 May 1813 | 14 January 1814 | ||||
– | 14 January 1814 | 4 May 1814 |
See main article: History of Spain (1810–1873).
Portrait | Name | Term of office | |||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Royal Secretary of War | |||||||
Reign of Ferdinand VII (1814–1833) | |||||||
1 | Manuel Alberto Freire de Andrade y Armijo | 4 May 1814 | 29 May 1814 | ||||
2 | Francisco de Eguía | 29 May 1814 | 25 March 1815 | ||||
3 | Francisco López Ballesteros | 25 March 1815 | 23 October 1815 | ||||
– | 23 October 1815 | 19 June 1817 | |||||
(2) | Francisco de Eguía | 19 June 1817 | 13 June 1819 | ||||
– | 13 June 1819 | 18 March 1820 | |||||
Minister of War | |||||||
4 | Pedro Agustín Girón | 18 March 1820 | 18 August 1820 | ||||
5 | 18 August 1820 | 23 September 1820 | |||||
6 | Cayetano Valdés y Flores | 23 September 1820 | 4 March 1821 | ||||
7 | 4 March 1821 | 23 August 1821 | |||||
8 | 23 August 1821 | 4 September 1821 | |||||
9 | 4 September 1821 | 9 September 1821 | |||||
10 | 9 September 1821 | 8 January 1822 | |||||
– | José Castellar | 9 January 1822 | 24 January 1822 | ||||
11 | 24 January 1822 | 28 February 1822 | |||||
(9) | 28 February 1822 | 6 July 1822 | |||||
12 | 10 July 1822 | 29 April 1823 | |||||
– | Pedro de la Bárcena | 29 April 1823 | 2 June 1823 | ||||
– | 2 June 1823 | 18 June 1823 | |||||
13 | Manuel de la Puente | 21 June 1823 | 30 September 1823 | ||||
14 | 30 September 1823 | 2 December 1823 | |||||
Royal Secretary of War | |||||||
15 | 2 December 1823 | 26 August 1824 | |||||
– | 26 August 1824 | 13 June 1825 | |||||
– | 13 June 1825 | 27 June 1825 | |||||
16 | 27 June 1825 | 1 October 1832 | |||||
17 | 1 October 1832 | 14 December 1832 | |||||
(15) | 14 December 1832 | 29 November 1833 | |||||
Minister of War | |||||||
Reign of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1833–1840) | |||||||
1 | 29 November 1833 | 2 November 1834 | |||||
2 | 2 November 1834 | 17 February 1835 | |||||
3 | Jerónimo Valdés | 17 February 1835 | 13 June 1835 | ||||
4 | Pedro Agustín Girón | 13 June 1835 | 28 August 1835 | ||||
– | 18 August 1835 | 14 September 1835 | |||||
– | 14 September 1835 | 27 September 1835 | |||||
5 | Ildefonso Díez de Rivera | 27 September 1835 | 27 April 1836 | ||||
6 | José Ramón Rodil | 27 April 1836 | 15 May 1836 | ||||
7 | 15 May 1836 | 8 June 1836 | |||||
8 | 8 June 1836 | 14 August 1836 | |||||
(6) | José Ramón Rodil | 20 August 1836 | 26 November 1836 | ||||
– | Javier Rodríguez Vera | 26 November 1836 | 27 February 1837 | ||||
(5) | Ildefonso Díez de Rivera | 27 February 1837 | 29 July 1837 | ||||
9 | Baldomero Espartero | 29 July 1837 | 30 August 1837 | ||||
10 | Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel | 30 August 1837 | 1 October 1837 | ||||
11 | 1 October 1837 | 4 October 1837 | |||||
12 | 4 October 1837 | 8 December 1837 | |||||
– | 8 December 1837 | 16 December 1837 | |||||
(9) | Baldomero Espartero | 16 December 1837 | 17 January 1838 | ||||
13 | 17 January 1838 | 19 March 1838 | |||||
14 | 19 March 1838 | 16 September 1838 | |||||
15 | Isidro de Alaix Fábregas | 16 September 1838 | 30 October 1839 | ||||
– | Francisco Narváez Bordese | 30 October 1839 | 16 November 1839 | ||||
16 | 16 November 1839 | 8 April 1840 | |||||
– | Fernando de Norzagaray | 8 April 1840 | 14 April 1840 | ||||
17 | Serafín María de Sotto | 14 April 1840 | 19 July 1840 | ||||
18 | Valentín Ferraz y Barrau | 20 July 1840 | 28 August 1840 | ||||
19 | 28 August 1840 | 11 September 1840 | |||||
20 | 11 September 1840 | 16 September 1840 | |||||
Regency of Baldomero Espartero (1840–1843) | |||||||
1 | Pedro Chacón y Chacón | 16 September 1840 | 20 May 1841 | ||||
2 | Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel | 20 May 1841 | 17 June 1842 | ||||
3 | José Ramón Rodil | 17 June 1842 | 9 May 1843 | ||||
4 | Francisco Serrano | 9 May 1843 | 19 May 1843 | ||||
5 | 19 May 1843 | 24 May 1843 | |||||
– | 24 May 1843 | 30 July 1843 |
Took office | Left office | Portrait | Name | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 July 1843 | 1 December 1843 | Francisco Serrano y Domínguez (6) | Military | ||
5 December 1843 | 3 May 1844 | Manuel Mazarredo (6) | |||
3 May 1844 | 12 February 1846 | Ramón María Narváez (6) | Military | ||
12 February 1846 | 16 March 1846 | Federico Roncali (6) | Military | ||
16 March 1846 | 5 April 1846 | Ramón María Narváez (6) | Military | ||
5 April 1846 | 12 April 1846 | Francisco Armero Peñaranda (Interim) (6) | |||
12 April 1846 | 28 January 1847 | José Laureano Sanz (6) | |||
28 January 1847 | 15 February 1847 | Manuel Pavía (6) | Military | ||
15 February 1847 | 28 March 1847 | Marcelino Oráa (6) | Military | ||
28 March 1847 | 31 August 1847 | Manuel Mazarredo (6) | Military | ||
31 August 1847 | 3 November 1847 | Fernando Fernández de Cordova (6) | Military | ||
3 November 1847 | 24 December 1847 | Ramón María Narváez (6) | Military | ||
24 December 1847 | 19 October 1849 | Francisco de Paula Figueras (6) | |||
19 October 1849 | 20 October 1849 | Serafín María de Sotto (6) | Military | ||
20 October 1849 | 14 January 1851 | Francisco de Paula Figueras (6) | |||
14 January 1851 | 6 February 1851 | Rafael Aristégui y Vélez (6) | |||
6 February 1851 | 16 January 1852 | Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea (6) | Military | ||
16 January 1852 | 13 June 1852 | Joaquín Ezpeleta Enrile (6) | |||
13 June 1852 | 27 November 1852 | Juan de Lara (6) | Military | ||
27 November 1852 | 14 December 1852 | Cayetano de Urbina (6) | Military | ||
14 December 1852 | 14 April 1853 | Juan de Lara (6) | Military | ||
14 April 1853 | 19 September 1853 | Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea (6) | Military | ||
19 September 1853 | 18 July 1854 | Anselmo Blaser (6) | |||
18 July 1854 | 30 July 1854 | Fernando Fernández de Cordova (6) | Military | ||
30 July 1854 | 12 October 1856 | Leopoldo O'Donnell (6) | |||
12 October 1856 | 16 December 1856 | Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo (6) | |||
16 December 1856 | 15 October 1857 | Francisco de Paula Figueras (6) | |||
15 October 1857 | 14 January 1858 | Francisco Armero Peñaranda (6) | |||
14 January 1858 | 30 June 1858 | Fermín de Ezpeleta (6) | |||
30 June 1858 | 2 March 1863 | Leopoldo O'Donnell (6) | Military | ||
2 March 1863 | 17 January 1864 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha (6) | Military | ||
17 January 1864 | 1 March 1864 | Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea (6) | Military | ||
1 March 1864 | 16 September 1864 | José María Marchessi y Oleaga (6) | Military | ||
16 September 1864 | 30 March 1865 | Fernando Fernández de Cordova (6) | Military | ||
30 March 1865 | 21 June 1865 | Felipe Rivero Lemoyne (6) | |||
21 June 1865 | 10 July 1866 | Leopoldo O'Donnell (6) | Military | ||
10 July 1866 | 23 April 1868 | Ramón María Narváez (6) | Military | ||
23 April 1868 | 19 September 1868 | Rafael Mayalde (6) | |||
19 September 1868 | 30 September 1868 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha (6) | Military |
See main article: Sexenio Democrático.
Portrait | Name | Term of office | |||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Minister of War | |||||||
1 | Juan Prim | 8 October 1868 | 27 December 1870 | ||||
– | Juan Bautista Topete | 27 December 1870 | 4 January 1871 | ||||
Reign of Amadeo I (1871–1873) | |||||||
– | Francisco Serrano | 4 January 1871 | 24 July 1871 | ||||
– | Fernando Fernández de Córdova | 24 July 1871 | 5 October 1871 | ||||
1 | 5 October 1871 | 21 December 1871 | |||||
2 | 21 December 1871 | 20 February 1872 | |||||
3 | 20 February 1872 | 8 April 1872 | |||||
4 | Juan de Zavala | 8 April 1872 | 26 May 1872 | ||||
5 | Francisco Serrano | 26 May 1872 | 13 June 1872 | ||||
6 | Fernando Fernández de Córdova | 13 June 1872 | 12 February 1873 |
See main article: First Spanish Republic.
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Government | |||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
Minister of War | ||||||||
1 | Fernando Fernández de Córdova | 12 February 1873 | 24 February 1873 | Figueras I | ||||
2 | 24 February 1873 | 30 April 1873 | Figueras II | |||||
3 | Ramon Nouvilas | 30 April 1873 | 7 June 1873 | Figueras II | ||||
– | Estanislao Figueras | 7 June 1873 | 11 June 1873 | Figueras II | ||||
4 | Nicolás Estévanez | 11 June 1873 | 28 June 1873 | Pi y Margall | ||||
5 | 28 June 1873 | 4 September 1873 | Pi y Margall Salmerón y Alonso | |||||
– | 7 September 1873 | 9 September 1873 | Castelar | |||||
6 | 9 September 1873 | 3 January 1874 | Castelar | |||||
7 | Juan de Zavala | 3 January 1874 | 29 June 1874 | Serrano | ||||
– | Fernando Cotoner y Chacón | 29 June 1874 | 3 September 1874 | Serrano | ||||
8 | 3 September 1874 | 31 December 1874 | Sagasta III |
See main article: Restoration (Spain).
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Government | |||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
Minister of War | ||||||||
Reign of Alfonso XII (1874–1885) | ||||||||
1 | Joaquín Jovellar y Soler | 31 December 1874 | 21 December 1875 | Cánovas del Castillo I Jovellar y Soler | ||||
2 | Francisco de Ceballos y Vargas | 21 December 1875 | 7 March 1879 | Jovellar y Soler Cánovas del Castillo II | ||||
3 | Arsenio Martínez Campos | 7 March 1879 | 9 December 1879 | Martínez Campos | ||||
4 | 9 December 1879 | 8 February 1881 | Cánovas del Castillo III | |||||
(3) | Arsenio Martínez Campos | 8 February 1881 | 13 October 1883 | Sagasta IV | ||||
5 | José López Domínguez | 13 October 1883 | 18 January 1884 | Posada Herrera | ||||
6 | Jenaro Quesada | 18 January 1884 | 27 November 1885 | Cánovas del Castillo IV | ||||
Regency of Maria Christina of Austria (1885–1902) | ||||||||
1 | Joaquín Jovellar y Soler | 27 November 1885 | 10 October 1886 | Sagasta V | ||||
2 | 10 October 1886 | 8 March 1887 | Sagasta V | |||||
3 | Manuel Cassola | 8 March 1887 | 14 June 1888 | Sagasta V | ||||
4 | Thomás O'Ryan y Vázquez | 14 June 1888 | 11 December 1888 | Sagasta VI | ||||
5 | 11 December 1888 | 21 January 1890 | Sagasta VII | |||||
6 | 21 January 1890 | 5 July 1890 | Sagasta VIII | |||||
7 | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero | 5 July 1890 | 11 December 1892 | Cánovas del Castillo VI–VII | ||||
8 | José López Domínguez | 11 December 1892 | 23 March 1895 | Sagasta IX–X–XI | ||||
(7) | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero | 23 March 1895 | 4 October 1897 | Cánovas del Castillo VIII Azcárraga Palmero I | ||||
9 | 4 October 1897 | 4 March 1899 | Sagasta XII–XIII | |||||
10 | Camilo García de Polavieja | 4 March 1899 | 2 October 1899 | Silvela I | ||||
(7) | Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero | 2 October 1899 | 18 October 1900 | Silvela I–II | ||||
11 | Arsenio Linares y Pombo | 18 October 1900 | 6 March 1901 | Azcárraga Palmero II | ||||
12 | Valeriano Weyler | 6 March 1901 | 17 May 1902 | Sagasta XIV–XV | ||||
Reign of Alfonso XIII (1902–1931) | ||||||||
1 | Valeriano Weyler | 17 May 1902 | 6 December 1902 | Sagasta XVI–XVII | ||||
2 | Arsenio Linares y Pombo | 6 December 1902 | 20 July 1903 | Silvela III | ||||
3 | 20 July 1903 | 5 December 1903 | Villaverde I | |||||
(2) | Arsenio Linares y Pombo | 5 December 1903 | 16 December 1904 | Maura I | ||||
4 | 16 December 1904 | 27 January 1905 | Azcárraga Palmero III | |||||
(3) | 27 January 1905 | 23 June 1905 | Villaverde II | |||||
(1) | Valeriano Weyler | 23 June 1905 | 1 December 1905 | Montero Ríos I–II | ||||
5 | Agustín de Luque y Coca | 1 December 1905 | 6 July 1906 | Moret I | ||||
6 | José López Domínguez | 6 July 1906 | 15 October 1906 | Domínguez | ||||
(5) | Agustín de Luque y Coca | 15 October 1906 | 4 December 1906 | Domínguez Moret II | ||||
(1) | Valeriano Weyler | 4 December 1906 | 25 January 1907 | Aguilar | ||||
7 | 25 January 1907 | 3 July 1907 | Maura II | |||||
8 | Fernando Primo de Rivera | 3 July 1907 | 1 March 1909 | Maura II | ||||
(2) | Arsenio Linares y Pombo | 1 March 1909 | 21 October 1909 | Maura II | ||||
(5) | Agustín de Luque y Coca | 21 October 1909 | 9 February 1910 | Moret III | ||||
9 | 9 February 1910 | 3 April 1911 | Canalejas I–II | |||||
(5) | Agustín de Luque y Coca | 3 April 1911 | 27 October 1913 | Canalejas III de Figueroa I–II | ||||
10 | 27 October 1913 | 9 December 1915 | Dato I | |||||
(5) | Agustín de Luque y Coca | 9 December 1915 | 19 April 1917 | de Figueroa III | ||||
11 | 19 April 1917 | 11 June 1917 | Prieto I | |||||
(8) | Fernando Primo de Rivera | 11 June 1917 | 18 October 1917 | Dato II | ||||
12 | Fernando Primo de Rivera | 18 October 1917 | 3 November 1917 | Dato II | ||||
13 | José Marina Vega | 3 November 1917 | 22 March 1918 | Prieto II | ||||
(12) | Fernando Primo de Rivera | 22 March 1918 | 9 November 1918 | Maura III | ||||
14 | Dámaso Berenguer | 9 November 1918 | 27 January 1919 | Prieto III de Figueroa IV | ||||
15 | 27 January 1919 | 15 April 1919 | de Figueroa IV | |||||
16 | 15 April 1919 | 20 July 1919 | Maura IV | |||||
17 | 20 July 1919 | 12 December 1919 | de Toca | |||||
18 | 15 December 1919 | 5 May 1920 | Muñoz I | |||||
19 | 5 May 1920 | 14 August 1921 | Dato III Muñoz II | |||||
(13) | José Marina Vega | 14 August 1921 | 8 March 1922 | Maura V | ||||
20 | José Olaguer Feliú | 8 March 1922 | 15 July 1922 | Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez | ||||
– | José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez | 15 July 1922 | 7 December 1922 | Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez | ||||
21 | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora | 7 December 1922 | 26 May 1923 | de Figueroa V | ||||
22 | 26 May 1923 | 15 September 1923 | de Figueroa V | |||||
Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1923–1931) | ||||||||
1 | 15 September 1923 | 4 July 1924 | Military Directory | |||||
2 | Juan O'Donnell | 4 July 1924 | 12 October 1928 † | Military Directory Civil Directory | ||||
Minister of the Army | ||||||||
3 | 3 November 1928 | 30 January 1930 | Civil Directory | |||||
4 | Dámaso Berenguer | 30 January 1930 | 14 April 1931 | Civil Directory Berenguer Aznar-Cabañas |
See main article: Second Spanish Republic.
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Government | ||||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
Minister of War | ||||||||||
bgcolor= | 1 | Manuel Azaña | 14 April 1931 | 12 September 1933 | Republican Left | Provisional government Azaña II–III | ||||
bgcolor= | 2 | 12 September 1933 | 8 October 1933 | Radical Republican Party | Lerroux I | |||||
bgcolor= | 3 | 8 October 1933 | 16 December 1933 | Independent | Barrio I | |||||
bgcolor= | 4 | Diego Martínez Barrio | 16 December 1933 | 23 January 1934 | Radical Republican Party | Lerroux II | ||||
bgcolor= | 5 | Diego Hidalgo y Durán | 23 January 1934 | 16 November 1934 | Radical Republican Party | Lerroux II–III Samper Lerroux IV | ||||
bgcolor= | 6 | Alejandro Lerroux | 16 November 1934 | 3 April 1935 | Radical Republican Party | Lerroux IV | ||||
bgcolor= | 7 | 3 April 1935 | 6 May 1935 | Military | Lerroux V | |||||
José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones | 6 May 1935 | 14 December 1935 | CEDA | Lerroux VI Chapaprieta I–II | ||||||
bgcolor= | 9 | 14 December 1935 | 19 February 1936 | Military | Portela I–II | |||||
bgcolor= | (7) | 19 February 1936 | 13 May 1936 | Military | Azaña IV–V Trelles | |||||
bgcolor= | 10 | Santiago Casares Quiroga | 13 May 1936 | 19 July 1936 | Military | Quiroga | ||||
bgcolor= | 11 | José Miaja | 19 July 1936 | 19 July 1936 | Military | Barrio II | ||||
bgcolor= | 12 | Luis Castello Pantoja | 19 July 1936 | 6 August 1936 | Military | Giral | ||||
bgcolor= | 13 | Juan Hernández Saravia | 6 August 1936 | 4 September 1936 | Military | Giral | ||||
bgcolor= | 14 | Francisco Largo Caballero | 4 September 1936 | 17 May 1937 | PSOE | Caballero I–II |
See main article: Francoist Spain.
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Government | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
Minister of the Army | ||||||||||
bgcolor= | 1 | Lieutenant general José Enrique Varela | 9 August 1939 | 3 September 1942 | Military | Franco II | [1] | |||
bgcolor= | 2 | Lieutenant general Carlos Asensio Cabanillas | 3 September 1942 | 20 July 1945 | Military | Franco II | [2] | |||
bgcolor= | 3 | Lieutenant general Fidel Dávila Arrondo | 20 July 1945 | 19 July 1951 | Military | Franco III | [3] | |||
bgcolor= | 4 | Lieutenant general Agustín Muñoz Grandes | 19 July 1951 | 25 February 1957 | Military | Franco IV | [4] | |||
bgcolor= | 5 | Lieutenant general Antonio Barroso Sánchez-Guerra | 25 February 1957 | 11 July 1962 | Military | Franco V | [5] | |||
bgcolor= | 6 | Lieutenant general Pablo Martín Alonso | 11 July 1962 | 11 February 1964 † | Military | Franco VI | [6] | |||
bgcolor= | – | Admiral Pedro Nieto Antúnez | 11 February 1964 | 25 February 1964 | Military | Franco VI | [7] | |||
bgcolor= | 7 | General Camilo Menéndez Tolosa | 25 February 1964 | 30 October 1969 | Military | Franco VI–VII | [8] | |||
bgcolor= | 8 | Lieutenant general Juan Castañón de Mena | 30 October 1969 | 9 June 1973 | Military | Franco VIII | [9] | |||
bgcolor= | 9 | General Francisco Coloma Gallegos | 12 June 1973 | 12 December 1975 | Military | Blanco Navarro I | [10] [11] |
See also: Spanish transition to democracy.
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Government | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
Minister of the Army | ||||||||||
Reign of Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | ||||||||||
bgcolor= | 1 | Lieutenant general Félix Álvarez-Arenas | 11 December 1975 | 4 July 1977 | Military | Navarro II Suárez I | [12] [13] |
(3) Minister of the Army
(6) Minister of War
(7) Royal Secretary of War