Ministry of Social Affairs (Spain) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda
Nativename A:Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 2030
Picture Caption:Headquarters of the Ministry
Formed:12 July 1988 (as "Ministry of Social Affairs")
21 November 2023 (as "Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda")
Preceding1:Ministry of Labour and Social Security (before 1988)
Preceding2:Ministry of Culture (before 1988)
Preceding3:Ministry of Justice (before 1988)
Preceding4:Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare (before 2020)
Preceding5:Ministry of Consumer Affairs (before 2023)
Superseding:Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (after 1996)
Jurisdiction:Government of Spain
Region Code:ES
Budget:€ 1.8 billion, 2023[1]
Minister1 Name:Pablo Bustinduy
Agency Type:Ministry

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

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.

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

Organization chart

Current structure

The current structure is:[5]

Ministry agencies

1988 structure

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

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

Office name:

PortraitName
Term of officePartyGovernmentPrime Minister
Matilde Fernández

1988
1989		PSOEGonzález IIFelipe González

[9]
[10]
[11]

1989
1993		González III
Cristina Alberdi

1993
1996		PSOEGonzález IV[12]
[13]
Pablo Iglesias

2020
2021		PodemosSánchez IIPedro Sánchez

[14]
[15]
Ione Belarra

2021
2023		Podemos[16]
[17]
Pablo Bustinduy

2023		IncumbentIndependentSánchez III[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1 January 2023. 2023 State Budget. 8 January 2023. www.boe.es.
  2. Web site: Royal Decree 2/2020, of January 12, which restructures the ministerial departments.. boe.es. 2020-01-13.
  3. Web site: Royal Decree 727/1988, of July 11, on the restructuring of Ministerial Departments.. www.boe.es. 2019-09-04.
  4. Web site: Royal Decree 758/1996, of May 5, on the restructuring of Ministerial Departments.. www.boe.es. 2019-09-04.
  5. Web site: Royal Decree 139/2020, of January 28, which establishes the basic organic structure of the ministerial departments.. boe.es. 2020-01-30.
  6. Web site: Royal Decree 791/1988, of July 20, which determines the initial organizational structure of the Ministry of Social Affairs.. boe.es. 2019-09-04.
  7. Web site: BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-1993-28967. boe.es. 2019-09-04.
  8. Web site: BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-1994-26930. boe.es. 2019-09-04.
  9. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. Boletín Oficial del Estado. 166. 12 July 1988. es. Real Decreto 731/1988, de 11 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno. 0212-033X. 21538.
  10. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. Boletín Oficial del Estado. 293. 7 December 1989. es. Real Decreto 1455/1989, de 6 de diciembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno. 0212-033X. 38143.
  11. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. Boletín Oficial del Estado. 167. 8 June 1993. es. Real Decreto 896/1993, de 7 de junio, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno. 0212-033X. 17167.
  12. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. Boletín Oficial del Estado. 167. 14 July 1993. es. Real Decreto 1175/1993, de 13 de julio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno. 0212-033X. 21211.
  13. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. Boletín Oficial del Estado. 56. 5 March 1996. es. Real Decreto 440/1996, de 4 de marzo, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno. 0212-033X. 8712.
  14. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. Boletín Oficial del Estado . 11 . 13 January 2020. es. Real Decreto 8/2020, de 12 de enero, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno. 0212-033X. 2882.
  15. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. Boletín Oficial del Estado. 77. 31 March 2021. es. 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. 0212-033X. 36571.
  16. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. Boletín Oficial del Estado. 77. 31 March 2021. es. 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. 0212-033X. 36577.
  17. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. Boletín Oficial del Estado. 176. 25 July 2023. es. Real Decreto 695/2023, de 24 de julio, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno. 0212-033X. 108070–108071.
  18. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. Boletín Oficial del Estado. 278. 21 November 2023. es. Real Decreto 835/2023, de 20 de noviembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno. 0212-033X. 154695.

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