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Not to be confused with Ministry of Transport (Spain).

Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility
Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible
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Formed28 January 1847; 179 years ago (1847-01-28) (as Secretariat of State and of the Office of Trade, Public Instruction and Works)
Preceding agencies
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionGovernment of Spain
Headquarters67, Paseo de la Castellana, Madrid
Employees4,867 (2024)[1]
Annual budget€ 11.5 billion, 2026
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • José Antonio Santano, Secretary of State
  • Rafael Guerra Posadas, Under-Secretary
Websitewww.mitma.gob.es

The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, traditionally known as Ministry of Development and also as Ministry of Public Works, is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for designing and implementing the government policy on land, air and maritime transport infrastructure and the control, planning and regulation of transport, including the promotion of sustainable transport and active mobility. It is also responsible for postal services regulation and the direction of government's policies related to astronomy, geodesy, geophysics and cartography.[2]

The department was founded in January 1847, succeeding the Ministry of the Interior (at that time called "Ministry of the Governance of the Kingdom") in the areas of public works, education, agriculture, and commerce. Later, it also assumed other responsibilities such as industry, fishing, hunting, statistics, and the supervision of banking and businesses, but from the 20th century onwards, its powers were gradually reduced in favor of other new ministries, stabilizing from the mid-20th century onwards around public works, transportation, and infrastructure.

The Ministry's headquarters are in the New Ministries government complex, in Madrid. Since 21 November 2023 the minister has been Óscar Puente.[3]

History

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Nineteenth century

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The Ministry of Development, currently Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility was created in 1847.[4] In this date, the Secretariat of State and of the Office of the Governance of the Kingdom (today known as Ministry of the Interior) had a huge scope of competences and included areas of government policy that, over the years, would be splintered in the Ministries of Education, Culture, Agriculture, Development, Health, Industry and Trade.

The Marquess of Molins served as the first development minister in 1847

Thus, by virtue of Royal Decree of 28 January 1847, a new government department called "Secretariat of State and of the Office of Trade, Public Instruction and Works" was established, assuming the areas of public works, public instruction and agriculture from the Ministry of the Interior, and those related to trade from the Ministry of the Navy.[4] This new department was created not only to alleviate the burden of the heterogeneous areas of the Ministry of the Interior, but also due to the need to promote the country's economic development, an objective that was understood could not be achieved by a secretariat with so many responsibilities.[5]

Main facade of the Convent of the Calced Trinitarians in 1897

The Convent of the Calced Trinitarians, which at that time housed the Trinity Museum,[a] was chosen as the first headquarters. The museum and the ministry coexisted for years, a situation that was criticized at the time because it often prevented the museum from displaying its works and ultimately led to the museum's closure in 1872.[6]

The original structure consisted of three directorates-general, namely: Public Instruction, Public Works, and Agriculture and Trade, this last renamed as "Directorate-General for Agriculture, Industry and Trade" in late 1847 when the Ministry assumed the powers over manufacturing industry and livestock.[7] In December thay year it also assumed the mining policy[8] and, in 1849, the "Commission for the Geological Mapping of Madrid and the whole Kingdom" was founded, which over the years would evolve into the current Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (IGME).[9]

In 1851, it officially acquired the name by which it is best known, Ministry of Development, and it was stripped of educational responsibilities in favor of the Ministry of Grace and Justice, on the grounds that, as the department in charge of ecclesiastical affairs, it was logical that both aspects should be unified.[10] This would be reversed in 1855, on the recommendation of the Cortes.[11] Briefly, in 1856, it managed the overseas affairs.[12]

From 1870 the Ministry assumed the direction of the country's statistical services, through a Directorate-General for Statistics and the Geographic Institute,[13] which from 1873 were merged into one, the Geographic and Statistical Institute.[14]

Similar to what happened with its predecessor, half a century after its founding the Ministry of Development suffered its first major split, with the creation of the Ministry of Public Instruction and Fine Arts in 1900, based on the fomer's responsibilities related to education, statistics, science, fine arts, museums, archives and libraries, a project that had already been attempted in 1886, but which did not succeed.[15] The Department was renamed "Ministry of Agriculture, Industry, Trade and Public Works", although five years later it recovered the name "Development".[16] At this time the Council on Public Works (COP) was founded, replacing the Advisory Board of Roads, Canals and Ports (1835) and the only one of the advisory bodies of this period that still survives.

Twentieth century

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A "road worker's hut" in Quintanilla de Onésimo. Built from the reign of Charles III onwards, these huts housed the personnel responsible for maintaining the roads. Currently, most have been demolished or are abandoned.[17]

Although the loss of the public education sector was significant, the bulk of the budget, as well as the department's work, was dedicated to public works projects, which continued to expand. So much so, that by the end of the 1920s this sector had grown from a single directorate-general to three: Public Works, Mines and Fuels, and Railways and Tramways. It also continued to incorporate new responsibilities, such as the management of tuna fishing using the almadraba technique in 1919.[18]

During that 1920s, numerous changes occurred. First, the bodies and personnel of the abolished Ministry of Supply were integrated into the Ministry of Development, while it lost the labour affairs in favour of a new government department, the Ministry of Labour.[19] Later, this same department stripped it of its trade and industrial powers.[20] And, at the end of the decade, the Ministry of National Economy (today known as Ministry of Industry) was established, which, among other powers, assumed agricultural responsibilities from the Ministry of Development.[21] For its part, the Ministry of Development assumed all fishing responsibilities from the Ministry of the Navy and those related to road transport regulations, as well as the relevant territorial bodies, from the Ministry of the Interior.[22]

The old emblem of the Ministry of Public Works.

After the advent of the Second Republic, and by virtue of the Decree of 16 December 1931, the name of "Ministry of Public Works" was adopted. Through this decree, not only was the department renamed, but matters relating to mines, forests, and livestock were transferred to the Ministry of National Economy—now called the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce—.[23] Likewise, the prominence of public works was reflected not only in the name, but also in the size of the area, in which new directorates-general were established for roads, ports and hydraulic works.[24]

With some alterations due to the repeated creations and suppressions of the Ministry of Communications in the final stage of the republic, whose powers came and went from the Department of Public Works, it remained stable during the rest of the 20th century, including the dictatorship, undergoing minor name changes in lower bodies.

At the end of the century, Spain transitioned to a democracy and, in the second government of Adolfo Suárez, a new government department was established: the Ministry of Transport and Communications. This department assumed transport regulation, fisheries, postal services and telecommunications. For its part, this ministry, now called "Ministry of Public Works and Urban Planning", added to its jurisdiction the affairs of the defunct Ministry of Housing, as well as the rural development and environment branches of the Ministry of the Presidency.[25] Thus, by the time the 1978 Constitution came into force, the Ministry covered the areas of public works, roads, water and hydraulic works, ports and coasts, housing, urban planning, land management, architecture and the environment.

Years later, in 1987, the Ministry of Public Works recovered some historical responsibilities, such as those of geodesy, geophysics, cartography and metrology, which were supervised by the National Geographic Institute, which was once again attached to the ministry.[26]

High-speed lines in service in 2024. Since the 1990s, the ministry's main policy has been the implementation of high-speed railways throughout the country

Four years later, in April 1991, the Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Communications, created in 1977, was abolished and its functions were integrated into Public Works, with the exception of tourism policy, which was transferred to the Ministry of Industry. During these years, the most important policy developed by the ministry to date was initiated: the creation of a high-speed rail network, estimated to require an investment of around €70 billion from 1990 to 2025.[27]

Also, in the 1990s, the focus began to shift to the environmental sector, which was strengthened by Royal Decree 199/1990, of February 16, by creating the General Secretariat for the Environment, which was structured through the directorates-general for Environmental Policy and for Environmental Planning and Coordination.[28] The interest in this area did not end with this body; in 1993 the department was renamed as "Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Environment" and the Secretariat of State for Environment was created,[29] and finally, in 1996 the Ministry of Environment was established.[30]

It was precisely in this year, 1996, that the department regained the title of "Ministry of Development".[31][32] In 2000, it lost its powers over communications—except for matters relating to postal mail—which passed to the Ministry of Science and Technology, through the Secretariat of State for Telecommunications and the Information Society.[33]

Present

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Between 2004 and 2012, several reforms in the Ministry favoured the establishment of an estable structure that lasted until the mid-2020s. Initially, housing responsibilities went to the Ministry of Housing, which was re-established in 2004 and had a General Secretariat for Housing; however, it was suppressed in 2010 and its powers returned to the Ministry of Development. At the same time, the Ministry's competences were organized through two general secretariats, one for transport regulation and other for transport infrastructure.

An Avlo train, Renfe's low-cost brand to compete in the rail passenger transport market.

Thus, by 2010 the Ministry had a State Secretariat that oversaw three general secretariats—Housing; Transport; and Infrastructure—, and new regulatory agencies were created for Aviation and Railway Safety. In addition, the rail transport market was liberalized, transforming some public enterprises to allow competition from private companies.[34]

During the premiership of Pedro Sánchez, several changes were made in the Ministry. Firstly, the department was renamed once again as "Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda" with the aim of reorienting policies in the promotion of public works and transport, moving away from traditional terms alluding to construction and focusing more on the concepts of transport, transport infrastructure and mobility.[35] Also, the aforementioned liberalization took place on 14 December 2020, when the rail passenger transport market was liberalized[36] and, in June 2021, Renfe launched a new low-cost brand, Avlo, to compete with the new private operators.[37]

In November 2023, the ministry changed its name once again, this time to "Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility", after losing its housing responsibilities, which were transferred to the Ministry of Housing, which was reinstated for the third time.[38] In December that year, new minister Óscar Puente profoundly reorganized the Ministry; as mentioned before, until then, transport infrastructure and transport regulation policies were managed separately—through the General Secretariat for Infrastructure for the former and the General Secretariat for Transport for the latter—but, since Royal Decree 1009/2023, of December 5, the powers were reorganized through two new general secretariats—General Secretariat for Land Transport and General Secretariat for Air and Maritime Transport—which unified the different specific types of transport with their respective planning and infrastructure policies.[39] This reorganization was completed in March of the following year, with the creation of the General Secretariat for Sustainable Mobility, which grouped together the powers exercised by various bodies of the State Secretariat for Transport in this area.[40]

Structure

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Organizational chart of the Spanish Ministry of Transport, March 2024

The minister of transport and sustainable mobility, a member of the Council of Ministers, is the most senior official in the department, and is the official responsible for establishing the ministry's policy and organization.

To exercise its responsibilities, the minister is assisted by a secretary of state who coordinates everything related to transportation and infrastructure and an under-secretary, who support's the minister in everything related to managing the department, as well as coordinates the activities of the National Geographic Institute.

As of 2026, this is the organization of the Ministry:[2]

Ministry Organization (2026)
Minister Cabinet (Chief of Staff)
Deputy Directorate-General for International Relations
Secretary of State for
Transport and Sustainable Mobility 		General Secretariat for Land Transport
Directorate-General for Roads
Directorate-General for the Railway Sector
Directorate-General for Road and Rail Transport
Railway Safety Agency
General Secretariat for Air and Maritime Transport
Directorate-General for Civil Aviation
Directorate-General for the Merchant Marine
Maritime Safety and Rescue Society
Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency
General Secretariat for Sustainable Mobility
Directorate-General for Mobility Strategies
Ports of the State
Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias
Renfe
ENAIRE
Centre for Public Works Studies and Experimentation
Under-Secretary Technical General Secretariat
Directorate-General for Economic Programming and Budget
Directorate-General for Organization and Inspection
Directorate-General of the National Geographic Institute

Headquarters

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New Ministries

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The Ministry of Transport has its headquarters in the city of Madrid. Specifically, it is located in the Nuevos Ministerios government complex, designed by the architect Secundino Zuazo in the 1930s and inspired by the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.[41]

The construction of this complex, designed to house the departments of Public Works; Governance; Agriculture, Industry and Trade; and the headquarters of the Directorate-General for Security, began in the Second Republic, in April 1933, as the express wish of the Minister of Public Works, Indalecio Prieto, and was not completed until 1942.[42] The Ministry of Public Works finally moved into the complex in 1958,[42] where it remains today.

In addition to this headquarters, where all the central services of the Ministry are housed, the department has other buildings that house its agencies and public enterprises, which have their own headquarters.

Former headquarters

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The department's first headquarters were located in the now-demolished Convent of the Calced Trinitarians. This building had been acquired by the State during the Mendizábal confiscations and was used for the exhibition and conservation of a large part of the artistic heritage expropriated from religious orders, thus creating the Trinity Museum.[6]

Relocation of the Ministry of Development to the Palacio de Fomento, 1897

With the creation of a new ministry, a location was sought that would not require increased public spending, and this convent was chosen, with both institutions sharing the space. The difficulties of this shared space were one of the reasons that led to the dissolution of the Trinity Museum and its eventual integration into the Prado Museum in 1872.[6]

In addition to this use, it also housed the National Library and exhibitions of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. Although there were plans to restore the building, which was in a state of disrepair, it was finally demolished in 1897 after the Ministry of Development moved to the Palacio de Fomento.

Since the completion of the Palacio de Fomento in 1897,[43] this emblematic building served for decades as the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Works, although it shared space with other ministries such as the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Agriculture. Over time, this Madrid palace became too small, and the services were distributed throughout the city until the construction of the Nuevos Ministerios complex, leaving the Ministry of Agriculture as its sole occupant.

Budget

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In millions of euros (€)
  1. Transport infrastructure 5,603.7 (48.9%)
  2. Transport benefits 3,446.3 (30.1%)
  3. Sustainable mobility 1,478.1 (12.9%)
  4. Administration, management and general affairs 564.2 (4.92%)
  5. Transport safety and regulation 365.3 (3.19%)

For fiscal year 2026, the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has a consolidated budget of €11.46 billion. Of this amount, €11.3 billion are directly managed by the ministry's central services while €146.8 million are managed by its agencies.[44]

The budget can be divided into five main areas:[44]

  1. Transport infraestructure (Programs 453A, 453B, 453C, 45FA, 45FB & 45FC), covering public investment in transport networks, including roads, railways and European corridors.
  2. Transport benefits (441M, 441N, 441O & 441P), aimed at reducing transport costs for citizens and businesses.
  3. Sustainable mobility (45AA, 45AC & 45FD), including policies such as low-emission zones, urban transport improvements and the ecological transition of mobility.
  4. Administration, management and general affairs (451M, 451N, 45SC, 46AA, 46FB, 46QC, 467B, 467G & 495A), which finances the ministry's general administration services, research and technical support.
  5. Transport safety and regulation (453M, 453N, 453O, 454M, 454O, 455M, 455O, 46AA & 497M), covering transport regulation policy, accidents investigation and general safety.

In addition, Programme 000X (“Internal Transfers and Disbursements”) is excluded from the analysis, as it consists of transfers between public sector entities and would otherwise lead to double counting and distort the overall budget.

Audit

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The Ministry's accounts, as well as those of its agencies, are internally audited by the Office of the Comptroller General of the State (IGAE), through a Delegated Comptroller's Office within the Department itself. Externally, the Court of Auditors is responsible for auditing expenditures. Likewise, the Congress of Deputies and Senate Committees on Transport and Sustainable Mobility exercise political control over the accounts.

List of ministers

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Period Took office Left office Name Party
Reign of
Ferdinand VII
(1814–1833)
28 December 1832 21 October 1833 Narciso Heredia y Begines de los Ríos (14)
Regency of
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
(1833–1840)
21 October 1833 17 April 1834 Javier de Burgos (11)
17 April 1833 17 February 1835 José María Moscoso y Quiroga (11)
17 February 1833 13 June 1835 Diego Medrano y Treviño [es] (interim) (11)
13 June 1835 28 August 1835 Juan Álvarez Guerra [es] (13)
28 August 1835 14 September 1835 Manuel de la Riva Herrera [es] (13)
14 September 1835 27 September 1835 Ramón Gil de la Cuadra [es] (13)
27 September 1835 15 May 1836 Martín de los Heros [es] (13)
Reign of
Isabella II
(1833–1868)
28 January 1847 28 March 1847 Mariano Roca de Togores y Carrasco (12)
28 March 1847 31 August 1847 Nicomedes Pastor Díaz (12)
31 August 1847 3 November 1847 Antonio Ros de Olano (12)
10 November 1847 31 August 1847 Juan Bravo Murillo (12)
31 August 1847 29 November 1850 Manuel Seijas Lozano [es] (12)
29 November 1850 14 January 1851 Saturnino Calderón Collantes (12)
14 January 1851 5 April 1851 Santiago Fernández Negrete [es] (12)
5 April 1851 20 October 1851 Fermín de Arteta [es] (12)
20 October 1851 15 November 1852 Mariano Miguel de Reynoso [es] (12) (9)
15 November 1852 14 December 1852 Manuel Bertrán de Lis y Ribes (interim) (9)
14 December 1852 19 February 1853 Rafael Arístegui y Vélez [es] (interim) (9)
19 February 1853 14 April 1853 Antonio de Benavides (interim) (9)
14 April 1853 21 June 1853 Pablo Govantes [es] (interim) (9)
21 June 1853 1 August 1853 Claudio Moyano [es] (9)
1 August 1853 18 July 1853 Agustín Esteban Collantes [es] (9)
18 July 1854 30 July 1854 Miguel de Roda [es] (9)
30 July 1854 6 June 1855 Francisco de Luxán [es] (9)
6 June 1855 15 January 1856 Manuel Alonso Martínez (9)
15 January 1856 14 July 1856 Francisco de Luxán (9)
14 July 1856 12 October 1854 José Manuel Collado y Parada [es] (9)
12 October 1856 15 October 1857 Claudio Moyano (9)
15 October 1857 14 January 1858 Pedro Salaverría [es] (9)
15 January 1858 30 June 1858 Joaquín Ignacio Mencos [es] (9)
30 June 1856 21 November 1861 Rafael de Bustos y Castilla-Portugal [es] (9)
21 November 1861 18 February 1862 José Posada Herrera (interim) (9)
18 February 1862 17 January 1863 Antonio Aguilar y Correa (9)
17 January 1863 2 March 1863 Francisco de Luxán (9)
3 March 1863 4 August 1863 Manuel Moreno López [es] (9)
4 August 1863 17 January 1864 Manuel Alonso Martínez (9)
17 January 1864 1 March 1864 Claudio Moyano (9)
1 March 1864 16 September 1864 Augusto Ulloa (9)
16 September 1864 16 April 1865 Antonio Alcalá Galiano (9)
16 April 1865 21 June 1865 Manuel Orovio Echagüe [es] (9)
21 June 1865 10 July 1866 Antonio Aguilar y Correa (9)
10 July 1866 23 April 1868 Manuel Orovio Echagüe (9)
23 April 1866 20 September 1868 Severo Catalina del Amo [es] (9)
Junta Revolucionaria Interina
(1868)
8 October 1868 13 July 1869 Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla (9)
13 July 1869 4 January 1871 José de Echegaray (9)
Reign of
Amadeo I
(1871–1873)
4 January 1871 24 July 1871 Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla (9)
24 July 1871 5 October 1871 Santiago Diego Madrazo [es] (9)
5 October 1871 21 December 1871 Telesforo Romero Robledo (9)
21 December 1871 20 February 1872 Alejandro Groizard (9)
20 February 1872 26 May 1872 Francisco Romero Robledo (9)
26 May 1872 13 June 1872 Víctor Balaguer (9)
13 June 1872 19 December 1872 José de Echegaray (9)
19 December 1872 12 February 1873 Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez (9)
First Spanish Republic. Presidency of
Estanislao Figueras
(1873)
12 February 1873 24 February 1873 Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez (9)
24 February 1873 11 June 1873 Eduardo Chao [es] (9)
First Spanish Republic. Presidency of
Francisco Pi y Margall
(1873)
11 June 1873 28 June 1873 Eduardo Benot (9)
28 June 1873 18 July 1873 Ramón Pérez Costales [es] (9)
First Spanish Republic. Presidency of
Nicolás Salmerón
(1873)
19 July 1873 4 September 1873 José Fernando González [es] (9)
First Spanish Republic. Presidency of
Emilio Castelar
(1873–1874)
4 September 1873 3 January 1874 Joaquín Gil Bergés [es] (9)
First Spanish Republic. Presidency of
Francisco Serrano y Domínguez
(1873)
4 January 1874 13 May 1874 Tomás Mosquera [es] (9)
13 May 1874 3 September 1874 Eduardo Alonso Colmenares (9)
3 September 1874 31 December 1874 Carlos Navarro Rodrigo [es] (9)
Reign of
Alfonso XII
(1874–1885) 		31 December 1874 12 September 1875 Manuel Orovio Echagüe (9)
12 September 1875 2 December 1875 Cristóbal Martín de Herrera (9)
2 December 1875 9 December 1879 Francisco de Borja Queipo de Llano (9)
9 December 1879 8 February 1881 Fermín Lasala y Collado [es] (9)
8 February 1881 9 January 1883 José Luis Albareda y Sezde (9)
9 January 1883 13 October 1883 Germán Gamazo Calvo (9)
13 October 1883 18 January 1884 Ángel Carvajal y Fernández de Córdoba [es] (9)
18 January 1884 27 November 1885 Alejandro Pidal y Mon (9)
Regency of
María Cristina
for Alfonso XIII
(1885–1902) 		27 December 1885 9 October 1886 Eugenio Montero Ríos (9) Liberal
9 October 1886 12 June 1888 Carlos Navarro Rodrigo (9) Liberal
12 June 1888 30 November 1888 José Canalejas y Méndez (9) Liberal
30 November 1888 21 January 1890 José Álvarez de Toledo y Acuña (9) Liberal-Conservador
21 January 1890 5 July 1890 Cristóbal Colón de la Cerda (9)
5 July 1890 23 November 1891 Santos Isasa y Valseca [es] (9)
23 November 1891 11 December 1892 Aureliano Linares Rivas [es] (9)
11 December 1892 12 March 1894 Segismundo Moret Prendergast (9) Liberal
12 March 1894 4 November 1894 Alejandro Groizard y Gómez de la Serna (9)
4 November 1894 23 January 1895 Joaquín López Puigcerver [es] (9)
23 January 1895 14 December 1895 Alberto Bosch y Fustegueras (9)
14 December 1895 4 October 1897 Aureliano Linares Rivas (9)
4 October 1897 18 May 1898 José Álvarez de Toledo y Acuña (9) Liberal-Conservador
18 May 1898 22 October 1898 Germán Gamazo Calvo (9)
22 October 1898 4 March 1899 Vicente Romero Girón [es] (9)
4 March 1899 18 April 1900 Luis Pidal y Mon (10)
18 April 1900 23 October 1900 Rafael Gasset Chinchilla (10) Liberal-Conservador
23 October 1900 6 March 1901 Joaquín Sánchez de Toca (10)
6 March 1901 19 March 1902 Miguel Villanueva y Gómez (10) Liberal
19 March 1902 17 May 1902 José Canalejas y Méndez (10) Liberal
Reign of
Alfonso XIII
(1902–1923) 		17 May 1902 31 May 1902 José Canalejas y Méndez (10) Liberal
31 May 1902 15 November 1902 Félix Suárez Inclán [es] (10) Liberal
15 November 1902 6 December 1902 Amós Salvador Rodrigáñez (10)
6 December 1902 20 July 1903 Francisco Javier González de Castejón y Elío (10) Liberal-Conservador
20 July 1903 15 December 1903 Rafael Gasset Chinchilla (10) Liberal-Conservador
15 December 1903 16 December 1904 Manuel Allendesalazar Muñoz (10)
16 December 1904 27 January 1905 José de Cárdenas Uriarte [es] (10) Liberal-Conservador
27 January 1905 23 June 1905 Francisco Javier González de Castejón y Elío (10) Liberal-Conservador
23 June 1905 1 December 1905 Álvaro de Figueroa y Torres (10) Liberal
1 December 1905 4 December 1906 Rafael Gasset Chinchilla (9) Liberal
4 December 1906 25 January 1907 Francisco de Federico y Martínez [es] (9) Liberal
25 January 1907 21 October 1909 Augusto González Besada Mein (9)
21 October 1909 9 February 1910 Rafael Gasset Chinchilla (9) Liberal
9 February 1910 2 January 1911 Fermín Calbetón y Blanchón [es] (9) Liberal
2 January 1911 12 March 1912 Rafael Gasset Chinchilla (9) Liberal
12 March 1912 24 May 1913 Miguel Villanueva y Gómez (9) Liberal
24 May 1913 27 October 1913 Rafael Gasset Chinchilla (9) Liberal
27 October 1913 25 October 1915 Francisco Javier Ugarte Pagés [es] (9) Liberal-Conservador
25 October 1915 9 December 1915 Luis Espada Guntín [es] (9)
9 December 1915 30 April 1916 Amós Salvador Rodrigáñez (9)
30 April 1916 20 April 1917 Rafael Gasset Chinchilla (9) Liberal
20 April 1917 11 June 1917 Martín Rosales Martel [es] (9) Liberal
11 June 1917 1 November 1917 Luis Marichalar y Monreal [es] (9) Liberal-Conservador
1 November 1917 21 March 1918 Niceto Alcalá Zamora y Torres (9)
21 March 1918 9 November 1918 Francesc Cambó i Batlle (9) Lliga
9 November 1918 5 December 1918 Manuel García Prieto (9)
5 December 1918 15 April 1919 José Gómez Acebo [es] (9) Liberal
15 April 1919 19 July 1919 Ángel Ossorio y Gallardo (9) Conservador
19 July 1919 12 December 1919 Abilio Calderón Rojo [es] (9) Conservador
12 December 1919 14 February 1920 Amalio Gimeno y Cabañas (9)
14 February 1920 17 February 1920 Manuel Allendesalazar Muñoz (9)
17 February 1920 1 September 1920 Emilio Ortuño Berte [es] (9) Conservador
1 September 1920 12 March 1921 Luis Espada Guntín (9)
12 March 1920 13 August 1921 Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel (9) Liberal-Conservador
13 August 1921 8 March 1922 José Maestre Pérez [es] (9) Conservador
8 March 1922 4 December 1922 Manuel Argüelles Argüelles (9) Conservador
4 December 1922 7 December 1922 Luis Rodríguez de Viguri (9) Conservador
7 December 1922 3 September 1923 Rafael Gasset Chinchilla (9) Liberal
3 September 1923 15 September 1923 Manuel Portela Valladares (9)
Dictatorship of
Primo de Rivera
(1923–1931) 		3 December 1925 28 January 1930 Rafael Benjumea y Burín [es] (9)
28 January 1930 25 November 1930 Leopoldo Matos y Massieu [es] (9)
25 November 1930 14 February 1931 José Estrada y Estrada [es] (9)
14 February 1931 14 April 1931 Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel (9) Liberal-Conservador
II Republic
(1931–1939) 		14 April 1931 16 December 1931 Álvaro de Albornoz Liminiana (9) PRS
14 April 1931 16 December 1931 Diego Martínez Barrio (1) PRR
16 December 1931 12 September 1933 Indalecio Prieto Tuero (2) PSOE
12 September 1933 4 October 1934 Rafael Guerra del Río [es] (2) PRR
12 September 1933 8 October 1933 Antonio Lara Zárate (1) ERC
8 October 1933 16 December 1933 Emilio Palomo Aguado [es] (1) PRS
16 December 1933 4 October 1934 José María Cid Ruiz-Zorrilla [es] (1) A
4 October 1934 6 May 1935 César Jalón Aragón [es] (1) PRR
4 October 1934 3 April 1935 José María Cid Ruiz-Zorrilla (2) A
3 April 1935 6 May 1935 Rafael Guerra del Río (2) PRR
6 May 1935 25 September 1935 Manuel Marraco Ramón (2) PRR
6 May 1935 25 September 1935 Luis Lucia Lucia [es] (1) CEDA
25 September 1935 14 December 1935 Luis Lucia Lucia (3) CEDA
14 December 1935 19 February 1936 Cirilo del Río Rodríguez [es] (3) PRP
19 February 1936 13 May 1936 Santiago Casares Quiroga (2) IR
19 February 1936 13 May 1936 Manuel Blasco Garzón [es] (4) UR
13 May 1936 19 July 1936 Antonio Velao Oñate [es] (2) IR
13 May 1936 19 July 1936 Bernardo Giner de los Ríos (4) UR
19 July 1936 19 July 1936 Antonio Lara Zárate (2) UR
19 July 1936 19 July 1936 Joan Lluhí (4) ERC
19 July 1936 4 September 1936 Antonio Velao Oñate (2) IR
19 July 1936 17 May 1937 Bernardo Giner de los Ríos (4) UR
4 September 1936 17 May 1937 Julio Just Gimeno (2) IR
17 May 1937 5 April 1938 Bernardo Giner de los Ríos (5) UR
5 April 1938 1 April 1939 Antonio Velao Oñate (2) IR
5 April 1938 1 April 1939 Bernardo Giner de los Ríos (6) UR
Dictatorship of Francisco Franco
(1936–1975) 		3 October 1936 30 January 1938 Mauro Serret [es] (3)
30 January 1938 18 July 1945 Alfonso Peña Boeuf (2)
18 July 1945 18 July 1951 José María Fernández-Ladreda (2)
18 July 1951 25 February 1957 Fernando Suárez de Tangil (2)
25 February 1957 7 July 1967 Jorge Vigón (2)
7 July 1965 14 April 1970 Federico Silva Muñoz (2)
14 April 1970 31 January 1974 Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora y Mon (2)
31 January 1974 12 December 1975 Antonio Valdés González-Roldán (2)
Reign of
Juan Carlos I
(1975–2014) 		12 December 1975 5 July 1976 Antonio Valdés González-Roldán (2)
5 July 1976 15 April 1977 Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo (2)
15 April 1977 5 July 1977 Luis Ortiz González (2)
4 July 1977 6 April 1979 Joaquín Garrigues Walker (7) UCD
4 July 1977 24 February 1978 José Lladó Fernández-Urrutia (15) UCD
24 February 1978 2 May 1980 Salvador Sánchez-Terán (15) UCD
6 April 1979 26 February 1981 Jesús Sancho Rof (7) UCD
2 May 1980 1 December 1981 José Luis Álvarez (es) (15) UCD
26 February 1981 2 December 1982 Luis Ortiz González (7) UCD
1 December 1981 2 December 1982 Luis Gámir Casares (16) UCD
3 December 1982 5 July 1985 Julián Campo (7) PSOE
2 December 1982 5 July 1985 Enrique Barón Crespo (16) PSOE
5 July 1985 12 March 1991 Javier Sáenz de Cosculluela (7) PSOE
5 July 1985 11 July 1988 Abel Caballero (16) PSOE
11 July 1988 12 March 1991 José Barrionuevo (16) PSOE
12 March 1991 13 July 1993 Josep Borrell Fontelles (7) PSOE
14 July 1993 5 May 1996 Josep Borrell Fontelles (8) PSOE
6 May 1996 27 April 2000 Rafael Arias-Salgado (9) PP
28 April 2000 18 April 2004 Francisco Álvarez Cascos (9) PP
18 April 2004 13 April 2008 Magdalena Álvarez Arza (9) PSOE
14 April 2008 7 April 2009 Magdalena Álvarez Arza (9) PSOE
7 April 2009 22 December 2011 José Blanco López (9) PSOE
22 December 2011 19 June 2014 Ana Pastor Julián (9) PP
Reign of
Felipe VI
(2014–today) 		19 June 2014 19 July 2016 Ana Pastor Julián (9) PP
4 November 2016 7 June 2018 Íñigo de la Serna (9) PP
7 June 2018 12 July 2021 José Luis Ábalos Meco (17) PSOE
12 July 2021 21 November 2023 Raquel Sánchez Jiménez (17) PSOE
21 November 2023 Óscar Puente (18) PSOE

(1) Minister of Communications
(2) Minister of Public Works
(3) Minister of Public Works and Communications
(4) Minister of Communications and the Merchant Navy
(5) Minister of Communications, Transport and Public Works
(6) Minister of Communications and Transport
(7) Minister of Public Works and Urban Development
(8) Minister of Public Works, Transport and the Environment
(9) Minister of Development
(10) Minister of Agriculture, Industry, Trade and Public Works
(11) Minister of General Development of the Realm
(12) Minister of Trade, Education and Public Works
(13) Minister of Inner Affairs
(14) Secretary of State and of the Dispatch of General Development of the Realm
(15) Minister of Transports and Communications
(16) Minister of Transports, Tourism and Communications
(17) Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda
(18) Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility

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  1. ^ The Trinity Museum (Museo de la Trinidad) was a national museum that existed in Madrid from 1837 to 1872, when it was merged into the Prado Museum.
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