List of labour ministers of Spain

This is a list of the Spanish ministers of labour since 1920, when the government department was established. Throughout history, this position has also had jurisdiction over social security, social protection, migrations and, occasionally, over industry, trade, justice and health care.

Before 1920, labour responsibilities were divided between the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Development.

NameTermDurationPartyGovernmentCarlos Cañal y Migolla8 May 192013 March 1921Conservative Eduardo DatoAlfonso XIII The Count of Bugallal The Count of Lizárraga 13 March 1921 14 August 1921 Conservative Manuel Allendesalazar Leopoldo Matos y Massieu 14 August 1921 8 March 1922 Liberal Antonio MauraAbilio Calderón Rojo8 March 19227 December 1922ConservativeJosé Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez Joaquín Chapaprieta 7 December 1922 3 September 1923 Liberal The Marquess of AlhucemasLuis Armiñán Pérez3 September 192315 September 1923Liberal Left Alejandro García Martín 17 September 1923 21 December 1923Independent The Marquess of EstellaJuan Flórez Posada21 December 19237 February 1924IndependentEduardo Aunós7 February 192430 January 1930Patriotic Union The Marquess of Guad-el-Jelú 30 January 1930 18 February 1931 IndependentThe Count of Xauen The Duke of Maura 18 February 1931 14 April 1931Conservative Juan Bautista Aznar-CabañasFrancisco Largo Caballero14 April 193112 September 1933Socialist Niceto Alcalá-ZamoraNiceto Alcalá-Zamora Manuel AzañaRicardo Samper12 September 19338 October 1933Radical Republican Alejandro LerrouxCarlos Pi y Suñer8 October 193316 December 1933Catalan Republican Left Diego Martínez BarrioJosé Estadella Arnó16 December 19334 October 1934Radical Republican Alejandro LerrouxRicardo Samper José Oriol Anguera de Sojo 4 October 1934 3 April 1935 CEDAAlejandro Lerroux Eloy Vaquero Cantillo 3 April 1935 6 May 1935 Radical RepublicanFederico Salmón Amorín6 May 193514 December 1935CEDA Joaquín ChapaprietaAlfredo Martínez García-Argüelles14 December 193530 December 1935 Liberal DemocratManuel Portela ValladaresManuel Becerra Fernández30 December 193519 February 1936Radical RepublicanEnrique Ramos Ramos19 February 193613 May 1936Republican Left Manuel Azaña Augusto Barcia TrellesManuel AzañaJoan Lluhí13 May 193619 July 1936Catalan Republican Left Santiago Casares Quiroga Bernardo Giner de los Ríos 19 July 1936 19 July 1936 Republican Left Diego Martínez BarrioStart of the Spanish Civil WarRepublican side Joan Lluhí 19 July 1936 4 September 1936 Catalan Republican Left José Giral Josep Tomàs i Piera 4 September 1936 4 November 1936 Catalan Republican Left Francisco Largo CaballeroAnastasio de Gracia4 November 193617 May 1937SocialistJaume Aiguader17 May 193716 August 1938Catalan Republican Left Juan NegrínJosé Moix Regàs16 August 19385 March 1939PSUC Antonio Pérez García 5 March 1939 31 March 1939 Independent(UGT) National Defence Council José Miaja Rebel sideAlejandro Gallo Artacho4 October 193631 January 1938Independent Junta Técnica del Estado Francisco FrancoPedro González Bueno31 January 19381 April 1939National Movement Franco IEnd of the Spanish Civil WarPedro González Bueno1 April 19399 August 1939National Movement Franco IThe Count of Benjumea9 August 193919 May 1941National Movement Franco IIJosé Antonio Girón19 May 194125 February 1957National MovementFranco III Franco IVFermín Sanz-Orrio25 February 195710 July 1962National MovementFranco VJesús Romeo Gorría10 July 196229 October 1969National MovementFranco VIFranco VIILicinio de la Fuente29 October 19694 March 1975National MovementFranco VIIILuis Carrero BlancoThe Duke of Fernández-MirandaThe Marquess of Arias NavarroFernando Suárez González4 March 197511 December 1975National MovementJuan Carlos IJosé Solís Ruiz11 December 19757 July 1976National Movement Álvaro Rengifo 7 July 1976 4 July 1977 IndependentThe Duke of SuárezManuel Jiménez de Parga4 July 197724 February 1978CentristRafael Calvo Ortega24 February 19782 May 1980CentristSalvador Sánchez-Terán2 May 19808 September 1980CentristFélix Manuel Pérez Miyares8 September 198026 February 1981CentristJesús Sancho Rof26 February 19811 December 1981CentristThe Marquess of Ría de RibadeoSantiago Rodríguez-Miranda1 December 19812 December 1982Centrist Joaquín Almunia 2 December 1982 25 July 1986 SocialistFelipe González Manuel Chaves 25 July 1986 27 April 1990 Socialist Luis Martínez Noval 27 April 1990 13 July 1993 Socialist José Antonio Griñán 13 July 1993 5 May 1996 Socialist Javier Arenas 5 May 1996 18 January 1999 PopularJosé María Aznar Manuel Pimentel 18 January 1999 20 February 2000 Popular Juan Carlos Aparicio 20 February 2000 9 July 2002 PopularEduardo Zaplana9 July 200217 April 2004PopularJesús Caldera18 April 200414 April 2008Socialist José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Celestino Corbacho 14 April 2008 20 October 2010 SocialistValeriano Gómez20 October 201022 December 2011SocialistFátima Báñez22 December 20117 June 2018PopularMariano RajoyFelipe VIMagdalena Valerio7 June 201813 January 2020 SocialistPedro SánchezYolanda Díaz13 January 2020IncumbentCommunistSumar

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