Third government of Francisco Franco

3rd government of Francisco Franco

Government of Spain
1945–1951
Franco in 1950
Date formed20 July 1945
Date dissolved19 July 1951
People and organisations
Head of StateFrancisco Franco
Prime MinisterFrancisco Franco
No. of ministers12[a]
Total no. of members12[a]
Member party  FET–JONS
Status in legislatureOne-party state
History
Legislature terms1st Cortes Españolas
2nd Cortes Españolas
3rd Cortes Españolas
Budget1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950
PredecessorFranco II
SuccessorFranco IV

The third[b] government of Francisco Franco was formed on 20 July 1945, following the end of World War II in Europe.[3] It succeeded the second Franco government and was the government of Spain from 20 July 1945 to 19 July 1951, a total of 2,190 days, or 5 years, 11 months and 29 days.

Franco's third cabinet was made up of members from the different factions or "families" within the National Movement: mainly the FET y de las JONS party—the only legal political party during the Francoist regime—the military, the National Catholic Association of Propagandists (ACNP) and a number of aligned-nonpartisan figures from the civil service.[4]

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the office for the prime minister and 12 ministries.

← Franco III Government →
(20 July 1945 – 19 July 1951)
Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Ref.
Head of State
Prime Minister 		Francisco Franco Military 30 January 1938 9 June 1973 [5]
[6]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Alberto Martín-Artajo ACNP 20 July 1945 25 February 1957 [7]
Minister of the Army Fidel Dávila Arrondo Military 20 July 1945 19 July 1951 [8]
Minister of the Navy Francisco Regalado Military 20 July 1945 19 July 1951 [9]
Minister of the Air Eduardo González-Gallarza Military 20 July 1945 25 February 1957 [10]
Minister of Justice Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta FET–JONS 20 July 1945 19 July 1951 [11]
Minister of Finance Joaquín Benjumea FET–JONS 19 May 1941 19 July 1951 [12]
Minister of Governance Blas Pérez González FET–JONS 3 September 1942 25 February 1957 [13]
Minister of Industry and Trade Juan Antonio Suanzes FET–JONS 20 July 1945 19 July 1951 [14]
Minister of Agriculture Carlos Rein FET–JONS 20 July 1945 19 July 1951 [15]
Minister of National Education José Ibáñez Martín ACNP 9 August 1939 19 July 1951 [16]
Minister of Labour José Antonio Girón FET–JONS 19 May 1941 25 February 1957 [17]
Minister of Public Works José María Fernández-Ladreda Military 20 July 1945 19 July 1951 [18]

Departmental structure

Francisco Franco's third government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.

Unit/body rank
Office
(Original name) 		Portrait Name Took office Left office Alliance/party Ref.

Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister
(Presidencia del Gobierno) 		Francisco Franco 30 January 1938 9 June 1973 FET–JONS
(Military) 		[19]
–

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores) 		Alberto Martín-Artajo 20 July 1945 25 February 1957 FET–JONS
(ACNP) 		[20]
[21]
[22]
[23]
9 November 1944 – 31 December 1945
  • (■) Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs
  • (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy
  • (■) Directorate-General for Economic Policy
  • (■) Directorate-General for General Affairs
  • (■) Directorate-General for America
  • (■) Introducer of Ambassadors
31 December 1945 – 3 December 1954
  • (■) Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs
  • (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy
  • (■) Directorate-General for Economic Policy
  • (■) Directorate-General for Cultural Relations
  • (■) Directorate-General for Internal Regime
  • (■) Directorate-General for Consular Affairs (est. 16 Jul 1949)
  • (■) Service for Chancery, Protocol and Orders–Introducer of Ambassadors

Ministry of the Army

Ministry of the Army
(Ministerio del Ejército) 		Fidel Dávila Arrondo 20 July 1945 19 July 1951 FET–JONS
(Military)

Ministry of the Navy

Ministry of the Navy
(Ministerio de Marina) 		Francisco Regalado 20 July 1945 19 July 1951 FET–JONS
(Military)

Ministry of the Air

Ministry of the Air
(Ministerio del Aire) 		Eduardo González-Gallarza 20 July 1945 25 February 1957 FET–JONS
(Military)

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice
(Ministerio de Justicia) 		Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta 20 July 1945 19 July 1951 FET–JONS

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Finance
(Ministerio de Hacienda) 		Joaquín Benjumea 19 May 1941 19 July 1951 FET–JONS

Ministry of Governance

Ministry of Governance
(Ministerio de la Gobernación) 		Blas Pérez González 3 September 1942 25 February 1957 FET–JONS

Ministry of Industry and Trade

Ministry of Industry and Trade
(Ministerio de Industria y Comercio) 		Juan Antonio Suanzes 20 July 1945 19 July 1951 FET–JONS [24]

Ministry of Agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture
(Ministerio de Agricultura) 		Carlos Rein 20 July 1945 19 July 1951 FET–JONS

Ministry of National Education

Ministry of National Education
(Ministerio de Educación Nacional) 		José Ibáñez Martín 9 August 1939 19 July 1951 FET–JONS
(ACNP) 		[25]

Ministry of Labour

Ministry of Labour
(Ministerio de Trabajo) 		José Antonio Girón 19 May 1941 25 February 1957 FET–JONS

Ministry of Public Works

Ministry of Public Works
(Ministerio de Obras Públicas) 		José María Fernández-Ladreda 20 July 1945 19 July 1951 FET–JONS
(Military)

Notes

  1. ^ a b Does not include the prime minister.
  2. ^ Sources differ on the numbering, depending on whether they consider every cabinet change or just major reshuffles as giving way to a different government. In this sense, the 1945–1951 period is regarded as both the third and the seventh government under Franco, depending on the source.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Breve historia de todos los cambios de Gobierno desde 1938". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 30 October 1969. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Historia de los gobiernos de Franco". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 4 January 1974. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ^ "El Caudillo ha designado nuevos ministros". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 21 July 1945. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. ^ Montagut, Edmundo (17 January 2016). "Familias políticas franquistas". Nueva Tribuna (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Decreto núm. 138. Nombrando Jefe del Gobierno del Estado Español al Excelentísimo Sr. General de División don Francisco Franco Bahamonde, quien asumirá todos los poderes del nuevo Estado" (pdf). National Defense Junta Official Gazette (in Spanish) (32). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 125–126. 30 September 1936.
  6. ^ "Ley organizando la Administración Central del Estado" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (467). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 5514–5515. 31 January 1938. ISSN 0212-033X.
  7. ^ "Decreto de 20 de julio de 1945 por el que se nombra Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores a don Alberto Martín Artajo" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (202). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 520. 21 July 1945. ISSN 0212-033X.
  8. ^ "Decreto de 20 de julio de 1945 por el que se nombra Ministro del Ejército a don Fidel Dávila Arrondo" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (202). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 520. 21 July 1945. ISSN 0212-033X.
  9. ^ "Decreto de 20 de julio de 1945 por el que se nombra Ministro de Marina a don Francisco Regalado Rodríguez" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (202). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 520. 21 July 1945. ISSN 0212-033X.
  10. ^ "Decreto de 20 de julio de 1945 por el que se nombra Ministro del Aire a don Eduardo González Gallarza" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (202). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 520. 21 July 1945. ISSN 0212-033X.
  11. ^ "Decreto de 20 de julio de 1945 por el que se nombra Ministro de Justicia a don Raimundo Fernández Cuesta y Merelo" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (202). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 521. 21 July 1945. ISSN 0212-033X.
  12. ^ "Decreto de 19 de mayo de 1941 por el que se nombra Ministro de Hacienda a don Joaquín Benjumea Burín" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (140). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 3597. 20 May 1941. ISSN 0212-033X.
  13. ^ "Decreto de 3 de septiembre de 1942 por el que se nombra Ministro de la Gobernación a don Blas Pérez González" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (247). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 6799. 4 September 1942. ISSN 0212-033X.
  14. ^ "Decreto de 20 de julio de 1945 por el que se nombra Ministro de Industria y Comercio a don Juan Antonio Suances y Fernández" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (202). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 521. 21 July 1945. ISSN 0212-033X.
  15. ^ "Decreto de 20 de julio de 1945 por el que se nombra Ministro de Agricultura a don Carlos Rein Segura" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (202). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 521. 21 July 1945. ISSN 0212-033X.
  16. ^ "Decretos de 9 de agosto de 1939 nombrando Ministros de Asuntos Exteriores a don Juan Beigbeder Atienza; Ejército, Al General de División D. José Enrique Varela Iglesias; Marina, Al Vicealmirante D. Salvador Moreno Fernández: Aire, al General de Brigada, D. Juan Yagüe Blanco: Justicia, a D. Esteban Bilbao Eguía; Hacienda, a don José Larraz López; Industria y Comercio, a don Luis Alarcón de la Lastra; Agricultura, a D. Joaquín Benjumea Burín; Educacion Nacional, a D. José Ibáñez Martín" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (223). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 4376–4377. 11 August 1939. ISSN 0212-033X.
  17. ^ "Decreto de 19 de mayo de 1941 por el que se nombra Ministro de Trabajo a don José Antonio Girón de Velasco" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (140). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 3597. 20 May 1941. ISSN 0212-033X.
  18. ^ "Decreto de 20 de julio de 1945 por el que se nombra Ministro de Obras Públicas a don José María Fernández Ladreda" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (202). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 521. 21 July 1945. ISSN 0212-033X.
  19. ^ "Ley de 31 de diciembre de 1945 por la que se organiza la Estadística oficial y se crea el Instituto Nacional de Estadística" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (3). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 134–138. 3 January 1946. ISSN 0212-033X.
  20. ^ "Decreto de 16 de octubre de 1942 por el que se reorganizan los servicios centrales de este Departamento" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (294). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 8386–8387. 21 October 1942. ISSN 0212-033X.
  21. ^ "Decreto por el que se crea en el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores la Dirección de América, y se determina que el Ministro Plenipotenciario, Introductor de Embajadores, tendrá la categoria de Director general" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (316). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 8460. 11 November 1944. ISSN 0212-033X.
  22. ^ "Ley de 31 de diciembre de 1945 sobre organización de los Servicios del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (2). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 85–88. 2 January 1946. ISSN 0212-033X.
  23. ^ "Ley de 16 de julio de 1949 por la que se crea la Dirección General de Asuntos Consulares en el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (198). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 3172. 17 July 1949. ISSN 0212-033X.
  24. ^ "Decreto-Ley de 21 de febrero de 1947 por el que se coordinan los servicios de Economía Exterior de los Ministerios de Asuntos Exteriores y de Industria y Comercio" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (58). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 1406. 27 February 1947. ISSN 0212-033X.
  25. ^ "Decreto-ley de 27 de julio de 1945 por el que se organiza la Subsecretaria de Educación Popular en el Ministerio de Educación Nacional" (pdf). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (209). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 686. 28 July 1945. ISSN 0212-033X.

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