The first government of Carlos Arias Navarro was formed on 4 January 1974, following the latter's appointment as prime minister of Spain by Head of State Francisco Franco on 29 December and his swearing-in on 2 January, as a result of Luis Carrero Blanco's assassination on 20 December 1973. It succeeded the Carrero Blanco government and was the government of Spain from 4 January 1974 to 12 December 1975, a total of 707 days, or 1 year, 11 months and 8 days.
1st government of Carlos Arias Navarro | |
|---|---|
Government of Spain | |
| 1974–1975 | |
Arias Navarro in October 1975 | |
| Date formed | 4 January 1974 |
| Date dissolved | 12 December 1975 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of State/Monarch | Francisco Franco (1974–1975) Council of the Realm (1975) Juan Carlos I (1975) |
| Prime Minister | Carlos Arias Navarro |
| Deputy Prime Ministers | José García Hernández (1st) Licinio de la Fuente (3rd) Rafael Cabello de Alba (2nd) (1974–1975) Antonio Barrera de Irimo (2nd) (1974) |
| No. of ministers | 19 |
| Total no. of members | 27 |
| Member party | FET–JONS |
| Status in legislature | One-party state |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 10th Cortes Españolas |
| Budget | 1975 |
| Predecessor | Carrero Blanco |
| Successor | Arias Navarro II |
Arias Navarro's first cabinet was the last to serve under Franco, 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 and a number of aligned-nonpartisan figures from the civil service, to be joined later on by the legally-recognized Spanish People's Union (UDPE).
Council of Ministers
The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the three deputy prime ministers and 19 ministries.
| ← Arias Navarro I Government → (4 January 1974 – 12 December 1975) | ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Carlos Arias Navarro | FET–JONS | 31 December 1973 | 5 December 1975 | ||
| First Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Governance | José García Hernández | FET–JONS/NP | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance | Antonio Barrera de Irimo | Nonpartisan | 4 January 1974 | 30 October 1974 | ||
| Third Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour | Licinio de la Fuente | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 5 March 1975 | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Pedro Cortina Mauri | FET–JONS/NP | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 5 March 1975 | ||
| Minister of the Army | Francisco Coloma Gallegos | Military | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister of the Navy | Gabriel Pita da Veiga | Military | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister of Public Works | Antonio Valdés González-Roldán | FET–JONS/NP | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister of Education and Science | Cruz Martínez Esteruelas | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister of Industry | Alfredo Santos Blanco | FET–JONS/NP | 4 January 1974 | 5 March 1975 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | Tomás Allende y García-Baxter | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister of the Air | Mariano Cuadra Medina | Military | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister of Trade | Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta | FET–JONS/NP | 4 January 1974 | 5 March 1975 | ||
| Minister of Information and Tourism | Pío Cabanillas Gallas | FET–JONS/NP | 4 January 1974 | 30 October 1974 | ||
| Minister of Housing | Luis Rodríguez de Miguel | FET–JONS/NP | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister of the Presidency | Antonio Carro Martínez | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister for Trade Union Relations | Alejandro Fernández Sordo | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister Secretary-General of the Movement | José Utrera Molina | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 5 March 1975 | ||
| Minister of Development Planning | Joaquín Gutiérrez Cano | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
Changes October 1974 | ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Faction | Took office | Left office | Ref. | |
| Second Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance | Rafael Cabello de Alba | FET–JONS/NP | 30 October 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister of Information and Tourism | León Herrera Esteban | FET–JONS/NP | 30 October 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
Changes March 1975 | ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Faction | Took office | Left office | Ref. | |
| Third Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour | Fernando Suárez González | FET–JONS/NP | 5 March 1975 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister of Justice | José María Sánchez-Ventura | FET–JONS/NP | 5 March 1975 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister of Industry | Alfonso Álvarez Miranda | FET–JONS/NP | 5 March 1975 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister of Trade | José Luis Cerón Ayuso | FET–JONS/NP | 5 March 1975 | 12 December 1975 | ||
| Minister Secretary-General of the Movement | Fernando Herrero Tejedor | FET–JONS/Opus | 5 March 1975 | 12 June 1975† | ||
Changes June 1975 | ||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Faction | Took office | Left office | Ref. | |
| Minister Secretary-General of the Movement | José Solís Ruiz | FET–JONS | 18 June 1975 | 12 December 1975 | ||
Bibliography
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- Ruiz Carnicer, Miguel Ángel (2013). "La Unión del Pueblo Español (UDPE): los orígenes de la macro-asociación azul de Alianza Popular (AP)" (PDF). Falange, las culturas políticas del fascismo en la España de Franco (1936-1975) (in Spanish). Autonomous University of Barcelona. pp. 499–514. ISBN 978-84-9911-216-9.
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