Fifth government of Francisco Franco

The fifth^[b] government of Francisco Franco was formed on 25 February 1957.^[3] It succeeded the fourth Franco government and was the Government of Spain from 25 February 1957 to 11 July 1962, a total of 1,962 days, or 5 years, 4 months and 16 days.

5th government of Francisco Franco
Government of Spain
1957–1962
Date formed	25 February 1957
Date dissolved	11 July 1962
People and organisations
Head of State	Francisco Franco
Prime Minister	Francisco Franco
No. of ministers	18[a]
Total no. of members	19[a]
Member party	National Movement (Military, FET–JONS, Opus Dei, ACNP, nonpartisans)
Status in legislature	One-party state
History
Legislature terms	5th Cortes Españolas 6th Cortes Españolas 7th Cortes Españolas
Budget	1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63
Predecessor	Franco IV
Successor	Franco VI

Franco's fifth 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; however for the first time, the cabinet would see the incorporation of several technocratic ministers from the Opus Dei.^[4][5] The new government saw the establishment for the first time of a Ministry of Housing.^[6][7]

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the office for the prime minister and 18 ministries, including one minister without portfolio and the office of the minister undersecretary of the presidency.^[8][9]

← Franco V Government → (25 February 1957 – 11 July 1962)
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Head of State Prime Minister	Francisco Franco		Military	30 January 1938	9 June 1973	[10] [11]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Fernando María Castiella		ACNP	25 February 1957	30 October 1969	[12]
Minister of Justice	Antonio Iturmendi		FET–JONS	19 July 1951	8 July 1965	[13]
Minister of the Army	Antonio Barroso Sánchez-Guerra		Military	25 February 1957	11 July 1962	[14]
Minister of the Navy	Felipe José Abárzuza		Military	25 February 1957	11 July 1962	[15]
Minister of Finance	Mariano Navarro Rubio		Opus Dei	25 February 1957	8 July 1965	[16]
Minister of Governance	Camilo Alonso Vega		Military	25 February 1957	30 October 1969	[17]
Minister of Public Works	Jorge Vigón		Military	25 February 1957	8 July 1965	[18]
Minister of National Education	Jesús Rubio García-Mina		FET–JONS	15 February 1956	11 July 1962	[19]
Minister of Labour	Fermín Sanz-Orrio		FET–JONS	25 February 1957	11 July 1962	[20]
Minister of Industry	Joaquín Planell		Military	19 July 1951	11 July 1962	[21]
Minister of Agriculture	Cirilo Cánovas		Nonpartisan	25 February 1957	8 July 1965	[22]
Minister of the Air	José Rodríguez y Díaz de Lecea		Military	25 February 1957	11 July 1962	[23]
Minister of Trade	Alberto Ullastres		Opus Dei	25 February 1957	8 July 1965	[24]
Minister of Information and Tourism	Gabriel Arias-Salgado		FET–JONS	19 July 1951	11 July 1962	[25]
Minister of Housing	José Luis de Arrese		FET–JONS	25 February 1957	18 March 1960	[26]
Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency	Luis Carrero Blanco		Military	19 July 1951	22 September 1967	[27]
Minister Secretary-General of the Movement	José Solís Ruiz		FET–JONS	25 February 1957	30 October 1969	[28]
Minister without portfolio President of the Council of National Economy	Pedro Gual Villalbí		Nonpartisan	25 February 1957	8 July 1965	[29]
Changes March 1960
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Minister of Housing	Pedro Gual Villalbí took on the ordinary discharge of duties from 18 March to 21 April 1960.[30][31]
	José María Martínez Sánchez-Arjona		FET–JONS	21 April 1960	30 October 1969	[32]

Departmental structure

Francisco Franco's fifth government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.^[8][9]

Unit/body rank

• (■) Undersecretary
• (■) Director-general
• (◆) Military & intelligence agency

Office (Original name)	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Alliance/faction			Ref.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister (Presidencia del Gobierno)		Francisco Franco	30 January 1938	9 June 1973			National Movement (Military)
Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency (Ministro Subsecretario de la Presidencia)		Luis Carrero Blanco	19 July 1951	9 June 1973			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores)		Fernando María Castiella	25 February 1957	30 October 1969			National Movement (ACNP)	[33] [34] [35] [36] [37]
	1 February – 18 October 1957 (■) Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy (■) Directorate-General for Economic Policy (disest. 3 Oct 1957) (■) Directorate-General for Cultural Relations (■) Directorate-General for Internal Regime (■) Directorate-General for Consular Affairs (■) Directorate-General for Relations with Morocco (■) Service for Chancery, Protocol and Orders–Introducer of Ambassadors (■) Inspectorate-General for Services Abroad 18 October 1957 – 17 April 1964 (■) Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy (■) Directorate-General for Cultural Relations (■) Directorate-General for Internal Regime (■) Directorate-General for Consular Affairs (■) Directorate-General for Economic Relations (■) Directorate-General for International Organizations (■) Directorate-General of the Office for Diplomatic Information (U/G 25 Jan 1960) (■) Service for Chancery, Protocol and Orders–Introducer of Ambassadors (■) Inspectorate-General for Services Abroad
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia)		Antonio Iturmendi	19 July 1951	8 July 1965			National Movement (FET–JONS)
Ministry of the Army
Ministry of the Army (Ministerio del Ejército)		Antonio Barroso Sánchez-Guerra	25 February 1957	11 July 1962			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of the Navy
Ministry of the Navy (Ministerio de Marina)		Felipe José Abárzuza	25 February 1957	11 July 1962			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda)		Mariano Navarro Rubio	25 February 1957	8 July 1965			National Movement (Opus Dei)	[8] [38] [39] [40] [41]
Ministry of Governance
Ministry of Governance (Ministerio de la Gobernación)		Camilo Alonso Vega	25 February 1957	30 October 1969			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of Public Works
Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Obras Públicas)		Jorge Vigón	25 February 1957	8 July 1965			National Movement (Military)	[42]
Ministry of National Education
Ministry of National Education (Ministerio de Educación Nacional)		Jesús Rubio García-Mina	15 February 1956	11 July 1962			National Movement (FET–JONS)
Ministry of Labour
Ministry of Labour (Ministerio de Trabajo)		Fermín Sanz-Orrio	25 February 1957	11 July 1962			National Movement (FET–JONS)	[43]
Ministry of Industry
Ministry of Industry (Ministerio de Industria)		Joaquín Planell	19 July 1951	11 July 1962			National Movement (Military)	[8]
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura)		Cirilo Cánovas	25 February 1957	8 July 1965			National Movement (Nonpartisan)
Ministry of the Air
Ministry of the Air (Ministerio del Aire)		José Rodríguez y Díaz de Lecea	25 February 1957	11 July 1962			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of Trade
Ministry of Trade (Ministerio de Comercio)		Alberto Ullastres	25 February 1957	8 July 1965			National Movement (Opus Dei)	[33] [44]
Ministry of Information and Tourism
Ministry of Information and Tourism (Ministerio de Información y Turismo)		Gabriel Arias-Salgado	19 July 1951	11 July 1962			National Movement (FET–JONS)	[45]
Ministry of Housing
Ministry of Housing (Ministerio de la Vivienda)		José Luis de Arrese	25 February 1957	18 March 1960			National Movement (FET–JONS)	[8] [46] [47]
		Pedro Gual Villalbí (ordinary discharge of duties)	18 March 1960	21 April 1960			National Movement (Nonpartisan)
		José María Martínez Sánchez-Arjona	21 April 1960	30 October 1969			National Movement (FET–JONS)
Ministers without portfolio
Minister Secretary-General of FET–JONS (Ministro Secretario General de FET y de las JONS)		José Solís Ruiz	25 February 1957	30 October 1969			National Movement (FET–JONS)	[8] [9]
Minister without portfolio; President of the Council of National Economy (Ministro sin cartera; Presidente del Consejo de Economía Nacional)		Pedro Gual Villalbí	25 February 1957	8 July 1965			National Movement (Nonpartisan)

Notes

1. 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 1957–1962 period is regarded as both the fifth and the tenth government under Franco, depending on the source.^[1][2]