First government of Carlos Arias Navarro

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.^[1][2] 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.^[3]

1st government of Carlos Arias Navarro
Government of Spain
1974–1975
Carlos 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 Hernández1st, Antonio Barrera de Irimo2nd, Licinio de la Fuente3rd (1974) José García Hernández1st, Rafael Cabello de Alba2nd, Licinio de la Fuente3rd (1974–1975)
No. of ministers	19[a]
Total no. of members	27[a]
Member party	National Movement (FET–JONS, military, nonpartisans, legal associations)
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).^[4] In the first cabinet since 1957 without the presence of any Opus Dei member, Arias Navarro went on to form a mostly bureaucratic government.^[5]

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	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Prime Minister	Carlos Arias Navarro		Nonpartisan	31 December 1973	5 December 1975	[6]
First Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Governance	José García Hernández		Nonpartisan	4 January 1974	12 December 1975	[7] [8]
Second Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance	Antonio Barrera de Irimo		Nonpartisan	4 January 1974	30 October 1974	[7] [8]
Third Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour	Licinio de la Fuente		FET–JONS	4 January 1974	5 March 1975	[7] [8]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Pedro Cortina Mauri		Nonpartisan	4 January 1974	12 December 1975	[8]
Minister of Justice	Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo		Nonpartisan	4 January 1974	5 March 1975	[8]
Minister of the Army	Francisco Coloma Gallegos		Military	4 January 1974	12 December 1975	[8]
Minister of the Navy	Gabriel Pita da Veiga		Military	4 January 1974	12 December 1975	[8]
Minister of Public Works	Antonio Valdés González-Roldán		Nonpartisan	4 January 1974	12 December 1975	[8]
Minister of Education and Science	Cruz Martínez Esteruelas		Nonp./UDPE[b]	4 January 1974	12 December 1975	[8]
Minister of Industry	Alfredo Santos Blanco		Nonpartisan	4 January 1974	5 March 1975	[8]
Minister of Agriculture	Tomás Allende y García-Baxter		FET–JONS	4 January 1974	12 December 1975	[8]
Minister of the Air	Mariano Cuadra Medina		Military	4 January 1974	12 December 1975	[8]
Minister of Trade	Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta		Nonpartisan	4 January 1974	5 March 1975	[8]
Minister of Information and Tourism	Pío Cabanillas Gallas		Nonpartisan	4 January 1974	30 October 1974	[8]
Minister of Housing	Luis Rodríguez de Miguel		Nonpartisan	4 January 1974	12 December 1975	[8]
Minister of the Presidency	Antonio Carro Martínez		FET–JONS	4 January 1974	12 December 1975	[8]
Minister for Trade Union Relations	Alejandro Fernández Sordo		FET–JONS	4 January 1974	12 December 1975	[8]
Minister Secretary-General of the Movement	José Utrera Molina		FET–JONS	4 January 1974	5 March 1975	[8]
Minister of Development Planning	Joaquín Gutiérrez Cano		FET–JONS	4 January 1974	12 December 1975	[8]
Changes October 1974
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Second Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance	Rafael Cabello de Alba		Nonpartisan	30 October 1974	12 December 1975	[9] [10]
Minister of Information and Tourism	León Herrera Esteban		Nonpartisan	30 October 1974	12 December 1975	[11]
Changes March 1975
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Third Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour	Fernando Suárez González		Nonpartisan	5 March 1975	12 December 1975	[12] [13]
Minister of Justice	José María Sánchez-Ventura		Nonpartisan	5 March 1975	12 December 1975	[14]
Minister of Industry	Alfonso Álvarez Miranda		Nonpartisan	5 March 1975	12 December 1975	[15]
Minister of Trade	José Luis Cerón Ayuso		Nonpartisan	5 March 1975	12 December 1975	[16]
Minister Secretary-General of the Movement	Fernando Herrero Tejedor		FET–JONS	5 March 1975	12 June 1975†	[17]
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	[18]

Notes

1. Does not include the Prime Minister.
2. Joined the UDPE in July 1975.