Fourth government of Francisco Franco

The fourth^[b] government of Francisco Franco was formed on 19 July 1951.^[3] It succeeded the third Franco government and was the Government of Spain from 19 July 1951 to 25 February 1957, a total of 2,048 days, or 5 years, 7 months and 6 days.

4th government of Francisco Franco
Government of Spain
1951–1957
Date formed	19 July 1951
Date dissolved	25 February 1957
People and organisations
Head of State	Francisco Franco
Prime Minister	Francisco Franco
No. of ministers	16[a]
Total no. of members	18[a]
Member party	National Movement (Military, FET–JONS, ACNP, nonpartisans)
Status in legislature	One-party state
History
Legislature terms	3rd Cortes Españolas 4th Cortes Españolas 5th Cortes Españolas
Budget	1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57
Predecessor	Franco III
Successor	Franco V

Franco's fourth 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. The new government saw the establishment of the Ministry of Information and Tourism.^[4]

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the office for the prime minister and 16 ministries.^[4]

← Franco IV Government → (19 July 1951 – 25 February 1957)
Portfolio	Name	Faction		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	Agustín Muñoz Grandes		Military	19 July 1951	25 February 1957	[8]
Minister of the Navy	Salvador Moreno		Military	19 July 1951	25 February 1957	[9]
Minister of Justice	Antonio Iturmendi		FET–JONS	19 July 1951	8 July 1965	[10]
Minister of Finance	Francisco Gómez de Llano		Nonpartisan	19 July 1951	25 February 1957	[11]
Minister of Governance	Blas Pérez González		FET–JONS	3 September 1942	25 February 1957	[12]
Minister of Industry	Joaquín Planell		Military	19 July 1951	11 July 1962	[13]
Minister of Trade	Manuel Arburúa de la Miyar		Nonpartisan	19 July 1951	25 February 1957	[14]
Minister of Agriculture	Rafael Cavestany		Nonpartisan	19 July 1951	25 February 1957	[15]
Minister of National Education	Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez		ACNP	19 July 1951	15 February 1956	[16]
Minister of Labour	José Antonio Girón		FET–JONS	19 May 1941	25 February 1957	[17]
Minister of Public Works	Fernando Suárez de Tangil		Nonpartisan	19 July 1951	25 February 1957	[18]
Minister of the Air	Eduardo González-Gallarza		Military	20 July 1945	25 February 1957	[19]
Minister of Information and Tourism	Gabriel Arias-Salgado		FET–JONS	19 July 1951	11 July 1962	[20]
Minister Secretary-General of FET–JONS	Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta		FET–JONS	19 July 1951	15 February 1956	[21]
Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency	Luis Carrero Blanco		Military	19 July 1951	22 September 1967	[22]
Changes February 1956
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Minister of National Education	Jesús Rubio García-Mina		FET–JONS	15 February 1956	11 July 1962	[23]
Minister Secretary-General of FET–JONS	José Luis de Arrese		FET–JONS	15 February 1956	25 February 1957	[24]

Departmental structure

Franco's fourth government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.^[4]

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)		Alberto Martín-Artajo	20 July 1945	25 February 1957			National Movement (ACNP)	[25] [26] [27] [28]
	16 July 1949 – 3 October 1957 (■) 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 (■) Directorate-General for Relations with Morocco (est. 1 Feb 1957) (■) Service for Chancery, Protocol and Orders–Introducer of Ambassadors (■) Inspectorate-General for Services Abroad (est. 3 Dec 1954)
Ministry of the Army
Ministry of the Army (Ministerio del Ejército)		Agustín Muñoz Grandes	19 July 1951	25 February 1957			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of the Navy
Ministry of the Navy (Ministerio de Marina)		Salvador Moreno	19 July 1951	25 February 1957			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia)		Antonio Iturmendi	19 July 1951	8 July 1965			National Movement (FET–JONS)
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda)		Francisco Gómez de Llano	19 July 1951	25 February 1957			National Movement (Nonpartisan)
Ministry of Governance
Ministry of Governance (Ministerio de la Gobernación)		Blas Pérez González	3 September 1942	25 February 1957			National Movement (FET–JONS)
Ministry of Industry
Ministry of Industry (Ministerio de Industria)		Joaquín Planell	19 July 1951	11 July 1962			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of Trade
Ministry of Trade (Ministerio de Comercio)		Manuel Arburúa de la Miyar	19 July 1951	25 February 1957			National Movement (Nonpartisan)	[29] [30] [31]
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura)		Rafael Cavestany	19 July 1951	25 February 1957			National Movement (Nonpartisan)
Ministry of National Education
Ministry of National Education (Ministerio de Educación Nacional)		Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez	19 July 1951	15 February 1956			National Movement (ACNP)	[32]
		Jesús Rubio García-Mina	15 February 1956	11 July 1962			National Movement (FET–JONS)
Ministry of Labour
Ministry of Labour (Ministerio de Trabajo)		José Antonio Girón	19 May 1941	25 February 1957			National Movement (FET–JONS)
Ministry of Public Works
Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Obras Públicas)		Fernando Suárez de Tangil	19 July 1951	25 February 1957			National Movement (Nonpartisan)
Ministry of the Air
Ministry of the Air (Ministerio del Aire)		Eduardo González-Gallarza	20 July 1945	25 February 1957			National Movement (Military)
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)	[4] [33]
Ministers without portfolio
Minister Secretary-General of FET–JONS (Ministro Secretario General de FET y de las JONS)		Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta	19 July 1951	15 February 1956			National Movement (FET–JONS)
		José Luis de Arrese	15 February 1956	25 February 1957			National Movement (FET–JONS)

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, some consider the 1951–1957 period as a single government under Franco (the fourth),^[1] whereas others split it into two separate ones: 1951–1956 (8th) and 1956–1957 (9th).^[2]