Government of Luis Carrero Blanco

The government of Luis Carrero Blanco was formed on 12 June 1973, following his appointment and swearing-in as Prime Minister of Spain on 9 June by Head of State Francisco Franco, who for the first time since 1938 had chosen to detach the figure of the head of government from that he held of head of state.^[1][2][3] It succeeded the eighth Franco government and was the Government of Spain from 12 June to 31 December 1973, a total of 202 days, or 6 months and 19 days.

Government of Luis Carrero Blanco
Government of Spain
1973
Date formed	12 June 1973
Date dissolved	31 December 1973
People and organisations
Head of State	Francisco Franco
Prime Minister	Luis Carrero Blanco (Jun–Dec 1973) Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (Dec 1973; acting)
Deputy Prime Minister	Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
No. of ministers	19[a]
Total no. of members	19[a]
Member party	National Movement (Military, FET–JONS, Opus Dei, nonpartisans)
Status in legislature	One-party state
History
Legislature term	10th Cortes Españolas
Budget	1974
Predecessor	Franco VIII
Successor	Arias Navarro I

Carrero Blanco's 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 and the Opus Dei, as well as a number of aligned-nonpartisan technocrats or figures from the civil service.^[4][5] The government would be disestablished following the assassination of Luis Carrero Blanco in Madrid by the Basque separatist group ETA on 20 December 1973, only six months into his term, being temporarily replaced in acting capacity by his deputy Torcuato Fernández-Miranda until a Carlos Arias Navarro was chosen as new prime minister.^[6][7] Under the regulations of the Organic Law of the State of 1967, all government ministers were automatically dismissed on 31 December upon the appointment of the new prime minister, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.^[8][9]

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and 19 ministries.

← Carrero Blanco Government → (12 June – 31 December 1973)
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Prime Minister	Luis Carrero Blanco		Military	9 June 1973	20 December 1973†	[10]
	Torcuato Fernández-Miranda served in acting capacity from 20 to 31 December 1973.[11]
Deputy Prime Minister Minister Secretary-General of the Movement	Torcuato Fernández-Miranda		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12] [13]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Laureano López Rodó		Opus Dei	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of Justice	Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of the Army	Francisco Coloma Gallegos		Military	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of the Navy	Gabriel Pita da Veiga		Military	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of Finance	Antonio Barrera de Irimo		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of Governance	Carlos Arias Navarro		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of Public Works	Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of Education and Science	Julio Rodríguez Martínez		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of Labour	Licinio de la Fuente		FET–JONS	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of Industry	José María López de Letona		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of Agriculture	Tomás Allende y García-Baxter		FET–JONS	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of the Air	Julio Salvador y Díaz-Benjumea		Military	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of Trade	Agustín Cotorruelo		Opus Dei	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of Information and Tourism	Fernando de Liñán		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of Housing	José Utrera Molina		FET–JONS	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency	José María Gamazo		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Minister of Trade Union Relations	Enrique García-Ramal		FET–JONS	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]
Ministry of Development Planning	Cruz Martínez Esteruelas		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[13]

Notes

1. Does not include the Prime Minister.