Ministry of Youth and Children

The Ministry of Youth and Children is a ministerial department in the Government of Spain responsible for proposing and carrying out the government policy on matters of youth and protection of minors.^[1]

Ministry of Youth and Children

Ministerio de Juventud e Infancia
Agency overview
Formed	21 November 2023
Preceding agency	Ministry of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda (youth and children)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Spain
Minister responsible	Sira Rego, Minister
Website	www.juventudeinfancia.gob.es

The department was created as part of the Sánchez III Government as a split from the Ministry of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda. It is headed by Sira Rego.

Structure

The Ministry is structured as follows:^[2]

• The Secretariat of State for Youth and Children
  • The Directorate-General for Children and Adolescents Rights
    • The Deputy Directorate-General for the Promotion of Children and Adolescents Rights
    • The Deputy Directorate-General for Children and Adolescents Programs
• The Undersecretariat
  • The General Technical Secretariat
  • The Deputy Directorate-General for Personnel, Inspection of Services and Coordination
  • The Deputy Directorate-General for Economic Management, Budget Office and General Affairs

Agencies

• Institute of Youth (INJUVE)

List of officeholders

Office name:

• Ministry of Youth and Children (2023–present)

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Government	Prime Minister (Tenure)		Ref.
		Took office	Left office	Duration
	Sira Rego (born 1973)	21 November 2023	Incumbent	1 year and 114 days		IU, PCE	Sánchez III		Pedro Sánchez (2018–present)	[3]