Seventh government of Francisco Franco

The seventh^[b] government of Francisco Franco was formed on 8 July 1965.^[3] It succeeded the sixth Franco government and was the Government of Spain from 8 July 1965 to 30 October 1969, a total of 1,575 days, or 4 years, 3 months and 22 days.

7th government of Francisco Franco
Government of Spain
1965–1969
Franco in May 1968
Date formed	8 July 1965
Date dissolved	30 October 1969
People and organisations
Head of State	Francisco Franco
Prime Minister	Francisco Franco
Deputy Prime Minister	Agustín Muñoz Grandes (1965–1967) Luis Carrero Blanco (1967–1969)
No. of ministers	19[a] (1965–1967) 18[a] (1967–1969)
Total no. of members	21[a]
Member party	National Movement (Military, FET–JONS, Opus Dei, ACNP, nonpartisans)
Status in legislature	One-party state
History
Legislature terms	8th Cortes Españolas 9th Cortes Españolas
Budget	1966–67, 1968–69
Predecessor	Franco VI
Successor	Franco VIII

Franco's seventh 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 Opus Dei and the National Catholic Association of Propagandists (ACNP), as well as a number of aligned-nonpartisan technocrats or figures from the civil service.^[4][5] The cabinet would see an extensive reshuffle in October 1969 as a result of internal divisions between the various factions within the Movement and the unveiling of the Matesa scandal earlier that year.^[6][7] During the cabinet's tenure the Organic Law of the State would be passed in 1967, regulating key aspects of the structuring and functioning of the government.^[8]

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and 18 ministries, including two ministers without portfolio.^[9][10]

← Franco VII Government → (8 July 1965 – 30 October 1969)
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Head of State Prime Minister	Francisco Franco		Military	30 January 1938	9 June 1973	[11] [12]
Deputy Prime Minister	Agustín Muñoz Grandes		Military	11 July 1962	28 July 1967	[13]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Fernando María Castiella		ACNP	25 February 1957	30 October 1969	[14]
Minister of Justice	Antonio María de Oriol		FET–JONS	8 July 1965	9 June 1973	[15]
Minister of the Army	Camilo Menéndez Tolosa		Military	21 February 1964	30 October 1969	[16]
Minister of the Navy	Pedro Nieto Antúnez		Military	11 July 1962	30 October 1969	[17]
Minister of Finance	Juan José Espinosa San Martín		Opus Dei	8 July 1965	30 October 1969	[18]
Minister of Governance	Camilo Alonso Vega		Military	25 February 1957	30 October 1969	[19]
Minister of Public Works	Federico Silva Muñoz		ACNP	8 July 1965	14 April 1970	[20]
Minister of National Education	Manuel Lora-Tamayo		Nonpartisan	11 July 1962	2 June 1966	[21]
Minister of Labour	Jesús Romeo Gorría		FET–JONS	11 July 1962	30 October 1969	[22]
Minister of Industry	Gregorio López-Bravo		Opus Dei	11 July 1962	30 October 1969	[23]
Minister of Agriculture	Adolfo Díaz-Ambrona Moreno		Nonpartisan	8 July 1965	30 October 1969	[24]
Minister of the Air	José Lacalle Larraga		Military	11 July 1962	30 October 1969	[25]
Minister of Trade	Faustino García-Moncó		Opus Dei	8 July 1965	30 October 1969	[26]
Minister of Information and Tourism	Manuel Fraga		Nonpartisan	11 July 1962	30 October 1969	[27]
Minister of Housing	José María Martínez Sánchez-Arjona		Nonpartisan	21 April 1960	30 October 1969	[28]
Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency	Luis Carrero Blanco		Military	19 July 1951	22 September 1967	[29]
Minister Secretary-General of the Movement	José Solís Ruiz		FET–JONS	25 February 1957	30 October 1969	[30]
Minister without portfolio Commissioner for the Economic and Social Development Plan	Laureano López Rodó		Opus Dei	8 July 1965	9 June 1973	[31]
Changes June 1966
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Minister of Education and Science[c]	Manuel Lora-Tamayo		Nonpartisan	2 June 1966	17 April 1968	[32]
Changes July 1967
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Deputy Prime Minister	Vacant from 28 July to 22 September 1967.[33][34]
Changes September 1967
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Deputy Prime Minister Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency	Luis Carrero Blanco		Military	22 September 1967	9 June 1973	[35]
Changes April 1968
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Minister of Education and Science	José Luis Villar Palasí		Nonpartisan	17 April 1968	9 June 1973	[36]

Departmental structure

Francisco Franco's seventh government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.^[9][10]

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)
Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia del Gobierno)		Agustín Muñoz Grandes	11 July 1962	28 July 1967			National Movement (Military)
		Luis Carrero Blanco	22 September 1967	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)	[37] [38]
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia)		Antonio María de Oriol	8 July 1965	9 June 1973			National Movement (FET–JONS)	[39]
Ministry of the Army
Ministry of the Army (Ministerio del Ejército)		Camilo Menéndez Tolosa	21 February 1964	30 October 1969			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of the Navy
Ministry of the Navy (Ministerio de Marina)		Pedro Nieto Antúnez	11 July 1962	30 October 1969			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda)		Juan José Espinosa San Martín	8 July 1965	30 October 1969			National Movement (Opus Dei)	[40] [41]
Ministry of Governance
Ministry of Governance (Ministerio de la Gobernación)		Camilo Alonso Vega	25 February 1957	30 October 1969			National Movement (Military)	[42]
Ministry of Public Works
Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Obras Públicas)		Federico Silva Muñoz	8 July 1965	14 April 1970			National Movement (ACNP)	[43]
Ministry of Education
Ministry of National Education (Ministerio de Educación Nacional) (until 2 June 1966) Ministry of Education and Science (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia) (from 2 June 1966)		Manuel Lora-Tamayo	11 July 1962	17 April 1968			National Movement (Nonpartisan)	[32] [44]
		José Luis Villar Palasí	17 April 1968	9 June 1973			National Movement (Nonpartisan)
Ministry of Labour
Ministry of Labour (Ministerio de Trabajo)		Jesús Romeo Gorría	11 July 1962	30 October 1969			National Movement (FET–JONS)
Ministry of Industry
Ministry of Industry (Ministerio de Industria)		Gregorio López-Bravo	11 July 1962	30 October 1969			National Movement (Opus Dei)	[45] [46]
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura)		Adolfo Díaz-Ambrona Moreno	8 July 1965	30 October 1969			National Movement (Nonpartisan)	[47]
Ministry of the Air
Ministry of the Air (Ministerio del Aire)		José Lacalle Larraga	11 July 1962	30 October 1969			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of Trade
Ministry of Trade (Ministerio de Comercio)		Faustino García-Moncó	8 July 1965	30 October 1969			National Movement (Opus Dei)
Ministry of Information and Tourism
Ministry of Information and Tourism (Ministerio de Información y Turismo)		Manuel Fraga	11 July 1962	30 October 1969			National Movement (Nonpartisan)
Ministry of Housing
Ministry of Housing (Ministerio de la Vivienda)		José María Martínez Sánchez-Arjona	21 April 1960	30 October 1969			National Movement (Nonpartisan)	[48]
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)
Minister without portfolio; Commissioner for the Economic and Social Development Plan (Ministro sin cartera; Comisario del Plan de Desarrollo Económico y Social)		Laureano López Rodó	8 July 1965	9 June 1973			National Movement (Opus Dei)

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 1965–1969 period as a single government under Franco (the seventh),^[1] whereas others split it into two separate ones: 1965–1967 (12th) and 1967–1969 (13th).^[2]
3. On 2 June 1966, the Minister of National Education was reorganized as the Minister of Education and Science.^[32]