Sixth government of Francisco Franco

The sixth^[b] government of Francisco Franco was formed on 11 July 1962.^[3] It succeeded the fifth Franco government and was the Government of Spain from 11 July 1962 to 8 July 1965, a total of 1,093 days, or 2 years, 11 months and 27 days.

6th government of Francisco Franco
Government of Spain
1962–1965
Date formed	11 July 1962
Date dissolved	8 July 1965
People and organisations
Head of State	Francisco Franco
Prime Minister	Francisco Franco
Deputy Prime Minister	Agustín Muñoz Grandes
No. of ministers	19[a]
Total no. of members	20[a]
Member party	National Movement (Military, FET–JONS, Opus Dei, ACNP, nonpartisans)
Status in legislature	One-party state
History
Legislature terms	7th Cortes Españolas 8th Cortes Españolas
Budget	1964–65
Predecessor	Franco V
Successor	Franco VII

Franco's sixth 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]

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 and the office of the minister undersecretary of the presidency.^[6]

← Franco VI Government → (11 July 1962 – 8 July 1965)
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Head of State Prime Minister	Francisco Franco		Military	30 January 1938	9 June 1973	[7] [8]
Deputy Prime Minister	Agustín Muñoz Grandes		Military	11 July 1962	28 July 1967	[9]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Fernando María Castiella		ACNP	25 February 1957	30 October 1969	[10]
Minister of Justice	Antonio Iturmendi		FET–JONS	19 July 1951	8 July 1965	[11]
Minister of the Army	Pablo Martín Alonso		Military	11 July 1962	11 February 1964†	[12]
Minister of the Navy	Pedro Nieto Antúnez		Military	11 July 1962	30 October 1969	[13]
Minister of Finance	Mariano Navarro Rubio		Opus Dei	25 February 1957	8 July 1965	[14]
Minister of Governance	Camilo Alonso Vega		Military	25 February 1957	30 October 1969	[15]
Minister of Public Works	Jorge Vigón		Military	25 February 1957	8 July 1965	[16]
Minister of National Education	Manuel Lora-Tamayo		Nonpartisan	11 July 1962	2 June 1966	[17]
Minister of Labour	Jesús Romeo Gorría		FET–JONS	11 July 1962	30 October 1969	[18]
Minister of Industry	Gregorio López-Bravo		Opus Dei	11 July 1962	30 October 1969	[19]
Minister of Agriculture	Cirilo Cánovas		Nonpartisan	25 February 1957	8 July 1965	[20]
Minister of the Air	José Lacalle Larraga		Military	11 July 1962	30 October 1969	[21]
Minister of Trade	Alberto Ullastres		Opus Dei	25 February 1957	8 July 1965	[22]
Minister of Information and Tourism	Manuel Fraga		Nonpartisan	11 July 1962	30 October 1969	[23]
Minister of Housing	José María Martínez Sánchez-Arjona		FET–JONS	21 April 1960	30 October 1969	[24]
Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency	Luis Carrero Blanco		Military	19 July 1951	22 September 1967	[25]
Minister Secretary-General of the Movement	José Solís Ruiz		FET–JONS	25 February 1957	30 October 1969	[26]
Minister without portfolio President of the Council of National Economy	Pedro Gual Villalbí		Nonpartisan	25 February 1957	8 July 1965	[27]
Changes February 1964
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Minister of the Army	Pedro Nieto Antúnez took on the ordinary discharge of duties from 11 to 21 February 1964.[28]
	Camilo Menéndez Tolosa		Military	21 February 1964	30 October 1969	[29]

Departmental structure

Francisco Franco's sixth government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.^[6]

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)
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)	[30]
	18 October 1957 – 17 April 1964 (■) Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy (■) Directorate-General for Cultural Relations (■) Directorate-General for Internal Regime (■) Directorate-General for Consular Affairs (■) Directorate-General for Economic Relations (■) Directorate-General for International Organizations (■) Directorate-General of the Office for Diplomatic Information (■) Service for Chancery, Protocol and Orders–Introducer of Ambassadors (■) Inspectorate-General for Services Abroad 17 April 1964 – 25 April 1966 (■) Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy (■) Directorate-General for Cultural Relations (■) Directorate-General for Internal Regime (■) Directorate-General for Consular Affairs (■) Directorate-General for Economic Relations (■) Directorate-General for International Organizations (■) Directorate-General of the Office for Diplomatic Information (■) Directorate-General for Relations with the United States of America (■) Service for Chancery, Protocol and Orders–Introducer of Ambassadors (■) Inspectorate-General for Services Abroad
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia)		Antonio Iturmendi	19 July 1951	8 July 1965			National Movement (FET–JONS)
Ministry of the Army
Ministry of the Army (Ministerio del Ejército)		Pablo Martín Alonso	11 July 1962	11 February 1964 (died in office)			National Movement (Military)
		Pedro Nieto Antúnez (ordinary discharge of duties)	11 February 1964	21 February 1964			National Movement (Military)
		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)		Mariano Navarro Rubio	25 February 1957	8 July 1965			National Movement (Opus Dei)	[31] [32] [33]
Ministry of Governance
Ministry of Governance (Ministerio de la Gobernación)		Camilo Alonso Vega	25 February 1957	30 October 1969			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of Public Works
Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Obras Públicas)		Jorge Vigón	25 February 1957	8 July 1965			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of National Education
Ministry of National Education (Ministerio de Educación Nacional)		Manuel Lora-Tamayo	11 July 1962	17 April 1968			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)
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura)		Cirilo Cánovas	25 February 1957	8 July 1965			National Movement (Nonpartisan)
Ministry of the Air
Ministry of the Air (Ministerio del Aire)		José Lacalle Larraga	11 July 1962	30 October 1969			National Movement (Military)	[34]
Ministry of Trade
Ministry of Trade (Ministerio de Comercio)		Alberto Ullastres	25 February 1957	8 July 1965			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 (FET–JONS)
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)	[6]
Minister without portfolio; President of the Council of National Economy (Ministro sin cartera; Presidente del Consejo de Economía Nacional)		Pedro Gual Villalbí	25 February 1957	8 July 1965			National Movement (Nonpartisan)

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, the 1962–1965 period is regarded as both the sixth and the eleventh government under Franco, depending on the source.^[1][2]