Third government of Francisco Franco

The third^[b] government of Francisco Franco was formed on 20 July 1945, following the end of World War II in Europe.^[3] It succeeded the second Franco government and was the Government of Spain from 20 July 1945 to 19 July 1951, a total of 2,190 days, or 5 years, 11 months and 29 days.

3rd government of Francisco Franco
Government of Spain
1945–1951
Date formed	20 July 1945
Date dissolved	19 July 1951
People and organisations
Head of State	Francisco Franco
Prime Minister	Francisco Franco
No. of ministers	12[a]
Total no. of members	12[a]
Member party	National Movement (Military, FET–JONS, ACNP, nonpartisans)
Status in legislature	One-party state
History
Legislature terms	1st Cortes Españolas 2nd Cortes Españolas 3rd Cortes Españolas
Budget	1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950
Predecessor	Franco II
Successor	Franco IV

Franco's third 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.

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the office for the prime minister and 12 ministries.

← Franco III Government → (20 July 1945 – 19 July 1951)
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Head of State Prime Minister	Francisco Franco		Military	30 January 1938	9 June 1973	[4] [5]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Alberto Martín-Artajo		ACNP	20 July 1945	25 February 1957	[6]
Minister of the Army	Fidel Dávila Arrondo		Military	20 July 1945	19 July 1951	[7]
Minister of the Navy	Francisco Regalado		Military	20 July 1945	19 July 1951	[8]
Minister of the Air	Eduardo González-Gallarza		Military	20 July 1945	25 February 1957	[9]
Minister of Justice	Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta		FET–JONS	20 July 1945	19 July 1951	[10]
Minister of Finance	Joaquín Benjumea		Nonpartisan	19 May 1941	19 July 1951	[11]
Minister of Governance	Blas Pérez González		FET–JONS	3 September 1942	25 February 1957	[12]
Minister of Industry and Trade	Juan Antonio Suanzes		Nonpartisan	20 July 1945	19 July 1951	[13]
Minister of Agriculture	Carlos Rein		Nonpartisan	20 July 1945	19 July 1951	[14]
Minister of National Education	José Ibáñez Martín		ACNP	9 August 1939	19 July 1951	[15]
Minister of Labour	José Antonio Girón		FET–JONS	19 May 1941	25 February 1957	[16]
Minister of Public Works	José María Fernández-Ladreda		Military	20 July 1945	19 July 1951	[17]

Departmental structure

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

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)	[18]
	– (■) Directorate-General for the Geographic and Cadastral Institute (■) Directorate-General for the National Institute of Statistics (est. 31 Dec 1945)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores)		Alberto Martín-Artajo	20 July 1945	25 February 1957			National Movement (ACNP)	[19] [20] [21] [22]
	9 November 1944 – 31 December 1945 (■) Undersecretariat of Foreign Affairs (■) Directorate-General for Foreign Policy (■) Directorate-General for Economic Policy (■) Directorate-General for General Affairs (■) Directorate-General for America (■) Introducer of Ambassadors 31 December 1945 – 3 December 1954 (■) 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 (est. 16 Jul 1949) (■) Service for Chancery, Protocol and Orders–Introducer of Ambassadors
Ministry of the Army
Ministry of the Army (Ministerio del Ejército)		Fidel Dávila Arrondo	20 July 1945	19 July 1951			National Movement (Military)
Ministry of the Navy
Ministry of the Navy (Ministerio de Marina)		Francisco Regalado	20 July 1945	19 July 1951			National Movement (Military)
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 Justice
Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia)		Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta	20 July 1945	19 July 1951			National Movement (FET–JONS)
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda)		Joaquín Benjumea	19 May 1941	19 July 1951			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 and Trade
Ministry of Industry and Trade (Ministerio de Industria y Comercio)		Juan Antonio Suanzes	20 July 1945	19 July 1951			National Movement (Nonpartisan)	[23]
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura)		Carlos Rein	20 July 1945	19 July 1951			National Movement (Nonpartisan)
Ministry of National Education
Ministry of National Education (Ministerio de Educación Nacional)		José Ibáñez Martín	9 August 1939	19 July 1951			National Movement (ACNP)	[24]
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)		José María Fernández-Ladreda	20 July 1945	19 July 1951			National Movement (Military)

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 1945–1951 period is regarded as both the third and the seventh government under Franco, depending on the source.^[1][2]