| Ministerio de la Presidencia | |
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 Headquarters of the Ministry in the Palace of Moncloa | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | July 19, 1951 (as Minister without portfolio-Undersecretary of the Presidency) January 2, 1974 (as a Cabinet Department) |
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| Dissolved | 20 November 2023 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Type | Ministry |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Spain |
| Headquarters | INIA Building, Moncloa Palace, Madrid |
| Annual budget | € 482 million, 2023[1] |
| Minister responsible |
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| Child agencies | |
| Website | Ministry of the Presidency, Relations with the Cortes and Equality(in Spanish) |
The Ministry of the Presidency (MPR) was the department of the Government of Spain that, from 1974 to 2023, assured the link between the different Ministries and the Prime Minister and it was responsible for the relations between the Government and the Parliament.[2] This department also supported The Crown in the exercise of its functions.
In this sense, it was responsible for coordinating the matters of institutional relevance; preparing, carrying out and tracking the legislative program; supporting the Prime Minister; supporting the Cabinet, the Government Delegated Committees and the General Commission of Secretaries of State and Undersecretaries; supporting the Government with its relationships with the Cortes Generales and managing the government policies regarding historical and democratic memory, as well as the exercise of the right to religious freedom and worship.[2]
As a supportive department of the Prime Minister, it assumed the functions of giving material, economic, budgetary and personnel support and, in general, as many others of this nature require the Premier and the bodies dependent on the Office of the Prime Minister. Likewise, the MPR was responsible for authorizasing the use of the flag, the coat of arms and other national symbols.[2]
At the same time, the Presidency Minister exercised the rol of secretary of the Council of Ministers, signing the minutes of each meeting of the Council as Minister-Secretary of the Council of Ministers.
In November 2023, the department was merged with the Ministry of Justice, creating the current Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes.
- ^ "2023 State Budget" (PDF). www.boe.es. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Royal Decree 373/2020, of February 18, which develops the basic organic structure of the Ministry of the Presidency, Relations with the Cortes and Democratic Memory". boe.es. Retrieved 2020-02-19.