Ministry of Consumer Affairs (Spain)

Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Ministerio de Consumo

Headquarters of the Ministry
Agency overview
Formed12 January 2020
Preceding agencies
Dissolved20 November 2023
Superseding agency
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionGovernment of Spain
Annual budget€ 71 million, 2023[1]
Minister responsible
Websitehttps://www.consumo.gob.es

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs was a department of the Government of Spain responsible for policies regarding the protection and defense of consumer rights, as well as the regulation, authorization, supervision, control and, where appropriate, sanction of state-level gambling and gaming activities.

The department was created by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez as part of the Sánchez II Government and it is the first time that a ministry is created to be focused on consumer affairs. It took on the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare regarding consumer affairs; as well as the responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance in gambling matters. It was abolished on 20 November 2023 and its powers were integrated in the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda.[2]

It was overseen by the minister for Consumer Affairs; Alberto Garzón, was the only officeholder.[3][4]

  1. ^ "2023 State Budget" (PDF). www.boe.es. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ Melguizo, Javier (2023-11-20). "El Ministerio de Consumo creado para Garzón dura una legislatura y se incluye en Derechos Sociales". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ^ "Alberto Garzón será ministro de Consumo con competencias sobre el juego y las casas de apuestas". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Alberto Garzón dirigirá un ministerio de Consumo para completar las competencias de Unidas Podemos". El Mundo (in Spanish). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.