Ministry of Social Affairs (Spain)

Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda
Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 2030

Headquarters of the Ministry
Agency overview
Formed12 July 1988 (as "Ministry of Social Affairs")
21 November 2023 (as "Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda")
Preceding agencies
Superseding agency
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionGovernment of Spain
Annual budget 1.8 billion, 2023[1]
Minister responsible
Department's logo from 1988 to 1996.

The Ministry of Social Affairs (MAS), since 2023 known as Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda, is a department of the Government of Spain responsible for the government policies on social services, family, minors protection, disability and prevention of youth crime, adoptions and foster care and the promotion of cultural communication and youth association. Likewise, the department is responsible for the government policies on animal welfare and UN Sustainable Development Goals.[2]

The current minister is Pablo Bustinduy, who was appointed on 21 November 2023.

  1. ^ "2023 State Budget" (PDF). www.boe.es. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Royal Decree 2/2020, of January 12, which restructures the ministerial departments". boe.es. Retrieved 2020-01-13.