Moncloa Chief of Staff | |
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Director del Gabinete del Presidente del Gobierno | |
since September 11, 2024 | |
Office of the Prime Minister Cabinet of the Prime Minister | |
Style | The Most Excellent |
Reports to | Prime Minister |
Appointer | Monarch |
Formation | July 19, 1976 |
First holder | Carmen Díez de Rivera |
Deputy | Deputy Moncloa Chief of Staff |
Website | La Moncloa |
The Moncloa Chief of Staff, officially called Director of the Cabinet of the Prime Minister, is the most senior political appointee in the Office of the Prime Minister of Spain. The Chief of Staff is appointed by the Prime Minister as its senior aid. This position has no executive authority although it is the principal advisor to the Prime Minister and it coordinates the work action of the different departments of the Government as well as lead the Cabinet Office.
There is not a legal requirement for this role to exist but since Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez in 1976, each Prime Minister has appointed a person of their trust to this role. The current position is regulated in the Royal Decree 419/2018, of June 18, which restructures the Prime Minister's Office.