Office of the Prime Minister (Spain)

Office of the Prime Minister
Presidencia del Gobierno

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Agency overview
Formed1834; 190 years ago (1834)
TypeMinistry (1851–1974)
JurisdictionGovernment of Spain
HeadquartersMoncloa Palace, Madrid
EmployeesAround 2,000[1][2][3]
Annual budget 134 million, 2024
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Child agency
WebsiteOfficial website

The Office of the Prime Minister, officially Presidency of the Government (Spanish: Presidencia del Gobierno) is the Spanish government structure that groups all the departments and officials that are at the service of the prime minister to fulfil its constitutional duties.[4] It is staffed by a mix of career civil servants and advisers. The highest-ranking official within the Office is the Chief of Staff, which is a political appointment on which the rest of the Office officials depend.

The Office of the Prime Minister, although in the past it was a ministerial department, like any other Ministry,[5] today it does not have a specific legal definition, although its existence is foreseen on the Legal Regime of the Public Sector Act of 2015, when it regulates the Ministries.[6]

Established in 1834, the 1851 General State Budget elevated it to the rank of Ministry, a situation that would last until 1974, when the Ministry of the Presidency was created. Since then, it no longer has the rank of ministry, although its structure and functions are established by a royal decree, and it operates as one.

  1. ^ "Los funcionarios de La Moncloa exigen por escrito al Gobierno la cifra de contagios por Covid-19 en el complejo presidencial". Vozpópuli (in Spanish). 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  2. ^ lainformacion.com (2020-01-23). "Moncloa contrata de urgencia a una firma de hostelería ante el colapso del complejo". La Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  3. ^ "Una treintena de camareros de Moncloa se queda en el paro tras meses sin cobrar". www.publico.es. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  4. ^ Royal Spanish Academy. "Presidencia del Gobierno". www.dpej.rae.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ García Fernández, Javier (2007). "Secretariado del Gobierno y Coordinación del Trabajo Gubernamental. Notas de Derecho comparado y de derecho español". Revista de Derecho Político (in Spanish): 49–55.
  6. ^ "Ley 40/2015, de 1 de octubre, de Régimen Jurídico del Sector Público". www.boe.es (in Spanish). 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2024-04-04.