Secretary of State for Education (Spain)

Secretary of State of Education
Secretario de Estado de Educación
Coat of Arms used by the Government
Incumbent
Alejandro Tiana
since June 19, 2018
Ministry of Education and Vocational Training
Secretariat of State of Education
StyleThe Most Excellent (formal)
Mr. Secretary of State of Education (informal)
Reports toEducation Minister
NominatorEducation Minister
AppointerMonarch
PrecursorSecretary General of Education
FormationJuly 20, 1988
First holderAlfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Salary 112,538.66 per year[1]
Websitemecd.gob.es

The Secretary of State for Education (SEE) is the second highest-ranking official within the Ministry of Education of Spain. It is a political appointment made by the Monarch on the advice of the minister in charge of the ministerial department.

The Secretary of State of Education has ultimate responsibility for the execution of Government policy over non-university education. He coordinates the Spanish education system that currently is delegated to the regions; he proposes the subjects of study (with the exception of the sport subjects that are under the jurisdiction of the Superior Sports Council and the vocational training subjects, competence of the General Secretariat for Vocational Training); he designs and directs scholarship and study aid programs; he promotes equality and non-discrimination policies in education; he oversees civil servants working in education and is also in charge of international relations regarding education on behalf of the Government.[2]

The Secretariat of State controls two departments: the Directorate-General for Territorial Evaluation and Cooperation, the Directorate-General for Vocational Training and the Directorate-General for Educational Planning and Management.

  1. ^ "Retribuciones para el año 2017 para el organismo Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte". Portal de la Transpariencia (in Spanish). Administración General del Estado. Gobierno de España. 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ R., Felipe (25 August 2018). Batet Lamaña, Meritxell (ed.). "Real Decreto 1045/2018, de 24 de agosto, por el que se desarrolla la estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (206). Ministerio de Política Territorial y Función Pública. Retrieved 24 September 2018.