| Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes and Constitutional Affairs | |
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| Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes y Asuntos Constitucionales | |
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| Ministry of the Presidency Secretariat of State for Relations with the Cortes and Constitutional Affairs | |
| Style | The Most Excellent (formal) Mr. Secretary of State (informal) |
| Abbreviation | SERCAC |
| Reports to | Minister of the Presidency |
| Nominator | Minister of the Presidency |
| Appointer | Monarch |
| Precursor | Deputy Minister for Relations with the Cortes |
| Formation | March 7, 1981 |
| First holder | Gabriel Cisneros |
| Salary | € 113,145.95 per year[1] |
| Website | mpr.gob.es |
The Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes and Constitutional Affairs (SERCAC) is a high-ranking official within the Government of Spain in charge of the relations between the executive and the legislative branches.[2] The SERC is a political appointment made by the Monarch with the advice of the minister in charge of the ministerial department.
This position is normally integrated in the Ministry of the Presidency although in some periods it had its own department. The Secretary of State represents the Government in all the bodies of the Cortes Generales which the Government consider important to go; is in charge for all the relations between the executive branch and both Congress and Senate with the exception of draft bills, Royal decree-laws or Royal legislative decrees whose negotiation and follow-up directly falls to the minister responsible.[2]
It is also in charge of following the activity of the Parliament, advising the government members how to act before Parliament and make legal reports about constitutional amendments or other issues of high relevance. The Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes is assisted by two departments, the Directorate-General for Relations with the Cortes and the Directorate-General for Constitutional Affairs and Legal Coordination.[2]
- ^ "Retribuciones para el año 2017 para el organismo Ministerio de la Presidencia". transparencia.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ^ a b c "Real Decreto 373/2020, de 18 de febrero, por el que se desarrolla la estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de la Presidencia, Relaciones con las Cortes y Memoria Democrática". boe.es. Retrieved 2020-06-28.