| Secretary of State for Security | |
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| Secretario de Estado de Seguridad | |
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| Ministry of the Interior Secretariat of State for Security | |
| Style | The Most Excellent (formal) Mr. Secretary of State for Security (informal) |
| Abbreviation | SES |
| Reports to | The Minister of the Interior |
| Nominator | The Minister of the Interior |
| Appointer | The King |
| Precursor | Director for State Security |
| Formation | October 24, 1986 |
| First holder | Rafael Vera Fernández-Huidobro |
| Salary | €110,420.08 per year[1] |
| Website | Ministry of the Interior |
The Secretary of State for Security (SES) of Spain is the second-highest-ranking official in the Ministry of the Interior.
The SES is appointed by the Monarch with the advice of the Minister of the Interior. The Secretariat of State for Security that the SES leads is responsible for ensuring the free exercise of the constitutional rights, to direct and supervise the police forces, to coordinate the international police cooperation and to execute the government's policy about organized crime, terrorism, human trafficking, money laundering and related crimes. It is also responsible for ensuring the safety of all government buildings, to oversees the prison system, to ensure the good development of all electoral processes and collaborate along with the Customs Surveillance Service (SVA) in the border control.[2]
From the Secretary of State for Security depends on four main departments: the Directorate-General of the Police, the Directorate-General of the Civil Guard, the General Secretariat for Penitentiary Institutions and the Directorate-General for International Relations and Immigration. In addition, the Secretary of State for Security tops the Intelligence Center for Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime (CITCO).
- ^ "Retribuciones para el año 2017 para el organismo Ministerio del Interior". transparencia.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- ^ "Royal Decree 952/2018, of July 27, by which the basic organic structure of the Ministry of the Interior is developed". www.boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved September 23, 2018.