| Secretary of State for Social Security | |
|---|---|
| Secretario de Estado de la Seguridad Social | |
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| Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration Secretariat of State for Social Security and Pensions | |
| Style | The Most Excellent (formal) Mr. Secretary of State (informal) |
| Abbreviation | SESSP |
| Reports to | Social Security Minister |
| Nominator | Social Security Minister |
| Appointer | Monarch |
| Precursor | Under Secretary for Social Security |
| Formation | October 14, 1978 |
| First holder | Luis Gámir |
| Website | seg-social.es |
The Secretary of State for Social Security and Pensions (SESSP) is a senior minister of the Government of Spain, under the authority of the Social Security Minister, responsible for the direction and guardianship of the managing agencies and common services of the Social Security; the impulse, direction and economic and financial analysis of the Social Security System; as well as the planning and supervision of the management of the collaborating entities of the Social Security (mutuals of work accidents, collaborating companies and labor foundations) complementary to the Social Security action.[1]
As of 2021, the Secretariat of State had a budget of €42.2 billion. It should be added that, the SESS supervises the Social Security Administration, an independent administration with its own budget that in 2021 was up to €176.2 billion.
Likewise, it is also in charge of proposing and giving support, in the performance of its functions, to the Data Protection Officer of the Social Security, an official of the Spanish Data Protection Agency.
- ^ "Royal Decree 903/2018, of July 20, by which the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Social Security is developed". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2019-07-13.