Secretary of State for Territorial Administrations

Secretary of State for Territorial Policy
Secretario de Estado de Política Territorial
Coat of Arms used by the Government
Incumbent
Arcadi España García
since December 6, 2023
Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory
Secretariat of State for Territorial Policy
StyleThe Most Excellent (formal)
Mr. Secretary of State for Territorial Policy (informal)
Reports toTerritorial Policy Minister
NominatorTerritorial Policy Minister
AppointerMonarch
PrecursorMinister for Territorial Administration
FormationFebruary 20, 1987
First holderJosé Francisco Peña Díez
Salary 113,145.95 per year[1]
Websiteseat.mpr.gob.es

The Secretary of State for Territorial Administrations, currently named Secretary of State for Territorial Policy is the highest official of the Ministry of Territorial Policy responsible for the development of the Government's policy about Spain's territorial organization as well as responsible for the relations between the central government and the regional and local authorities.

It's also responsible for the supervision of the decentralized departments of the central government in the regions and impulse and coordination of the Conference of Presidents (the main forum of collaboration between the Prime Minister and the regional leaders), as well as the Presidency of the Council of Official Languages in the General Administration of the State.[2]

Directly from the Secretary of State depends the Secretary General for Territorial Coordination.

  1. ^ "Retribuciones para el año 2017 para el organismo Ministerio de la Presidencia". transparencia.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  2. ^ "Royal Decree 863/2018, of July 13, by which the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Function is developed". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-26.