Government of Luis Carrero Blanco

The government of Luis Carrero Blanco was formed on 12 June 1973 following his appointment and swearing-in as Prime Minister of Spain on 9 June by Head of State Francisco Franco, who for the first time since 1938 had chosen to detach the figure of the head of government from that he held of head of state.[1][2][3] It succeeded the eighth Franco government and was the Government of Spain from 12 June to 31 December 1973, a total of 202 days, or 6 months and 19 days.

Government of Luis Carrero Blanco
Government of Spain
1973
Date formed	12 June 1973
Date dissolved	31 December 1973
People and organisations
Head of state	Francisco Franco
Head of government	Luis Carrero Blanco
Deputy head of government	Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
No. of ministers	19[lower-alpha 1]
Member party	National Movement: Military FET–JONS Opus Dei Nonpartisans
Status in legislature	One-party
History
Legislature term(s)	10th Cortes Españolas (1971–1977)
Budget(s)	1974
Predecessor	Franco VIII
Successor	Arias Navarro I

Carrero Blanco's cabinet was made up of members from the different factions or "families" within the National Movement: mainly the FET y de las JONS party—the only legal political party during the Francoist regime—the military and the Opus Dei, as well as a number of aligned-nonpartisan technocrats or figures from the civil service.[4][5] The government would be disestablished following the assassination of Luis Carrero Blanco in Madrid by the Basque separatist group ETA on 20 December 1973, only six months into his term, being temporarily replaced in acting capacity by his deputy Torcuato Fernández-Miranda until a Carlos Arias Navarro was chosen as new prime minister.[6][7] Under the regulations of the Organic Law of the State of 1967, all government ministers were automatically removed from office on 31 December upon the appointment of the new prime minister.[8]

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and 19 ministries.

← Carrero Blanco Government → (12 June 1973 – 31 December 1973)
Portfolio	Name	Faction		Took office	Left office	Ref.
Prime Minister	Luis Carrero Blanco		Military	9 June 1973	20 December 1973†	[9]
	Torcuato Fernández-Miranda served in acting capacity from 20 to 31 December 1973.[10]
Deputy Prime Minister Minister Secretary-General of the Movement	Torcuato Fernández-Miranda		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[11] [12]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Laureano López Rodó		Opus Dei	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of Justice	Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of the Army	Francisco Coloma Gallegos		Military	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of the Navy	Gabriel Pita da Veiga		Military	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of Finance	Antonio Barrera de Irimo		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of Governance	Carlos Arias Navarro		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of Public Works	Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of Education and Science	Julio Rodríguez Martínez		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of Labour	Licinio de la Fuente		FET–JONS	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of Industry	José María López de Letona		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of Agriculture	Tomás Allende y García-Baxter		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of the Air Force	Julio Salvador y Díaz-Benjumea		Military	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of Trade	Agustín Cotorruelo		Opus Dei	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of Information and Tourism	Fernando de Liñán y Zofío		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of Housing	José Utrera Molina		FET–JONS	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency	José María Gamazo		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Minister of Trade Union Relations	Enrique García-Ramal		FET–JONS	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]
Ministry of Development Planning	Cruz Martínez Esteruelas		Nonpartisan	12 June 1973	31 December 1973	[12]

Notes

1. Does not include the Prime Minister.

References

1. "Franco nombra Presidente del Gobierno al almirante Carrero Blanco". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 9 June 1973. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
2. "El almirante Carrero Blanco forma nuevo Gobierno". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 12 June 1973. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
3. "Ley 14/1973, de 8 de junio, por la que se suspende la vinculación de la Presidencia del Gobierno a la Jefatura del Estado" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (138): 11686. 9 June 1973. ISSN 0212-033X.
4. "Diez de los miembros del nuevo Gobierno son abogados". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 12 June 1973. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
5. "Ministros de Franco pertenecientes al Opus Dei". opusdei.org (in Spanish). 2 December 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
6. "Duelo nacional por el vil asesinato del almirante Carrero Blanco". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 21 December 1973. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
7. "Un franquista de camisa blanca". El País (in Spanish). 1 June 1977. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
8. "Cese automático del Gabinete del almirante Carrero". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 30 December 1973. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
9. "Decreto 1145/1973, de 8 de junio, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno a don Luis Carrero Blanco" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (138): 11706. 9 June 1973. ISSN 0212-033X.
10. "Decreto 3204/1973, de 20 de diciembre, por el que se declaran días de luto nacional y se disponen las honras fúnebres con motivo del fallecimiento del Excelentísimo Señor Almirante Don LUIS CARRERO BLANCO, Presidente del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (305): 24757. 21 December 1973. ISSN 0212-033X.
11. "Decreto 1158/1973, de 11 de junio, por el que se nombra Vicepresidente del Gobierno a don Torcuato Fernández-Miranda y Hevia" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (140): 11883. 12 June 1973. ISSN 0212-033X.
12. "Decreto 1159/1973, de 11 de junio, por el que se nombran los Ministros del Gobierno" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (140): 11883. 12 June 1973. ISSN 0212-033X.

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External links

• Governments. Dictatorship of Franco (18.07.1936 / 20.11.1975). CCHS–CSIC (in Spanish).
• Governments of Franco. Dictatorship Chronology (1939–1975). Fuenterrebollo Portal (in Spanish).
• The governments of the Civil War and Franco's dictatorship (1936–1975). Lluís Belenes i Rodríguez History Page (in Spanish).
• Biographies. Royal Academy of History (in Spanish).