Ministry of Culture (Spain)

Ministry of Culture
Agency overview

Headquarters (Madrid)
Preceding agency	Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
Type	Ministerio
Jurisdiction	Spanish government
Headquarters	Casa de las Sietes Chimeneas, 1 Plaza del Rey, Madrid
Annual budget	1.505.838.910 €, 2009^[1]
Agency executive	Mr. José Ignacio Wert Ortega, Minister
Child agencies	Dirección General de Bellas Artes y Bienes Culturales^[2] Dirección General del Libro, Archivos y Bibliotecas^[3]
Website	www.mcu.es

The Ministry of Culture of Spain was the department of Spanish government responsible for culture until 2011, when it was absorbed into the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport.^[4]

There is a junior minister for culture, José María Lassalle, while José Ignacio Wert is the minister for education, culture and sport.

Organization

Ministry of Culture
- Subsecretary of Culture
- General Technic Secretary
- General Direction for Policy and Cultural Industries
- General Direction of Fine Arts and Cultural Property
- General Direction of Books, Archives and Libraries
- General Subdirection of Libraries Coordination

Public organisms under direction of Ministry of Culture:

Museo Reina Sofía
Biblioteca Nacional de España
Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
Museo Nacional del Prado

List of Ministers of Culture

(1977 - 1979) Pío Cabanillas
(1979 - 1980) Manuel Clavero
(1980) Ricardo de la Cierva
(1980 - 1981) Íñigo Cavero
(1981 - 1982) Soledad Becerril
(1982 - 1986) Javier Solana (1982-1986)
(1986 - 1988) Javier Solana
(1988 - 1989) Jorge Semprún Maura
(1989 - 1991) Jorge Semprún Maura
(1991 - 1993) Jordi Solé Tura
(1993 - 1996) Carmen Alborch
(1996 - 1999) Esperanza Aguirre, as Minister of Education and Culture
(1999 - 2000) Mariano Rajoy, as Minister of Education and Culture
(2000 - 2004) Pilar del Castillo, as Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
(2004 - 2007) Carmen Calvo
(2007 - 2009) César Antonio Molina
(2009 - 2011) Ángeles González Sinde
(2011 - ) José Ignacio Wert, as Minister of Education, Culture and Sport

References

↑ http://www.sgpg.pap.meh.es/Presup/PGE2009Ley/MaestroDocumentos/PGE-ROM/doc/1/3/21/2/N_09_E_R_31_124_1_1_7.PDF Budget of Ministry of Culture (2009) (in spanish)
↑ http://www.mcu.es/organizacion/Organigrama/Organigrama.html Ministry of Culture offices (in spanish)
↑ http://www.mcu.es/organizacion/Organigrama/Organigrama.html Ministry of Culture offices (in spanish)
↑ (Spanish) Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: "Real Decreto 1823/2011, de 21 de diciembre, por el que se reestructuran los departamentos ministeriales." Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Official website. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

External links

Official site of the Spanish Ministry of Culture (in Spanish)

Departments and agencies of the Government of Spain

Cabinet	President of the Government of Spain Vice President of the Government of Spain Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Ministry of Justice Ministry of Defence Ministry of Economy and Finance Ministry of the Interior Ministry of Public Works Ministry of Education Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport Ministry of Labor and Immigration Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment Ministry of the Presidency Ministry of Territorial Policy Ministry of Culture Ministry of Health

Agencies	Bank of Spain Centro Nacional de Inteligencia Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Instituto Nacional de Estadística National Securities Market Commission National Transplant Organization Meteorological Office Agencia Española de Protección de Datos Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo Agencia Tributaria Agencia de Evaluación y Calidad

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