List of Ministers of Defence (Spain)

Minister of Defence
Ministro de Defensa de España
National Emblem
Incumbent
Margarita Robles
since 7 June 2018
Ministry of Defence
StyleMr./Ms. Minister (informal)
The Most Excellent (formal)
StatusHead of a government department
AbbreviationMINISDEF
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
National Security Council
National Defence Council
Reports toPrime Minister
ResidenceMinistry of Defense HQ, 11th floor
SeatMinistry of Defense Headquarters
Madrid
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerMonarch
countersigned by the Prime Minister
Term lengthNo term fixed

List of Ministers of Defence of Spain

Reign of Charles IV (1788–1808)
No. Royal Secretary of WarTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Feliú, AntonioAntonio de Olaguer y Feliú
(1742–1813)		25 November 180719 March 1808115 days.

Reign of Ferdinand VII (1808)
No. Royal Secretary of WarTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Feliú, AntonioAntonio de Olaguer y Feliú
(1742–1813)		19 March 18085 April 180817 days.
2
O'Farrill, GonzaloGonzalo O'Farrill
(1754–1831)		5 April 18087 July 180893 days.

Reign of Joseph I (1808–1813)
No. Minister of WarTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
O'Farrill, GonzaloGonzalo O'Farrill
(1754–1831)		7 July 180827 June 18134 years, 355 days.

Junta Suprema Central (1808–1812)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
15 October 180831 January 1810Antonio Cornel Ferraz Doz y Ferraz (7)Military
31 January 181020 May 1810Francisco de Eguía (7)Military
20 May 18109 October 1810Eusebio Bardají y Azara (Interim) (7)
9 October 18106 February 1812José Heredia (7)
6 February 181223 June 1812José María Carvajal (Interim) (7)
23 June 181230 May 1813Francisco Javier Abadía (7)
30 May 181314 January 1814Juan O'Donojú (Interim) (7)
14 January 18144 May 1814Tomás Moreno Daoíz (Interim) (7)

Reign of Ferdinand VII (1814–1833)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
4 May 181429 May 1814Manuel Alberto Freire de Andrade y Armijo (7)
29 May 181425 March 1815Francisco de Eguía (7)Military
25 March 181523 October 1815Francisco López Ballesteros (7)
23 October 181519 June 1817Francisco Bernaldo de Quirós y Mariño de Lobera (Interim) (7)
19 June 181713 June de 1819Francisco de Eguía (7)Military
13 June 181918 March 1820José Alós Mora (Interim) (7)
18 March 182018 August 1820Pedro Agustín Girón (6)Military
18 August 182023 September 1820Juan Jabat (6)
23 September 18204 March 1821Cayetano Valdés (6)
4 March 182123 August 1821Tomás Moreno Daoíz (6)
23 August 18214 September 1821Diego Contador (6)
4 September 18219 September 1821Ignacio Balanzat de Orvay y Briones (6)
9 September 18218 January 1822Estanislao Sánchez Salvador (6)
9 January 182224 January 1822José Castellar (Interim) (6)
24 January 182228 February 1822José Cienfuegos Jovellanos (6)
28 February 18226 July 1822Ignacio Balanzat de Orvay y Briones (6)
10 July 182229 April 1823Miguel López-Baños (6)
29 April 18232 June 1823Pedro de la Bárcena (Interim) (6)
2 June 182318 June 1823Estanislao Sánchez Salvador (Interim) (6)
21 June 182330 September 1823Manuel de la Puente (6)
30 September 18232 December 1823José San Juan (6)
2 December 182326 August 1824José de la Cruz (7)
26 August 182413 June 1825José Aimerich (Interim) (7)
13 June 182527 June 1825Luis María Salazar (Interim) (7)
27 June 18251 October 1832Miguel Ibarrola González (7)
1 October 183214 December 1832Juan Antonio Monet (7)
14 December 183229 November 1833José de la Cruz (7)

Reign of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1833–1840)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
29 November 18332 November 1834Antonio Remón Zarco del Valle y Huet (6)Military
2 November 183417 February 1835Manuel Llauder (6)
17 February 183513 June 1835Gerónimo Valdés (6)
13 June 183528 August 1835Pedro Agustín Girón (6)Military
18 August 183514 September 1835Prudencio de Guadalfajara (Interim) (6)
14 September 183527 September 1835Mariano Quirós (Interim) (6)
27 September 183527 April 1836Ildefonso Díez de Rivera
27 April 183615 May 1836José Ramón Rodil y Campillo (6)
15 May 18368 June 1836Antonio Seoane (6)
8 June 183614 August 1836Santiago Méndez Vigo (6)
20 August 183626 November 1836José Ramón Rodil y Campillo (6)
26 November 183627 February 1837Javier Rodríguez Vera (Interim) (6)
27 February 183729 July 1837Ildefonso Díez de Rivera (6)
29 July 183730 August 1837Baldomero Espartero (6)
30 August 18371 October 1837Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel (6)Military
1 October 18374 October 1837Ignacio Balanzat de Orvay y Briones (6)
4 October 18378 December 1837Francisco Ramonet (6)
8 December 183716 December 1837Jacobo María Espinosa (Interim) (6)
16 December 183717 January 1837Baldomero Espartero (6)Military
17 January 183719 March 1837José Carratalá (6)
19 March 183716 September 1838Manuel Latre (6)
16 September 183830 October 1839Isidro Alaix (6)Military
30 October 18398 April 1840Francisco de Narváez (Interim) (6)
8 April 183914 April 1840Fernando de Norzagaray (Interim) (6)
14 April 184019 July 1840Serafín María de Sotto (6)Military
20 July 184028 August 1840Valentín Ferraz (6)
28 August 184011 September 1840Francisco Javier Azpiroz (6)
11 September 184016 September 1840Facundo Infante (6)

Regency of Baldomero Espartero (1840–1843)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
16 September 184020 May 1841Pedro Chacón y Chacón (6)
20 May 184117 June 1842Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel (6)Military
17 June 18429 May 1843José Ramón Rodil y Campillo (6)Military
9 May 184319 May 1843Francisco Serrano y Domínguez (6)Military
19 May 184324 May 1843Isidoro de Hoyos (6)
24 May 184330 July 1843Agustín Nogueras (Interim) (6)

Reign of Isabella II (1843–1868)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
30 July 18431 December 1843Francisco Serrano y Domínguez (6)Military
5 December 18433 May 1844Manuel Mazarredo (6)
3 May 184412 February 1846Ramón María Narváez (6)Military
12 February 184616 March 1846Federico Roncali (6)Military
16 March 18465 April 1846Ramón María Narváez (6)Military
5 April 184612 April 1846Francisco Armero Peñaranda (Interim) (6)
12 April 184628 January 1847José Laureano Sanz (6)
28 January 184715 February 1847Manuel Pavía (6)Military
15 February 184728 March 1847Marcelino Oráa (6)Military
28 March 184731 August 1847Manuel Mazarredo (6)Military
31 August 18473 November 1847Fernando Fernández de Cordova (6)Military
3 November 184724 December 1847Ramón María Narváez (6)Military
24 December 184719 October 1849Francisco de Paula Figueras (6)
19 October 184920 October 1849Serafín María de Sotto (6)Military
20 October 184914 January 1851Francisco de Paula Figueras (6)
14 January 18516 February 1851Rafael Aristégui y Vélez (6)
6 February 185116 January 1852Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea (6)Military
16 January 185213 June 1852Joaquín Ezpeleta Enrile (6)
13 June 185227 November 1852Juan de Lara (6)Military
27 November 185214 December 1852Cayetano de Urbina (6)Military
14 December 185214 April 1853Juan de Lara (6)Military
14 April 185319 September 1853Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea (6)Military
19 September 185318 July 1854Anselmo Blaser (6)
18 July 185430 July 1854Fernando Fernández de Cordova (6)Military
30 July 185412 October 1856Leopoldo O'Donnell (6)
12 October 185616 December 1856Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo (6)
16 December 185615 October 1857Francisco de Paula Figueras (6)
15 October 185714 January 1858Francisco Armero Peñaranda (6)
14 January 185830 June 1858Fermín de Ezpeleta (6)
30 June 18582 March 1863Leopoldo O'Donnell (6)Military
2 March 186317 January 1864José Gutiérrez de la Concha (6)Military
17 January 18641 March 1864Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea (6)Military
1 March 186416 September 1864José María Marchessi y Oleaga (6)Military
16 September 186430 March 1865Fernando Fernández de Cordova (6)Military
30 March 186521 June 1865Felipe Rivero Lemoyne (6)
21 June 186510 July 1866Leopoldo O'Donnell (6)Military
10 July 186623 April 1868Ramón María Narváez (6)Military
23 April 186819 September 1868Rafael Mayalde (6)
19 September 186830 September 1868José Gutiérrez de la Concha (6)Military

Sexenio Democrático (1868–1871)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
8 October 186827 December 1870Juan Prim (6)Military
27 December 18704 January 1871Juan Bautista Topete (Interim) (6)

Reign of Amadeo I (1871–1873)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
4 January 187124 July 1871Francisco Serrano y Domínguez (Interim) (6)
24 July 18715 October 1871Fernando Fernández de Cordova (Interim) (6)
5 October 187121 December 1871Joaquín Bassols (6)
21 December 187120 February 1872Eugenio Gaminde (6)
20 February 18728 April 1872Antonio del Rey y Caballero (6)
8 April 187226 May 1872Juan de Zavala y de la Puente (6)Military
26 May 187213 June 1872Francisco Serrano y Domínguez (6)Military
13 June 187212 February 1873Fernando Fernández de Cordova (6)Military

First Spanish Republic (1873–1874)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
12 February 187324 February 1873Fernando Fernández de Cordova (6)Military
24 February 187330 April 1873Juan Acosta Muñoz (6)
30 April 18737 June 1873Ramón Nouvilas (6)Military
11 June 187328 June 1873Nicolás Estévanez Murphy (6)Military
28 June 18734 September 1873Eulogio González Íscar (6)
9 September 18733 January 1874José Sánchez Bregua (6)Military
3 January 18743 September 1874Juan de Zavala y de la Puente (6)Military
3 September 187431 December 1874Francisco Serrano Bedoya (6)Military

Reign of Alfonso XII (1874–1885)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
31 December 187421 December 1875Joaquín Jovellar y Soler (6)Military
21 December 18757 March 1879Francisco de Ceballos y Vargas (6)Military
7 March 18799 December 1879Arsenio Martínez-Campos Antón (6)Military
9 December 18798 February 1881José Ignacio de Echavarría (6)Military
8 February 188113 October 1883Arsenio Martínez-Campos Antón (6)Military
13 October 188318 January 1884José López Domínguez (6)Military
18 January 188427 November 1885Genaro de Quesada y Matheus (6)Military

Regency of Maria Christina of Austria (1885–1902)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
27 November 188510 October 1886Joaquín Jovellar y Soler (6)Military
10 October 18868 March 1887Ignacio María del Castillo (6)Military
8 March 188714 June 1888Manuel Cassola (6)Military
14 June 188811 December 1888Tomás O'Ryan (6)Military
11 December 188821 January 1890José ChinchillaMilitary
21 January 18905 July 1890Eduardo Bermúdez Reina (6)Military
5 July 189011 December 1892Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (6)Military
11 December 189223 March 1895José López Domínguez (6)Military
23 March 18954 October 1897Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (6)Military
4 October 18974 March 1899Miguel Correa y García (Interim) (6)
4 March 18992 October 1899Camilo García de Polavieja (6)Military
2 October 189918 October 1900Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (6)Military
18 October 19006 March 1901Arsenio Linares Pombo (6)Military
6 March 190117 May 1902Valeriano Weyler (6)Military

Reign of Alfonso XIII (1902–1931)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
17 May 19026 December 1902Valeriano Weyler (6)Military
6 December 190220 July 1903Arsenio Linares Pombo (6)Military
20 July 19035 December 1903Vicente Martitegui (6)Military
5 December 190316 December 1904Arsenio Linares Pombo (6)Military
16 December 190427 January 1905Cesar del Villar y Villate (6)Military
27 January 190523 June 1905Vicente Martitegui (6)Military
23 June 19051 December 1905Valeriano Weyler (6)Military
1 December 19056 July 1906Agustín de Luque y Coca (6)Military
6 July 190615 October 1906José López Domínguez (6)Military
15 October 19064 December 1906Agustín de Luque y Coca (6)Military
4 December 190625 January 1907Valeriano Weyler (6)Military
25 January 19073 July 1907Francisco de Paula Loño y Pérez (6)Military
3 July 19071 March 1909Fernando Primo de Rivera (6)Military
1 March 190921 October 1909Arsenio Linares Pombo (6)Military
21 October 19099 February 1910Agustín de Luque y Coca (6)Military
9 February 19103 April 1911Ángel Aznar y Butigieg (6)Military
3 April 191127 October 1913Agustín de Luque y Coca (6)Military
27 October 19139 December 1915Ramón Echagüe y Méndez Vigo (6)Military
9 December 191519 April 1917Agustín de Luque y Coca (6)Military
19 April 191711 June 1917Francisco Aguilera y Egea (6)Military
11 June 191718 October 1917Fernando Primo de Rivera (6)Military
18 October 19173 November 1917José Marina Vega (6)Military
3 November 191722 March 1918Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel (6)
22 March 19189 November 1918José Marina Vega (6)Military
9 November 191827 January 1919Dámaso Berenguer (6)Military
27 January 191915 April 1919Diego Muñoz Cobo (6)Military
15 April 191920 July 1919Luis de Santiago (6)Military
20 July 191912 December 1919Antonio Tovar y Marcoleta (6)Military
15 December 19195 May 1920José Villalba Riquelme (6)Military
5 May 192014 August 1921Luis de Marichalar y Monreal (6)
14 August 19218 March 1922Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel (6)
8 March 192215 July 1922José Olaguer Feliú (6)Military
15 July 19227 December 1922José Sánchez Guerra (Interim) (6)
7 December 192226 May 1923Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (6)
26 May 192315 September 1923Luis Aizpuru y Mondéjar (6)

Dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera (1923–1931)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
15 September 19234 July 1924Luis Bermúdez de Castro (6)Military
4 July 19243 November 1928Juan O'Donnell (6)Military
3 November 192830 January 1930Julio Ardanaz (3)Military
30 January 193014 April 1931Dámaso Berenguer (3)Military

Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
14 April 1931 12 September 1933 Manuel Azaña Díaz (6) IR
14 April 1931 14 October 1931 Santiago Casares Quiroga (4) ORGA
14 October 1931 12 June 1933 José Giral Pereira (4) IR
12 June 1933 12 September 1933 Lluís Companys Jover (4) ERC
12 September 1933 8 October 1933 Juan José Rocha García (6) Radical
12 September 1933 8 October 1933 Vicente Iranzo Enguita (4) ASR
8 October 1933 16 December 1933 Vicente Iranzo Enguita (6) ASR
8 October 1933 16 December 1933 Leandro Pita Romero (4) Radical
16 December 1933 23 January 1934 Diego Martínez Barrio (6) Radical
16 December 1933 23 January 1935 Juan José Rocha García (4) Radical
23 January 1934 16 November 1934 Diego Hidalgo Durán (6) Radical
16 November 1934 3 April 1935 Alejandro Lerroux García (6) Radical
23 January 1935 3 April 1935 Gerardo Abad Conde (4) Radical
3 April 1935 6 May 1935 Carlos Masquelet Lacaci (6) Military
3 April 1935 6 May 1935 Francisco Salas González (4) Military
6 May 1935 14 December 1935 José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones (6) CEDA
6 May 1935 25 September 1935 Antonio Royo Villanova (4) Agrario
25 September 1935 14 December 1935 Pedro Rahola Molinas (4) Lliga
14 December 1935 19 February 1936 Nicolás Moreno Lobo (6)
14 December 1935 30 December 1935 Francisco Salas González (4) Military
30 December 1935 19 February 1936 Antonio Azarola y Gresillón (4) Military (Navy)
19 February 1936 13 May 1936 Carlos Masquelet Lacaci (6) Military
19 February 1936 22 August 1936 José Giral y Pereira (4)
13 May 1936 19 July 1936 Santiago Casares Quiroga (6)
19 July 1936 19 July 1936 José Miaja Menant (6) Military
19 July 1936 6 August 1936 Luis Castelló Pantoja (6) Military
6 August 1936 4 September 1936 Juan Hernández Saravia (6) Military
22 August 1936 4 September 1936 Francisco Maíz Sánchez (4)
4 September 1936 17 May 1937 Francisco Largo Caballero (6) PSOE
4 September 1936 17 May 1937 Indalecio Prieto Tuero (7) PSOE
17 May 1937 5 April 1938 Indalecio Prieto Tuero (2) PSOE
5 April 1938 31 March 1939 Juan Negrín López (2) PSOE
5 March 1939 31 March 1939 Segismundo Casado López (1) Military

Dictatorship of Francisco Franco (1936–1975)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
31 January 1938 9 August 1939 Fidel Dávila Arrondo (2)[1] Military
9 August 1939 3 September 1942 José Enrique Varela Iglesias (3)[1] Military
9 August 1939 20 July 1945 Salvador Moreno Fernández (4)[1] Military
9 August 1939 27 June 1940 Juan Yagüe Blanco (5)[1] Military
3 September 1942 20 July 1945 Carlos Asensio Cabanillas (3)[1] Military
27 June 1940 20 July 1945 Juan Vigón Suerodíaz (5)[1] Military
20 July 1945 19 July 1951 Fidel Dávila Arrondo (3)[1] Military
20 July 1945 19 July 1951 Francisco Regalado Rodríguez (4)[1] Military
20 July 1945 25 February 1957 Eduardo González-Gallarza (5)[1] Military
19 July 1951 25 February 1957 Agustín Muñoz Grandes (3)[1] Military
19 July 1951 25 February 1957 Salvador Moreno Fernández (4)[1] Military
25 February 1957 10 July 1962 Antonio Barroso y Sánchez-Guerra (3)[1] Military
25 February 1957 10 July 1962 Felipe José Abárzuza y Oliva (4)[1] Military
25 February 1957 10 July 1962 José Rodríguez Díaz de Lecea (5)[1] Military
10 July 1962 11 February 1964 Pablo Martín Alonso (3)[1] Military
10 July 1962 29 October 1969 Pedro Nieto Antúnez (4)[1] Military
10 July 1962 29 October 1969 José Daniel Lacalle Larraga (5)[1] Military
20 February 1964 29 October 1969 Camilo Menéndez Tolosa (3)[1] Military
20 October 1969 11 June 1973 Juan Castañón de Mena (3)[1] Military
20 October 1969 11 June 1973 Adolfo Baturone Colombo (4)[1] Military
20 October 1969 3 January 1974 Julio Salvador y Díaz-Benjumea (5)[1] Military
11 June 1973 11 July 1975 Francisco Coloma Gallegos (3)[1] Military
11 June 1973 14 April 1977 Gabriel Pita da Veiga y Sanz (4)[1] Military
3 January 1974 11 December 1975 Mariano Cuadra Medina (5)[1] Military

Reign of Juan Carlos I (1975–2014)
Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
11 December 1975 4 July 1977 Félix Álvarez-Arenas y Pacheco (3)[1] Military
11 December 1975 4 July 1977 Carlos Franco Iribarnegaray (5)[1] Military
14 April 1977 4 July 1977 Pascual Pery Junquera (4)[1] Military
4 July 1977 6 April 1979 Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado (1) Military
5 April 1979 26 February 1981 Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún (1) UCD
26 February 1981 3 December 1982 Alberto Oliart Saussol (1) UCD
3 December 1982 12 March 1991 Narcís Serra (1) PSOE
12 March 1991 3 July 1995 Julián García Vargas (1) PSOE
3 July 1995 5 May 1996 Gustavo Suárez Pertierra (1) PSOE
5 May 1996 27 April 2000 Eduardo Serra Rexach (1) Independent
28 April 2000 18 April 2004 Federico Trillo-Figueroa (1) PP
18 April 2004 7 April 2006 José Bono Martínez (1) PSOE
7 April 2006 14 April 2008 José Antonio Alonso (1) PSOE
14 April 2008 20 May 2008 Carme Chacón Piqueras (1) PSOE
20 May 2008 30 June 2008 Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (Interim) (1) PSOE
30 June 2008 22 December 2011 Carme Chacón Piqueras (1) PSOE
22 December 2011 19 June 2014 Pedro Morenés Eulate (1) Independent

Reign of Felipe VI (2014–present)
No. Minister of DefenceTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyRef
1
Morenés, PedroPedro Morenés
(born 1948)		19 June 20144 November 20162 years, 138 daysIndependent.
2
Cospedal, MaríaMaría Dolores de Cospedal
(born 1965)		4 November 20161 June 20181 year, 209 daysPP.
3
Robles, MargaritaMargarita Robles
(born 1956)		7 June 2018Incumbent2 years, 233 daysIndependent.

(1) Minister of Defence
(2) Minister of National Defence
(3) Minister of the Army
(4) Minister of the Navy
(5) Minister of the Air Forces
(6) Minister of War
(7) Royal Secretary of War

See also

Notes and references
Notes
    References
    1. Fuenterrebollo Gobiernos de Franco.
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