Ministry of Justice (Spain)
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The Ministry of Justice of Spain ( Spanish Ministerio de Justicia ) is a ministry of the State of Spain . It is headed by the Minister of Justice (Ministro de Justicia). The ministry was established at the same time as the Second Spanish Republic on April 14, 1931.
In the Rajoy cabinet (under Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy ), the Spanish government since December 2011 , Rafael Catalá Polo has been Minister of Justice since September 29, 2014. His predecessor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón had resigned six days earlier.
The Ministry of Justice is in Madrid (Palacio de la Marquesa de la Sonora, calle de San Bernardo 45).
The Minister of Justice is ex officio at the same time Notario Mayor del Reino .
Minister of Justice since 1996
- Governments under MP José María Aznar (1996 to 2004 = 6th and 7th legislature):
- Margarita Mariscal de Gante Mirón (May 6, 1996 to April 27, 2000)
- Ángel Acebes (April 27, 2000 to January 20, 2004)
- José María Michavila (January 20, 2004 to April 18, 2004)
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Cabinet Zapatero I (April 18, 2004 to April 14, 2008 = 8th legislature):
- Juan Fernando López Aguilar (April 18, 2004 to February 12, 2007)
- Mariano Fernández Bermejo (from February 12, 2007)
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Zapatero II cabinet (April 2008 to December 2011 = 9th legislature):
- Mariano Fernández Bermejo (until February 23, 2009)
- Francisco Caamaño Domínguez (February 24, 2009 to December 22, 2011)
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Rajoy cabinet (since December 2011 = 10th legislature):
- Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (December 22, 2011 to September 23, 2014)
- Rafael Catalá Polo (September 29, 2014 to October 31, 2016)
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Rajoy cabinet (since October 2016 = 11th legislature):
- Rafael Catalá Polo (October 31, 2016 until now (March 2018))