Fourth government of Francisco Franco

The fourth government of Francisco Franco was formed on 19 July 1951. It succeeded the third Franco government and was the government of Spain from 19 July 1951 to 25 February 1957, a total of days, or .

Franco's fourth 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, the National Catholic Association of Propagandists (ACNP) and a number of aligned-nonpartisan figures from the civil service. The new government saw the establishment of the Ministry of Information and Tourism.

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the office for the prime minister and 16 ministries.

Departmental structure

Franco's fourth government was organised into several superior and governing units, whose number, powers and hierarchical structure varied depending on the ministerial department.

Unit/body rank

• () Undersecretary
• () Director-general
• () Military & intelligence agency

Notes

References

Bibliography

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).