Minister of War (Spain)

Minister of War
Ministro de la Guerra
National Emblem
Longest serving
Miguel Ibarrola González [es]
27 June 1825–15 October 1832
Ministry of War [es]
TypeHead of a ministry
StatusAbolished
ResidencePalace of Buenavista [es]
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerMonarch
Formation25 November 1807
First holderAntonio de Olaguer y Feliú (as Royal Secretary of War)
Final holderFélix Álvarez-Arenas (as Minister of the Army)
Abolished4 July 1977
Superseded byMinister of Defence

The Spanish Minister of War (Spanish: Ministro de la Guerra) was the head of the Ministry of War [es]. The position was established as the Secretary of State (Ancient Regime in Spain) (Spanish: Secretario del Despacho de Guerra) in 1807. In 1977 it was collected with the Minister of the Navy and Minister of the Air to create the Minister of Defence.

List of officeholders

Kingdom of Spain (1700–1810)

Main article: History of Spain (1700–1810)
No. Portrait Name Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Royal Secretary of War
Reign of Charles IV (1788–1808)
1 Antonio de Olaguer y Feliú
(1742–1813) 		25 November 1807 19 March 1808 115 days
Reign of Ferdinand VII (1808)
1 Antonio de Olaguer y Feliú
(1742–1813) 		19 March 1808 5 April 1808 17 days
2 Gonzalo O'Farrill
(1754–1831) 		5 April 1808 7 July 1808 93 days

Spain under Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813)

Main article: Spain under Joseph Bonaparte
No. Portrait Name Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of War
Reign of Joseph I (1808–1813)
1 Gonzalo O'Farrill
(1754–1831) 		7 July 1808 27 June 1813 4 years, 355 days

Junta Suprema Central (1808–1812)

Main article: Junta (Peninsular War)
No. Portrait Name Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Royal Secretary of War
1 Antonio Cornel Ferraz Doz y Ferraz [es]
(1745–1821) 		15 October 1808 31 January 1810 1 year, 108 days
2 Francisco de Eguía
(1750–1827) 		31 January 1810 20 May 1810 109 days
– Eusebio Bardají y Azara
(1776–1842)
Acting 		20 May 1810 9 October 1810 109 days
3 José Heredia [es]
(1751–1814) 		9 October 1810 6 February 1812 1 year, 120 days
– José María Carvajal Urrutia [es]
(1762–1832)
Acting 		6 February 1812 23 June 1812 138 days
4 Francisco Javier Abadía
(1774–1830) 		23 June 1812 30 May 1813 341 days
– Juan O'Donojú
(1762–1821)
Acting 		30 May 1813 14 January 1814 229 days
– Tomás Moreno Daoíz [es]
(1765–1829)
Acting 		14 January 1814 4 May 1814 110 days

Kingdom of Spain (1810–1873)

Main article: History of Spain (1810–1873)
No. Portrait Name Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Royal Secretary of War
Reign of Ferdinand VII (1814–1833)
1 Manuel Alberto Freire de Andrade y Armijo
(1767–1835) 		4 May 1814 29 May 1814 25 days
2 Francisco de Eguía
(1750–1827) 		29 May 1814 25 March 1815 300 days
3 Francisco López Ballesteros
(1770–1833) 		25 March 1815 23 October 1815 212 days
– Francisco Bernaldo de Quirós y Mariño de Lobera [es]
(1763–1837)
acting 		23 October 1815 19 June 1817 1 year, 239 days
(2) Francisco de Eguía
(1750–1827) 		19 June 1817 13 June 1819 1 year, 359 days
– José María de Alós y de Mora [es]
(1765–1844)
acting 		13 June 1819 18 March 1820 279 days
Minister of War
4 Pedro Agustín Girón
(1778–1842) 		18 March 1820 18 August 1820 153 days
5 Juan Jabat Aztal [es]
(1772–1825) 		18 August 1820 23 September 1820 36 days
6 Cayetano Valdés y Flores
(1767–1835) 		23 September 1820 4 March 1821 162 days
7 Tomás Moreno Daoíz [es]
(1765–1829) 		4 March 1821 23 August 1821 172 days
8 Diego Contador [es]
(1754–1833) 		23 August 1821 4 September 1821 12 days
9 Ignacio Balanzat de Orvay y Briones [es]
(1773–1837) 		4 September 1821 9 September 1821 5 days
10 Estanislao Sánchez Salvador [es]
(1774–1823) 		9 September 1821 8 January 1822 121 days
– José Castellar
(?–?)
acting 		9 January 1822 24 January 1822 16 days
11 José Cienfuegos Jovellanos [es]
(1763–1825) 		24 January 1822 28 February 1822 51 days
(9) Ignacio Balanzat de Orvay y Briones [es]
(1773–1837) 		28 February 1822 6 July 1822 128 days
12 Miguel López de Baños [es]
(1779–1861) 		10 July 1822 29 April 1823 293 days
– Pedro de la Bárcena
(1768–1836)
acting 		29 April 1823 2 June 1823 293 days
– Estanislao Sánchez Salvador [es]
(1774–1823)
acting 		2 June 1823 18 June 1823 16 days
13 Manuel de la Puente
(?–?) 		21 June 1823 30 September 1823 101 days
14 José San Juan [es]
(1777–1846) 		30 September 1823 2 December 1823 63 days
Royal Secretary of War
15 José de la Cruz [es]
(1777–1846) 		2 December 1823 26 August 1824 268 days
– José Aymerich [es]
(1775–1841)
acting 		26 August 1824 13 June 1825 291 days
– Luis María Salazar y Salazar [es]
(1758–1838)
acting 		13 June 1825 27 June 1825 14 days
16 Miguel Ibarrola González [es]
(1776–1848) 		27 June 1825 1 October 1832 7 years, 96 days
17 Juan Antonio Monet [es]
(1782–1837) 		1 October 1832 14 December 1832 74 days
(15) José de la Cruz [es]
(1777–1846) 		14 December 1832 29 November 1833 350 days
Minister of War
Reign of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1833–1840)
1 Antonio Remón Zarco del Valle y Huet [es]
(1785–1866) 		29 November 1833 2 November 1834 338 days
2 Manuel Llauder [es]
(1789–1851) 		2 November 1834 17 February 1835 107 days
3 Jerónimo Valdés
(1784–1855) 		17 February 1835 13 June 1835 116 days
4 Pedro Agustín Girón
(1778–1842) 		13 June 1835 28 August 1835 76 days
– Prudencio de Guadalfajara [es]
(1761–1855)
Acting 		18 August 1835 14 September 1835 27 days
– Mariano Quirós [es]
(1791–1859)
Acting 		14 September 1835 27 September 1835 13 days
5 Ildefonso Díez de Rivera
(1877–1846) 		27 September 1835 27 April 1836 213 days
6 José Ramón Rodil
(1789–1853) 		27 April 1836 15 May 1836 18 days
7 Antonio Seoane [es]
(1790–1862) 		15 May 1836 8 June 1836 24 days
8 Santiago Méndez Vigo [es]
(1790–1860) 		8 June 1836 14 August 1836 67 days
(6) José Ramón Rodil
(1789–1853) 		20 August 1836 26 November 1836 98 days
– Javier Rodríguez Vera
(–)
Acting 		26 November 1836 27 February 1837 93 days
(5) Ildefonso Díez de Rivera
(1877–1846) 		27 February 1837 29 July 1837 152 days
9 Baldomero Espartero
(1793–1879) 		29 July 1837 30 August 1837 32 days
10 Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel
(1785–1862) 		30 August 1837 1 October 1837 32 days
11 Ignacio Balanzat de Orvay y Briones [es]
(1773–1837) 		1 October 1837 4 October 1837 3 days
12 Francisco Ramonet [es]
(1774–1844) 		4 October 1837 8 December 1837 65 days
– Jacobo María Espinosa [es]
(1793–1853)
Acting 		8 December 1837 16 December 1837 8 days
(9) Baldomero Espartero
(1793–1879) 		16 December 1837 17 January 1838 32 days
13 José Carratalá [es]
(1792–1855) 		17 January 1838 19 March 1838 61 days
14 Manuel Latre [es]
(1789–1840) 		19 March 1838 16 September 1838 181 days
15 Isidro de Alaix Fábregas
(1790–1853) 		16 September 1838 30 October 1839 1 year, 44 days
– Francisco Narváez Bordese
(1793–1865) 		30 October 1839 16 November 1839 39 days
16 16 November 1839 8 April 1840 144 days
– Fernando de Norzagaray
(1808–1860)
Acting 		8 April 1840 14 April 1840 6 days
17 Serafín María de Sotto
(1793–1862) 		14 April 1840 19 July 1840 96 days
18 Valentín Ferraz y Barrau
(1792–1866) 		20 July 1840 28 August 1840 39 days
19 Francisco Javier Azpiroz [es]
(1797–1868) 		28 August 1840 11 September 1840 14 days
20 Facundo Infante [es]
(1786–1873) 		11 September 1840 16 September 1840 5 days
Regency of Baldomero Espartero (1840–1843)
1 Pedro Chacón y Chacón
(1789–1854) 		16 September 1840 20 May 1841 246 days
2 Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel
(1785–1862) 		20 May 1841 17 June 1842 1 year, 28 days
3 José Ramón Rodil
(1789–1853) 		17 June 1842 9 May 1843 326 days
4 Francisco Serrano
(1810–1885) 		9 May 1843 19 May 1843 10 days
5 Isidoro Rubín de Celis [es]
(1793–1876) 		19 May 1843 24 May 1843 5 days
– Agustín Nogueras [es]
(1786–1857)
Acting 		24 May 1843 30 July 1843 67 days

Reign of Isabella II (1843–1868)

Took office Left office Portrait Name Party
30 July 1843 1 December 1843 Francisco Serrano y Domínguez (6) Military
5 December 1843 3 May 1844 Manuel Mazarredo (6)
3 May 1844 12 February 1846 Ramón María Narváez (6) Military
12 February 1846 16 March 1846 Federico Roncali (6) Military
16 March 1846 5 April 1846 Ramón María Narváez (6) Military
5 April 1846 12 April 1846 Francisco Armero Peñaranda (Interim) (6)
12 April 1846 28 January 1847 José Laureano Sanz (6)
28 January 1847 15 February 1847 Manuel Pavía (6) Military
15 February 1847 28 March 1847 Marcelino Oráa (6) Military
28 March 1847 31 August 1847 Manuel Mazarredo (6) Military
31 August 1847 3 November 1847 Fernando Fernández de Cordova (6) Military
3 November 1847 24 December 1847 Ramón María Narváez (6) Military
24 December 1847 19 October 1849 Francisco de Paula Figueras (6)
19 October 1849 20 October 1849 Serafín María de Sotto (6) Military
20 October 1849 14 January 1851 Francisco de Paula Figueras (6)
14 January 1851 6 February 1851 Rafael Aristégui y Vélez (6)
6 February 1851 16 January 1852 Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea (6) Military
16 January 1852 13 June 1852 Joaquín Ezpeleta Enrile (6)
13 June 1852 27 November 1852 Juan de Lara (6) Military
27 November 1852 14 December 1852 Cayetano de Urbina (6) Military
14 December 1852 14 April 1853 Juan de Lara (6) Military
14 April 1853 19 September 1853 Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea (6) Military
19 September 1853 18 July 1854 Anselmo Blaser (6)
18 July 1854 30 July 1854 Fernando Fernández de Cordova (6) Military
30 July 1854 12 October 1856 Leopoldo O'Donnell (6)
12 October 1856 16 December 1856 Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo (6)
16 December 1856 15 October 1857 Francisco de Paula Figueras (6)
15 October 1857 14 January 1858 Francisco Armero Peñaranda (6)
14 January 1858 30 June 1858 Fermín de Ezpeleta (6)
30 June 1858 2 March 1863 Leopoldo O'Donnell (6) Military
2 March 1863 17 January 1864 José Gutiérrez de la Concha (6) Military
17 January 1864 1 March 1864 Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea (6) Military
1 March 1864 16 September 1864 José María Marchessi y Oleaga (6) Military
16 September 1864 30 March 1865 Fernando Fernández de Cordova (6) Military
30 March 1865 21 June 1865 Felipe Rivero Lemoyne (6)
21 June 1865 10 July 1866 Leopoldo O'Donnell (6) Military
10 July 1866 23 April 1868 Ramón María Narváez (6) Military
23 April 1868 19 September 1868 Rafael Mayalde (6)
19 September 1868 30 September 1868 José Gutiérrez de la Concha (6) Military

Sexenio Democrático (1868–1871)

Main article: Sexenio Democrático
No. Portrait Name Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of War
1 Juan Prim
(1814–1870) 		8 October 1868 27 December 1870 2 years, 80 days
– Juan Bautista Topete
(1821–1885)
Acting 		27 December 1870 4 January 1871 8 days
Reign of Amadeo I (1871–1873)
– Francisco Serrano
(1810–1885)
Acting 		4 January 1871 24 July 1871 201 days
– Fernando Fernández de Córdova
(1809–1883)
Acting 		24 July 1871 5 October 1871 73 days
1 Joaquín Bassols [es]
(1797–1872) 		5 October 1871 21 December 1871 77 days
2 Eugenio Gaminde [es]
(1812–1878) 		21 December 1871 20 February 1872 61 days
3 Antonio del Rey y Caballero [es]
(1814–1886) 		20 February 1872 8 April 1872 48 days
4 Juan de Zavala
(1804–1879) 		8 April 1872 26 May 1872 48 days
5 Francisco Serrano
(1810–1885) 		26 May 1872 13 June 1872 18 days
6 Fernando Fernández de Córdova
(1809–1883) 		13 June 1872 12 February 1873 244 days

First Spanish Republic (1873–1874)

Main article: First Spanish Republic
No. Portrait Name Term of office Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of War
1 Fernando Fernández de Córdova
(1809–1883) 		12 February 1873 24 February 1873 12 days Figueras I
2 Juan Acosta Muñoz [es]
(1819–1887) 		24 February 1873 30 April 1873 65 days Figueras II
3 Ramon Nouvilas
(1812–1880) 		30 April 1873 7 June 1873 38 days Figueras II
– Estanislao Figueras
(1819–1882)
Acting 		7 June 1873 11 June 1873 4 days Figueras II
4 Nicolás Estévanez
(1838–1914) 		11 June 1873 28 June 1873 17 days Pi y Margall
5 Eulogio González Íscar [es]
(1818–1897) 		28 June 1873 4 September 1873 68 days Pi y Margall
Salmerón y Alonso
– Jacobo Oreyro y Villavicencio [es]
(1822–1881)
Acting 		7 September 1873 9 September 1873 2 days Castelar
6 José Sánchez Bregua [es]
(1818–1897) 		9 September 1873 3 January 1874 116 days Castelar
7 Juan de Zavala
(1804–1879) 		3 January 1874 29 June 1874 177 days Serrano
– Fernando Cotoner y Chacón
(1817–1888)
Acting 		29 June 1874 3 September 1874 66 days Serrano
8 Francisco Serrano Bedoya [es]
(1812–1882) 		3 September 1874 31 December 1874 119 days Sagasta III

Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)

Main article: Restoration (Spain)
No. Portrait Name Term of office Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of War
Reign of Alfonso XII (1874–1885)
1 Joaquín Jovellar y Soler
(1819–1892) 		31 December 1874 21 December 1875 1 year, 0 days Cánovas del Castillo I
Jovellar y Soler
2 Francisco de Ceballos y Vargas
(1814–1883) 		21 December 1875 7 March 1879 3 years, 76 days Jovellar y Soler
Cánovas del Castillo II
3 Arsenio Martínez Campos
(1831–1900) 		7 March 1879 9 December 1879 277 days Martínez Campos
4 José Ignacio de Echavarría [es]
(1817–1898) 		9 December 1879 8 February 1881 1 year, 61 days Cánovas del Castillo III
(3) Arsenio Martínez Campos
(1831–1900) 		8 February 1881 13 October 1883 2 years, 247 days Sagasta IV
5 José López Domínguez
(1829–1911) 		13 October 1883 18 January 1884 97 days Posada Herrera
6 Jenaro Quesada
(1818–1889) 		18 January 1884 27 November 1885 1 year, 313 days Cánovas del Castillo IV
Regency of Maria Christina of Austria (1885–1902)
1 Joaquín Jovellar y Soler
(1819–1892) 		27 November 1885 10 October 1886 317 days Sagasta V
2 Ignacio María del Castillo [es]
(1817–1893) 		10 October 1886 8 March 1887 149 days Sagasta V
3 Manuel Cassola
(1838–1890) 		8 March 1887 14 June 1888 1 year, 98 days Sagasta V
4 Thomás O'Ryan y Vázquez
(1821–1902) 		14 June 1888 11 December 1888 180 days Sagasta VI
5 José Chinchilla [es]
(1839–1899) 		11 December 1888 21 January 1890 1 year, 41 days Sagasta VII
6 Eduardo Bermúdez Reina [es]
(1831–1899) 		21 January 1890 5 July 1890 165 days Sagasta VIII
7 Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero
(1832–1915) 		5 July 1890 11 December 1892 2 years, 159 days Cánovas del Castillo VI–VII
8 José López Domínguez
(1829–1911) 		11 December 1892 23 March 1895 2 years, 102 days Sagasta IX–X–XI
(7) Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero
(1832–1915) 		23 March 1895 4 October 1897 2 years, 195 days Cánovas del Castillo VIII
Azcárraga Palmero I
9 Miguel Correa y García [es]
(1832–1900) 		4 October 1897 4 March 1899 1 year, 151 days Sagasta XII–XIII
10 Camilo García de Polavieja
(1838–1914) 		4 March 1899 2 October 1899 212 days Silvela I
(7) Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero
(1832–1915) 		2 October 1899 18 October 1900 1 year, 16 days Silvela I–II
11 Arsenio Linares y Pombo
(1848–1914) 		18 October 1900 6 March 1901 139 days Azcárraga Palmero II
12 Valeriano Weyler
(1838–1930) 		6 March 1901 17 May 1902 1 year, 72 days Sagasta XIV–XV
Reign of Alfonso XIII (1902–1931)
1 Valeriano Weyler
(1838–1930) 		17 May 1902 6 December 1902 203 days Sagasta XVI–XVII
2 Arsenio Linares y Pombo
(1848–1914) 		6 December 1902 20 July 1903 2 years, 136 days Silvela III
3 Vicente Martitegui [es]
(1843–1912) 		20 July 1903 5 December 1903 138 days Villaverde I
(2) Arsenio Linares y Pombo
(1848–1914) 		5 December 1903 16 December 1904 1 year, 11 days Maura I
4 César del Villar y Villate [es]
(1843–1917) 		16 December 1904 27 January 1905 42 days Azcárraga Palmero III
(3) Vicente Martitegui [es]
(1843–1912) 		27 January 1905 23 June 1905 147 days Villaverde II
(1) Valeriano Weyler
(1838–1930) 		23 June 1905 1 December 1905 161 days Montero Ríos I–II
5 Agustín de Luque y Coca
(1850–1937) 		1 December 1905 6 July 1906 217 days Moret I
6 José López Domínguez
(1829–1911) 		6 July 1906 15 October 1906 131 days Domínguez
(5) Agustín de Luque y Coca
(1850–1937) 		15 October 1906 4 December 1906 50 days Domínguez
Moret II
(1) Valeriano Weyler
(1838–1930) 		4 December 1906 25 January 1907 52 days Aguilar
7 Francisco de Paula Loño y Pérez [es]
(1837–1907) 		25 January 1907 3 July 1907 159 days Maura II
8 Fernando Primo de Rivera
(1831–1921) 		3 July 1907 1 March 1909 1 year, 241 days Maura II
(2) Arsenio Linares y Pombo
(1848–1914) 		1 March 1909 21 October 1909 234 days Maura II
(5) Agustín de Luque y Coca
(1850–1937) 		21 October 1909 9 February 1910 111 days Moret III
9 Ángel Aznar y Butigieg [es]
(1847–1924) 		9 February 1910 3 April 1911 1 year, 53 days Canalejas I–II
(5) Agustín de Luque y Coca
(1850–1937) 		3 April 1911 27 October 1913 2 years, 207 days Canalejas III
de Figueroa I–II
10 Ramón Echagüe y Méndez Vigo [es]
(1852–1917) 		27 October 1913 9 December 1915 2 years, 43 days Dato I
(5) Agustín de Luque y Coca
(1850–1937) 		9 December 1915 19 April 1917 1 year, 131 days de Figueroa III
11 Francisco Aguilera y Egea [es]
(1857–1931) 		19 April 1917 11 June 1917 53 days Prieto I
(8) Fernando Primo de Rivera
(1831–1921) 		11 June 1917 18 October 1917 129 days Dato II
12 José Marina Vega
(1850–1926) 		18 October 1917 3 November 1917 16 days Dato II
13 Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel
(1850–1926) 		3 November 1917 22 March 1918 139 days Prieto II
(12) José Marina Vega
(1850–1926) 		22 March 1918 9 November 1918 232 days Maura III
14 Dámaso Berenguer
(1873–1953) 		9 November 1918 27 January 1919 79 days Prieto III
de Figueroa IV
15 Diego Muñoz Cobos [es]
(1854–1937) 		27 January 1919 15 April 1919 78 days de Figueroa IV
16 Luis de Santiago y Aguirrevengoa [es]
(1854–1930) 		15 April 1919 20 July 1919 5 days Maura IV
17 Antonio Tovar y Marcoleta [es]
(1847–1925) 		20 July 1919 12 December 1919 236 days de Toca
18 José Villalba Riquelme [es]
(1856–1944) 		15 December 1919 5 May 1920 142 days Muñoz I
19 Luis de Marichalar y Monreal [es]
(1873–1945) 		5 May 1920 14 August 1921 1 year, 101 days Dato III
Muñoz II
(13) Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel
(1850–1926) 		14 August 1921 8 March 1922 206 days Maura V
20 José Olaguer Feliú
(1857–1929) 		8 March 1922 15 July 1922 129 days Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez
– José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez
(1859–1935)
Acting 		15 July 1922 7 December 1922 145 days Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez
21 Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
(1877–1949) 		7 December 1922 26 May 1923 170 days de Figueroa V
22 Luis Aizpuru y Mondéjar [es]
(1857–1939) 		26 May 1923 15 September 1923 112 days de Figueroa V
Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1923–1931)
1 Luis Bermúdez de Castro [es]
(1864–1957) 		15 September 1923 4 July 1924 324 days Military Directory
2 Juan O'Donnell
(1864–1928) 		4 July 1924 12 October 1928 † 4 years, 100 days Military Directory
Civil Directory
Minister of the Army
3 Julio Ardanaz [es]
(1860–1939) 		3 November 1928 30 January 1930 1 year, 88 days Civil Directory
4 Dámaso Berenguer
(1873–1953) 		30 January 1930 14 April 1931 1 year, 74 days Civil Directory
Berenguer
Aznar-Cabañas

Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939)

Main article: Second Spanish Republic
No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of War
1 Manuel Azaña
(1880–1940) 		14 April 1931 12 September 1933 2 years, 151 days Republican Left Provisional government
Azaña II–III
2 Juan José Rocha García [es]
(1877–1938) 		12 September 1933 8 October 1933 26 days Radical Republican Party Lerroux I
3 Vicente Iranzo [es]
(1889–1961) 		8 October 1933 16 December 1933 69 days Independent Barrio I
4 Diego Martínez Barrio
(1883–1962) 		16 December 1933 23 January 1934 38 days Radical Republican Party Lerroux II
5 Diego Hidalgo y Durán
(1886–1961) 		23 January 1934 16 November 1934 297 days Radical Republican Party Lerroux II–III
Samper
Lerroux IV
6 Alejandro Lerroux
(1864–1949) 		16 November 1934 3 April 1935 138 days Radical Republican Party Lerroux IV
7 Carlos Masquelet [es]
(1871–1948) 		3 April 1935 6 May 1935 33 days Military Lerroux V
8 José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones
(1898–1980) 		6 May 1935 14 December 1935 222 days CEDA Lerroux VI
Chapaprieta I–II
9 Nicolás Molero [es]
(1870–1947) 		14 December 1935 19 February 1936 67 days Military Portela I–II
(7) Carlos Masquelet [es]
(1871–1948) 		19 February 1936 13 May 1936 84 days Military Azaña IV–V
Trelles
10 Santiago Casares Quiroga
(1884–1950) 		13 May 1936 19 July 1936 67 days Military Quiroga
11 José Miaja
(1878–1958) 		19 July 1936 19 July 1936 0 days Military Barrio II
12 Luis Castello Pantoja
(1881–1962) 		19 July 1936 6 August 1936 18 days Military Giral
13 Juan Hernández Saravia
(1880–1962) 		6 August 1936 4 September 1936 29 days Military Giral
14 Francisco Largo Caballero
(1869–1946) 		4 September 1936 17 May 1937 255 days PSOE Caballero I–II

Francoist Spain (1936–1975)

Main article: Francoist Spain
No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of the Army
1 Lieutenant general
José Enrique Varela
(1891–1951) 		9 August 1939 3 September 1942 3 years, 25 days Military Franco II [1]
2 Lieutenant general
Carlos Asensio Cabanillas
(1896–1970) 		3 September 1942 20 July 1945 2 years, 320 days Military Franco II [2]
3 Lieutenant general
Fidel Dávila Arrondo
(1878–1962) 		20 July 1945 19 July 1951 5 years, 364 days Military Franco III [3]
4 Lieutenant general
Agustín Muñoz Grandes
(1896–1970) 		19 July 1951 25 February 1957 5 years, 221 days Military Franco IV [4]
5 Lieutenant general
Antonio Barroso Sánchez-Guerra
(1893–1982) 		25 February 1957 11 July 1962 5 years, 136 days Military Franco V [5]
6 Lieutenant general
Pablo Martín Alonso
(1896–1964) 		11 July 1962 11 February 1964 † 1 year, 215 days Military Franco VI [6]
– Admiral
Pedro Nieto Antúnez
(1898–1978)
Acting 		11 February 1964 25 February 1964 14 days Military Franco VI [7]
7 General
Camilo Menéndez Tolosa
(1899–1971) 		25 February 1964 30 October 1969 5 years, 247 days Military Franco VI–VII [8]
8 Lieutenant general
Juan Castañón de Mena
(1903–1982) 		30 October 1969 9 June 1973 3 years, 222 days Military Franco VIII [9]
9 General
Francisco Coloma Gallegos
(1912–1993) 		12 June 1973 12 December 1975 2 years, 183 days Military Blanco
Navarro I 		[10][11]

Kingdom of Spain (1975–present)

See also: Spanish transition to democracy
No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister of the Army
Reign of Juan Carlos I (1975–2014)
1 Lieutenant general
Félix Álvarez-Arenas
(1913–1992) 		11 December 1975 4 July 1977 1 year, 205 days Military Navarro II
Suárez I 		[12][13]

(3) Minister of the Army
(6) Minister of War
(7) Royal Secretary of War

Notes and references

Notes
References
  1. ^ "Decretos de 9 de agosto de 1939 nombrando Ministros de Asuntos Exteriores a don Juan Beigbeder Atienza; Ejército, Al General de División D. José Enrique Varela Iglesias; Marina, Al Vicealmirante D. Salvador Moreno Fernández: Aire, al General de Brigada, D. Juan Yagüe Blanco: Justicia, a D. Esteban Bilbao Eguía; Hacienda, a don José Larraz López; Industria y Comercio, a don Luis Alarcón de la Lastra; Agricultura, a D. Joaquín Benjumea Burín; Educacion Nacional, a D. José Ibáñez Martín" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (223). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 4376–4377. 11 August 1939. ISSN 0212-033X.
  2. ^ "Decreto de 3 de septiembre de 1942 por el que se nombra Ministro del Ejército a don Carlos Asensio Cavanillas" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (247). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 6799. 4 September 1942. ISSN 0212-033X.
  3. ^ "Decreto de 20 de julio de 1945 por el que se nombra Ministro del Ejército a don Fidel Dávila Arrondo" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (202). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 520. 21 July 1945. ISSN 0212-033X.
  4. ^ "Decreto de 19 de julio de 1951 por el que se nombra Ministro del Ejército a don Agustin Muñoz Grandes" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (201). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 3447. 20 July 1951. ISSN 0212-033X.
  5. ^ "Decreto de 25 de febrero de 1957 por el que se nombra Ministro del Ejército a don Antonio Barroso Sánchez-Guerra" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (57). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 1235. 26 February 1957. ISSN 0212-033X.
  6. ^ "Decreto 1494/1962, de 10 de julio, por el que se nombra Ministro del Ejército a don Pablo Martín Alonso" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (165). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 9653. 11 July 1962. ISSN 0212-033X.
  7. ^ "Decreto 311/1964, de 11 de febrero, por el que se dispone que se encargue del Despacho del Ministerio del Ejército el Ministro de Marina" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (37). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 1914. 12 February 1964. ISSN 0212-033X.
  8. ^ "Decreto 360/1964, de 20 de febrero, por el que se nombra Ministro del Ejército a don Camilo Menéndez Tolosa" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (45). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 2342. 21 February 1964. ISSN 0212-033X.
  9. ^ "Decreto 2554/1969, de 29 de octubre, por el que se nombra Ministro del Ejército a don Juan Castañón de Mena" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (260). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 16977. 30 October 1969. ISSN 0212-033X.
  10. ^ "Decreto 1159/1973, de 11 de junio, por el que se nombran los Ministros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (140). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 11883. 12 June 1973. ISSN 0212-033X.
  11. ^ "Decreto 2/1974, de 3 de enero, por el que se nombran los Ministros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (4). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 179. 4 January 1974. ISSN 0212-033X.
  12. ^ "Decreto 3237/1975, de 11 de diciembre, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (298). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 25861. 12 December 1975. ISSN 0212-033X.
  13. ^ "Real Decreto 1607/1976, de 7 de julio, por el que que se nombran los Ministros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (163). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 13385. 8 July 1976. ISSN 0212-033X.