Ministry of Education (Spain)
The Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports (MEFPD) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for proposing and carrying out the government policy on education and vocational training, including all the teachings of the education system except university education, without prejudice to the competences of the National Sports Council in matters of sports education. Likewise, it is also the responsibility of this Department the promotion of cooperation actions and, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the promotion of international relations in the field of non-university education.
Headquarters of the Ministry of Education
Antonio García Alix, first Minister of Education. Photograph by Kaulak
Pilar Alegría, current Education Minister.
Image: El ministro de Cultura, Íñigo Cavero, sale del Congreso de los Diputados
Spanish government departments
The Spanish government departments, commonly known as Ministries, are the main bodies through which the Government of Spain exercise its executive authority. They are also the top level of the General State Administration. The ministerial departments and their organization are created by Royal Decree signed by the Monarch and the Prime Minister and all of them are headed by a Cabinet member called Minister.
Image: Pedro Sánchez in 2023
Image: José Manuel Albares 2023 (cropped)
Image: Félix Bolaños 2023 (cropped)
Image: Margarita Robles 2020 (cropped)