The sixth government of Francisco Franco was formed on 11 July 1962. It succeeded the fifth Franco government and was the government of Spain from 11 July 1962 to 8 July 1965, a total of days, or .
Franco's sixth 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 Opus Dei and the National Catholic Association of Propagandists (ACNP), as well as a number of aligned-nonpartisan technocrats or figures from the civil service.
Council of Ministers The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and 18 ministries, including two ministers without portfolio and the office of the minister undersecretary of the presidency.
← Franco VI Government →(11 July 1962 – 8 July 1965) Portfolio Name Party Took office Left office Head of StatePrime Minister Francisco Franco Military 30 January 1938 9 June 1973 Deputy Prime Minister Agustín Muñoz Grandes Military 11 July 1962 28 July 1967 Minister of Foreign Affairs Fernando María Castiella FET–JONS/ACNP 25 February 1957 30 October 1969 Minister of Justice Antonio Iturmendi FET–JONS/Trad. 19 July 1951 8 July 1965 Minister of the Army Pablo Martín Alonso Military 11 July 1962 11 February 1964† Minister of the Navy Pedro Nieto Antúnez Military 11 July 1962 30 October 1969 Minister of Finance Mariano Navarro Rubio Opus Dei 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 Minister of Governance Camilo Alonso Vega Military 25 February 1957 30 October 1969 Minister of Public Works Jorge Vigón Military 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 Minister of National Education Manuel Lora-Tamayo Nonpartisan 11 July 1962 2 June 1966 Minister of Labour Jesús Romeo Gorría FET–JONS 11 July 1962 30 October 1969 Minister of Industry Gregorio López-Bravo Opus Dei 11 July 1962 30 October 1969 Minister of Agriculture Cirilo Cánovas FET–JONS 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 Minister of the Air José Lacalle Larraga Military 11 July 1962 30 October 1969 Minister of Trade Alberto Ullastres Opus Dei 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 Minister of Information and Tourism Manuel Fraga FET–JONS 11 July 1962 30 October 1969 Minister of Housing José María Martínez Sánchez-Arjona FET–JONS 21 April 1960 30 October 1969 Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency Luis Carrero Blanco Military 19 July 1951 22 September 1967 Minister Secretary-General of the Movement José Solís Ruiz FET–JONS 25 February 1957 30 October 1969 Minister without portfolioPresident of the Council of National Economy Pedro Gual Villalbí Nonpartisan 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 Changes February 1964 Portfolio Name Faction Took office Left office Minister of the Army Camilo Menéndez Tolosa Military 21 February 1964 30 October 1969
Departmental structure Francisco Franco's sixth 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
Office Portrait Name Took office Left office Alliance/party Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister Francisco Franco 30 January 1938 9 June 1973 FET–JONS Deputy Prime Minister Agustín Muñoz Grandes 11 July 1962 28 July 1967 FET–JONS Minister Undersecretaryof the Presidency Luis Carrero Blanco 19 July 1951 9 June 1973 FET–JONS Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fernando María Castiella 25 February 1957 30 October 1969 FET–JONS Ministry of Justice Ministry of Justice Antonio Iturmendi 19 July 1951 8 July 1965 FET–JONS Ministry of the Army Ministry of the Army Pablo Martín Alonso 11 July 1962 11 February 1964 FET–JONS Pedro Nieto Antúnez 11 February 1964 21 February 1964 FET–JONS Camilo Menéndez Tolosa 21 February 1964 30 October 1969 FET–JONSMinistry of the Navy Ministry of the Navy Pedro Nieto Antúnez 11 July 1962 30 October 1969 FET–JONS Ministry of Finance Ministry of Finance Mariano Navarro Rubio 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 FET–JONS Ministry of Governance Ministry of Governance Camilo Alonso Vega 25 February 1957 30 October 1969 FET–JONS Ministry of Public Works Ministry of Public Works Jorge Vigón 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 FET–JONS Ministry of National Education Ministry of National Education Manuel Lora-Tamayo 11 July 1962 17 April 1968 FET–JONS Ministry of Labour Ministry of Labour Jesús Romeo Gorría 11 July 1962 30 October 1969 FET–JONS Ministry of Industry Ministry of Industry Gregorio López-Bravo 11 July 1962 30 October 1969 FET–JONS Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture Cirilo Cánovas 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 FET–JONS Ministry of the Air Ministry of the Air José Lacalle Larraga 11 July 1962 30 October 1969 FET–JONS Ministry of Trade Ministry of Trade Alberto Ullastres 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 FET–JONS Ministry of Information and Tourism Ministry of Informationand Tourism Manuel Fraga 11 July 1962 30 October 1969 FET–JONS Ministry of Housing Ministry of Housing José María MartínezSánchez-Arjona 21 April 1960 30 October 1969 FET–JONS Ministers without portfolio Minister Secretary-Generalof FET–JONS José Solís Ruiz 25 February 1957 30 October 1969 FET–JONS Minister without portfolio; President ofthe Council of National Economy Pedro Gual Villalbí 25 February 1957 8 July 1965 FET–JONS
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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).