This is a list of the Spanish ministers of the interior since the early eighteenth century, when the government department was first established. For most of history, the position was known as minister or secretary of the governance, although it is currently known as minister of the interior, a title also used in the past.
Names throughout history:
Secretary of State and of the Office of the Governance of the Kingdom for the Peninsula and Adjacent Islands (1812–1814; 1820–1823) & Secretary of State and of the Office of the Governance of the Kingdom for Overseas (1812–1814; 1820–1823) Secretary of State and of the Office of the Interior (1823; 1834–1835) Secretary of State and of the Office of General Development of the Kingdom (1832–1834) Secretary of State and of the Office of the Governance (1835–19th century) Minister of the Governance (19th century–1977) Minister of the Interior (1977–1994) Minister of Justice and Interior (1994–1996) Minister of the Interior (1996–)
Reign of Ferdinand VII (1808–1833)
Peninsular War (1808–1814) +Name Term Prime MinisterNameTermPrime MinisterReign of Joseph BonaparteMinister of the InteriorMinister of General PoliceThe Count of Cabarrús20 August 180815 November 1808()Mariano Luis de UrquijoPablo Antonio Arribas20 August 180827 June 1813()Mariano Luis de UrquijoManuel Romero Echalecu15 November 180821 December 1809()José Martínez de Hervás21 December 180927 June 1813()Supreme Central Junta — Regency in the name of Ferdinand VIISecretary of the Governance of the PeninsulaSecretary of the Governance of OverseasJosé García de León y Pizarro23 June 181214 January 1813()The Marquess of Casa IrujoTomás González Calderón23 June 18125 August 1813()The Marquess of Casa IrujoThe Marquess of LabradorThe Marquess of LabradorThe Marquess of Labrador14 January 181330 March 1813()Juan Álvarez Guerra30 March 18134 May 1814()Manuel de la Bodega Mollinedo5 August 18134 May 1814()Abolition of the Constitution of 1812
Trienio Liberal (1820–1823) & final years (1832–1833) +Name Start End DurationGovernmentJosé García de la Torre10 March 182022 March 1820Evaristo Pérez de CastroFerdinand VIIJacobo María de Parga y Puga22 March 18203 April 1820Agustín Argüelles3 April 18202 March 1821Joaquín Baeza2 March 18214 March 1821Mateo Valdemoros4 March 18214 May 1821Eusebio Bardají y AzaraRamón Olaguer Feliú4 May 18218 January 1822Vicente Cano Manuel Ramírez de Arellano8 January 182211 January 1822Ramón López-PelegrínFrancisco Javier Pinilla Pérez11 January 182228 February 1822The Marquess of Santa CruzThe Count of Fontao28 February 18227 July 1822Francisco Martínez de la RosaJoaquín Fondevilla7 July 18228 July 1822Diego Clemencín y Viñas8 July 182210 July 1822José María Calatrava10 July 18225 August 1822José Fernández Gascó5 August 182224 April 1823The Duke of San MiguelJosé María Calatrava24 April 182318 May 1823José Manuel de VadilloJosé María PandoManuel García Herreros18 May 18232 June 1823Salvador Manzanares2 June 182330 September 1823The Marquess of La ConstanciaVíctor Damián SáezOffice disestablished during this interval.Victoriano de Encima5 November 183228 December 1832Francisco Cea BermúdezFerdinand VIIThe Marquess of Heredia28 December 183221 October 1833Isabella II
Reign of Isabella II (1833–1868) & Regency of Serrano (1868–1871) +Name Start End DurationPartyGovernmentJavier de Burgos21 October 183317 April 1834ModerateFrancisco Cea BermúdezIsabella IIFrancisco Martínez de la RosaThe Count of Fontao17 April 183417 February 1835ModerateDiego de Medrano y Treviño17 February 183513 June 1835ModerateJuan Álvarez Guerra13 June 183528 August 1835ModerateThe Count of TorenoManuel de la Riva28 August 183514 September 1835ProgressiveMiguel Ricardo de ÁlavaMartín de los Heros15 September 183515 May 1836ProgressiveJuan Álvarez MendizábalThe Duke of Rivas15 May 183614 August 1836ModerateFrancisco Javier de IstúrizRamón Gil de la Cuadra14 August 183611 September 1836ProgressiveJosé María CalatravaJoaquín María López y López11 September 183627 March 1837ProgressivePío Pita Pizarro27 March 18379 July 1837ProgressivePedro Antonio Acuña y Cuadros9 July 183718 August 1837ProgressiveJosé Manuel Vadillo18 August 183723 August 1837ProgressiveThe Prince of VergaraDiego González Alonso23 August 18371 October 1837ProgressiveEusebio Bardají y AzaraRafael Pérez1 October 183726 November 1837ProgressiveFrancisco Javier Ulloa26 November 183716 December 1837ProgressiveThe Marquess of Someruelos16 December 18376 September 1838ModerateThe Marquess of HerediaThe Marquess of Vallgornera6 September 18386 December 1838ModerateThe Duke of FríasFrancisco Agustín Silvela y Blanco6 December 18389 December 1838ModerateAntonio Hompanera de Cos9 December 183810 May 1839ModerateEvaristo Pérez de CastroLorenzo Arrazola10 May 183918 May 1839ModerateJuan Martín Carramolino18 May 183921 October 1839ModerateLorenzo Arrazola21 October 183916 November 1839ModerateSaturnino Calderón Collantes16 November 18398 April 1840ModerateThe Marquess of Armendáriz8 April 184020 July 1840ModerateVicente Sancho y Cobertores20 July 184012 August 1840ProgressiveThe Marquess of ValdeterrazoFrancisco Cabello Rubio12 August 184019 August 1840ProgressiveValentín Ferraz y BarrauJosé María Secades del Rivero19 August 184029 August 1840ProgressiveFermín de Arteta y Sesma29 August 184011 September 1840ProgressiveModesto Cortázar y Leal de IbarraFrancisco Cabello Rubio11 September 184016 September 1840ProgressiveVicente Sancho y CobertoresManuel Cortina3 October 184021 May 1841ProgressiveThe Prince of VergaraJoaquín María Ferrer y CafrangaFacundo Infante21 May 184117 June 1842ProgressiveThe Marquess of ValdeterrazoMariano Torres Solanot17 June 18429 May 1843ProgressiveThe Marquess of RodilFermín Caballero9 May 184319 May 1843ProgressiveJoaquín María López y LópezPedro Gómez de la Serna19 May 184324 July 1843ProgressiveÁlvaro Gómez BecerraFermín Caballero24 July 184324 November 1843ProgressiveJoaquín María López y LópezSalustiano de Olózaga y AlmandozJacinto Félix Domenech24 November 18431 December 1843ProgressiveThe Marquess of Peñaflorida5 December 18433 May 1844ModerateLuis González BravoThe Marquess of Pidal3 May 184412 February 1846ModerateThe Duke of ValenciaThe Marquess of Miraflores12 February 184613 February 1846ModerateThe Marquess of MirafloresFrancisco Javier de Istúriz13 February 184616 March 1846ModerateJavier de Burgos16 March 18465 April 1846ModerateThe Duke of ValenciaJuan Felipe Martínez Almagro5 April 184612 April 1846ModerateFrancisco Javier de IstúrizThe Marquess of Pidal12 April 184628 January 1847ModerateManuel Seijas Lozano28 January 184728 March 1847ModerateThe Marquess of Casa IrujoAntonio de Benavides y Fernández de Navarrete28 March 184731 August 1847ModerateJoaquín Francisco PachecoPatricio de la Escosura31 August 18474 October 1847ModerateFlorencio García GoyenaThe Count of San Luis4 October 184719 October 1849ModerateThe Duke of ValenciaTrinidad Balboa19 October 184920 October 1849ModerateThe Count of ClonardThe Count of San Luis20 October 184914 January 1851ModerateThe Duke of ValenciaFermín de Arteta y Sesma14 January 18515 April 1851ModerateJuan Bravo MurilloManuel Bertrán de Lis y Ribes5 April 18517 August 1852ModerateMelchor Ordóñez7 August 185215 November 1852ModerateCristóbal Bordiú y Góngora15 November 185214 December 1852ModerateAlejandro Llorente y Lannas14 December 185210 January 1853ModerateThe Count of AlcoyAntonio de Benavides y Fernández de Navarrete10 January 185314 April 1853ModeratePedro de Egaña14 April 185319 September 1853ModerateFrancisco de Lersundi y HormaecheaThe Count of San Luis19 September 185317 July 1854ModerateThe Count of San LuisAntonio de los Ríos y Rosas18 July 185430 July 1854ModerateThe Duke of RivasThe Prince of VergaraFrancisco Santa Cruz Pacheco30 July 18546 June 1855ProgressiveJulián de Huelves6 June 185515 January 1856ProgressivePatricio de la Escosura15 January 185614 July 1856ProgressiveAntonio de los Ríos y Rosas14 July 185612 October 1856Liberal UnionistThe Duke of TetuánCándido Nocedal12 October 185615 October 1857ModerateThe Duke of ValenciaThe Marquess of Nervión15 October 185725 October 1857ModerateThe Marquess of NerviónManuel Bermúdez de Castro y Díez25 October 185714 January 1858ModerateVentura Díaz Astillero de los Ríos14 January 18585 May 1858ModerateFrancisco Javier de IstúrizJosé Fernández de la Hoz5 May 185814 May 1858ModerateJosé Posada Herrera14 May 185817 January 1863ModerateThe Duke of TetuánLiberal UnionistThe Marquess of Vega de Armijo17 January 18632 March 1863Liberal UnionistFlorencio Rodríguez Vaamonde2 March 186317 January 1864ModerateThe Marquess of MirafloresAntonio de Benavides y Fernández de Navarrete17 January 18641 March 1864ModerateLorenzo ArrazolaAntonio Cánovas del Castillo1 March 186416 September 1864ModerateAlejandro Mon y MenéndezLuis González Bravo16 September 186421 June 1865ModerateThe Duke of ValenciaJosé Posada Herrera21 June 186510 July 1866Liberal UnionistThe Duke of TetuánLuis González Bravo10 July 186620 September 1868ModerateThe Duke of ValenciaLuis González BravoJosé Nacario Bravo20 September 18688 October 1868IndependentThe Marquess of HavanaThe Duke of the TowerThe Duke of the Tower(regent) Práxedes Mateo Sagasta 8 October 1868 9 January 1870 Liberal UnionistProgressiveThe Marquess of Castillejos Nicolás María Rivero 9 January 1870 25 December 1870 Progressive Práxedes Mateo Sagasta 25 December 1870 4 January 1871 Progressive Juan Bautista Topete
Reign of Amadeo I (1871–1873) and First Republic (1874–1875) NameTermDurationPartyGovernment Práxedes Mateo Sagasta 4 January 1871 24 July 1871 Progressive The Duke of the TowerAmadeo IManuel Ruiz Zorrilla 24 July 1871 5 October 1871 Radical-Democrat Manuel Ruiz ZorrillaFrancisco de Paula Candau 5 October 1871 21 December 1871 ConstitutionalistThe Marquess of San RafaelPráxedes Mateo Sagasta21 December 187126 May 1872Constitutionalist Práxedes Mateo SagastaFrancisco de Paula Candau 26 May 1872 13 June 1872 Constitutionalist The Duke of the TowerManuel Ruiz Zorrilla 13 June 1872 12 February 1873 Radical-Democrat Manuel Ruiz ZorrillaFrancesc Pi i Margall 12 February 1873 18 July 1873 Federal Republican Estanislao FiguerasFrancisco Pi y MargallEleuterio Maisonnave y Cutayar 19 July 1873 3 January 1874 Federal RepublicanNicolás Salmerón Emilio CastelarEugenio García Ruiz 3 January 1874 13 May 1874 Constitutionalist The Duke of the TowerPráxedes Mateo Sagasta13 May 187431 December 1874Constitutionalist The Marquess of Sierra Bullones Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
First Bourbon Restoration (1875–1931)