This is a list of the Spanish ministers of education since the early nineteenth century, when the government department was established. Throughout history, this position has also had jurisdiction over culture, historical heritage, science and sports. Before 1900, it was the Ministry of Development the department responsible for education affairs.
NameTermDurationPartyGovernment Antonio García Alix 18 April 1900 6 March 1901 ConservativeFrancisco SilvelaAlfonso XIII Marcelo Azcárraga The Count of Romanones 6 March 1901 6 December 1902 Liberal Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Manuel Allendesalazar 6 December 1902 20 July 1903 Conservative Francisco Silvela The Count of Bugallal 20 July 1903 5 December 1903 Conservative The Marquess of Pozo Rubio Lorenzo Domínguez Pascual 5 December 1903 16 December 1904 Conservative Antonio Maura Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel 16 December 1904 8 April 1905 ConservativeMarcelo Azcárraga The Marquess of Pozo Rubio Carlos María Cortezo y Prieto de Orche 8 April 1905 23 June 1905 Conservative Andrés Mellado y Fernández 23 June 1905 31 October 1905 LiberalEugenio Montero RíosThe Count of Albox31 October 19051 December 1905Liberal Vicente Santamaría de Paredes 1 December 1905 10 June 1906 LiberalSegismundo Moret Alejandro San Martín y Satrústegui 10 June 1906 6 July 1906 Liberal The Count of Gimeno 6 July 1906 30 November 1906 Liberal José López DomínguezPedro Rodríguez de la Borbolla30 November 19064 December 1906Liberal Segismundo MoretThe Count of Gimeno4 December 190625 January 1907Liberal The Marquess of Vega de Armijo Faustino Rodríguez-San Pedro 25 January 1907 21 October 1909 Conservative Antonio Maura Antonio Barroso y Castillo 21 October 1909 9 February 1910 Liberal Segismundo MoretThe Count of Romanones9 February 19109 June 1910Liberal José Canalejas y MéndezJulio Burell9 June 19102 January 1911LiberalAmós Salvador Rodrigáñez2 January 19113 April 1911LiberalThe Count of Gimeno3 April 191112 March 1912LiberalSantiago Alba y Bonifaz12 March 191231 December 1912LiberalThe Marquess of AlhucemasThe Count of Romanones The Count of López Muñoz 31 December 1912 13 June 1913 LiberalJoaquín Ruiz Jiménez13 June 191327 October 1913Liberal Francisco Bergamín y García 27 October 1913 11 December 1914 Conservative Eduardo DatoThe Count of Bugallal11 December 19144 January 1915ConservativeThe Count of Esteban Collantes4 January 191525 October 1915ConservativeRafael Andrade Navarrete25 October 19159 December 1915Conservative Julio Burell 9 December 1915 19 April 1917 LiberalThe Count of RomanonesJosé Francos Rodríguez19 April 191711 June 1917LiberalThe Marquess of Alhucemas Rafael Andrade Navarrete 11 June 1917 3 November 1917 Conservative Eduardo Dato Felipe Rodés Baldrich 3 November 1917 2 March 1918 Liberal The Marquess of AlhucemasLuis Silvela Casado2 March 191822 March 1918Liberal Santiago Alba y Bonifaz 22 March 1918 10 October 1918 Liberal Antonio MauraThe Count of Romanones10 October 19189 November 1918Liberal Julio Burell9 November 19185 December 1918Liberal The Marquess of AlhucemasJoaquín Salvatella5 December 191815 April 1919Liberal The Count of Romanones César Silió 15 April 1919 20 July 1919 Conservative Antonio MauraJosé del Prado Palacio20 July 191912 December 1919Conservative Joaquín Sánchez de TocaNatalio Rivas Santiago12 December 19195 May 1920Conservative Manuel AllendesalazarLuis Espada Guntín5 May 19201 September 1920ConservativeEduardo DatoThe Marquess of Portago1 September 192029 December 1920ConservativeTomás Montejo y Rica29 December 192013 March 1921Conservative The Count of Bugallal Francisco Aparicio y Ruiz 13 March 1921 14 August 1921 Conservative Manuel Allendesalazar César Silió 14 August 1921 1 April 1922 Conservative Antonio MauraJosé Sánchez-Guerra y MartínezTomás Montejo y Rica 1 April 1922 4 December 1922 ConservativeIsidoro de la Cierva y Peñafiel4 December 19227 December 1922Conservative Joaquín Salvatella 7 December 1922 15 September 1923 Liberal The Marquess of Alhucemas Alfonso Pérez Nieva 17 September 1923 21 December 1923Independent The Marquess of EstellaJavier García de Leániz22 September 19233 December 1925ConservativeEduardo Callejo de la Cuesta3 December 192530 January 1930Patriotic Union The Duke of Alba 30 January 1930 22 February 1930 IndependentThe Count of Xauen Elías Tormo 24 February 1930 18 February 1931Conservative José Gascón y Marín 19 February 1931 14 April 1931Independent Juan Bautista Aznar-CabañasMarcelino Domingo15 April 193116 December 1931Radical Socialist Republican Niceto Alcalá-ZamoraNiceto Alcalá-Zamora Manuel AzañaFernando de los Ríos16 December 193112 June 1933SocialistFrancisco Barnés Salinas12 June 193312 September 1933Radical Socialist RepublicanDomingo Barnés Salinas12 September 193316 December 1933Radical Socialist Republican Alejandro Lerroux Diego Martínez BarrioJosé Pareja Yévenes16 December 19333 March 1934Radical Republican Alejandro Lerroux Salvador de Madariaga3 March 193428 April 1934IndependentFiliberto Villalobos28 April 193429 December 1934Liberal Democrat Ricardo Samper Alejandro Lerroux Joaquín Dualde Gómez 29 December 1934 3 April 1935 Liberal Democrat Ramón Prieto Bances 3 April 1935 6 May 1935 IndependentJoaquín Dualde Gómez6 May 193525 September 1935Liberal Democrat Juan José Rocha García 25 September 1935 29 October 1935 Radical RepublicanJoaquín ChapaprietaLuis Bardají López29 October 193514 December 1935Radical RepublicanManuel Becerra Fernández14 December 193530 December 1935 Radical RepublicanManuel Portela ValladaresFiliberto Villalobos30 December 193519 February 1936IndependentMarcelino Domingo19 February 193613 May 1936Republican Left Manuel Azaña Augusto Barcia TrellesManuel AzañaFrancisco Barnés Salinas13 May 193619 July 1936Republican Left Santiago Casares Quiroga Marcelino Domingo 19 July 1936 19 July 1936 Republican Left Diego Martínez BarrioStart of the Spanish Civil WarRepublican side Francisco Barnés Salinas 19 July 1936 4 September 1936 Republican Left José Giral Jesús Hernández Tomás 4 September 1936 5 April 1938 Communist Francisco Largo CaballeroJuan Negrín Segundo Blanco 5 April 1938 5 March 1939 Independent(CNT) José del Río Rodríguez 5 March 1939 31 March 1939 Republican Union National Defence Council José Miaja Rebel sideJosé María Pemán4 October 193631 January 1938Independent Junta Técnica del Estado Francisco FrancoPedro Sainz Rodríguez31 January 19381 April 1939National Movement Franco IEnd of the Spanish Civil WarPedro Sainz Rodríguez1 April 193927 April 1939National MovementFranco IThe Count of Rodezno28 April 19399 August 1939IndependentJosé Ibáñez Martín9 August 193919 July 1951National Movement Franco IIFranco IIIJoaquín Ruiz-Giménez Cortés19 July 195115 February 1956National MovementFranco IVJesús Rubio García-Mina15 February 195610 July 1962National MovementFranco VManuel Lora-Tamayo10 July 196216 April 1968National MovementFranco VIFranco VIIJosé Luis Villar Palasí16 April 196811 June 1973National MovementFranco VIIIJulio Rodríguez Martínez11 June 19733 January 1974National MovementLuis Carrero BlancoThe Duke of Fernández-MirandaThe Marquess of Arias NavarroCruz Martínez Esteruelas3 January 197411 December 1975National MovementJuan Carlos ICarlos Robles Piquer11 December 19757 July 1976National Movement The Marquess of Ibias 7 July 1976 4 July 1977 IndependentThe Duke of SuárezThe Baron of Carondelet4 July 19775 April 1979CentristJosé Manuel Otero5 April 19798 September 1980CentristJuan Antonio Ortega y Díaz-Ambrona8 September 19801 December 1981CentristThe Marquess of Ría de RibadeoFederico Mayor Zaragoza1 December 19812 December 1982Centrist José María Maravall 2 December 1982 11 July 1988 SocialistFelipe González Javier Solana 11 July 1988 23 June 1992 Socialist Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba 23 June 1992 13 July 1993 Socialist Gustavo Suárez Pertierra 13 July 1993 2 July 1995 SocialistJerónimo Saavedra2 July 19955 May 1996Socialist The Countess of Bornos 5 May 1996 18 January 1999 PopularJosé María Aznar Mariano Rajoy 18 January 1999 28 April 2000 Popular Pilar del Castillo 28 April 2000 18 April 2004 PopularMaría Jesús San Segundo18 April 200411 April 2006Socialist José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Mercedes Cabrera 11 April 2006 8 April 2009 SocialistÁngel Gabilondo8 April 200922 December 2011IndependentJosé Ignacio Wert22 December 201126 June 2015IndependentMariano RajoyFelipe VI The Baron of Claret 26 June 2015 7 June 2018 PopularIsabel Celaá7 June 201812 July 2021 SocialistPedro SánchezPilar Alegría12 July 202122 December 2025SocialistMilagros Tolón22 December 2025IncumbentSocialist
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