Eighth government of Francisco Franco

The eighth government of Francisco Franco was formed on 30 October 1969, after the latter had sacked 13 out of 18 of his ministers—in what was to become the largest cabinet reshuffle in the whole Francoist period—as a result of internal divisions between the various factions within the National Movement and the unveiling of the Matesa scandal earlier that year. It succeeded the seventh Franco government and was the Government of Spain from 30 October 1969 to 9 June 1973, a total of days, or 3 years, 7 months, 13 days.

Franco's eighth 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. It would be the last government under the direct control of Franco, as he would give up the post of prime minister to his deputy Luis Carrero Blanco on 9 June 1973.

Council of Ministers
The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and 19 ministries, including two ministers without portfolio.

{| class="wikitable" ! Portfolio ! Name ! width="100px" colspan="2"| Faction ! width="135px"| Took office ! width="135px"| Left office ! Ref. ! colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7" bgcolor="#F2F2F2" align="center"| ← Franco VIII Government → (30 October 1969 – 9 June 1973)
 * colspan="7" bgcolor="#F2F2F2" align="center"| ← Franco VIII Government → (30 October 1969 – 9 June 1973)
 * Head of State Prime Minister
 * Francisco Franco
 * width="1" style="background-color:;"|
 * Military
 * 30 January 1938
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * align="center"|
 * Deputy Prime Minister Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency
 * Luis Carrero Blanco
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Military
 * 22 September 1967
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * Gregorio López-Bravo
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Opus Dei
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Justice
 * Antonio María de Oriol
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * FET–JONS
 * 8 July 1965
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of the Army
 * Juan Castañón de Mena
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Military
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of the Navy
 * Adolfo Baturone Colombo
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Military
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Finance
 * Alberto Monreal Luque
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Nonpartisan
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Governance
 * Tomás Garicano
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * ACNP
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Public Works
 * Federico Silva Muñoz
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * ACNP
 * 8 July 1965
 * 14 April 1970
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Education and Science
 * José Luis Villar Palasí
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Nonpartisan
 * 17 April 1968
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Labour
 * Licinio de la Fuente
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * FET–JONS
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Industry
 * José María López de Letona
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Nonpartisan
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Agriculture
 * Tomás Allende y García-Baxter
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * FET–JONS
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of the Air
 * Julio Salvador y Díaz-Benjumea
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Military
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Trade
 * Enrique Fontana Codina
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Nonpartisan
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Information and Tourism
 * Alfredo Sánchez Bella
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * ACNP
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Housing
 * Vicente Mortes
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Opus Dei
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister Secretary-General of the Movement
 * Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Nonpartisan
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister without portfolio Commissioner for the Economic and Social Development Plan
 * Laureano López Rodó
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Opus Dei
 * 8 July 1965
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister without portfolio National Delegate for Trade Unions
 * Enrique García-Ramal
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * FET–JONS
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister without portfolio Commissioner for the Economic and Social Development Plan
 * Laureano López Rodó
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Opus Dei
 * 8 July 1965
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * Minister without portfolio National Delegate for Trade Unions
 * Enrique García-Ramal
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * FET–JONS
 * 30 October 1969
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * align="center"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Changes April 1970
! Portfolio ! Name ! colspan="2"| Faction ! Took office ! Left office ! Ref.
 * Minister of Public Works
 * Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Nonpartisan
 * 14 April 1970
 * 9 June 1973
 * align="center"|
 * }
 * }

Departmental structure
Francisco Franco's eighth 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

{| class="wikitable" style="line-height:18px;" ! scope="col"| Office (Original name) ! scope="col"| Portrait ! scope="col"| Name ! scope="col"| Took office ! scope="col"| Left office ! colspan="3" scope="col"| Alliance/faction ! Ref. ! colspan="9"|

Prime Minister's Office
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2" width="250"| Prime Minister (Presidencia del Gobierno)
 * width="80"| Francisco Franco 1968 (cropped).jpg
 * width="200"| Francisco Franco
 * width="200"| 30 January 1938
 * width="200"| 9 June 1973
 * width="1" style="background-color:;"|
 * width="1" style="background-color:;"|
 * width="175" align="center"| National Movement (Military)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia del Gobierno)
 * Luis Carrero Blanco, 1963b (cropped).jpg
 * Luis Carrero Blanco
 * 28 July 1967
 * 9 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Military)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Minister Undersecretary of the Presidency (Ministro Subsecretario de la Presidencia)
 * Luis Carrero Blanco, 1963b (cropped).jpg
 * Luis Carrero Blanco
 * 19 July 1951
 * 9 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Military)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Military)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores)
 * Gregorio López-Bravo 1972 (cropped).jpg
 * Gregorio López-Bravo
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Opus Dei)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of Justice
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia)
 * Antonio María de Oriol 1949 (cropped).jpg
 * Antonio María de Oriol
 * 8 July 1965
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (FET–JONS)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of the Army
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of the Army (Ministerio del Ejército)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Juan Castañón de Mena
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Military)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of the Navy
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of the Navy (Ministerio de Marina)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Adolfo Baturone Colombo
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Military)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of Finance
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Alberto Monreal Luque
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Nonpartisan)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of Governance
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Governance (Ministerio de la Gobernación)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Tomás Garicano
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (ACNP)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of Public Works
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="3"| Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Obras Públicas)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Federico Silva Muñoz
 * 8 July 1965
 * 14 April 1970
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (ACNP)
 * align="center" rowspan="3"|
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora
 * 14 April 1970
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Nonpartisan)
 * colspan="7"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Nonpartisan)
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of Education and Science
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Education and Science (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * José Luis Villar Palasí
 * 17 April 1968
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Nonpartisan)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of Labour
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Labour (Ministerio de Trabajo)
 * Licinio de la Fuente 1970 (cropped).jpg
 * Licinio de la Fuente
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (FET–JONS)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of Industry
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Industry (Ministerio de Industria)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * José María López de Letona
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Nonpartisan)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of Agriculture
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Tomás Allende y García-Baxter
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (FET–JONS)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of the Air
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of the Air (Ministerio del Aire)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Julio Salvador y Díaz-Benjumea
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Military)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of Trade
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Trade (Ministerio de Comercio)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Enrique Fontana Codina
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Nonpartisan)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of Information and Tourism
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Information and Tourism (Ministerio de Información y Turismo)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Alfredo Sánchez Bella
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (ACNP)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministry of Housing
! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Housing (Ministerio de la Vivienda)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Vicente Mortes
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Opus Dei)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Ministers without portfolio

 * align="center"| Minister Secretary-General of FET–JONS (Ministro Secretario General de FET y de las JONS)
 * Torcuato Fernández-Miranda 1975 (cropped).jpg
 * Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Nonpartisan)
 * align="center"|
 * align="center"| Minister without portfolio; Commissioner for the Economic and Social Development Plan (Ministro sin cartera; Comisario del Consejo de Economía Nacional)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Laureano López Rodó
 * 8 July 1965
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Opus Dei)
 * align="center"|
 * align="center"| Minister without portfolio; National Delegate for Trade Unions (Ministro sin cartera; Delegado Nacional de Sindicatos)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Enrique García-Ramal
 * 30 October 1969
 * 12 June 1973
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (FET–JONS)
 * align="center"|
 * }
 * align="center"| National Movement (FET–JONS)
 * align="center"|
 * }