First government of Francisco Franco

The first government of Francisco Franco was formed on 31 January 1938 during the Spanish Civil War, shortly after having been proclaimed as Head of State of Spain. It succeeded the Technical State Junta in the Nationalist zone—eventually, it would also take over from the Republican National Defence Council at the end of the war—and was the Government of Spain from 31 January 1938 to 9 August 1939, a total of days, or 1 year, 6 months, 9 days.

A war cabinet, it was made up of members from various factions that would go on to form the National Movement: the FET y de las JONS party—the only legal political party in the Nationalist zone after the approval of the Unification Decree in April 1937—and the military, as well as a number of aligned-nonpartisan figures.

Council of Ministers
The Council of Ministers was structured into the office for the prime minister and 11 ministries.

{| 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 I Government → (31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939)
 * colspan="7" bgcolor="#F2F2F2" align="center"| ← Franco I Government → (31 January 1938 – 9 August 1939)
 * 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 of Foreign Affairs
 * Francisco Gómez-Jordana
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Military
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Justice
 * Tomás Domínguez Arévalo
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * FET–JONS
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of National Defence
 * Fidel Dávila Arrondo
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Military
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Public Order
 * Severiano Martínez Anido
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Military
 * 31 January 1938
 * 24 December 1938†
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of the Interior
 * Ramón Serrano Suñer
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * FET–JONS
 * 31 January 1938
 * 2 February 1938
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Finance
 * Andrés Amado Reygondaud
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Nonpartisan
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Industry and Trade
 * Juan Antonio Suanzes
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Nonpartisan
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Agriculture
 * Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * FET–JONS
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of National Education
 * Pedro Sainz Rodríguez
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Nonpartisan
 * 31 January 1938
 * 28 April 1939
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Public Works
 * Alfonso Peña Boeuf
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * Nonpartisan
 * 31 January 1938
 * 20 July 1945
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Trade Union Organization and Action
 * Pedro González Bueno
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * FET–JONS
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * align="center"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * 20 July 1945
 * align="center"|
 * Minister of Trade Union Organization and Action
 * Pedro González Bueno
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * FET–JONS
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * align="center"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Changes February 1938
! Portfolio ! Name ! colspan="2"| Faction ! Took office ! Left office ! Ref.
 * Minister of the Interior Secretary of the Government of the State
 * Ramón Serrano Suñer
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * FET–JONS
 * 2 February 1938
 * 1 January 1939
 * align="center"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Changes December 1938
! Portfolio ! Name ! colspan="2"| Faction ! Took office ! Left office ! Ref.
 * Minister of Public Order
 * colspan="6"| Francisco Gómez-Jordana served in interim capacity from 23 December 1938 to 1 January 1939.
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Changes January 1939
! Portfolio ! Name ! colspan="2"| Faction ! Took office ! Left office ! Ref.
 * Minister of Governance Secretary of the Government of the State
 * Ramón Serrano Suñer
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * FET–JONS
 * 1 January 1939
 * 18 October 1940
 * align="center"|
 * colspan="6"| Disestablished on 1 January 1939.
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="6"| Disestablished on 1 January 1939.
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Changes April 1939
! Portfolio ! Name ! colspan="2"| Faction ! Took office ! Left office ! Ref.
 * Minister of National Education
 * colspan="6"| Tomás Domínguez Arévalo served in interim capacity from 28 April to 9 August 1939.
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

Changes June 1939
! Portfolio ! Name ! colspan="2"| Faction ! Took office ! Left office ! Ref.
 * Minister of Governance
 * colspan="6"| Fidel Dávila Arrondo served in interim capacity from 1 to 14 June 1939.
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 * }

Departmental structure
Francisco Franco's first 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
 * National service
 * 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

 * align="center" rowspan="2" width="250"| Prime Minister (Presidencia del Gobierno)
 * width="80"| Francisco Franco 1930b (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"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

See Ministry of Foreign Affairs ! colspan="9"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Deputy Prime Minister (Vicepresidencia del Gobierno)
 * Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa 1940 (cropped).jpg
 * Francisco Gómez-Jordana
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Military)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Government Secretariat (Secretaría del Gobierno)
 * Ramón Serrano Súñer 1940 (cropped).jpg
 * Ramón Serrano Suñer
 * 2 February 1938
 * 21 October 1940
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (FET–JONS)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"| See Ministry of the Interior (2 February 1938 – 1 January 1939) See Ministry of Governance (1 January – 9 August 1939)
 * colspan="7"| See Ministry of the Interior (2 February 1938 – 1 January 1939) See Ministry of Governance (1 January – 9 August 1939)
 * colspan="7"| See Ministry of the Interior (2 February 1938 – 1 January 1939) See Ministry of Governance (1 January – 9 August 1939)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores)
 * Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa 1940 (cropped).jpg
 * Francisco Gómez-Jordana
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Military)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

! colspan="9"|

Ministry of Justice

 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia)
 * Tomás Domínguez Arévalo 1932 (cropped).jpg
 * Tomás Domínguez Arévalo
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (FET–JONS)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

! colspan="9"|

Ministry of National Defence

 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of National Defence (Ministerio de Defensa Nacional)
 * Fidel Dávila Arrondo 1938-39 (cropped).jpg
 * Fidel Dávila Arrondo
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Military)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

! colspan="9"|

Ministry of Public Order

 * align="center" rowspan="3"| Ministry of Public Order (Ministerio de Orden Público) (until 1 January 1939)
 * Severiano Martínez Anido 1925 (cropped).jpg
 * Severiano Martínez Anido
 * 31 January 1938
 * 24 December 1938†
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Military)
 * align="center" rowspan="3"|
 * Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa 1940 (cropped).jpg
 * Francisco Gómez-Jordana (interim)
 * 23 December 1938
 * 1 January 1939
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Military)
 * colspan="7"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Military)
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

! colspan="9"|

Ministry of Governance

 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior) (until 1 January 1939)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior) (until 1 January 1939)

Ministry of Governance (Ministerio de la Gobernación) (from 1 January 1939)
 * Ramón Serrano Súñer 1940 (cropped).jpg
 * Ramón Serrano Suñer
 * 31 January 1938
 * 18 October 1940
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (FET–JONS)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

! colspan="9"|

Ministry of Finance

 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Andrés Amado Reygondaud
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Nonpartisan)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

! colspan="9"|

Ministry of Industry and Trade

 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Industry and Trade (Ministerio de Industria y Comercio)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Juan Antonio Suanzes
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Nonpartisan)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

! colspan="9"|

Ministry of Agriculture

 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura)
 * Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta 1939 (cropped).jpg
 * Raimundo Fernández-Cuesta
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (FET–JONS)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

! colspan="9"|

Ministry of National Education

 * align="center" rowspan="3"| Ministry of National Education (Ministerio de Educación Nacional)
 * Pedro Sainz Rodríguez 1935 (cropped).jpg
 * Pedro Sainz Rodríguez
 * 31 January 1938
 * 28 April 1939
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Nonpartisan)
 * align="center" rowspan="3"|
 * Tomás Domínguez Arévalo 1932 (cropped).jpg
 * Tomás Domínguez Arévalo (interim)
 * 28 April 1939
 * 9 August 1939
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (FET–JONS)
 * colspan="7"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (FET–JONS)
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

! colspan="9"|

Ministry of Public Works

 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Obras Públicas)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Alfonso Peña Boeuf
 * 31 January 1938
 * 20 July 1945
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (Nonpartisan)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|

! colspan="9"|

Ministry of Trade Union Organization and Action

 * align="center" rowspan="2"| Ministry of Trade Union Organization and Action (Ministerio de Organización y Acción Sindical)
 * Portrait placeholder.svg
 * Pedro González Bueno
 * 31 January 1938
 * 9 August 1939
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * style="background-color:;"|
 * align="center"| National Movement (FET–JONS)
 * align="center" rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|
 * colspan="7"|


 * }