Minister of Culture (Spain)
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of Culture of Spain
is the departament of Spanish government
responsible for culture
. The current minister is Ángeles González Sinde
, who succeeded César Antonio Molina in 2009.
Public organisms under direction of Ministry of Culture:
Spain
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is the departament of Spanish government
Spanish Government
Spain is a constitutional monarchy whose government is defined by the Constitution of Spain. This was approved by a general referendum of the people of Spain in 1978...
responsible for culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
. The current minister is Ángeles González Sinde
Ángeles González Sinde
Ángeles González-Sinde Reig is a Spanish scriptwriter, film director and the current Culture Minister of Spain.González-Sinde studied Classics at the Complutense University of Madrid and did a Masters in Cinema Scriptwriting at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles.She was president of AACCE Ángeles...
, who succeeded César Antonio Molina in 2009.
Organization
- Ministry of Culture
- Subsecretary of Culture
- General Technic Secretary
- General Direction for Policy and Cultural Industries
- General Direction of Fine Arts and Cultural Property
- General Direction of Books, Archives and Libraries
- General Subdirection of Libraries Coordination
Public organisms under direction of Ministry of Culture:
- Museo Reina SofíaMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofíaThe Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is the official name of Spain's national museum of 20th century art . The museum was officially inaugurated on September 10, 1992 and is named for Queen Sofia of Spain...
- Biblioteca Nacional de EspañaBiblioteca Nacional de EspañaThe Biblioteca Nacional de España is a major public library, the largest in Spain.It is located in Madrid, on the Paseo de Recoletos.-History:...
- Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música
- Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
- Museo Nacional del PradoMuseo del PradoThe Museo del Prado is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It features one of the world's finest collections of European art, from the 12th century to the early 19th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, and unquestionably the best single collection of...
List of Ministers of Culture
- (1977 - 1979) Pío Cabanillas
- (1979 - 1980) Manuel Clavero
- (1980) Ricardo de la Cierva
- (1980 - 1981) Íñigo Cavero
- (1981 - 1982) Soledad BecerrilSoledad BecerrilDoña María de la Soledad Becerril y Bustamante, Marquise of Salvatierra is a Spanish noble, politician and long serving member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies who belongs to the People's Party . In 1981 she served as the first female Government Minister in almost 50 years and later became the...
- (1982 - 1986) Javier SolanaJavier SolanaFrancisco Javier Solana de Madariaga, KOGF is a Spanish physicist and Socialist politician. After serving in the Spanish government under Felipe González and Secretary General of NATO , he was appointed the European Union's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary...
(1982-1986) - (1986 - 1988) Javier SolanaJavier SolanaFrancisco Javier Solana de Madariaga, KOGF is a Spanish physicist and Socialist politician. After serving in the Spanish government under Felipe González and Secretary General of NATO , he was appointed the European Union's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary...
- (1988 - 1989) Jorge Semprún MauraJorge SemprúnJorge Semprún Maura was a Spanish writer and politician who lived in France most of his life and wrote primarily in French. From 1953 to 1962, during the era of Francisco Franco, Semprún lived clandestinely in Spain working as an organizer for the exiled Communist Party of Spain, but was expelled...
- (1989 - 1991) Jorge Semprún MauraJorge SemprúnJorge Semprún Maura was a Spanish writer and politician who lived in France most of his life and wrote primarily in French. From 1953 to 1962, during the era of Francisco Franco, Semprún lived clandestinely in Spain working as an organizer for the exiled Communist Party of Spain, but was expelled...
- (1991 - 1993) Jordi Solé TuraJordi Solé TuraJordi Solé Tura was a Spanish politician, jurist and one of the co-authors and "Fathers" of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 following Spain's move to democracy....
- (1993 - 1996) Carmen AlborchCarmen AlborchCarmen Alborch Bataller is a Spanish politician, actress, writer and former Minister of Culture....
- (1996 - 1999) Esperanza AguirreEsperanza AguirreEsperanza Aguirre y Gil de Biedma, Countess of Murillo, Grandee of Spain, DBE is a Spanish politician and the current President of Madrid...
, as Minister of Education and Culture - (1999 - 2000) Mariano RajoyMariano RajoyMariano Rajoy Brey is a Spanish People's Party politician and is the Prime Minister-elect since 20 November 2011. He will be sworn into office in mid-December 2011....
, as Minister of Education and Culture - (2000 - 2004) Pilar del Castillo, as Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
- (2004 - 2007) Carmen CalvoCarmen Calvo PoyatoCarmen Calvo Poyato is a politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party who served between 2004 and 2007 as Minister of Culture in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.-Biography:...
- (2007 - 2009) César Antonio Molina
- (2009 - ) Ángeles González SindeÁngeles González SindeÁngeles González-Sinde Reig is a Spanish scriptwriter, film director and the current Culture Minister of Spain.González-Sinde studied Classics at the Complutense University of Madrid and did a Masters in Cinema Scriptwriting at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles.She was president of AACCE Ángeles...
External links
- Official site of the Spanish Ministry of Culture (in Spanish)