Ministry of Universities
Ministerio de Universidades

Headquarters of the Ministry
Agency overview
Formed12 January 2020
Preceding agency
Dissolved20 November 2023
Superseding agency
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionGovernment of Spain
Annual budget€ 475 million, 2023[1]
Minister responsible

The Ministry of Universities was a ministerial department in the Government of Spain responsible for proposing and carrying out the government policy on universities as well as representing Spain in the European Union and other international organizations regarding universities.[2]

The department was created as part of the Sánchez II Government as a split from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. On 20 November 2023 the department was disestablished and its functions returned to the Ministry of Science[3] after years of insistence by the scientific and university community..[4]

The ministry had two ministers: Manuel Castells (2020–2021)[5] and Joan Subirats (2021–2023).[6]

Organization chart

The Department of Universities was structured in the following bodies:[7][2]

Ministry agencies

List of officeholders

Office name:

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Party Government Prime Minister
(Tenure) 		Ref.
Took office Left office Duration
Manuel Castells
(born 1942) 		13 January
2020 		20 December
2021 		1 year, 341 days Independent Sánchez II Pedro Sánchez

(2018–present) 		[8]
[9]
Joan Subirats
(born 1951) 		20 December
2021 		21 November
2023 		1 year and 336 days CatComú [10]
[11]

References

  1. ^ "2023 State Budget" (PDF). www.boe.es. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Royal Decree 431/2020, of March 3, which develops the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Universities". boe.es. pp. 22459–22470. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  3. ^ Pereda, África Gelardo Arrebola, Cristina F. (2023-11-20). "Diana Morant suma Universidades al Ministerio de Ciencia". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Silió, Elisa (2023-11-21). "Fusionar de nuevo los ministerios de Universidades y Ciencia: la petición diaria de rectores y científicos". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  5. ^ Benito, Raquel (2020-01-05). "El sociólogo Manuel Castells será el próximo ministro de Universidades". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  6. ^ "Joan Subirats promete su cargo ante el rey". elperiodico (in Spanish). 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  7. ^ "Royal Decree 139/2020, of January 28, which establishes the basic organic structure of the ministerial departments". boe.es. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  8. ^ "Real Decreto 8/2020, de 12 de enero, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (11): 2882. 13 January 2020. ISSN 0212-033X.
  9. ^ "Real Decreto 1113/2021, de 17 de diciembre, por el que se dispone el cese de don Manuel Castells Oliván como Ministro de Universidades" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (303): 155669. 20 December 2021. ISSN 0212-033X.
  10. ^ "Real Decreto 1114/2021, de 17 de diciembre, por el que se nombra Ministro de Universidades a don Joan Subirats Humet" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (303): 155670. 20 December 2021. ISSN 0212-033X.
  11. ^ "Real Decreto 695/2023, de 24 de julio, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (176): 108070–108071. 25 July 2023. ISSN 0212-033X.
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