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Ministry of Justice (Spain)

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Formed
  
14th April 1931

Jurisdiction
  
Spanish government

Type
  
Ministry

Ministry of Justice (Spain)

Preceding agency
  
Ministry of Justice and Interior

Headquarters
  
Palacio de la Marquesa de la Sonora (Madrid)

Annual budget
  
1.698,23 millon € (2012)

The Ministry of Justice (Spanish: Ministerio de Justicia) is a department of the Government of Spain. The ministry has its headquarters in Madrid. The present incumbent of that Ministry is Mr. Rafael Català who is a member of the People's Party (PP).

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Responsibilities

The Ministry of Justice is a department of the General Administration responsible for:

  • Preparing and carrying out the Government policy in order to bring the legal system off, specially in criminal, civil, commercial and procedural law affairs.
  • Guarantee the fundamental freedom of worship right.
  • Processing the documents relative to Grace Rights, titles of nobility and Grandees which resolution is given by the King and is carried out by the Cabinet.
  • The organization and support policy of the Justice Administration.
  • The legal and international cooperation and working together with the Autonomous Communities in coordination with the other competent departments in this area.
  • The legal attendance of the State.

    • Structure

    The Ministry of Justice is organised in the following managerial bodies:

  • The Secretary of State of Justice.
  • The Under Secretary of Justice.
  • The General Law of the State-Management of the Legal Service of the State.

    • List of Ministers of Justice of Spain

    If the Minister has no number, their title was Minister of Justice.

    1. Minister of Grace and Justice
    2. Minister of Justice and Religion
    3. Secretary of the Office of Grace and Justice
    4. Minister of Labour and Justice
    5. Minister of Labour, Justice and Health

    References

    Ministry of Justice (Spain) Wikipedia
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