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Government Delegation (Spain)
In Spain, a Government Delegation oversees and supervises all services of the central government and its public agencies (collectively known as the General State Administration) within an Autonomous Community. Effectively, they represent the Government in the territory of an Autonomous Community and ensure the governmental services are coordinated with the administration of the Autonomous Community. Delegations also exercise their role through Sub-Delegations, headquartered in the provinces and Insular Directorates, headquartered in some islands.
Government Delegations were established pursuant Section 154 of the Spanish Constitution. The sub-delegations and insular directorates were established in 1997 to replace the civil governors that existed since the beginning of the 19th century. In total, there are 19 government delegations, 44 sub-delegations and 7 insular directorates. All of them are part of the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory.
Government Delegations and Sub-delegations are regulated under the Public Sector Legal System Act of 2015.
The Government Delegations are the bodies that represent the central government in the autonomous communities. The principal officer of a Delegation is the Government Delegate. Government Delegates have the rank of Under Secretaries and they report to the Prime Minister, although normally this reporting line is delegated from the Prime Minister to the Minister for Territorial Policy or, the Secretary of State for Territorial Policy. They are appointed by the Council of Ministers at the request of the Premier. If the office of Delegate is vacant, they are replaced by the Sub-delegate until a new Delegate is appointed. In the regions with a sole province, if there is no sub-delegate the Secretary-General of the delegation temporarily assumes office.
Unlike the sub-delegations and insular directorates, Government Delegations are provided for in the constitution. The main tasks of the delegations are:
The Government Sub-delegations are bodies that represent the central government in the Spanish provinces. The Sub-delegations were created by the 1997 General State Administration Organization and Functioning Act to replace the Civil Governors. It exists a Sub-delegate of the Government in each province under the authority of the regional-level Government Delegate. They are appointed by the Delegate from career civil servants and they exercise the same powers of the Delegate but at a provincial level.
In the single-province autonomous communities and in the autonomous cities, as a general rule, the Government Delegate assumes the powers that the Law attributes to the Government Sub-delegates in the provinces. These regions are Asturias, Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Ceuta, Melilla, Murcia, Navarre and La Rioja. In Madrid, since 2003, because of its importance as the capital of the Kingdom and despite being a single-province region, there is both Delegate and Sub-Delegate of the Government.
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Government Delegation (Spain)
In Spain, a Government Delegation oversees and supervises all services of the central government and its public agencies (collectively known as the General State Administration) within an Autonomous Community. Effectively, they represent the Government in the territory of an Autonomous Community and ensure the governmental services are coordinated with the administration of the Autonomous Community. Delegations also exercise their role through Sub-Delegations, headquartered in the provinces and Insular Directorates, headquartered in some islands.
Government Delegations were established pursuant Section 154 of the Spanish Constitution. The sub-delegations and insular directorates were established in 1997 to replace the civil governors that existed since the beginning of the 19th century. In total, there are 19 government delegations, 44 sub-delegations and 7 insular directorates. All of them are part of the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory.
Government Delegations and Sub-delegations are regulated under the Public Sector Legal System Act of 2015.
The Government Delegations are the bodies that represent the central government in the autonomous communities. The principal officer of a Delegation is the Government Delegate. Government Delegates have the rank of Under Secretaries and they report to the Prime Minister, although normally this reporting line is delegated from the Prime Minister to the Minister for Territorial Policy or, the Secretary of State for Territorial Policy. They are appointed by the Council of Ministers at the request of the Premier. If the office of Delegate is vacant, they are replaced by the Sub-delegate until a new Delegate is appointed. In the regions with a sole province, if there is no sub-delegate the Secretary-General of the delegation temporarily assumes office.
Unlike the sub-delegations and insular directorates, Government Delegations are provided for in the constitution. The main tasks of the delegations are:
The Government Sub-delegations are bodies that represent the central government in the Spanish provinces. The Sub-delegations were created by the 1997 General State Administration Organization and Functioning Act to replace the Civil Governors. It exists a Sub-delegate of the Government in each province under the authority of the regional-level Government Delegate. They are appointed by the Delegate from career civil servants and they exercise the same powers of the Delegate but at a provincial level.
In the single-province autonomous communities and in the autonomous cities, as a general rule, the Government Delegate assumes the powers that the Law attributes to the Government Sub-delegates in the provinces. These regions are Asturias, Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Ceuta, Melilla, Murcia, Navarre and La Rioja. In Madrid, since 2003, because of its importance as the capital of the Kingdom and despite being a single-province region, there is both Delegate and Sub-Delegate of the Government.
As of May 2026: