Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes

Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes
Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes
Coat of Arms used by the Government
Incumbent
José Antonio Montilla Martos
since June 8, 2018
Ministry of the Presidency
Secretariat of State for Relations with the Cortes
Style The Most Excellent (formal)
Mr. Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes (informal)
Abbreviation SERECO
Reports to The Minister of the Presidency
Nominator The Minister of the Presidency
Appointer The King
Precursor Secretary General for Relations with the Cortes
Formation March 6, 1981
First holder Gabriel Cisneros
Salary € 113,145.95 per year[1]
Website mpr.gob.es

The Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes (SERECO) of Spain is a high-ranking official in the Ministry of the Presidency, Relations with the Cortes and Equality. The SERECO is considered the second-highest official of the ministry; it's a political appointment made by the King with the advice of the minister in charge of the ministerial department.

The Secretary of State represents the Ministry in all the bodies of the Cortes Generales which the Government consider important to go; is in charge for all the relations between the Government and the both Congress and Senate with the exception of draft bills, Royal decree-laws or Royal legislative decrees which correspond directly to the Minister. It's also responsible of following the activity of the Parliament, of advising the Government members how to act before Parliament and make legal reports about constitutional amendments or other issues of high relevance.

From Secretariat of State for Relations with the Cortes depend only one department, the Directorate-General for Relations with the Cortes.

History

The history of this Secretariat is a bit confused. It was created because of the needed of establish a good relations between the Government and the Cortes Generales, because in parliamentary systems, the Government responds to the Parliament.

The first time that this Secretariat appeared was in 1977,[2] as a Secretariat General which inaugural holder was Rafael Arias-Salgado Montalvo as Secretary General for Relations with the Cortes.[3]

It continued with the rank of General Secretariat until 1981, when the Secretary of State was officially created. Since its creation, the Secretary of State has undergone enormous modifications, being even elevated to rank of Ministry between 1986 and 1993. Between 2009 and 2011, its name changed to Secretary of State of Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs.

Structure

From the Secretary of State depends the following officials:

  • The Director-General for Relations with the Cortes
    • The Deputy Director-General for Legislative Coordination
    • The Deputy Director-General for Parliamentary Initiatives.
    • The Deputy Director-General for Written Control.
    • The Deputy Director-General for Normative Proposals and Parliamentary Documentation.
  • Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes.

List of Secretaries of State for Relations with the Cortes

References

  1. ↑ "Retribuciones para el año 2017 para el organismo Ministerio de la Presidencia". transparencia.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  2. ↑ Real Decreto 1692/1977, de 11 de julio, por el que se dictan medidas urgentes de Organización en la Presidencia del Gobierno.
  3. ↑ Real Decreto 1722/1977, de 11 de julio, por el que senombra Secretario general de Relaciones con las Cortes a don Rafael Arias-Salgado Montalvo.
  4. ↑ Real Decreto 338/1981, de 6 de marzo, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado para las Relaciones con las Cortes a don Gabriel Cisneros Laborda.
  5. ↑ Real Decreto 3386/1982, de 7 de diciembre, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado para las Relaciones con las Cortes y la Coordinación Legislativa a don Virgilio Zapatero Gómez.
  6. ↑ Real Decreto 798/1996, de 7 de mayo, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes a don José María Michavila Núñez.
  7. ↑ Real Decreto 654/2000, de 5 de mayo, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes a don Jorge Fernández Díaz.
  8. ↑ Real Decreto 686/2004, de 19 de abril, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes a don Francisco Caamaño Domínguez.
  9. ↑ Real Decreto 309/2009, de 6 de marzo, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado de Asuntos Constitucionales y Parlamentarios a don José Luis de Francisco Herrero.
  10. ↑ Real Decreto 1871/2011, de 23 de diciembre, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes a don José Luis Ayllón Manso.
  11. ↑ "Real Decreto 391/2018, de 8 de junio, por el que se nombra Secretario de Estado de Relaciones con las Cortes a don José Antonio Montilla Martos". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-17.
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