Secretary of State of Press

Secretary of State of Press
Secretario de Estado de Comunicación
Moncloa Palace's logo
Incumbent
Miguel Ángel Oliver
since June 8, 2018
Spain's Prime Minister Office
Style The Most Excellent (formal)
Mr. Secretary of State of Press (informal)
Reports to The Prime Minister
The Government's Spokesperson
Nominator The Prime Minister
Appointer The King
Precursor Secretary General of the Government Spokesperson's Office
Formation May 7, 1996
First holder Miguel Ángel Rodrígez Bajón
Salary € 112,145.95 per year[1]
Website La Moncloa

The Secretary of State of Press is a high-ranking official of the Spain's Prime Minister Office in charge of the government's communication policy. This position must not to be confused with the Spokesperson of the Government which is normally one of the ministers of the Government.

Unlike what happens in other countries, the Secretary of State is not responsible for appearing before the media, but is responsible for collecting national and international information and advises the Prime Minister on how to use or disseminate it. It is also responsible for coordinating the rest of the Administration's press departments, both inside and outside.

It depends functionally on the Speakerperson, who is usually a minister or an official with the rank of minister who is in charge of appearing before the media. The current position was created in 1996, however, the history of the press department dates back to 1910s.

Functions

The Secretary of State is in charge of:[2]

  • The coordination of the information policy of the Government and the elaboration of the criteria for its determination, as well as the promotion and coordination of the institutional communication policy of the State.
  • The elaboration and diffusion of the communiqués of the Government and its Prime Minister and the review of the activities of the Council of Ministers.
  • The direction of the information services of the General State Administration in Spain and abroad.
  • Relations with the media, as well as the analysis of the national and international conjuncture.
  • The organization of the national and international coverage of governmental activity.
  • Attendance at the activities and public appearances of the Prime Minister, both in national territory and abroad.
  • The support to the Commission of publicity and institutional communication, in the exercise of the functions that attributes the Royal Decree 947/2006, of 28 of August, by which regulates the Commission of publicity and institutional communication and the elaboration of the Advertising and Communication Annual Plan of the General State Administration.
  • The management of communication in situations of national emergencies.
  • The analysis of current legislation on information and the proposal of measures for improvement.

Structure

From the Secretary of State depends:

  • The Director-General of Communication.
    • The Coordination Unit.
    • The Communication Unit.
  • The Director-General for National Information.
    • The Deputy Director of National Informative Coordination.
  • The Director-General for Interational Information.
    • The Deputy Director for International Information Coordination
  • The Deputy Director General of Analysis and Documentation.
  • The Information Protocol Unit.
  • The Institutional Advertising Unit.

The press departments of the embassies of Spain and all the diplomatic missions depend from the Secretary of State.

List of Secretaries of State

  • Miguel Ángel Rodrígez Bajón (8 May 1996-11 July 1998)
  • Pedro Antonio Martín Marín (11 July 1998-29 April 2000)
  • Alfredo Timermans del Olmo (27 July 2002-20 April 2004)
  • Miguel Barroso Ayats (20 April 2004-1 October 2005)
  • Fernando Moraleda Quílez (1 October 2005-15 April 2008)
  • Nieves Goicoechea (15 April 2008-11 March 2010)
  • Félix Monteira de la Fuente (11 March 2010-23 December 2011)
  • Carmen Martínez Castro (23 December 2011-8 June 2018)
  • Miguel Ángel Oliver (8 June 2018-present)[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Retribuciones para el año 2017 para el organismo Presidencia del Gobierno". transparencia.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Royal Decree 419/2018, of June 18, by which the Prime Minister's Office is restructured". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  3. ↑ Razón, La. "El periodista Miguel Ángel Oliver, nuevo secretario de Estado de Comunicación". www.larazon.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Miguel Ángel Oliver, de 'Noicias Cuatro' a la Secretaría de Estado de Comunicación". La Vanguardia. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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