Second government of Francisco Franco

2nd government of Francisco Franco
Government of Spain
1939–1945
Date formed	9 August 1939
Date dissolved	20 July 1945
People and organisations
Head of State	Francisco Franco
Prime Minister	Francisco Franco
No. of ministers	15[a] (1939–1940) 14[a] (1940) 13[a] (1940–1945)
Total no. of members	25[a]
Member party	National Movement (Military, FET–JONS, ACNP, nonpartisans)
Status in legislature	One-party state
History
Legislature term	1st Cortes Españolas
Budget	1940, 1942, 1944, 1945
Predecessor	Franco I
Successor	Franco III

The second^[b] government of Francisco Franco was formed on 9 August 1939, following the end of the Spanish Civil War.^[3] It succeeded the first Franco government and was the Government of Spain from 9 August 1939 to 20 July 1945, a total of 2,172 days, or 5 years, 11 months and 11 days.

Coming to be known under various labels by the francoist-controlled media (such as the "Government of Peace" or the "Government of Victory"),^[1] the cabinet was made up of members from the different factions or "families" within the National Movement: mainly the FET y de las JONS party—the only legal political party during the Francoist regime—the military, the National Catholic Association of Propagandists (ACNP) and a number of aligned-nonpartisan figures from the civil service. The cabinet saw a large number of changes throughout its tenure, with two major cabinet reshuffles taking place in May 1941 and September 1942.^[4][5]

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