Ministry of the Army

Ministry of the Army

Spanish: Ministerio del Ejército
Palace of Buenavista [es], formerly the site of the army ministry
Agency overview
Formed	9 August 1939; 84 years ago (1939-08-09)
Preceding	Ministry of National Defense
Dissolved	4 July 1977; 46 years ago (1977-07-04)
Superseding agency	Ministry of Defence
Jurisdiction	Spanish Army
Headquarters	Palace of Buenavista [es]
Ministers responsible	LTG José Enrique Varela, first Minister LTG Félix Álvarez-Arenas, last Minister

The Ministry of the Army (Spanish: Ministerio del Ejército) was a government department of Spain that was tasked with oversight of the Spanish Army (Ejército de Tierra) during the Francoist regime.

The ministry was created on 8 August 1939, after the end of the Spanish Civil War. It was dissolved on 4 July 1977 by the Royal Decree 1558/77, being merged with the Ministry of Defence as part of the transition to democracy.