National Security Council (Spain)

National Security Council

Consejo de Seguridad Nacional
A Council's meeting in 2019
Agency overview
Formed	July 11, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-07-11)
Preceding agency	Government Delegated Committee for Crisis Management (1986–2013)
Jurisdiction	Spain
Agency executives	Felipe VI, Monarch Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister See full members in Members
Child agencies	Situation Committee National Cybersecurity Council National Maritime Safety Council Specialized Immigration Committee Specialized Committee on Energy Security Specialized Non-Proliferation Committee Specialized Committee against Terrorism National Aerospace Safety Council
Website	https://www.dsn.gob.es/es

The National Security Council (Spanish: Consejo de Seguridad Nacional, CSN) of Spain is the principal advisory body used by the Prime Minister for considerations of national security and foreign policy matters with senior ranks of the Administration with competencies in these matters. It was created in 2013 with the unanimous agreement of all political forces in the Cortes Generales within the framework of the National Security Strategy.^[1]

CSN meetings are only held when convened by the Prime Minister.^[1]