Ministry of Development (Spain)

Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility
Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible

Main headquarters
Agency overview
Formed28 January 1847 (1847-01-28) (as Secretariat of State and of the Dispatch of Commerce, Instruction and Public Works)
Superseding agency
TypeMinistry
JurisdictionGovernment of Spain
Headquarters67, Paseo de la Castellana, Madrid, Spain
Annual budget 14.9 billion , 2023[1]
Minister responsible
Websitewww.mitma.gob.es

The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MITMA) (Spanish: Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible), traditionally known as the Ministry of Development (MIFOM), is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for preparing and implementing the government policy on land, air and maritime transport infrastructure and the control, planning and regulation of the transport services on this areas. It is also responsible for guaranteeing access to housing; urban, soil and architecture policies; planning and controlling the postal and telegraph services, directing the services related to astronomy, geodesy, geophysics and mapping, and planning and programing the government investments on infrastructure and services related to this scope.[2] The Ministry's headquarters are in the New Ministries government complex.

MITMA is headed by the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, who is appointed by the King of Spain at request of the Prime Minister. The Minister is assisted by two main officials, the Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing and the Under Secretary of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda. Other senior officials of the ministry include the Secretary General for Infrastructure, the Secretary General for Transport and the Secretary General for Housing. The current Minister is Raquel Sánchez since 12 July 2021.[3]

  1. ^ "2023 State Budget" (PDF). boe.es. 1 January 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Royal Decree 953/2018, of July 27, which develops the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Development". boe.es. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Spain's new P.M. presents majority-female Cabinet". efe.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

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