Secretary of State for Justice (Spain)

Secretary of State for Justice
Secretario de Estado de Justicia
Coat of Arms used by the Government
Incumbent Antonio Julián Rodríguez Esquerdo since December 8, 2021
Ministry of Justice Secretariat of State for Justice
Style	The Most Excellent (formal) Mrs. Secretary of State (informal)
Abbreviation	SEJUS
Reports to	Justice Minister
Nominator	Justice Minister
Appointer	Monarch
Formation	May 13, 1994
First holder	María Teresa Fernández de la Vega
Website	mjusticia.gob.es

The secretary of state for justice (SEJUS) is the second-in-command to the Spanish minister of justice. The secretary of state is appointed by the monarch at the request of the justice minister and after hearing from the Council of Ministers.

The SEJUS is responsible for coordinating and collaborating with the justice administration of the Autonomous Communities; organizing, planning, supporting and cooperating with the Administration of Justice and with the Prosecution Ministry; establishing international legal cooperation and relations with international organizations and the European Union; promoting human rights; directing and managing those responsibilities regarding marital status and nationality, notaries, public faith, and civil register; as well as those related to the location, recovery, management and sale of objects, goods, instruments and profits from criminal activities.^[1]

Likewise, it is the responsibility of the Secretary of State to promote and elaborate the regulatory projects on matters within its competence and those entrusted by the head of the department, without prejudice to the attributions corresponding to the Ministry's Under-Secretary and the Technical Secretary-General.^[1]