National
Minister of Defence
- Spanish: Ministra de Defensa
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the King of Spain
- Exact method
- Constitution art. 100: appointed and dismissed by the King on the proposal of the President of the Government.
- Chosen by
- King of Spain
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Margarita Robles Fernández Report Source: lamoncloa.gob.es, checked
Sources
- boe.es · checked Boletin Oficial del Estado, Constitucion Espanola 1978 (consolidated text), read 2026-10-12: structure, selection rules and competences of the Crown, Government, Cortes, Senate, Constitutional Court and Supreme Court. Names in other languages from congreso.es, senado.es, lamoncloa.gob.es. Fallback: Spanish press for the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court presidents because tribunalconstitucional.es returned HTTP 403. For: Minister of Defence, Minister of Defence in Spanish
- lamoncloa.gob.es · checked Moncloa, Composicion del Gobierno, read 2026-10-12: President of the Government and 22 ministers. Start dates not published on that page and left empty except the President (17 Nov 2023). For: Margarita Robles Fernández, current term