Ministry_of_Consumer_Affairs_(Spain)

Ministry of Consumer Affairs (Spain)

Ministry of Consumer Affairs (Spain)

Government of Spain responsible of consumer rights

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs was a department of the Government of Spain responsible for policies regarding the protection and defense of consumer rights, as well as the regulation, authorization, supervision, control and, where appropriate, sanction of state-level gambling and gaming activities.

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The department was created by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez as part of the Sánchez II Government and it is the first time that a ministry is created to be focused on consumer affairs. It took on the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare regarding consumer affairs; as well as the responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance in gambling matters. It was abolished on 20 November 2023 and its powers were integrated in the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda.[2]

It was overseen by the minister for Consumer Affairs; Alberto Garzón, was the only officeholder.[3][4]

Structure

The Ministry was structured as follows:[5]

  • The General Secretariat for Consumer Affairs and Gambling.
    • The Directorate-General for Consumer Affairs.
      • The Deputy Directorate-General for Coordination, Quality and Consumer Cooperation.
      • The Deputy Directorate-General for Arbitration and Consumer Rights.
    • The Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling.
      • The Deputy Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling.
      • The Deputy Directorate-General for Gambling Inspection.
  • The Undersecretariat of Consumer Affairs.
    • The Technical General Secretariat.

Agencies and other bodies

  • The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition.
  • The Research and Quality Control Center.
  • The Advisory Council for Responsible Gaming
  • The National Commission to fight the manipulation of sports competitions and betting fraud.

List of officeholders

Office name:

  • Ministry of Consumer Affairs (2020–2023)
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References

  1. [1]
    "2023 State Budget" (PDF). www.boe.es. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    Melguizo, Javier (2023-11-20). "El Ministerio de Consumo creado para Garzón dura una legislatura y se incluye en Derechos Sociales". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. [3]
    "Alberto Garzón será ministro de Consumo con competencias sobre el juego y las casas de apuestas". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Alberto Garzón dirigirá un ministerio de Consumo para completar las competencias de Unidas Podemos". El Mundo (in Spanish). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Royal Decree 139/2020, of January 28, which establishes the basic organic structure of the ministerial departments". boe.es. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  6. [6]
    "Real Decreto 8/2020, de 12 de enero, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (11). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 2882. 13 January 2020. ISSN 0212-033X.
  7. [7]
    "Real Decreto 695/2023, de 24 de julio, por el que se declara el cese de los miembros del Gobierno" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (176). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 108070–108071. 25 July 2023. ISSN 0212-033X.


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