# First government of Carlos Arias Navarro

The first government of Carlos Arias Navarro was formed on 4 January 1974, following the latter's appointment as Prime Minister of Spain by Head of State Francisco Franco on 29 December and his swearing-in on 2 January, as a result of Luis Carrero Blanco's assassination on 20 December 1973. It succeeded the Carrero Blanco government and was the Government of Spain from 4 January 1974 to 12 December 1975, a total of 707 days, or 1 year, 11 months and 8 days.
Arias Navarro's first cabinet was the last to serve under Franco, was made up of members from the different factions or "families" within the National Movement: mainly the FET y de las JONS party—the only legal political party during the Francoist regime—the military and a number of aligned-nonpartisan figures from the civil service, to be joined later on by the legally-recognized Spanish People's Union (UDPE). In the first cabinet since 1957 without the presence of any Opus Dei member, Arias Navarro went on to form a mostly bureaucratic government.

## Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers was structured into the offices for the prime minister, the three deputy prime ministers and 19 ministries.
← Arias Navarro I Government → (4 January 1974 – 12 December 1975) :
| Portfolio | Name | Faction | Faction | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
| Prime Minister | Carlos Arias Navarro | | Nonpartisan | 31 December 1973 | 5 December 1975 | |
| First Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Governance | José García Hernández | | Nonpartisan | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | [7] [8] |
| Second Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance | Antonio Barrera de Irimo | | Nonpartisan | 4 January 1974 | 30 October 1974 | [7] [8] |
| Third Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour | Licinio de la Fuente | | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 5 March 1975 | [7] [8] |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Pedro Cortina Mauri | | Nonpartisan | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Minister of Justice | Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo | | Nonpartisan | 4 January 1974 | 5 March 1975 | |
| Minister of the Army | Francisco Coloma Gallegos | | Military | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Minister of the Navy | Gabriel Pita da Veiga | | Military | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Minister of Public Works | Antonio Valdés González-Roldán | | Nonpartisan | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Minister of Education and Science | Cruz Martínez Esteruelas | | Nonp./UDPE | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Minister of Industry | Alfredo Santos Blanco | | Nonpartisan | 4 January 1974 | 5 March 1975 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Tomás Allende y García-Baxter | | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Minister of the Air | Mariano Cuadra Medina | | Military | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Minister of Trade | Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta | | Nonpartisan | 4 January 1974 | 5 March 1975 | |
| Minister of Information and Tourism | Pío Cabanillas Gallas | | Nonpartisan | 4 January 1974 | 30 October 1974 | |
| Minister of Housing | Luis Rodríguez de Miguel | | Nonpartisan | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Minister of the Presidency | Antonio Carro Martínez | | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Minister for Trade Union Relations | Alejandro Fernández Sordo | | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Minister Secretary-General of the Movement | José Utrera Molina | | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 5 March 1975 | |
| Minister of Development Planning | Joaquín Gutiérrez Cano | | FET–JONS | 4 January 1974 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Changes October 1974 |||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Faction | Faction | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
| Second Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance | Rafael Cabello de Alba | | Nonpartisan | 30 October 1974 | 12 December 1975 | [9] [10] |
| Minister of Information and Tourism | León Herrera Esteban | | Nonpartisan | 30 October 1974 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Changes March 1975 |||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Faction | Faction | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
| Third Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour | Fernando Suárez González | | Nonpartisan | 5 March 1975 | 12 December 1975 | [12] [13] |
| Minister of Justice | José María Sánchez-Ventura | | Nonpartisan | 5 March 1975 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Minister of Industry | Alfonso Álvarez Miranda | | Nonpartisan | 5 March 1975 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Minister of Trade | José Luis Cerón Ayuso | | Nonpartisan | 5 March 1975 | 12 December 1975 | |
| Minister Secretary-General of the Movement | Fernando Herrero Tejedor | | FET–JONS | 5 March 1975 | 12 June 1975† | |
| Changes June 1975 |||||||
| Portfolio | Name | Faction | Faction | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
| Minister Secretary-General of the Movement | José Solís Ruiz | | FET–JONS | 18 June 1975 | 12 December 1975 | |