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 days, or .
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).
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 Party Took office Left office Prime Minister Carlos Arias Navarro FET–JONS 31 December 1973 5 December 1975 First Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of Governance José García Hernández FET–JONS/NP 4 January 1974 12 December 1975 Second Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of Finance Antonio Barrera de Irimo Nonpartisan 4 January 1974 30 October 1974 Third Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of Labour Licinio de la Fuente FET–JONS 4 January 1974 5 March 1975 Minister of Foreign Affairs Pedro Cortina Mauri FET–JONS/NP 4 January 1974 12 December 1975 Minister of Justice Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo FET–JONS 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 FET–JONS/NP 4 January 1974 12 December 1975 Minister of Education and Science Cruz Martínez Esteruelas FET–JONS 4 January 1974 12 December 1975 Minister of Industry Alfredo Santos Blanco FET–JONS/NP 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 FET–JONS/NP 4 January 1974 5 March 1975 Minister of Information and Tourism Pío Cabanillas Gallas FET–JONS/NP 4 January 1974 30 October 1974 Minister of Housing Luis Rodríguez de Miguel FET–JONS/NP 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 Took office Left office Second Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of Finance Rafael Cabello de Alba FET–JONS/NP 30 October 1974 12 December 1975 Minister of Information and Tourism León Herrera Esteban FET–JONS/NP 30 October 1974 12 December 1975 Changes March 1975 Portfolio Name Faction Took office Left office Third Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of Labour Fernando Suárez González FET–JONS/NP 5 March 1975 12 December 1975 Minister of Justice José María Sánchez-Ventura FET–JONS/NP 5 March 1975 12 December 1975 Minister of Industry Alfonso Álvarez Miranda FET–JONS/NP 5 March 1975 12 December 1975 Minister of Trade José Luis Cerón Ayuso FET–JONS/NP 5 March 1975 12 December 1975 Minister Secretary-General of the Movement Fernando Herrero Tejedor FET–JONS/Opus 5 March 1975 12 June 1975† Changes June 1975 Portfolio Name Faction Took office Left office Minister Secretary-General of the Movement José Solís Ruiz FET–JONS 18 June 1975 12 December 1975
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External links Governments. Dictatorship of Franco (18.07.1936 / 20.11.1975). CCHS–CSIC (in Spanish). Governments of Franco. Dictatorship Chronology (1939–1975). Fuenterrebollo Portal (in Spanish). The governments of the Civil War and Franco's dictatorship (1936–1975). Lluís Belenes i Rodríguez History Page (in Spanish). Biographies. Royal Academy of History (in Spanish).