Eighth government of Francisco Franco

The eighth^[b] government of Francisco Franco was formed on 30 October 1969, after the latter had sacked 13 out of 18 of his ministers—in what was to become the largest cabinet reshuffle in the whole Francoist period—as a result of internal divisions between the various factions within the National Movement and the unveiling of the Matesa scandal earlier that year.^[3][4] It succeeded the seventh Franco government and was the government of Spain from 30 October 1969 to 12 June 1973, a total of 1,321 days, or 3 years, 7 months and 13 days.^[5][6]

Dateformed30 October 1969

Datedissolved12 June 1973

Head of State

Francisco Franco

Prime Minister

Francisco Franco

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8th government of Francisco Franco
Government of Spain
1969–1973
Franco in 1975
Date formed	30 October 1969
Date dissolved	12 June 1973
People and organisations
Head of State	Francisco Franco
Prime Minister	Francisco Franco
Deputy Prime Minister	Luis Carrero Blanco
No. of ministers	19[a]
Total no. of members	20[a]
Member party	FET–JONS
Status in legislature	One-party state
History
Legislature terms	9th Cortes Españolas 10th Cortes Españolas
Budget	1970–71, 1972, 1973
Predecessor	Franco VII
Successor	Carrero Blanco

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Franco's eighth cabinet 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, the Opus Dei and the National Catholic Association of Propagandists (ACNP), as well as a number of aligned-nonpartisan technocrats or figures from the civil service.^[7] It would be the last government under the direct control of Franco, as he would give up the post of prime minister to his deputy Luis Carrero Blanco on 9 June 1973.^[8]