List of industry ministers of Spain

This is a list of the officeholders of the Ministry of Industry since 1928, when the government department was established. Throughout history, this position has also had jurisdiction over agriculture, trade and tariffs, tourism, energy and telecommunications, among others. Before 1928, it was the Ministry of Labour the department responsible for industrial affairs, while other departments such as the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Development had economic and agricultural responsibilities.

Name			Term		Duration	Party	Government			Ref.
		The Count of the Andes (1880–1963)	3 November 1928	21 January 1930	1 year, 89 days	Patriotic Union		The Marquess of Estella	Alfonso XIII (1886–1931)	[1]
		Sebastián Castedo (1871–1953)	21 January 1930	30 January 1930	9 days	Independent				[2]
		Manuel Argüelles Argüelles (1875–1945) acting minister	30 January 1930	3 February 1930	4 days	Conservative		The Count of Xauen		[3]
		Julio Wais San Martín (1878–1954)	3 February 1930	20 August 1930	198 days	Conservative				[4]
		Luis Rodríguez de Viguri (1881–1945)	20 August 1930	18 February 1931	182 days	Conservative				[5]
		The Count of Bugallal (1861–1932)	18 February 1931	14 April 1931	55 days	Conservative		Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas		[6]
		Lluís Nicolau d'Olwer (1888–1961)	15 April 1931	16 December 1931	245 days	Catalan Action		Niceto Alcalá-Zamora	Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1931–1936)	[7]
								Manuel Azaña
		Marcelino Domingo[a] (1884–1939)	16 December 1931	12 September 1933	1 year, 270 days	Radical Socialist Republican				[8]
		Laureano Gómez Paratcha (1884–1968)	12 September 1933	8 October 1933	26 days	Galician Autonomist		Alejandro Lerroux		[9]
		Félix Gordón Ordás (1885–1973)	8 October 1933	16 December 1933	69 days	Radical Socialist Republican		Diego Martínez Barrio		[10]
		Ricardo Samper (1881–1938)	16 December 1933	28 April 1934	133 days	Radical Republican		Alejandro Lerroux		[11]
		Vicente Iranzo (1889–1961)	28 April 1934	4 October 1934	159 days	Independent		Ricardo Samper		[12]
		Andrés Orozco Batista (1888–1961)	4 October 1934	3 April 1935	181 days	Radical Republican		Alejandro Lerroux		[13]
		Manuel Marraco Ramón (1870–1956)	3 April 1935	6 May 1935	33 days	Radical Republican				[14]
		Rafael Aizpún[b] (1889–1981)	6 May 1935	25 September 1935	142 days	CEDA				[15]
		José Martínez de Velasco (1875–1936)	25 September 1935	29 October 1935	34 days	Agrarian		Joaquín Chapaprieta		[16]
		Juan Usabiaga Lasquívar (1879–1953)	29 October 1935	14 December 1935	46 days	Radical Republican				[17]
		Joaquín de Pablo-Blanco Torres (1896–1947)	14 December 1935	30 December 1935	16 days	Radical Republican		Manuel Portela Valladares		[18]
		José María Álvarez Mendizábal (1891–1965)	30 December 1935	19 February 1936	51 days	Radical Republican				[19]
		Plácido Álvarez-Buylla[c] (1885–1938)	19 February 1936	19 July 1936	151 days	Republican Union		Manuel Azaña		[20]
								Augusto Barcia Trelles[d]	Manuel Azaña (1936–1939)
								Santiago Casares Quiroga
								Diego Martínez Barrio
Start of the Spanish Civil War
Republican side										[21]
		Plácido Álvarez-Buylla (1885–1938)	19 July 1936	4 September 1936	47 days	Republican Union		José Giral
		Anastasio de Gracia (1890–1981)	4 September 1936	4 November 1936	61 days	Socialist		Francisco Largo Caballero		[22]
		Joan Peiró (1887–1942)	4 November 1936	17 May 1937	194 days	Independent (CNT)				[23]
The Ministry of Finance and Economy assumed the responsabilities over industry and trade[24]
Rebel side
		The Count of Bau (1897–1973)	4 October 1936	31 January 1938	1 year, 119 days	Independent		Junta Técnica del Estado	Francisco Franco (1939–1975)	[25]
		The Marquess of Suanzes (1891–1977)	31 January 1938	1 April 1939	1 year, 60 days	National Movement		Franco I		[26]
End of the Spanish Civil War
		The Marquess of Suanzes (1891–1977)	1 April 1939	9 August 1939	130 days	National Movement		Franco I
		The Marquess of Rende (1891–1971)	9 August 1939	16 October 1940	1 year, 68 days	National Movement		Franco II		[27]
		Demetrio Carceller Segura (1894–1971)	16 October 1940	20 July 1945	4 years, 277 days	National Movement				[28]
		The Marquess of Suanzes (1891–1977)	20 July 1945	19 July 1951	5 years, 364 days	National Movement		Franco III		[29]
		Joaquín Planell (1891–1969)	19 July 1951	11 July 1962	10 years, 357 days	National Movement		Franco IV		[30]
								Franco V
		Gregorio López-Bravo (1923–1985)	10 July 1962	29 October 1969	7 years, 111 days	National Movement		Franco VI		[31]
								Franco VII
		José María López de Letona (1922–2018)	29 October 1969	3 January 1974	4 years, 66 days	National Movement		Franco VIII		[32]
								Luis Carrero Blanco
								The Duke of Fernández-Miranda (acting)
								The Marquess of Arias Navarro
		Alfredo Santos Blanco (1924–2004)	3 January 1974	4 March 1975	1 year, 60 days	National Movement				[33]
									Juan Carlos I (1975–2014)
		Alfonso Álvarez Miranda (1925–2018)	4 March 1975	11 December 1975	282 days	National Movement				[34]
		Carlos Pérez de Bricio (1927–2022)	11 December 1975	4 July 1977	1 year, 205 days	National Movement				[35]
						Spanish Democratic Union
								The Duke of Suárez
		Alberto Oliart (1928–2021)	4 July 1977	24 February 1978	235 days	Centrist				[36]
		Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún (1932–1991)	24 February 1978	5 April 1979	1 year, 40 days	Centrist				[37]
		Carlos Bustelo (born 1936)	5 April 1979	2 May 1980	1 year, 27 days	Centrist				[38]
		Ignacio Bayón (1944–2024)	2 May 1980	2 December 1982	2 years, 214 days	Centrist
								The Marquess of Ría de Ribadeo		[39]
		Carlos Solchaga (born 1944)	2 December 1982	4 July 1985	2 years, 214 days	Socialist		Felipe González		[40]
		Joan Majó (born 1939)	4 July 1985	25 July 1986	1 year, 21 days	Socialist				[41]
		Luis Carlos Croissier (born 1950)	25 July 1986	11 July 1988	1 year, 352 days	Socialist				[42]
		Claudio Aranzadi (born 1946)	11 July 1988	13 July 1993	5 years, 2 days	Socialist				[43]
		Juan Manuel Eguiagaray (1945–2025)	13 July 1993	5 May 1996	2 years, 297 days	Socialist				[44]
		Josep Piqué (1955–2023)	5 May 1996	28 April 2000	2 years, 258 days	Popular		José María Aznar		[45]
The ministries of Economy and of Science assumed the responsabilities over industry and energy
		José Montilla (born 1955)	18 April 2004	8 September 2006	2 years, 143 days	Socialist		José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero		[46]
		Joan Clos (born 1949)	8 September 2006	14 April 2009	2 years, 218 days	Socialist				[47]
		Miguel Sebastián Gascón (born 1957)	14 April 2009	22 December 2011	2 years, 252 days	Independent				[48]
		José Manuel Soria (born 1958)	22 December 2011	15 April 2015	3 years, 114 days	People's Party		Mariano Rajoy		[49]
									Felipe VI (2014-present)
		Luis de Guindos (born 1960) acting minister	15 April 2015	4 November 2016	1 year, 203 days	Independent				[50]
The ministries of Economy and of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda assumed its responsabilities
		Reyes Maroto (born 1973)	7 June 2018	28 March 2023	4 years, 294 days	Socialist		Pedro Sánchez		[51]
		Héctor Gómez Hernández (born 1978)	28 March 2023	21 November 2023	238 days	Socialist				[52]
		Jordi Hereu (born 1965)	21 November 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 147 days	Socialist				[53]