Seventh government of Francisco Franco

The seventh^[b] government of Francisco Franco was formed on 8 July 1965.^[3] It succeeded the sixth Franco government and was the government of Spain from 8 July 1965 to 30 October 1969, a total of 1,575 days, or 4 years, 3 months and 22 days.

Date formed8 July 1965

Date dissolved30 October 1969

Head of StateFrancisco Franco

Prime MinisterFrancisco Franco

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7th government of Francisco Franco
Government of Spain
1965–1969
Franco in May 1968
Date formed	8 July 1965
Date dissolved	30 October 1969
People and organisations
Head of State	Francisco Franco
Prime Minister	Francisco Franco
Deputy Prime Minister	Agustín Muñoz Grandes (1965–1967) Luis Carrero Blanco (1967–1969)
No. of ministers	19[a] (1965–1967) 18[a] (1967–1969)
Total no. of members	21[a]
Member party	FET–JONS
Status in legislature	One-party state
History
Legislature terms	8th Cortes Españolas 9th Cortes Españolas
Budget	1966–67, 1968–69
Predecessor	Franco VI
Successor	Franco VIII

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Franco's seventh 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.^[4] The cabinet would see an extensive reshuffle in October 1969 as a result of internal divisions between the various factions within the Movement and the unveiling of the Matesa scandal earlier that year.^[5][6] During the cabinet's tenure the Organic Law of the State would be passed in 1967, regulating key aspects of the structuring and functioning of the government.^[7]