Government Delegation (Spain)

In Spain, a Government Delegation oversees and supervises all services of the central government and its public agencies (collectively known as the General State Administration) within an Autonomous Community. Effectively, they represent the Government in the territory of an Autonomous Community and ensure the governmental services are coordinated with the administration of the Autonomous Community. Delegations also exercise their role through Sub-Delegations, headquartered in the provinces and Insular Directorates, headquartered in some islands.

Government Delegations were established pursuant Section 154 of the Spanish Constitution.[1] The sub-delegations and insular directorates were established in 1997 to replace the civil governors that existed since the beginning of the 19th century. In total, there are 19 government delegations, 44 sub-delegations and 7 insular directorates. All of them are part of the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory.

  1. ^ "The Spanish Constitution" (PDF). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado [National Agency of the Official State Gazette]. 1978. Retrieved 25 March 2025.

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