Ministry of Consumer Affairs (Spain)

Ministry of Consumer Affairs
	Ministerio de Consumo
	; Headquarters of the Ministry
Agency overview
Formed	13 January 2020
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare (consumer affairs); Ministry of Finance (gambling);
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Spain
Annual budget	€ 57.1 million, 2021[1]
Minister responsible	Alberto Garzón, Minister;

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for policies regarding the protection and defense of consumer rights, as well as the regulation, authorization, supervision, control and, where appropriate, sanction of state-level gambling and gaming activities.

The department was created by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez as part of the Sánchez II Government and it is the first time that a ministry is created to be focused on consumer affairs. It took on the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare regarding consumer affairs; as well as the responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance in gambling matters. It is overseen by the Minister for Consumer Affairs, currently Alberto Garzón, who was appointed on 13 January 2020.[2][3]

Structure

The Ministry is structured as follows:[4]

The General Secretariat for Consumer Affairs and Gambling.
- The Directorate-General for Consumer Affairs.
  - The Deputy Directorate-General for Coordination, Quality and Consumer Cooperation.
  - The Deputy Directorate-General for Arbitration and Consumer Rights.
- The Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling.
  - The Deputy Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling.
  - The Deputy Directorate-General for Gambling Inspection.
The Undersecretariat of Consumer Affairs.
- The Technical General Secretariat.

Agencies and other bodies

The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition.
The Research and Quality Control Center.
The Advisory Council for Responsible Gaming
The National Commission to fight the manipulation of sports competitions and betting fraud.

References

"2021 State Budget" (PDF). www.boe.es. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
"Alberto Garzón será ministro de Consumo con competencias sobre el juego y las casas de apuestas". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
"Alberto Garzón dirigirá un ministerio de Consumo para completar las competencias de Unidas Podemos". El Mundo (in Spanish). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
"Royal Decree 139/2020, of January 28, which establishes the basic organic structure of the ministerial departments". boe.es. Retrieved 2020-01-30.

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[1] "2021 State Budget" (PDF). www.boe.es. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[2] "Alberto Garzón será ministro de Consumo con competencias sobre el juego y las casas de apuestas". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[3] "Alberto Garzón dirigirá un ministerio de Consumo para completar las competencias de Unidas Podemos". El Mundo (in Spanish). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[4] "Royal Decree 139/2020, of January 28, which establishes the basic organic structure of the ministerial departments". boe.es. Retrieved 2020-01-30.