Governor of the Bank of Spain

As stipulated by the Bank of Spain Autonomy Act of 1994, the Monarch appoints the Governor, the Deputy Governor and the rest of members of the Bank's Governing Council and Executive Committee. The governor is nominated by the Prime Minister, while the deputy governor is nominated by the incumbent governor^{[citation needed]}.

The governor has a special appointment process. Before the appointment, the Minister of Economy must appear before the Congress of Deputies' Economy Committee to inform them about the candidate. The candidate does not need the approval of Congress, although as a requirement, the candidate is required to be a Spanish person with recognized competence in monetary or banking matters.^[2]

The governor's and deputy governor's term’s lasts six years and is not renewable.^[3] The governor and deputy governor only leave the office when the term ends, by resignation or when the Government proves that the governor has a permanent incapacity for the exercise of their powers, serious breach of their obligations, office incompatibility or prosecution for a criminal offense.

The governor's functions are:^[4]

• To direct the Bank and preside over the Governing Council and the Executive Committee.
• To legally represent the Bank for all purposes and, especially, before courts of justice, as well as authorize contracts and documents and perform the other activities that are necessary for performance of the functions entrusted to the Bank of Spain.
• To represent the Bank of Spain in institutions and international organizations in which it is expected to participate.
• To hold the status of member of the Governing Council and of the General Council of the European Central Bank.

This is a list of the people that have served as Governor of the Bank of Spain. This title was adopted in 1856, although the Bank's roots dates back to 1782.^[5]

#	Name		Appointment	Termination	Ref.	Designated by
1		Ramón de Santillán González (1791-1861)	April 24, 1856	October 19, 1863	[6][7][8]	Juan Bravo Murillo (Minister of Finance)
2		Francisco Santa Cruz Pacheco (1797-1883)	October 30, 1863	March 31, 1866	[9][10]	Victorio Fernández Lascoiti Fourquet (Minister of Finance)
3		Victorio Fernández Lascoiti Fourquet (1810-1878)	April 20, 1866	July 25, 1866	[11]	Manuel Alonso Martínez (Minister of Finance)
4		Juan Bautista Trúpita Jiménez Cisneros (1815-1873)	July 25, 1866	October 24, 1868	[12]	José García Barzanallana (Minister of Finance)
5		Manuel Cantero San Vicente (1804-1876)	October 24, 1868	December 6, 1876	[13][14]	Laureano Figuerola (Minister of Finance)
6		Pedro Salaverría y Charitu (1821-1896)	January 14, 1877	October 20, 1877	[15][16]	José García Barzanallana (Minister of Finance)
7		José Elduayen Gorriti (1823-1898)	October 20, 1877	February 12, 1878	[17][18]	Manuel Orovio Echagüe (Minister of Finance)
8		Martín Belda y Mencía del Barrio (1820-1882)	February 17, 1878	March 1, 1881	[19][20]
9		Antonio Romero Ortiz (1822-1884)	March 1, 1881	October 27, 1883	[21][22]	Juan Francisco Camacho de Alcorta (Minister of Finance)
10		Juan Francisco Camacho de Alcorta (1813-1896)	October 27, 1883	January 22, 1884	[23][24]	José Gallostra y Frau (Minister of Finance)
11		Francisco de Cárdenas Espejo (1817-1898)	January 24, 1884	January 31, 1885	[25][26]	Fernando Cos-Gayón (Minister of Finance)
12		Salvador Albacete y Albert (1827-1890)	February 10, 1885	August 4, 1890	[27][28]
13		Cayetano Sánchez Bustillo (1839-1908)	August 14, 1890	November 25, 1891	[29][30]
14		Juan Francisco Camacho de Alcorta (1813-1896)	November 25, 1891	April 6, 1892	[31][32]	Juan de la Concha Castañeda (Minister of Finance)
15		Santos de Isasa y Valseca (1822-1907)	April 8, 1892	December 28, 1892	[33][34]
16		Pío Gullón Iglesias (1835-1917)	December 28, 1892	April 4, 1895	[35][36]	Germán Gamazo (Minister of Finance)
17		Santos de Isasa y Valseca (1822-1907)	April 4, 1895	September 10, 1895	[37][38]	Juan Navarro Reverter (Minister of Finance)
18		Manuel Aguirre de Tejada (1827-1911)	September 15, 1895	December 14, 1895	[39][40]
19		José García Barzanallana (1819-1903)	December 17, 1895	October 19, 1897	[41][42]
20		Manuel de Eguilior y Llaguno (1842-1931)	October 21, 1897	March 6, 1899	[43][44]	Joaquín López Puigcerver (Minister of Finance)
21		Luis María de la Torre y de la Hoz (1827-1901)	March 6, 1899	October 24, 1899	[45][46]
22		Antonio María Fabié Escudero (1832-1899)	October 26, 1899	December 3, 1899	[47][48]	Raimundo Fernández Villaverde (Minister of Finance)
23		Juan de la Concha Castañeda (1818-1903)	January 2, 1900	April 12, 1901	[49][50]
24		Pío Gullón e Iglesias (1835-1917)	April 12, 1901	February 18, 1902	[51][52]	Ángel Urzaiz (Minister of Finance)
25		Andrés Mellado Fernández (1846-1913)	July 25, 1902	December 9, 1902	[53][54]	Tirso Rodrigáñez y Sagasta (Minister of Finance)
26		Antonio García Alix (1852-1911)	December 9, 1902	July 20, 1903	[55][56]	Raimundo Fernández Villaverde (Minister of Finance)
27		José Sánchez Guerra y Martínez (1859-1935)	July 28, 1903	December 5, 1903	[57][58]	Augusto González Besada (Minister of Finance)
28		Tomás Castellano y Villarroya (1850-1906)	December 8, 1903	December 16, 1904	[59][60]	Guillermo de Osma y Scull (Minister of Finance)
29		Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar (1856-1923)	December 20, 1904	August 17, 1905	[61][62]	Tomás Castellano y Villarroya (Minister of Finance)
30		Trinitario Ruiz y Capdepón (1836-1911)	August 17, 1905	June 25, 1906	[63][64]	José Echegaray (Minister of Finance)
31		Fernando Merino Villarino (1860-1929)	June 25, 1906	January 26, 1907	[65][66]	Amós Salvador Rodrigáñez (Minister of Finance)
32		José Sánchez Guerra y Martínez (1859-1935)	January 26, 1907	September 14, 1908	[67][68]	Guillermo de Osma y Scull (Minister of Finance)
33		Antonio García Alix (1852-1911)	September 14, 1908	October 30, 1909	[69][70]	Augusto González Besada (Minister of Finance)
34		Fernando Merino Villarino (1860-1929)	October 30, 1909	February 9, 1910	[71][72]	Juan Alvarado y del Saz (Minister of Finance)
35		Tirso Rodrigáñez y Sagasta (1853-1935)	February 12, 1910	April 3, 1911	[73][74]	Eduardo Cobián (Minister of Finance)
36		Eduardo Cobián y Rofiñac (1857-1918)	April 6, 1911	November 12, 1913	[75][76]	Tirso Rodrigáñez y Sagasta (Minister of Finance)
37		Lorenzo Domínguez Pascual (1863-1923)	November 12, 1913	January 13, 1916	[77][78]	Gabino Bugallal (Minister of Finance)
38		Manuel de Eguilior Llaguno (1842-1931)	January 13, 1916	July 19, 1916	[79][80]	Ángel Urzaiz (Minister of Finance)
39		Amós Salvador Rodrigáñez (1845-1922)	July 19, 1916	June 15, 1917	[81][82]	Santiago Alba Bonifaz (Minister of Finance)
40		Lorenzo Domínguez Pascual (1863-1926)	June 15, 1917	November 13, 1917	[83][84]	Gabino Bugallal (Minister of Finance)
41		Tirso Rodrigáñez y Sagasta (1853-1935)	November 13, 1917	April 23, 1919	[85][86]	Juan Ventosa (Minister of Finance)
42		Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar (1856-1923)	April 23, 1919	October 17, 1919	[87][88]	Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel (Minister of Finance)
43		Eduardo Sanz Escartín (1855-1939)	October 17, 1919	March 13, 1921	[89][90]	Gabino Bugallal (Minister of Finance)
44		José Maestre Pérez (1866-1933)	March 17, 1921	August 15, 1921	[91][92]	Manuel de Argüelles (Minister of Finance)
45		Luis Alfonso Sedó Guichard (1873-1952)	August 23, 1921	March 14, 1922	[93][94]	Francisco Cambó (Minister of Finance)
46		Salvador Bermúdez de Castro O'Lawlor (1863-1945)	March 14, 1922	January 2, 1923	[95][96]	Francisco Bergamín García (Minister of Finance)
47		Tirso Rodrigáñez y Sagasta (1853-1935)	January 2, 1923	September 17, 1923	[97][98]	José Manuel Pedregal (Minister of Finance)
48		Carlos Vergara Cailleaux (1854-1929)	February 25, 1924	October 16, 1929	[99][100]	Miguel Primo de Rivera
49		José Manuel Figueras Arizcun (1869-1944)	October 16, 1929	February 21, 1930	[101][102]	José Calvo Sotelo (Minister of Finance)
50		Juan Antonio Gamazo y Abarca (1883-1968)	February 21, 1930	August 31, 1930	[103][104]	Manuel de Argüelles (Minister of Finance)
51		Federico Carlos Bas Vassallo (1873-1938)	August 31, 1930	April 16, 1931	[105][106]	Julio Wais San Martín (Minister of Finance)
52		Julio Carabias Salcedo (1883-1963)	April 16, 1931	September 30, 1933	[107][108]	Indalecio Prieto (Minister of Finance)
53		Manuel Marraco Ramón (1870-1956)	September 30, 1933	March 3, 1934	[109][110]	Antonio Lara Zárate (Minister of Finance)
54		Alfredo de Zavala y Lafora (1893-1995)	March 7, 1934	April 3, 1935	[111][112]	Manuel Marraco Ramón (Minister of Finance)
55		Alejandro Fernández de Araoz y de la Devesa (1894-1970)	April 6, 1935	May 10, 1935	[113][114]	Alfredo de Zavala y Lafora (Minister of Finance)
56		Alfredo de Zavala y Lafora (1893-1995)	May 10, 1935	February 28, 1936	[115][116][117]	Joaquín Chapaprieta (Minister of Finance)
57		Luis Nicolau d'Olwer (1888-1961)	March 4, 1936	1938[118]	[119] ?	Gabriel Franco (Minister of Finance)
When the Civil War broke out, the Bank of Spain remained operational in the Republican-controlled areas until late 1938. At that time, the governor, Julio Carabias, stepped down temporarily. In the areas controlled by the Nationalists, the Burgos branch lacked a governor until April 1938, when Antonio Goicoechea was appointed.
58		Antonio Goicoechea Cosculluela (1876-1953)	March 25, 1938[120]	July 21, 1950	[121][122]	Andrés Amado (Minister of Finance)
59		Francisco de Cárdenas y de la Torre (1875-1967)	August 2, 1950	September 7, 1951	[123][124]	Joaquín Benjumea Burín (Minister of Finance)
60		Joaquín Benjumea Burín (1876-1963)	September 7, 1951	December 30, 1963	[125] [126]	Francisco Gómez de Llano (Minister of Finance)
61		Mariano Navarro Rubio (1913-2001)	July 9, 1965	July 24, 1970	[127][128]	Juan José Espinosa San Martín (Minister of Finance)
62		Luis Coronel de Palma (1925-2000)	July 24, 1970	August 24, 1976	[129][130]	Alberto Monreal Luque (Minister of Finance)
63		José María López de Letona (1922-2018)	August 24, 1976	March 2, 1978	[131][132]	Eduardo Carriles Galarraga (Minister of Finance)
64		José Ramón Álvarez Rendueles (1940 - )	March 2, 1978	July 24, 1980	[133][134][135]	Fernando Abril Martorell
			July 24, 1980	July 24, 1984		Adolfo Suárez
65		Mariano Rubio Jiménez (1931-1999)	July 24, 1984	July 24, 1988	[136][137][138]	Felipe González
			July 24, 1988	July 24, 1992
66		Luis Ángel Rojo Duque (1934-2011)	July 25, 1992	July 8, 1994	[139][140][141]
			July 8, 1994	July 12, 2000
67		Jaime Caruana Lacorte (1952)	July 12, 2000	July 12, 2006	[142][143]	José María Aznar (President of the Government)
68		Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez (1945- )	July 12, 2006	June 11, 2012	[144][145]	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (President of the Government)
69		Luis María Linde de Castro (1945- )	June 11, 2012	June 11, 2018	[146][147]	Mariano Rajoy (President of the Government)
70		Pablo Hernández de Cos (1971- )	June 11, 2018	11 June 2024	[148]
		Margarita Delgado (acting governor	June 11, 2024			Pedro Sanchez (President of the Government)

• "El Gobernador (The Governor)", www.bde.es, retrieved 2018-05-29