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Secretariat of State of Security (Spain)

Secretariat of State of Security
Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad
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Logotype of the Secretariat
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José Antonio Nieto, current Secretary of State of Security
Agency overview
Formed 1986
Type Secretary of State
Jurisdiction Government of Spain
Headquarters Paseo de la Castellana, 5
Madrid
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • José Antonio Nieto Ballesteros, Secretary of State of Security
Child agencies
Website www.mir.es

The Secretariat of State of Security of Spain is a department within the Ministry of the Interior. The Secretariat was founded in 1986, originally called General Direction of Security. The Secretariat of State is ruled by the Secretary of State of Security that is the second in command of the Ministry (the equivalence in the United States would be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security).

According to the Royal Decree 400/2012, the functions of the Secretary of State of Security are:

From the Secretry of State of Security depends:


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