Ministry of Consumer Affairs (Spain)
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.Structure
The Ministry is structured as follows:
