Secretary of State for Equality
The Secretary of State for Equality and Gender Violence (SEIVG) of Spain is a senior minister within the Spanish Department of Equality. It is a political appointment made by the Monarch with the advice of the minister in charge of the ministerial department.
| Secretary of State for Equality | |
|---|---|
| Secretario de Estado de Igualdad | |
Coat of Arms used by the Government | |
Incumbent Ángela Rodríguez Martínez since October 12, 2021 | |
| Ministry of Equality Secretariat of State for Equality and Gender Violence | |
| Style | The Most Excellent (formal) Madam Secretary of State (informal) |
| Abbreviation | SEIVG |
| Reports to | Minister of Equality |
| Nominator | Minister of Equality |
| Appointer | Monarch |
| Precursor | Secretary General for Equality |
| Formation | October 20, 2010 |
| First holder | Bibiana Aído |
| Salary | € 115,209.65 per year |
| Website | mpr.gob.es |
The Secretary of State for Equality is responsible for proposing and developing the Government's policies on equality, prevention and elimination of all kinds of discrimination against persons based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or ideology, sexual orientation or identity of gender, age, disability or any other condition or personal or social circumstance, and of eradication of the different forms of violence against women, as well as violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI) and within the affective relationships of these.
From Secretariat of State depend two departments, the Directorate-General for Equality of Treatment and Diversity and the Government Delegation for Gender Violence.