Spain. Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Urbanismo

The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, traditionally known as Ministry of Development and also as Ministry of Public Works, is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for designing and implementing the government policy on land, air and maritime transport infrastructure and the control, planning and regulation of transport, including the promotion of sustainable transport and active mobility. It is also responsible for postal services regulation and the direction of government's policies related to astronomy, geodesy, geophysics and cartography. The department was founded in January 1847, succeeding the Ministry of the Interior (at that time called "Ministry of the Governance of the Kingdom") in the areas of public works, education, agriculture, and commerce. Later, it also assumed other responsibilities such as industry, fishing, hunting, statistics, and the supervision of banking and businesses, but from the 20th century onwards, its powers were gradually reduced in favor of other new ministries, stabilizing from the mid-20th century onwards around public works, transportation, and infrastructure. The Ministry's headquarters are in the New Ministries government complex, in Madrid. Since 21 November 2023 the minister has been Óscar Puente.