General Secretariat for Research
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The General Secretariat for Research (Spanish: Secretaría General de Investigación, SGI) is a component of the Spanish Department of Science and Innovation responsible for promoting the Spanish scientific research, as well as coordinating the different organizations and administrations that are part of it. The general secretariat's budget for 2019 was €2.697 billion.
Secretaría General de Investigación | |
Main Headquarters of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities in Madrid. | |
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Formed | May 12, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-05-12) |
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Type | General Secretariat |
Jurisdiction | Government of Spain |
Headquarters | 162 Paseo de la Castellana Madrid |
Annual budget | € 2.7 billion |
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Parent department | Ministry of Science and Innovation |
The general secretariat is headed by a Secretary-General, an undersecretary-rank official appointed by the Monarch with the advice of the Science Minister. The Secretary-General chairs the Spanish Polar Committee and is assisted by a Technical Cabinet, a director-general and a deputy director-general. The general secretariat supervises several scientific agencies owned by the central government.[1] The current Secretary-General is Rafael Rodrigo Montero, an astrophysicist who served as President of the CSIC from 2008 to 2012.[2]