Secretary of State for Telecommunications

Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures
Secretario de Estado de Telecomunicaciones e Infraestructuras Digitales
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Incumbent
Roberto Sánchez Sánchez
since January 15, 2020
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Secretariat of State for Telecommunications
StyleThe Most Excellent (formal)
Mr/Ms. Secretary of State(informal)
AbbreviationSETID
Reports toMinister for Economic Affairs
NominatorMinister for Economic Affairs
AppointerMonarch
PrecursorSecretary General for Communications
FormationApril 27, 2000
First holderBaudilio Tomé Muguruza
Salary 110,604 per year
Websitemineco.gob.es

The secretary of state for telecommunications and digital infrastructures (SETID) is senior minister of the Spanish Department of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation.

The secretary of state for telecommunications is responsible for the promotion, regulation and knowledge of the telecommunications sector, audiovisual services and the Information Society, the dialogue with the professional, industrial and academic sectors and the coordination or cooperation between different ministries and with other public administrations regarding these matters.

The Secretariat of State, led by the SETID, is divided in two departments; one with the level of Directorate-General and other with the level of Deputy Directorate-General.