Francisco Largo Caballero
Ministry Start End Officeholder Party
Prime Minister and War 4 September 1936 17 May 1937 Francisco Largo Caballero Socialist ( left )
State ( Foreign Affairs ) 4 September 1936 17 May 1937 Julio Álvarez del Vayo Socialist ( left )
Finance 4 September 1936 17 May 1937 Juan Negrín Socialist ( moderate )
Interior 4 September 1936 17 May 1937 Angel Galarza Socialist ( left )
Industry and Commerce 4 September 1936 4 November 1936 Anastasio de Gracia Socialist ( moderate )
Industry 4 November 1936 17 May 1937 Juan Peiró Belis
Commerce 4 November 1936 17 May 1937 Juan López Sánchez CNT
Navy and Air 4 September 1936 17 May 1937 Indalecio Prieto Socialist ( moderate )
Education and Fine Arts 4 September 1936 17 May 1937 Jesús Hernández Tomás Communist
Agriculture 4 September 1936 17 May 1937 Vicente Uribe Communist
Justice 4 September 1936 4 November 1936 Mariano Ruiz-Funes Left Republican
Justice 4 November 1936 17 May 1937 Juan García Oliver CNT
Communications and Merchant Marine 4 September 1936 17 May 1937 Bernardo Giner de los Ríos Republican Union
Labor and Health 4 September 1936 4 November 1936 José Tomás Piera Left Republican Party of Catalonia
Labor and Planning 4 November 1936 15 May 1937 Anastasio de Gracia
Health and Social Assistance 4 November 1936 17 May 1937 Federica Montseny CNT
Public Works 4 September 1936 15 September 1936 Vicente Uribe ( Interim )
Public Works 15 September 1936 17 May 1937 Julio Just Gimeno Left Republican
Propaganda 4 November 1936 17 May 1937 Carlos Esplá Rizo
Without portfolio 4 September 1936 15 May 1937 José Giral Left Republican
Biography -- Prime Minister of Spain
Monument of Largo Caballero On 4 September 1936 , a few months into the civil war , Largo Caballero was designated the 134th Prime Minister and Minister of War . [ 10 ] Besides conducting the war , he also focused on maintaining military discipline and government authority within the Republic . [ 11 ] On 4 November 1936 Largo Caballero persuaded the anarchist Confederación Nacional del Trabajo ( CNT ; `` National Confederation of Labour '' ) to join the government , with four members assigned to junior ministries including Justice , Health and Trade . The decision was controversial with the CNT members . [ 12 ] The Barcelona May Days led to a governmental crisis [ 13 ] that forced Caballero to resign on 17 May 1937 . Juan Negrín , also a member of the PSOE , was appointed Prime Minister in his stead . [ 14 ] The cabinet , formed on 4 September 1936 and reshuffled on 4 November 1936 , consisted of : [ 15 ]
Francisco Largo Caballero (15 October 1869 - 23 March 1946) was a Spanish politician and trade unionist. He was one of the historic leaders of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and of the Workers' General Union (UGT). In 1936 and 1937 Caballero served as the Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.