Central Committee of the Consejo Jacobeo

Regulated by Royal Decree 1431/2009 of 11 September , governing the reorganisation of the Consejo Jacobeo.

Functions of the Central Committee

The functions of the Central Committee consist of the study and setting forth of the following matters:

• Actions for the demarcation, signposting, itinerary and maintenance of the Camino de Santiago on all of its historical routes.
• Actions for the restoration and preservation of assets linked to the historical and cultural heritage of the Camino de Santiago.
• Activities for the promotion of the Camino de Santiago and its national and international diffusion for the purposes of culture and tourism, with special attention to providing services to pilgrims.
• Specific actions in relation to the commemoration of Jacobean Years.
• Actions for improving the landscape and environment surrounding the Camino de Santiago.

Composition of the Central Committee

The committee comprises the following members:

• Chairperson: Minister of Culture and Sport.

• Vice-Chairperson: Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Autonomous Community of Galicia.

• Secretary:Director General of Cultural Industries and Cooperation, Ministry of Culture and Sport.

Members for the Autonomous Communities:

• Minister of Culture and Linguistic Policy of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.
• Minister of Business and Knowledge of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia.
• Vice-President and Minister for the President, Public Administrations and Justice of the Autonomous Community of Galicia.
• Minister of Culture, Linguistic Policy and Tourism of the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias.
• Minister of Universities, Equality, Culture and Sport of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria.
• Minister of Education and Culture of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja.
• Minister of Education, Culture and Sport of the Autonomous Community of Aragon.
• Minister of Culture and Sport of the Chartered Community of Navarre.
• Minister for Culture and Community Tourism of the Autonomous Community of Castile-León.

Members for the Government of Spain:

• Secretary of State for International Cooperation and for Ibero-America and the Caribbean, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation.
• Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance.
• Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training.
• Secretary of State for Tourism, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism
• Secretary of State for Territorial Policy, Ministry of Territorial Policy and Civil Service
• Undersecretary of Ecological Transition, Ministry of Ecological Transition.
• Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture and Sport.
• Director General of Fine Arts, Ministry of Culture and Sport.