The Directorate-General for Traffic (, DGT) is a component of the Spanish

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responsible for the execution of the government's road policy in the Spanish road transport network. The DGT is both an administrative body and an autonomous agency, acting as Central Traffic Headquarters (, JCT).

Organisation

The DGT is made up 50 provincial headquarters, one for each

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, two local headquarters in

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and 14 local offices ( Alcorcón, Alzira, Cartagena,

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Director-general

The Director-General is a civil servant who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the DGT. The current director-general is Pere Navarro Olivella. Navarro Olivella already served as Director-General for Traffic between 2004 and 2012.

Former directors general

# Carlos Muñoz-Repiso y Vaca (1971-1974) # José Ignacio San Martín López (1974-1976) # Jesús García Siso (1976-1978) # José María Fernández Cuevas (1978-1980) # Antonio Ramón Bernabéu González (1980-1982) # José Luis Martín Palacín (1982-1986) # David León Blanco (1986-1987) # Rosa de Lima Manzano Gete (1987-1988) # Miguel María Muñoz Medina (1988-1996) # Carlos Muñoz-Repiso Izaguirre (1996-2004) # Pere Navarro Olivella (2004-2012) # María Seguí Gómez (2012-2016) # Cristóbal Cremades Rodríguez (2016-2016) # Gregorio Serrano (2016-2018) # Pere Navarro Olivella (2018–present)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Directorate General of Traffic Motor vehicle registration agencies Government of Spain