About the CNI

Organization
of the CNI

The CNI, under the Ministry of Defence, is present both in Spain and in other States in which Spain has economic, political or security-related interests.

The activities of the Centro Nacional de Inteligencia, as well as its organization and internal structure, means and procedures, personnel, facilities, databases and data centres, sources of information and any information or data that may lead to knowledge of the above matters are classified as secret.
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Esperanza Casteleiro Llamazares

Esperanza Casteleiro Llamazares was appointed Secretary of State Director of the Centro Nacional de Inteligencia on 10 May 2022.

Ms Esperanza Casteleiro has spent almost her entire professional life in the Spanish Intelligence Service, first in the CESID and then in the CNI, where she has held several high-level positions, including that of Secretary General between 2004 and 2008. In June 2018, she was appointed Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles, and was subsequently appointed Secretary of State for Defence on 1 July 2020, a position she held until May 2022, when she was appointed Secretary of State Director of the CNI.

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Esperanza Casteleiro Llamazares Secretary of State Director of the CNI
Luis García Terán Secretary General of the CNI

Luis García Terán

Mr. Luis García Terán was appointed Secretary General of the National Intelligence Center on December 17, 2024.

Mr. Luis García Terán joined CESID in September 1992, coming from the Armed Forces. Since then, he has held various positions within the Intelligence Directorate and as a representative of the CNI abroad.

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Esperanza Casteleiro Llamazares Luis García Terán

Esperanza Casteleiro Llamazares

Secretary of State Director of the CNI

Esperanza Casteleiro Llamazares was appointed Secretary of State Director of the Centro Nacional de Inteligencia on 10 May 2022.

Ms Esperanza Casteleiro has spent almost her entire professional life in the Spanish Intelligence Service, first in the CESID and then in the CNI, where she has held several high-level positions, including that of Secretary General between 2004 and 2008. In June 2018, she was appointed Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles, and was subsequently appointed Secretary of State for Defence on 1 July 2020, a position she held until May 2022, when she was appointed Secretary of State Director of the CNI.

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Luis García Terán

Secretary General of the CNI

Mr. Luis García Terán was appointed Secretary General of the National Intelligence Center on December 17, 2024.

Mr. Luis García Terán joined CESID in September 1992, coming from the Armed Forces. Since then, he has held various positions within the Intelligence Directorate and as a representative of the CNI abroad.

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“Working at the CNI is a source of pride and a privilege, but also an immense responsibility.”

We have been bestowed the great honour of having the trust of the Spanish people. Humility is our best ally, as well as the cornerstone upon which we must continue to build the future. Because that is what our authorities and our society are asking of us: to safeguard our country’s future.

Esperanza Casteleiro Llamazares

Secretary of State Director of the CNI

“En el Centro Nacional de Inteligencia, el trabajo en equipo es esencial: lo colectivo siempre supera a lo individual.”

Todos sus miembros son necesarios porque todos los cometidos que realizan son importantes.

La colaboración entre todos los profesionales del Centro es una herramienta fundamental para servir adecuadamente a nuestra sociedad.

Luis García Terán

Secretary General