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Spain Names Environment Secretary Hugo Morán to Lead Aemet After Statute Revamp

The move caps a statutory overhaul meant to raise the meteorological agency’s institutional weight.

Overview

  • An official bulletin named Hugo Morán president of Spain’s state weather agency and recorded María José Rallo’s departure.
  • The Ecological Transition Ministry framed the change as internal reorganization and said Rallo asked to leave for personal reasons.
  • Ministry sources said Rallo stayed on to see the new statutes take effect and helped design the updated organizational structure.
  • The leadership shift follows a labor dispute that neared a Holy Week strike and was defused by a late‑March deal to improve staff conditions.
  • Aemet’s growing role in warning about extreme weather, including the Valencia dana storm episode, has increased scrutiny of how it is led and staffed.