Treasury appoints Velayos Morales to its Madrid-based Cabinet

The Ministry of Finance and Relations with the European Union of the Government of the Canary Islands has resolved the open appointment process for singularized position no. 24713, assigned to the Office of the Vice-Ministry of Finance and Relations with the European Union and based in Madrid. The Order of September 21, 2026 appoints the civil servant Jesús Jorge Velayos Morales to this destination and is published in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (BOC) no. 200, of October 6, 2026, within section II, Authorities and Personnel.

The resolution concludes the procedure opened by the Resolution of June 23, 2026, of the Technical General Secretariat of the Ministry, published in the BOC no. 136, of July 8, 2026. Before issuing the order, the department assessed the report of August 6, 2026, issued by the Technical General Secretariat and the proposal formulated by the Vice-Ministry of Finance and Relations with the European Union, taking into account the circumstances and merits of the applicant.

The order is issued under the powers attributed to the department by article 29.1.c) of Law 14/1990, of July 26, on the Legal Regime of the Public Administrations of the Canary Islands. The signature corresponds to the Vice-Minister Gabriel Andrés Megías Martínez, by delegation of the Minister (Order of July 7, 2020, published in the BOC no. 147, of July 22, 2020).

The profile of the position and the appointee

The appointment falls to a career civil servant of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, who will occupy a maximum-level position within the structure of the Vice-Ministry’s Office. The characteristics detailed in the order are as follows:

• Name: Mr. Jesús Jorge Velayos Morales.
• Management center: Vice-Ministry of Finance and Relations with the European Union; unit: Office of the Vice-Ministry.
• Position title: Singularized Position; RPT no. 24713.
• Link: career civil servant; administration of origin, Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands.
• Group: A1; body/scale A111/A112.
• Level: 28; specific supplement: 80 points; normal working day.
• Location: Madrid.
• Preferred merits: Degree in Law, Economics, Business, or Business Administration (ADE).

Deadlines for cessation and taking office

The appointed civil servant shall cease in their current job within three days, counting from the day following the publication of the order. The taking of office shall occur within that same three-day period if the interested party resides on the same island, or within one month if they reside outside of it, counting from the day following the cessation.

Appeals against the resolution

The order concludes the administrative route, therefore, the following may be filed against it:

• Optional appeal for reversal (recurso potestativo de reposición) before the same body that issued the act, within a period of one month from the day following its notification.
• Contentious-administrative appeal before the Contentious-Administrative Section of the Court of First Instance of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, or before that of the plaintiff’s domicile, within a period of two months.

In the event that the first of these means of challenge is filed, the contentious-administrative route may not be pursued until it is expressly resolved or dismissed by administrative silence within a period of one month from its filing.

The appointment strengthens the management structure of the Vice-Ministry of Finance and Relations with the European Union and confirms the department’s commitment to maintaining a level 28 position in Madrid linked to dialogue with European institutions, with a specific supplement of 80 points. The position is filled by free appointment, the procedure reserved for positions of trust and special responsibility within the regional Administration.

Source: Official Gazette of the Canary Islands, no. 200, of October 6, 2026, section II (Authorities and personnel), pp. 36010-36011 (official reference: boc-a-2026-200-3437).