Juan Antonio Bellido Cala, new Inspector General of Education

The Vice-Ministry of Education of the Regional Government of Andalusia (Junta de Andalucía) has awarded the position of Inspector General of Education to Juan Antonio Bellido Cala, by means of a resolution dated August 24, 2026, published in the Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia (BOJA) number 167, of August 28, 2026, on page 11316/1. The appointment is made through the free designation procedure and concerns the supervision of the entire Andalusian educational system.

The position was announced by Resolution of July 13, 2026 (BOJA no. 138, of July 20), and its filling is supported by Article 128 of Law 5/2023, of June 7, on the Public Service of Andalusia, as well as Article 13 of Decree 115/2002, of March 25, which regulates the organization and operation of the Educational Inspection.

Regulatory Framework and Procedure

The position is awarded under the free designation regime, a system in which the Administration assesses the suitability of the candidate for a position of special responsibility. The resolution, signed by the Vice-Minister Pablo Quesada Ruiz in Seville on August 24, 2026, exhausts the administrative route.

• Legal basis: Article 128 of Law 5/2023, on the Public Service of Andalusia.
• Specific regulation: Article 13 of Decree 115/2002, on the Educational Inspection.
• Previous call: Resolution of July 13, 2026 (BOJA no. 138, of July 20).
• Resolving body: Vice-Ministry of Education.

Appointment Details

Annex I of the resolution details the identity of the appointee and the characteristics of the awarded position:

• Name: Juan Antonio Bellido Cala (DNI *6557).
• Position: Inspector General of Education.
• Ministry: Education.
• Management center: Vice-Ministry.
• Location: Seville.

Deadlines and Appeals

The assumption of office must take place within three business days from the publication of the award resolution. Against this resolution, which exhausts the administrative route, a contentious-administrative appeal may be filed within two months from the day following its notification, or, optionally, a request for reversal before the same body within one month, in accordance with Law 29/1998 and Law 39/2015.

The appointment places Bellido Cala at the head of the Andalusian Educational Inspection, a maximum-level position whose function is to ensure compliance with regulations and the quality of the educational system throughout the autonomous community. His appointment by free designation underscores the Ministry’s confidence in his trajectory to lead the supervision of educational centers and services in Andalusia.

Source: Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia, no. 167, August 28, 2026, section 2.1 (Appointments), page 11316/1 (official reference: 00342546).