The Board appoints Grau Ruiz to the Artificial Intelligence Cabinet

The Ministry of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Development and Public Administration of the Regional Government of Andalusia has appointed Fernando José Grau Ruiz as temporary staff in the position of “Program Coordinations” within the Minister’s Cabinet. The appointment is formalized through an Order of September 2, 2026, published in the Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia (BOJA) number 175, dated September 9, 2026, under section 2.1 of Appointments, situations and incidents.

The provision, consisting of a single page, is listed under the “Authorities and personnel” heading of the bulletin’s summary and corresponds to text number 11665. This is a temporary position of trust, a figure provided for in Andalusian public service regulations to strengthen the support teams of high-ranking officials.

A position of trust at the core of the Cabinet

The “Program Coordinations” position is integrated into the Minister’s Cabinet, the body for direct assistance and advisory to the head of the ministry. As it involves temporary staff, the appointment is based on the free designation and political trust of the minister, without a selection process or public competition.

The essential details of the provision are:

• Appointed person: Fernando José Grau Ruiz.
• Position: “Program Coordinations” of the Minister’s Cabinet.
• Issuing body: Ministry of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Development and Public Administration.
• Instrument: Order of September 2, 2026.
• Publication: BOJA number 175, dated September 9, 2026, text number 11665 (1 page).

Context of the ministry

The issuing ministry is responsible for Andalusian policy regarding artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and the modernization of public administration, a strategic area for the current regional Executive. The addition of temporary staff to the Cabinet seeks to strengthen the coordination of programs promoted by the department.

In the same issue of the bulletin, the ministry also publishes other personnel resolutions, such as the appointments of career civil servants from the Higher Faculty Body in the options of Library Science and Heritage Conservators, corresponding to the Public Employment Offers of 2022 and 2023.

Relevance of the measure

The appointment of temporary staff in program coordination positions within the Cabinet reflects the ministry’s commitment to providing trusted teams for work lines linked to artificial intelligence and digitalization. As it is a position of trust, its validity is linked to that of the minister, and it is filled by free designation, without a public call.

For readers, the news highlights the configuration of the Andalusian administration’s support teams in an area of growing budgetary and political weight, and confirms the official publication of the movements of trusted personnel in the BOJA, the advertising channel for the administrative acts of the Junta de Andalucía.

Source: Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucía (BOJA), number 175, September 9, 2026, section 2.1 Appointments, situations and incidents (official reference: text no. 11665).