The Secretary of State for the European Union (SEUE) is a senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of the Government of Spain. The SEUE is appointed by the Monarch with the advice of the Foreign Minister. As the highest official after the Foreign Minister in European Union affairs, the Secretary of State is responsible for overseen the actions of the different bodies of the different national administrations within the European Union as well as overseen and give orders to the Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union.