It has served since its construction as the government delegation office representing the Spanish state in the province of Pontevedra.

[3] In Galicia, the civil government building in Pontevedra, designed by the architect Enrique López-Izquierdo Blanco, was the last of the four Galician provinces to be built between 1950 and 1958.

[4] In 1945, the architect P. Durán presented a first project in which the main façade of the Civil Government faced the Plaza de España, which was rejected by the municipal authorities.

The Civil Government of Pontevedra has three main functions: institutional (represented by the main staircase and the meeting and reception room), administrative (offices of the General Secretary and other different offices) and residential, with accommodation for the Civil Governor and the General Secretary, as well as accommodation for the subordinate staff.

[9] The main façade has a monumental entrance with a portico of independent twin columns[10] of Doric order surmounted by the balustrade of a terrace designed for the authorities, delimited by an arched gallery with semi-circular windows.

The flags of Galicia, Spain and the European Union fly over this terrace, which is framed by the tower-like volumes of the first and second floors.