[4] The INJUVE was created in November 1961 and it was part of the National Delegation for Youth of the General Secretariat of the Movement.

[9] In 2008, the socialist government created the Ministry of Equality which assumed all the powers relating youth, including the Institute.

However, due to the economic crisis the government suppressed the department in late 2010 merging it with the Ministry of Health.

The President duties are related to exercise the superior direction of the agency, to approve the general plans of actions and to chair the Governing Council.

The Secretary-General is the second-in-command to the Director-General and it is responsible for elaborating the budget draft as well as controlling the economic and budgetary management; the management of the agency's human resources; the technical and legal assistance to the Institute and the coordination of other domestic services of the Agency.