The following is a list of foreign ministers of Spain, since 1808 until now serving in Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Political Persuasion: Junta Reign of Ferdinand VII No affiliation Liberal conservative Liberal progressive Centrist Social democrat Military
Political Persuasion: No affiliation Liberal conservative Liberal progressive Centrist Social democrat Military
Portrait | Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emilio Castelar y Ripoll | 11 February 1873 |
11 June 1873 |
Republican (Unitary) |
Estanislao Figueras y Moragas | [47] [48] | |
José Muro y López-Salgado | 11 June 1873 |
28 June 1873 |
Republican (Unitary) |
Francisco Pi y Margall | [48] [49] | |
Eleuterio Maisonnave y Cutayar | 28 June 1873 |
18 July 1873 |
Republican (Unitary) |
[49] [50] | ||
Santiago Soler y Pla | 18 July 1873 |
7 September 1873 |
Republican (Federalist) |
Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso | [50] [51] | |
José de Carvajal y Hué | 7 September 1873 |
3 January 1874 |
Republican (Unitary) |
Emilio Castelar y Ripoll | [52] | |
Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta y Escolar | 3 January 1874 |
13 May 1874 |
Constitutional | The Duke of la Torre | [53] [54] | |
The Marquis of Sierra Bullones | ||||||
Augusto Ulloa y Castañón | 13 May 1874 |
31 December 1874 |
Constitutional | [54] [55] | ||
Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta y Escolar |
Political Persuasion: No affiliation Liberal conservative Liberal progressive Centrist Social democrat Military
Political Persuasion: No affiliation Liberal conservative Liberal progressive Centrist Social democrat Military
Portrait | Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miguel Primo de Rivera The Marquis of Estella |
3 November 1928 |
30 January 1930 |
None | The Marquis of Estella | [58] |
Political Persuasion: No affiliation Liberal conservative Liberal progressive Centrist Social democrat Military
Portrait | Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart The Duke of Alba |
30 January 1930 |
18 February 1931 |
None | The Marquis of Estella | [59] [60] | |
Álvaro de Figueroa The Count of Romanones |
30 January 1930 |
18 February 1931 |
None | The Count of Xauen | [61] | |
Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas |
Political Persuasion: No affiliation Liberal conservative Liberal progressive Centrist Social democrat Military
Political Persuasion: No affiliation Liberal conservative Liberal progressive Centrist Social democrat Military
Portrait | Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Head of State | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa The Count of Jordana |
31 January 1938 |
9 August 1939 |
None | Francisco Franco y Bahamonde | [62] | |
Juan Luis Beigbeder y Atienza | 9 August 1939 |
16 October 1940 |
Falangist | [63] [64] | ||
Ramón Serrano Suñer | 16 October 1940 |
3 September 1942 |
Falangist | [64] [65] | ||
Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa The Count of Jordana |
3 September 1942 |
3 August 1944 |
None | [65] | ||
José Félix de Lequerica y Erquiza | 11 August 1944 |
20 July 1945 |
Falangist | [66] [67] | ||
Alberto Martín-Artajo y Álvarez | 20 July 1945 |
25 February 1957 |
None | [67] [68] | ||
Fernando María Castiella y Maíz | 25 February 1957 |
29 October 1969 |
Falangist | [69] | ||
Gregorio López-Bravo y Castro | 29 October 1969 |
11 June 1973 |
None | |||
Laureano López Rodó | 11 June 1973 |
3 January 1974 |
None | Luis Carrero Blanco | ||
Pedro Cortina Mauri | 3 January 1974 |
11 December 1975 |
None | Carlos Arias Navarro |
Political Persuasion: No affiliation Liberal conservative Liberal progressive Centrist Social democrat Military
Portrait | Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | President of the Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
José María de Areilza The Count of Motrico |
11 December 1975 |
7 July 1976 |
Democratic Coalition | Carlos Arias Navarro | |
Marcelino Oreja y Aguirre Marquis of Oreja from 2010 |
7 July 1976 |
8 September 1980 |
Union of the Democratic Centre | Adolfo Suárez González | |
José Pedro Pérez-Llorca | 8 September 1980 |
2 December 1982 |
Union of the Democratic Centre | ||
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo | |||||
Fernando Morán | 2 December 1982 |
4 July 1985 |
Socialist | Felipe González Márquez | |
Francisco Fernández Ordóñez | 4 July 1985 |
24 June 1992 |
Socialist | ||
Javier Solana y Madariaga | 24 June 1992 |
18 December 1995 |
Socialist | ||
Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza | 18 December 1995 |
5 May 1996 |
Socialist | ||
Abel Matutes y Juan | 5 May 1996 |
27 April 2000 |
People's Party | José María Aznar López | |
Josep Piqué | 27 April 2000 |
9 July 2002 |
People's Party | ||
Ana de Palacio y del Valle-Lersundi | 9 July 2002 |
17 April 2004 |
People's Party |
Political Persuasion: No affiliation Liberal conservative Liberal progressive Centrist Social democrat Military
Portrait | Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | President of the Government | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé | 18 April 2004 |
20 October 2010 |
Socialist | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | [70] [71] | |
Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera | 20 October 2010 |
22 December 2011 |
Socialist | [72] | ||
José García-Margallo y Marfil | 22 December 2011 |
4 November 2016 Acting (20 December 2015-4 November 2016) |
People's Party | Mariano Rajoy Brey | [73] | |
Alfonso Dastis Quecedo | 4 November 2016 |
1 June 2018 |
Independent | [74] |
Political Persuasion: No affiliation Liberal conservative Liberal progressive Centrist Social democrat Military
Portrait | Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | President of the Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Josep Borrell | 7 June 2018 |
30 November 2019 |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | Pedro Sánchez | |
Margarita Robles | 30 November 2019 |
13 January 2020 |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | ||
Arancha González Laya | 13 January 2020 |
12 July 2021 |
Independent | ||
José Manuel Albares | 12 July 2021 |
Incumbent | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |