List of foreign ministers of Spain

The following is a list of foreign ministers of Spain, since 1808 until now serving in Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Kingdom of Spain (1808–73)

Ministers of State (1820–23/1834–73) and Secretaries of the Office of State (1808–20/1823–34)

Political Persuasion:   Junta   Reign of Ferdinand VII   No affiliation   Liberal conservative   Liberal progressive   Centrist   Social democrat   Military

Portrait	Name	Entered office	Left office	Political party	Prime Minister	Refs
	Pedro Cevallos Guerra	15 October 1808	13 October 1809			[1]
	Eusebio Bardají Azara	13 October 1809	30 October 1809			[1]
	Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis	30 October 1809	6 February 1812			[1]
	Eusebio Bardají Azara	6 February 1812	23 June 1812			[1]
	Carlos Martínez de Irujo y Tacón The Marquess of Casa-Irujo	23 June 1812	27 September 1812			[1]
	Pedro Gómez Labrador The Marquis of Labrador	27 September 1812	11 July 1813			[1]
	Antonio Cano Ramírez de Arellano	11 July 1813	10 October 1813	Interim		[1]
	Juan O'Donojú	10 October 1813	6 December 1813		Interim	[1]
	José Luyando	6 December 1813	4 May 1814		Interim	[1]
	José Miguel de Carvajal y Vargas The Duke of San Carlos	4 May 1814	15 November 1814			[1]
	Pedro Cevallos Guerra	15 November 1814	30 October 1816			[1]
	José García de León y Pizarro	30 October 1816	14 September 1818			[1]
	Carlos Martínez de Irujo y Tacón The Marquis of Casa-Irujo	14 September 1818	12 September 1819		Interim	[1]
	Joaquín José de Melgarejo y Saurín The Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga	12 September 1819	18 March 1820			[1]
	Evaristo Pérez de Castro	18 March 1820	2 March 1821			[1]
	Eusebio Bardají Azara	2 March 1821	8 January 1822			[1]
	Ramón López Pelegrín	8 January 1822	24 January 1822			[1]
	José Gabriel de Silva-Bazán y Waldstein The Marquis of Santa Cruz	24 January 1822	30 January 1822			[1]
	Ramón López Pelegrín	30 January 1822	28 February 1822		Interim	[1]
	Francisco Martínez de la Rosa	28 February 1822	5 August 1822			[1]
	Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel	5 August 1822	23 April 1823			[1]
	José Manuel Vadillo	25 April 1823	7 May 1823		Interim	[1]
	José María Pando	13 May 1823	29 August 1823			[1]
	José Luyando	4 September 1823	30 September 1823			[1]
	Víctor Damián Sáez	30 September 1823	2 December 1823			[1]
	Carlos Martínez de Irujo y Tacón The Marquis of Casa-Irujo	2 December 1823	18 January 1824			[1]
	Narciso Fernández de Heredia The Count of Heredia-Spínola	18 January 1824	11 July 1824			[1]
	Francisco Cea Bermudez	11 July 1824	24 October 1824			[1]
	Pedro Alcantara Álvarez de Toledo y Salm-Salm	24 October 1825	19 August 1826			[1]
	Manuel González Salmón	19 August 1826	30 January 1832			[1]
	Antonio de Saavedra y Frígola The Count of la Alcudia	30 January 1832	1 October 1832			[1]
	Francisco Cea Bermúdez	1 October 1832	15 January 1833			[1]
	Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo	15 January 1834	7 June 1835	Moderate	Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo	[2]
	Jose María Queipo de Llano The Count of Toreno	13 June 1835 (Acting from 7 June)	14 September 1835	Moderate	The Count of Toreno	[3]
	Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel [n 1]	14 September 1835	4 October 1835	Progressive	Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel	[1]
	Juan Álvarez Mendizábal Acting	4 October 1835	27 April 1836	Progressive	Juan Álvarez Mendizábal	[1]
	Ildefonso Díez de Rivera The Count of Almodóvar	27 April 1836	15 May 1836	Progressive		[1]
	Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero	15 May 1836	14 August 1836	Moderate (Isturizite)	Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero	[1]
	José María Calatrava y Peinado [n 2]	14 August 1836	18 August 1837	Progressive	José María Calatrava y Peinado	[1]
	Eusebio Bardají y Azara	18 August 1837	16 December 1837	Moderate	The Count of Luchana	[5]
					Eusebio Bardají y Azara
	Narciso Fernández de Heredia The Count of Heredia-Spínola	16 December 1837	6 September 1838	Moderate	The Count of Heredia-Spínola	[1] [6]
	Bernardino Fernández de Velasco The Duke of Frías	6 September 1838	9 December 1838	Moderate	The Duke of Frías	[6]
	Evaristo Pérez de Castro y Brito [n 3]	9 December 1838	19 July 1840	Moderate	Evaristo Pérez de Castro y Brito	[1]
	José del Castillo y Ayensa Acting	19 July 1840	20 July 1840	Moderate		[1]
	Mauricio Carlos de Onís y Mercklein	20 July 1840	29 August 1840	Moderate	Antonio González y González	[7]
					Valentín Ferraz y Barrau
	Juan Antoine y Zayas	29 August 1840	11 September 1840	Progressive		[8]
	Vicente Sancho y Cobertores	11 September 1840	16 September 1840	Progressive	Vicente Sancho y Cobertores	[1]
	Joaquín María de Ferrer y Cafranga	16 September 1840	20 May 1841	Progressive	The Count of Luchana	[1]
					Joaquín María de Ferrer y Cafranga
	Antonio González y González Marquis of Valdeterrazo from 1864	20 May 1841	17 June 1842	Progressive	Antonio González y González	[1]
	Ildefonso Díez de Rivera The Count of Almodóvar	17 June 1842	9 May 1843	Progressive	The Marquis of Rodil	[1]
	Manuel María de Aguilar y de la Puerta [n 4]	9 May 1843	19 May 1843	Progressive	Joaquín María López y López	[1]
	Olegario de los Cuetos y Castro Acting	19 May 1843	30 July 1843	Progressive	Álvaro Gómez Becerra	[9]
	Joaquín de Frías y Moya	10 November 1843 (Acting from 30 July)	20 November 1843	Progressive	Joaquín María López y López	[1]
	Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz	20 November 1843	29 November 1843	Progressive	Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz	[1]
	Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona	1 December 1843	3 May 1844	Moderate		[1]
					Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona
	Manuel de la Pezuela The Marquis of Viluma [n 5]	3 May 1844	1 July 1844	Moderate	Ramón María Narváez y Campos	[10]
	Ramón María Narváez y Campos Duke of Valencia from 1847 Acting	1 July 1844	21 August 1844	Moderate		[1]
	Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo [n 6]	21 August 1844	12 February 1846	Moderate		[1]
	Manuel de Pando The Marquis of Miraflores	12 February 1846	16 March 1846	Moderate	The Marquis of Miraflores	[11]
	Ramón María Narváez y Campos Duke of Valencia from 1847 Acting	16 March 1846	5 April 1846	Moderate	Ramón María Narváez y Campos	[1]
	Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero	5 April 1846	28 January 1847	Moderate	Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero	[1]
	Carlos Martínez de Irujo The Duke of Sotomayor	28 January 1847	28 March 1847	Moderate	The Duke of Sotomayor	[1]
	Joaquín Francisco Pacheco y Gutiérrez-Calderón	28 March 1847	31 August 1847	Moderate (Puritan)	Joaquín Francisco Pacheco y Gutiérrez-Calderón	[12]
	Antonio Caballero Acting	31 August 1847	12 September 1847	Moderate	Florencio García Goyena	[1]
	Modesto Cortázar y Leal de Ibarra	12 September 1847	4 October 1847	Progressive		[13] [14]
	Ramón María Narváez The Duke of Valencia	4 October 1847	23 October 1847	Moderate	The Duke of Valencia	[1]
	Carlos Martínez de Irujo The Duke of Sotomayor	23 October 1847	29 July 1848	Moderate		[1]
	Pedro José Pidal The Marquis of Pidal	29 July 1848	19 October 1849	Moderate		[15]
	Salvador de Cea Bermúdez The Count of Colombi [n 7]	19 October 1849	20 October 1849	Moderate	The Count of Clonard	[16] [17]
	Pedro José Pidal The Marquis of Pidal	20 October 1849	14 January 1851	Moderate	The Duke of Valencia	[17]
	Manuel Bertrán de Lis y Ribes	14 January 1851	5 April 1851 (Acting until 23 May)	Moderate	Juan Bravo Murillo	[1]
	Manuel de Pando The Marquis of Miraflores	23 May 1851	7 August 1852	Moderate		[18] [19]
	Manuel Bertrán de Lis y Ribes	7 August 1852	14 December 1852	Moderate		[1]
	Federico de Roncali The Count of Alcoy	14 December 1852	14 April 1853	Moderate	The Count of Alcoy	[20] [21]
	Luis López de la Torre Ayllón y Kirsmacker [n 8]	14 April 1853	21 June 1853	Moderate	Francisco de Lersundi y Hormaechea	[21] [22]
	Ángel Calderón de la Barca y Belgrano [n 9]	21 June 1853	17 July 1854	Moderate		[23] [24] [25]
					The Count of San Luis
	Luis Mayans y Enríquez de Navarra	18 July 1854	19 July 1854 (Acting until 20 July)	Moderate	The Duke of Rivas	[25]
	Joaquín Francisco Pacheco y Gutiérrez-Calderón	30 July 1854	29 November 1854	Moderate (Puritan)	The Duke of la Victoria	[26] [27]
	Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga	29 November 1854	6 June 1855	Progressive		[1]
	Juan de Zavala The Marquis of Sierra Bullones [n 10]	6 June 1855	14 July 1856	Progressive		[1]
	Nicomedes Pastor Díaz y Corbelle	14 July 1856	12 October 1856	Liberal Union	The Count of Lucena	[1]
	Pedro José Pidal The Marquis of Pidal	12 October 1856	15 October 1857	Moderate	The Duke of Valencia	[1]
	Leopoldo Augusto de Cueto y López de Ortega Marquis of Valmar from 1877	15 October 1857	25 October 1857	Moderate	Francisco Armero y Peñaranda	[1]
	Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo	25 October 1857	14 January 1858	Moderate
	Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero	14 January 1858	30 June 1858	Moderate (Isturizite)	Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero
	Leopoldo O'Donnell The Count of Lucena Duke of Tetuan from 1860 Acting	30 June 1858	2 July 1858	Liberal Union	The Duke of Tetuan
	Saturnino Calderón de la Barca y Collantes [n 11]	2 July 1858	17 January 1863	Liberal Union
	Francisco Serrano The Duke of la Torre	17 January 1863	2 March 1863	Liberal Union
	Manuel de Pando The Marquis of Miraflores	2 March 1863	17 January 1864	Moderate	The Marquis of Miraflores
	Lorenzo Arrazola y García	17 January 1864	1 March 1864	Moderate	Lorenzo Arrazola y García
	Joaquín Francisco Pacheco y Gutiérrez-Calderón [n 12]	1 March 1864	16 September 1864	Liberal Union	Alejandro Mon y Menéndez	[29] [30]
	Alejandro Llorente y Lannas	16 September 1864	10 December 1864	Moderate	The Duke of Valencia	[30]
	Antonio de Benavides y Fernández de Navarrete [n 13]	10 December 1864	8 June 1865	Moderate
	Lorenzo Arrazola y García Acting	8 June 1865	21 June 1865	Moderate
	Manuel Bermúdez de Castro y Díez	21 June 1865	10 July 1866	Liberal Union	The Duke of Tetuan
	Lorenzo Arrazola y García Acting	10 July 1866	13 July 1866	Moderate	The Duke of Valencia
	Eusebio Calonge y Fenollet	13 July 1866	9 June 1867	Moderate
	Alejandro de Castro y Casal	9 June 1867	27 June 1867	Moderate
	Lorenzo Arrazola y García	27 June 1867	23 April 1868	Moderate
	Joaquín de Roncali The Marquis of Roncali	15 June 1868 (Acting from 23 April)	20 September 1868	Moderate	Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona
					The Marquis of Havana
	Juan Álvarez de Lorenzana y Guerrero Viscount of Barrantes from 1870	8 October 1868	18 June 1869	Liberal Union	The Duke of la Torre	[31]
	Manuel Silvela y Le Vielleuze [n 14]	18 June 1869	1 November 1869	Liberal Union	The Marquis of los Castillejos	[31] [34]
	Cristino Martos y Balbí	1 November 1869	9 January 1870	Democrat		[34] [35]
	Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta y Escolar	9 January 1870	25 December 1870 (Acting until 27 December)	Progressive		[35] [36]
	Juan Bautista Topete y Carballo	27 December 1870	4 January 1871	Liberal Union	Juan Bautista Topete y Carballo	[37] [38]
	Cristino Martos y Balbí	4 January 1871	24 July 1871	Radical	The Duke of la Torre	[38] [39]
	Fernándo Fernández de Córdova The Marquis of Mendigorría Acting	24 July 1871	5 October 1871	Radical	Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla	[39] [40]
	José Malcampo The Marquis of San Rafael Acting	5 October 1871	20 November 1871	Constitutional	The Marquis of San Rafael	[40] [41]
	Bonifacio de Blas y Muñoz	20 November 1871	26 May 1872	Constitutional		[41] [42] [43]
					Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta y Escolar
	Augusto Ulloa y Castañón	26 May 1872	13 June 1872	Constitutional	The Duke of la Torre	[43] [44]
	Cristino Martos y Balbí [n 15]	13 June 1872	11 February 1873	Radical	Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla	[44] [46]

First Spanish Republic (1873–74)

Ministers of State

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

Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)

Ministers of State (1874–1928)

Political Persuasion:   No affiliation   Liberal conservative   Liberal progressive   Centrist   Social democrat   Military

Portrait	Name	Entered office	Left office	Political party	Prime Minister	Refs
	Alejandro de Castro y Casal [n 16]	31 December 1874	12 September 1875	Conservative	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
	Emilio Alcalá-Galiano The Count of Casa Valencia [n 17][n 18]	12 September 1875	29 November 1875	Conservative	Joaquín Jovellar y Soler
	Fernando Calderón de la Barca y Collantes Marquis of Reinosa from 1878	2 December 1875 (Acting from 29 November)	14 January 1877	Conservative	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
	Manuel Silvela y Le Vielleuze [n 19]	14 January 1877	7 March 1879	Conservative
	Francisco de Borja Queipo de Llano The Count of Toreno Acting	7 March 1879	10 March 1879	Conservative
	Mariano Roca de Togores The Marquis of Molíns	10 March 1879	16 May 1879	Conservative	Arsenio Martínez-Campos y Antón
	Carlos O'Donnell The Duke of Tetuan	16 May 1879	9 December 1879	Conservative
	Francisco de Borja Queipo de Llano The Count of Toreno	9 December 1879	20 January 1880	Conservative	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Acting	20 January 1880	19 March 1880	Conservative
	José de Elduayen The Marquis of the Pazo de la Merced [n 20]	19 March 1880	8 February 1881	Conservative
	Antonio González de Aguilar The Marquis of la Vega de Armijo	8 February 1881	13 October 1883	Liberal	Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta y Escolar
	Servando Ruiz-Gómez y González-Llanos	13 October 1883	18 January 1884	Liberal	José de Posada y Herrera
	José de Elduayen The Marquis of the Pazo de la Merced	18 January 1884	27 November 1885	Conservative	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
	Segismundo Moret y Prendergast	27 November 1885	14 June 1888	Liberal	Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta y Escolar
	Antonio González de Aguilar The Marquis of la Vega de Armijo	14 June 1888	5 July 1890	Liberal
	Carlos O'Donnell The Duke of Tetuan	5 July 1890	11 December 1892	Conservative	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
	Antonio González de Aguilar The Marquis of la Vega de Armijo	11 December 1892	5 April 1893	Liberal	Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta y Escolar
	Segismundo Moret y Prendergast	12 March 1894 (Acting from 5 April 1893)	4 November 1894	Liberal
	Alejandro Groizard y Gómez de la Serna	4 November 1894	23 March 1895	Liberal
	Carlos O'Donnell The Duke of Tetuan	23 March 1895	19 January 1896	Conservative	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
	José de Elduayen The Marquis of the Pazo de la Merced	19 January 1896	5 March 1896	Conservative
	Carlos O'Donnell The Duke of Tetuan	5 March 1896	4 October 1897	Conservative
					Marcelo de Azcárraga y Palmero
	Pío Gullón e Iglesias	4 October 1897	18 May 1898	Liberal	Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta y Escolar
	José Gutiérrez de Agüera Acting	18 May 1898	24 May 1898	Liberal
	Juan Manuel Sánchez The Duke of Almodóvar del Río	24 May 1898	4 March 1899	Liberal
	Francisco Silvela y Le Vielleuze	4 March 1899	18 April 1900	Conservative	Francisco Silvela y Le Vielleuze
	Ventura García-Sancho The Marquis of Aguilar de Campoo	18 April 1900	6 March 1901	Conservative
					Marcelo de Azcárraga y Palmero
	Juan Manuel Sánchez The Duke of Almodóvar del Río	6 March 1901	6 December 1902	Liberal	Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta y Escolar
	Buenaventura de Abarzuza y Ferrer	6 December 1902	20 July 1903	Conservative	Francisco Silvela y Le Vielleuze
	Manuel de Mariátegui The Count of San Bernardo	20 July 1903	5 December 1903	Conservative	The Marquis of Pozo Rubio
	Faustino Rodríguez-San Pedro y Díaz-Argüelles [n 21]	5 December 1903	16 December 1904	Conservative	Antonio Maura y Montaner
	Ventura García-Sancho The Marquis of Aguilar de Campoo	16 December 1904	27 January 1905	Conservative	Marcelo de Azcárraga y Palmero
	Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia Marquis of Villa-Urrutia from 1916 [n 22]	27 January 1905	23 June 1905	Conservative	The Marquis of Pozo Rubio
	Felipe Sánchez Román	23 June 1905	31 October 1905	Liberal	Eugenio Montero Ríos
	Pío Gullón e Iglesias [n 23]	31 October 1905	1 December 1905	Liberal
	Juan Manuel Sánchez The Duke of Almodóvar del Río [n 24]	1 December 1905	23 June 1906	Liberal	Segismundo Moret y Prendergast
	Emilio de Ojeda y Perpiñán Acting	23 June 1906	1 July 1905	Liberal
	Juan Pérez-Caballero y Ferrer	1 July 1906	6 July 1906	Liberal
	Pío Gullón e Iglesias	6 July 1906	30 November 1906	Liberal	José López Domínguez
	Juan Pérez-Caballero y Ferrer	30 November 1906	25 January 1907	Liberal	Segismundo Moret y Prendergast
					The Marquis of la Vega de Armijo
	Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar	25 January 1907	21 October 1909	Conservative	Antonio Maura y Montaner
	Juan Pérez-Caballero y Ferrer [n 25]	21 October 1909	9 February 1910	Liberal	Segismundo Moret y Prendergast
	Manuel García-Prieto The Marquis of Alhucemas	9 February 1910	31 December 1912	Liberal	José Canalejas y Méndez
					The Count of Romanones
	Juan Navarro-Reverter y Gomis	31 December 1912	13 June 1913	Liberal
	Antonio López Muñoz Count of López Muñoz from 1920	13 June 1913	27 October 1913	Liberal
	Salvador Bermúdez de Castro The Duke of Ripalda	27 October 1913	9 December 1915	Conservative	Eduardo Dato e Iradier
	Miguel Villanueva y Gómez	9 December 1915	25 February 1916	Liberal	The Count of Romanones
	Álvaro de Figueroa The Count of Romanones Acting	25 February 1916	30 April 1916	Liberal
	Amalio Gimeno The Count of Gimeno	30 April 1916	19 April 1917	Liberal
	Juan Alvarado y del Saz	19 April 1917	11 June 1917	Liberal	The Marquis of Alhucemas
	Salvador Bermúdez de Castro The Duke of Ripalda	11 June 1917	13 November 1917	Conservative	Eduardo Dato e Iradier
	Manuel García-Prieto The Marquis of Alhucemas	13 November 1917	22 March 1918	Liberal	The Marquis of Alhucemas
	Eduardo Dato e Iradier [n 26]	22 March 1918	9 November 1918	Conservative	Antonio Maura y Montaner
	Álvaro de Figueroa The Count of Romanones [n 27]	9 November 1918	15 April 1919	Liberal	The Marquis of Alhucemas
					The Count of Romanones
	Manuel González-Hontoria y Fernández-Ladreda	15 April 1919	20 July 1920	Conservative	Antonio Maura y Montaner
	Salvador Bermúdez de Castro The Duke of Ripalda	20 July 1920	14 August 1921	Conservative	Joaquín Sánchez de Toca y Calvo
					Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar
					Eduardo Dato e Iradier
					Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar
	Manuel González-Hontoria y Fernández-Ladreda	14 August 1921	8 March 1922	Conservative	Antonio Maura y Montaner
	Joaquín Fernández Prida [n 28]	8 March 1922	4 December 1922	Conservative	José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez
	Francisco Bergamín y García	4 December 1922	7 December 1922	Conservative
	Santiago Alba y Bonifaz [n 29]	7 December 1922	15 September 1923	Liberal	The Marquis of Alhucemas
	Fernando Espinosa de los Monteros y Bermejillo [n 30]	15 September 1923	3 December 1925	None	The Marquis of Estella
	José de Yanguas y Messía Viscount of Santa Clara de Avedillo from 1929	3 December 1925	20 February 1927	None
	Miguel Primo de Rivera The Marquis of Estella	20 February 1927	3 November 1928	None

President and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1928–30)

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]

Ministers of State (1930–31)

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 Count of Xauen	[59] [60]
	Álvaro de Figueroa The Count of Romanones	18 Februaary 1930	14 April 1931	None	Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas	[61]

Second Spanish Republic (1931–39)

Ministers of State

Political Persuasion:   No affiliation   Liberal conservative   Liberal progressive   Centrist   Social democrat   Military

Portrait	Name	Entered office	Left office	Political party	Prime Minister	Refs
	Alejandro Lerroux y García	14 April 1931	16 December 1931	Radical	Niceto Alcalá-Zamora y Torres
					Manuel Azaña y Díaz
	Luis de Zulueta y Escolano	16 December 1931	12 June 1933	Republican Action
	Fernando de los Ríos y Urruti	12 June 1933	12 September 1933	PSOE
	Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz y Menduiña	12 September 1933	16 December 1933	Republican Action	Alejandro Lerroux y García
					Diego Martínez Barrio
	Leandro Pita Romero	16 December 1933	4 October 1934	ORGA	Alejandro Lerroux y García
					Ricardo Samper
	Ricardo Samper	4 October 1934	16 November 1934	Radical	Alejandro Lerroux y García
	Juan José Rocha García	16 November 1934	25 September 1935	Radical
	Alejandro Lerroux y García	25 September 1935	29 October 1935	Radical	Joaquín Chapaprieta
	José Martínez de Velasco	29 October 1935	30 December 1935	Agrarian
					Manuel Portela
	Joaquín Urzaiz Cadaval	30 December 1935	19 February 1936	Liberal Republican Right
	Augusto Barcía Trelles	19 February 1936	19 July 1936	Republican Left	Manuel Azaña
					Augusto Barcía Trelles
					Santiago Casares Quiroga
	Justino de Azcárate	19 July 1936	19 July 1936	National Republican Party	Diego Martínez Barrio
	Augusto Barcía Trelles	19 July 1936	4 September 1936	Republican Left	José Giral
	Julio Álvarez del Vayo	4 September 1936	17 May 1937	PSOE	Francisco Largo Caballero
	José Giral	17 May 1937	5 April 1938	Republican Left	Juan Negrín
	Julio Álvarez del Vayo	5 April 1938	31 March 1939	PSOE

Francoist Spain (1939–75)

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

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

Kingdom of Spain (1975-2004)

Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1975–2004)

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

Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (2004–2018)

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]

Ministers of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (2018-2021)

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

Sources

• Encarnación, Omar Guillermo (15 July 2008). Spanish Politics: Democracy After Dictatorship. Polity Press. ISBN 978-0-7456-3993-2.
• Esdaile, Charles J. (2000). Spain in the Liberal Age: From Constitution to Civil War, 1808–1939. Blackwell. ISBN 978-0-631-14988-0.
• Urquijo Goitia, José Ramón. "Cabinets in the reign of Isabella II". Diccionario Biográfico de los Ministeros Españoles en la Edad Contemporánea (1808–2000). History Institute, CSIC. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
• Urquijo Goitia, José Ramón. "Cabinets in the "Revolutionary Sexenium"". Diccionario Biográfico de los Ministeros Españoles en la Edad Contemporánea (1808–2000). History Institute, CSIC. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
• Urquijo Goitia, José Ramón. "Cabinets in the reign of Afonso XII". Diccionario Biográfico de los Ministeros Españoles en la Edad Contemporánea (1808–2000). History Institute, CSIC. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
• Urquijo Goitia, José Ramón. "Cabinets in the reign of Afonso XIII". Diccionario Biográfico de los Ministeros Españoles en la Edad Contemporánea (1808–2000). History Institute, CSIC. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
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See also

• Foreign relations of Spain

Notes and references

Notes

1. Acting during the absences of the Minister: Juan Villalba (14–17 September 1835)^[1] and Juan Álvarez Mendizábal (17 September – 4 October 1835).^[4]
2. Acting during illness of the Minister: The Count of Almodóvar (10 March – 3 April 1837).^[1]
3. Acting until the arrival of the Minister: Mauricio Carlos de Onís y Mercklein (9 December 1838).^[1]
4. Acting during the absence of the Minister: Joaquín de Frías y Moya (10–19 May 1843).^[1]
5. Acting until the arrival of the Minister: Alejandro Mon y Menéndez (3 May – 6 June 1844).^[10]
6. Acting until the arrival of the Minister: Ramón María Narváez y Campos (21 August – 16 September 1844).^[1]
7. Acting until the arrival of the Minister: José María Manresa y Navarro (19 October 1848).^[16]
8. Acting until the arrival of the Minister: Francisco de Lersundi y Hormaechea (14 April 1853).^[1]
9. Acting until the arrival of the Minister: Francisco de Lersundi y Hormaechea (21 June 1853).^[1]
10. Acting until the absences of the Minister: The Count of Lucena (27 July – 2 August 1855; and 9 April – 16 May 1856).^[1]
11. Acting during the absences and illnesses of the Minister: The Duke of Tetuan (4–31 August 1859; 5–30 August 1860; 20 October 1860 – 6 February 1861; and 3 August – 2 September 1862).^[1]
12. Acting during absence of the Minister: Alejandro Mon y Menéndez (30 April – 13 May 1864)^[28]
13. Acting during illness of the Minister: Lorenzo Arrazola y García (19 April – 3 May 1865)^[1] and Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona (3–4 May 1865).^[1]
14. Acting during absence of the Minister: Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez (30 August – 21 September 1869).^[32][33]
15. Acting during absence of the Minister: Manuel Merelo y Calvo (30 July – 1 September 1872).^[45]
16. Acting until the arrival of the Minister: The Marquis of Molíns (31 December 1874 – 5 January 1875).^[56]
17. Acting until the arrival of the Minister: Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera (12–16 September 1875).^[56]
18. Acting during illness of the Minister: Fernando Calderón de la Barca y Collantes (4–29 November 1875).^[56]
19. Acting during the absences of the Minister: Cristóbal Martín de Herrera (11 July – 13 August 1877)^[56] and The Count of Toreno (28 July – 3 September 1878).^[56]
20. Acting during absence of the Minister: Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (25 October – 22 November 1880).^[56]
21. Acting during absence of the Minister: Antonio de Castro y Casaléiz (9–18 December 1903).^[57]
22. Acting during the absences of the Minister: Antonio de Castro y Casaléiz (13–24 February 1905)^[57] and Emilio de Ojeda y Perpiñán (27 March – 23 June 1905).^[57]
23. Acting during absence of the Minister: Emilio de Ojeda y Perpiñán (2–11 November 1905).^[57]
24. Acting during absence of the Minister: Emilio de Ojeda y Perpiñán (14 January – 9 February 1906).^[57]
25. Acting during absence of the Minister: Ramón Piña y Millet (18–30 November 1909).^[57]
26. Acting during illness of the Minister: The Marquis of Alhucemas (28–30 October 1918).^[57]
27. Acting during absence of the Minister: Juan Pérez-Caballero y Ferrer (18–24 December 1918).^[57]
28. Acting during absence of the Minister: Emilio de Palacios y Fau (27 July – 17 August 1922).^[57]
29. Acting during absence of the Minister: Emilio de Palacios y Fau (1–8 May 1923).^[57]
30. Acting during the absences of the Minister: The Marquis of la Torre Hermosa (22–28 August 1924)^[57] and Servando Crespo y Bocolo (13 August – 1 September 1925).^[57]

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