List of ambassadors of Spain to Angola

Ambassador of Spain to Angola
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent Manuel María Lejarreta since 17 November 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs
Style	The Most Excellent
Residence	Luanda
Nominator	The Foreign Minister
Appointer	The Monarch
Term length	At the government's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Emilio Cassinello
Formation	1977
Website	Mission of Spain to Angola

The ambassador of Spain to Angola is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Angola.

Angola and Spain established diplomatic relations on 19 October 1977 with a bilateral agreement signed at the United Nations headquarters by ambassadors Elísio de Figueiredo and Jaime de Piniés. ^[1] Spain established a resident embassy in Luanda that same month ^[2] and appointed the first ambassador, Emilio Cassinello, in early 1979.

In the past, the ambassador to Angola was also accredited to São Tomé and Príncipe (1982–1995).

List of ambassadors

Ambassador		Term	Nominated by	Appointed by	Accredited to
1	Emilio Cassinello	6 February 1979 [3] – 13 January 1981 (1 year, 342 days)	The Marquess of Oreja	Juan Carlos I	Agostinho Neto
2	Manuel Piñeiro Souto [a]	10 September 1981 [4] – 17 November 1984 (3 years, 68 days)	José Pedro Pérez-Llorca		José Eduardo dos Santos
3	Miguel Ángel Fernández-Mazarambroz Bernabéu [a]	2 January 1985 [5] – 6 February 1988 (3 years, 35 days)	Fernando Morán
4	Antonio Sánchez Jara [a]	28 May 1988 [6] – 22 July 1992 (4 years, 55 days)	Francisco Fernández Ordóñez
5	José Luis Roselló Serra  [ es ] [a]	22 July 1992 [7] – 13 September 1996 (4 years, 53 days)	Javier Solana
6	Rafael Fernández-Pita González	21 September 1996 [8] – 7 June 1997 (259 days)	Abel Matutes
7	Álvaro Iranzo Gutiérrez  [ es ]	7 June 1997 [9] – 21 July 2001 (4 years, 44 days)
8	Manuel Pradas Romaní  [ es ]	21 July 2001 [10] – 27 September 2005 (4 years, 68 days)	Josep Piqué
9	Francisco Javier Vallaure de Acha  [ es ]	27 September 2005 [11] – 28 June 2008 (2 years, 275 days)	Miguel Ángel Moratinos
10	José María Castroviejo y Bolíbar  [ es ]	17 January 2009 [12] – 30 June 2012 (3 years, 165 days)
11	Julia Alicia Olmo y Romero  [ es ]	30 June 2012 [13] – 4 July 2017 (5 years, 4 days)	José Manuel García-Margallo
12	Manuel Hernández Ruigómez  [ es ]	4 July 2017 [14] – 17 November 2021 (4 years, 136 days)	Alfonso Dastis	Felipe VI	João Lourenço
13	Manuel María Lejarreta  [ es ]	17 November 2021 [15] – present (3 years, 349 days)	José Manuel Albares

See also

• Angola–Spain relations

Notes

1. Accredited to São Tomé and Príncipe.

References

1. Diplomatic Information Office (February 2025). "Country profile - Angola" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 8. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (October 24, 1977). "Real Decreto 2648/1977, de 6 de octubre, por el que se crea, con carácter de residente, la Embajada de España en la República Popular de Angola" [Royal Decree 2648/1977, of October 6, establishing the Embassy of Spain in the People's Republic of Angola with resident status.]. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (February 6, 1979). "Real Decreto 180/1979, de 2 de febrero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Popular de Angola a don Emilio Cassinello Aubán" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
4. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 10, 1981). "Real Decreto 2017/1981, de 4 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Popular de Angola a don Manuel Piñeiro Souto" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
5. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (January 2, 1985). "Real Decreto 2316/1984, de 26 de diciembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Popular de Angola a don Miguel Angel Fernández-Mazarambroz Bernabéu" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
6. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (May 28, 1988). "Real Decreto 510/1988, de 27 de mayo, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Popular de Angola a don Antonio Sánchez Jara" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 22, 1992). "Real Decreto 823/1992, de 3 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República Popular de Angola a don José Luis Roselló Serra" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
8. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 21, 1996). "Real Decreto 2112/1996, de 20 de septiembre, por el que se designa a don Rafael Fernández-Pita González Embajador de España en la República Popular de Angola". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
9. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 7, 1997). "Real Decreto 869/1997, de 6 de junio, por el que se designa a don Álvaro Iranzo Gutiérrez, Embajador de España en la República de Angola". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
10. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 21, 2001). "Real Decreto 879/2001, de 20 de julio, por el que se designa a don Manuel Pradas Romaní embajador de España en la República de Angola". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (September 27, 2005). "Real Decreto 1127/2005, de 26 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Angola a don Francisco Javier Vallaure de Acha". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
12. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (January 17, 2009). "Real Decreto 33/2009, de 16 de enero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Angola a don José María Castroviejo y Bolíbar". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
13. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 30, 2012). "Real Decreto 1011/2012, de 29 de junio, por el que se designa Embajadora de España en la República de Angola a doña Julia Alicia Olmo y Romero". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
14. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (July 4, 2017). "Real Decreto 699/2017, de 3 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Angola a don Manuel Hernández Ruigómez". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
15. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (November 17, 2021). "Real Decreto 996/2021, de 16 de noviembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Angola a don Manuel María Lejarreta Lobo". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.