List of ambassadors of Spain to Denmark

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Ambassador of Spain to Denmark

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since 26 January 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style Her Excellency
Nominator Minister of Foreign Affairs
Appointer His Royal Majesty King Felipe VI
DeputyDeputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Spain to Denmark

The Ambassador of Spain to Denmark is the Kingdom of Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in the Kingdom of Denmark.

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The ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers, they direct the work of all the offices that depend on the embassy, based in the city of Copenhagen. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in Denmark, negotiates on behalf of Spain, can sign or ratify agreements, observes the development of bilateral relations in all fields and ensures the protection of Spanish interests and its citizens in the Kingdom of Denmark.

The current ambassador is María Victoria González Román, who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 26 January 2022. [1]

List of ambassadors and representatives (since 1516)

RepresentativeMission StartMission EndHead of State
Count of Herberstein (ambassador)15161524 Charles I
Jan Hannart (posted in Hamburg)15241524 Charles I
Hermann Sunderhusen (sent)15241528 Charles I
Cornelio Schepper (sent)15281531 Charles I
Wollfgang Pratner (sent)15311532 Charles I
Josse Aemson de Bourch (sent)15321533 Charles I
Jan de Weeze (ambassador)15331533 Charles I
Gerit Mulert (sent)15331534 Charles I
Johannes Tucher (sent)15341534 Charles I
Johann Krentner (sent)15341534 Charles I
George of Austria (sent)15341535 Charles I
Stefan Hopfensteiner (sent)15351536 Charles I
Leonard Funk (sent)15361537 Charles I
Gerit Mulert (sent)15371541 Charles I
Joris d'Espleghen (sent)15411549 Charles I
Johann van Straaten (sent)15491601 Charles I
Juan de Silva (sent)16011605 Philip III
Juan de Silva (sent)16061618 Philip III
Alfonso Merry del Val y Alzola [2] 19571958 Francisco Franco
Antonio de Oyarzabal [3] 19941996 Juan Carlos I
María Victoria González Román [1] 2022Incumbent Felipe VI

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References

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