List of ambassadors of Spain to North Macedonia

Ambassador of Spain to North Macedonia
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent Rafael Soriano Ortiz since 31 July 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for the European Union
Style	The Most Excellent
Residence	Skopje
Nominator	The Foreign Minister
Appointer	The Monarch
Term length	At the government's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Jorge Fuentes Monzonís-Villalonga
Formation	1995
Website	Mission of Spain to North Macedonia

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

Diplomatic relations between both countries were established on 28 July 1994. ^[1] Initially, the ambassador was resident in Sofia, Bulgaria, and in 2006 it was created a resident embassy in Skopje. ^[2]

List of ambassadors

Name		Term	Nominated by	Appointed by	Accredited to
1	Jorge Fuentes Monzonís-Villalonga  [ es ] [a]	11 February 1995 [3] – 8 February 1997 (1 year, 363 days)	Javier Solana	Juan Carlos I	Kiro Gligorov
2	José Coderch Planas  [ es ] [a]	7 June 1997 [4] – 3 March 2001 (3 years, 269 days)	Abel Matutes
3	José Ángel López Jorrín [a]	30 June 2001 [5] – 18 September 2004 (3 years, 80 days)	Josep Piqué		Boris Trajkovski
4	Fernando Arias [a]	26 February 2005 [6] – 9 September 2006 (1 year, 195 days)	Miguel Ángel Moratinos		Branko Crvenkovski
5	José Manuel Paz y Agüeras	9 September 2006 [7] – 6 November 2010 (4 years, 58 days)
6	Fernando de Galainena Rodríguez  [ es ]	6 November 2010 [8] – 26 July 2014 (3 years, 262 days)	Trinidad Jiménez		Gjorge Ivanov
7	Ramón Abaroa Carranza	26 July 2014 [9] – 26 August 2017 (3 years, 31 days)	José Manuel García-Margallo	Felipe VI
8	Emilio Lorenzo Serra	26 August 2017 [10] – 16 September 2021 (4 years, 21 days)	Alfonso Dastis
9	José Luis Lozano García  [ es ]	16 September 2021 [11] – 31 July 2024 (2 years, 319 days)	José Manuel Albares		Stevo Pendarovski
10	Rafael Soriano Ortiz  [ es ]	31 July 2024 [12] – present (1 year, 100 days)			Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova

See also

• North Macedonia–Spain relations

Notes

1. Resident in Sofia.

References

1. Diplomatic Information Office (March 2025). "Country profile - North Macedonia" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish). p. 9. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
2. Ministry of Public Administrations (August 4, 2006). "Real Decreto 866/2006, de 14 de julio, por el que se crea la Misión Diplomática Permanente de España en la Antigua República Yugoslava de Macedonia". Official State Gazette. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (February 11, 1995). "Real Decreto 163/1995, de 3 de febrero, por el que se designa a don Jorge Fuentes Monzonís-Vilallonga Embajador de España en la ex República Yugoslava de Macedonia". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
4. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 7, 1997). "Real Decreto 872/1997, de 6 de junio, por el que se designa a don José Coderch Planas Embajador de España en la ex República Yugoslava de Macedonia" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
5. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (June 30, 2001). "Real Decreto 751/2001, de 29 de junio, por el que se designa a don José Ángel López Jorrín Embajador de España en la ex República Yugoslava de Macedonia". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
6. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (February 26, 2005). "Real Decreto 212/2005, de 25 de febrero, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la ex República Yugoslava de Macedonia a don Fernando Arias González". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (September 9, 2006). "Real Decreto 1003/2006, de 8 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la Antigua República Yugoslava de Macedonia a don José Manuel Paz y Agüeras". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
8. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (November 6, 2010). "Real Decreto 1456/2010, de 5 de noviembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la Antigua República Yugoslava de Macedonia a don Fernando de Galainena Rodríguez". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
9. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (July 26, 2014). "Real Decreto 651/2014, de 25 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la Antigua República Yugoslava de Macedonia a don Ramón Abaroa Carranza". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
10. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (August 26, 2017). "Real Decreto 811/2017, de 25 de agosto, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la Antigua República Yugoslava de Macedonia a don Emilio Lorenzo Serra". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (September 16, 2021). "Real Decreto 798/2021, de 15 de septiembre, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Macedonia del Norte a don José Luis Lozano García". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
12. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (July 31, 2024). "Real Decreto 800/2024, de 30 de julio, por el que se designa Embajador de España en la República de Macedonia del Norte a don Rafael Soriano Ortiz". Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved November 7, 2025.