This section lists the figures within the Spanish government responsible for the country's foreign policy from 1705 to the present.
The position was originally titled 'Secretary of State and of the Office of State' (Spanish : Secretario de Estado y del Despacho de Estado), although it was generally known as Secretary of State or First Secretary of State. Later, it was renamed as Minister of State, and, most recently, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Since 2018, the complete title have been Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation.
| Name | Start | End | Duration | Government | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Marquess of Mejorada del Campo (1656–1721) | 11 July 1705 | 30 November 1714 | 9 years, 142 days | The Marquess of Mejorada del Campo | Philip V (1700–1724) | ||
| | The Marquess of Grimaldo (1664–1773) | 30 November 1714 | 10 January 1724 | 9 years, 41 days | The Marquess of Grimaldo [a] | ||
| The Marquess of the Peace (1683–1734) | 10 January 1724 | 4 September 1724 | 238 days | The Marquess of the Peace | Louis I (1724) | ||
| | The Marquess of Grimaldo (1664–1773) | 4 September 1724 | 1 October 1726 | 2 years, 27 days | José de Grimaldo [b] | Philip V (1724–1746) | |
| The Marquess of the Peace (1683–1734) | 1 October 1726 | 21 October 1734† | 8 years, 20 days | The Marquess of the Peace | |||
| | José Patiño (1670–1736) | 21 October 1734 | 3 November 1736† | 2 years, 13 days | José Patiño | ||
| | The Marquess of Villarías (1687–1766) | 4 November 1736 | 4 December 1746 | 10 years, 30 days | The Marquess of Villarías [c] | ||
| | José de Carvajal y Lancáster (1687–1766) | 4 December 1746 | 9 April 1754 | 7 years, 126 days | José de Carvajal y Lancáster | ||
| Ferdinand VI (1746–1759) | |||||||
| | The Duke of Alba (1714–1776) acting minister | 9 April 1754 | 15 May 1754 | 36 days | The Duke of Alba | ||
| | Ricardo Wall (1694–1777) | 15 May 1754 | 10 August 1759 | 9 years, 147 days | Ricardo Wall | ||
| 10 August 1759 | 9 October 1763 | Charles III (1759–1788) | |||||
| | The Duke of Grimaldi (1710–1789) | 9 October 1763 | 19 February 1777 | 13 years, 133 days | The Duke of Grimaldo | ||
| | The Count of Floridablanca (1728–1808) | 19 February 1777 | 14 December 1788 | 15 years, 9 days | The Count of Floridablanca | ||
| 14 December 1788 | 28 February 1792 | Charles IV (1788–1808) | |||||
| | The Count of Aranda (1719–1798) acting minister | 28 February 1792 | 15 November 1792 | 261 days | The Count of Aranda [d] | ||
| | The Prince of the Peace (1767–1851) | 15 November 1792 | 28 March 1798 | 5 years, 133 days | The Prince of the Peace | ||
| | Francisco de Saavedra (1746–1819) | 28 March 1798 | 21 February 1799 | 330 days | Francisco de Saavedra [e] | ||
| | Mariano Luis de Urquijo (1769–1817) acting minister | 21 February 1799 | 13 December 1800 | 1 year, 295 days | Mariano Luis de Urquijo | ||
| | Pedro Cevallos (1759–1838) | 13 December 1800 | 19 March 1808 | 7 years, 145 days | Pedro Cevallos [f] | ||
| 19 March 1808 | 6 May 1808 | Ferdinand VII (1808–1833) | |||||
| Reign of Joseph Bonaparte | |||||||
| | Pedro Cevallos (1759–1838) | 7 July 1808 | 11 August 1808 | 35 days | Pedro Cevallos | Joseph Bonaparte (1808–1813) | |
| Manuel Negrete de la Torre (1736–1818) | 11 August 1808 | 15 June 1811 | 2 years, 308 days | Manuel Negrete de la Torre | |||
| | Miguel José de Azanza (1746–1826) | 15 June 1811 | 11 December 1813 | 2 years, 179 days | Miguel José de Azanza | ||
| Supreme Central Junta — Regency in the name of Ferdinand VII Abdication of Ferdinand VII declared null and void by the Council of Castile on August 11, 1808 and recognition of him as king on August 24 of the same year. | |||||||
| | Pedro Cevallos (1759–1838) | 15 October 1808 | 5 January 1809 | 82 days | Pedro Cevallos | Ferdinand VII (1808–1833) | [1] |
| Martín de Garay (1771–1822) acting minister | 5 January 1809 | 13 October 1809 | 281 days | Martín de Garay | |||
| Pedro de Rivero acting minister | 13 October 1809 | 30 October 1809 | 17 days | Pedro de Rivero | |||
| | Francisco de Saavedra (1746–1819) | 30 October 1809 | 31 January 1810 | 93 days | Francisco de Saavedra | [1] | |
| Nicolás Ambrosio Garro y Arizcun Marquess consort of Hormazas (1747–1825) acting minister | 31 January 1810 | 20 March 1810 | 48 days | Nicolás Ambrosio Garro y Arizcun | |||
| | Eusebio Bardají y Azara (1776–1842) | 20 March 1810 | 6 February 1812 | 1 year, 323 days | Eusebio Bardají y Azara | [1] | |
| | José García de León y Pizarro (1770–1835) acting minister | 6 February 1812 | 12 May 1812 | 96 days | José García de León y Pizarro | ||
| Ignacio de la Pezuela (1764–1850) acting minister | 12 May 1812 | 23 June 1812 | 42 days | Ignacio de la Pezuela | |||
| | The Marquess of Casa Irujo (1765–1824) | 23 June 1812 | 27 September 1812 | 96 days | The Marquess of Casa Irujo | [1] | |
| Ignacio de la Pezuela was acting minister due to the absence of the officeholder | |||||||
| | The Marquess of Labrador (1764–1850) | 27 September 1812 | 11 July 1813 | 287 days | The Marquess of Labrador | [1] | |
| | Antonio Cano Ramírez de Arellano (1768–1836) acting minister | 11 July 1813 | 10 October 1813 | 91 days | Antonio Cano Ramírez de Arellano | [1] | |
| | Juan O'Donojú (1762–1821) acting minister | 10 October 1813 | 6 December 1813 | 57 days | Juan O'Donojú | [1] | |
| José Luyando (1773–1835) acting minister | 6 December 1813 | 4 May 1814 | 149 days | José Luyando | [1] | ||
| Abolition of the Constitution of 1812 | |||||||
| | The Duke of San Carlos (1771–1828) | 4 May 1814 | 15 November 1814 | 195 days | The Duke of San Carlos | Ferdinand VII (1808–1833) | [1] |
| | Pedro Cevallos (1759–1838) | 15 November 1814 | 30 October 1816 | 1 year, 350 days | Pedro Cevallos | [1] | |
| | José García de León y Pizarro (1770–1835) | 30 October 1816 | 14 September 1818 | 1 year, 319 days | José García de León y Pizarro | [1] | |
| | The Marquess of Casa Irujo (1765–1824) acting minister | 14 September 1818 | 12 June 1819 | 271 days | The Marquess of Casa Irujo | [1] | |
| | Manuel González Salmón (1778–1832) | 12 June 1819 | 12 September 1819 | 92 days | Manuel González Salmón | ||
| | The Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga (1780–1835) | 12 September 1819 | 18 March 1820 | 188 days | The Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga | [1] | |
| Start of the Trienio Liberal | |||||||
| | Evaristo Pérez de Castro (1769–1849) | 18 March 1820 | 2 March 1821 | 349 days | Evaristo Pérez de Castro | Ferdinand VII (1808–1833) | [1] |
| | Eusebio Bardají y Azara (1776–1842) | 4 March 1821 | 8 January 1822 | 310 days | Eusebio Bardají Azara | [1] | |
| Acting minsiters until the arrival of the minister: Joaquín Anduaga Cuenca (March 4, 1821–March 23, 1821) Francisco de Paula Escudero (March 23, 1821–December 8, 1821) | |||||||
| Ramón López-Pelegrín (1767–1841) acting minister | 8 January 1822 | 24 January 1822 | 16 days | Ramón López-Pelegrín | [1] | ||
| | The Marquess of Santa Cruz (1782–1839) | 24 January 1822 | 30 January 1822 | 6 days | Marquess of Santa Cruz | [1] | |
| Ramón López-Pelegrín (1767–1841) acting minister | 30 January 1822 | 28 February 1822 | 29 days | Ramón López-Pelegrín | [1] | ||
| | Francisco Martínez de la Rosa (1787–1862) | 28 February 1822 | 5 August 1822 | 158 days | Francisco Martínez de la Rosa | [1] | |
| | Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel (1785–1862) | 5 August 1822 | 24 April 1823 | 262 days | Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel | [1] | |
| José Manuel de Vadillo (1777–1858) acting minister | 25 April 1823 | 7 May 1823 | 12 days | José Manuel de Vadillo | [1] | ||
| | José María Pando (1787–1840) | 13 May 1823 | 27 May 1823 | 4 days | José María Pando | [1] | |
| The Marquess of La Constancia (1786–1830) acting minister | 27 May 1823 | 7 August 1823 | 72 days | The Marquess of La Constancia | [1] | ||
| End of the Trienio Liberal | |||||||
| Víctor Damián Sáez (1776–1839) | 7 August 1823 | 2 December 1823 | 117 days | Víctor Damián Sáez | Ferdinand VII (1808–1833) | [1] | |
| Luis María Salazar y Salazar was acting minister due to the absence of the officeholder (August 19, 1823-October 1, 1823). | |||||||
| | The Marquess of Casa Irujo (1765–1824) | 2 December 1823 | 17 January 1824† | 46 days | The Marquess of Casa Irujo | [1] | |
| | The Marquess of Heredia (1775–1843) | 18 January 1824 | 11 July 1824 | 175 days | The Marquess of Heredia | [1] | |
| | Francisco Cea Bermúdez (1779–1850) | 11 July 1824 | 24 October 1825 | 1 year, 105 days | Francisco Cea Bermúdez | [1] | |
| | The Duke of the Infantado (1768–1841) | 24 October 1825 | 19 August 1826 | 299 days | The Duke of the Infantado | [1] | |
| | Manuel González Salmón (1778–1832) | 19 August 1826 | 18 January 1832† | 5 years, 152 days | Manuel González Salmón | [1] | |
| | The Count of Alcudia (1777–1842) acting minister | 20 January 1832 | 1 October 1832 | 257 days | The Count of Alcudia | [1] | |
| Francisco Tadeo Calomarde interino hasta la llegada del titular (20 January 1832-22 February 1832) | |||||||
| | Francisco Cea Bermúdez (1779–1850) | 1 October 1832 | 15 January 1834 | 1 year, 106 days | Francisco Cea Bermúdez | [1] | |
| José Cafranga Costilla was acting minister due to the absence of the officeholder (October 1, 1832-November 29, 1832) | Isabella II (1833–1868) | ||||||
| Name | Term | Duration | Party | Government | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Francisco Martínez de la Rosa (1787–1862) | 15 January 1834 | 7 June 1835 | 1 year, 143 days | Moderate | Francisco Martínez de la Rosa | Isabella II (1833–1868) | [2] | ||
| | The Count of Toreno (1786–1843) | 7 June 1835 | 14 September 1835 | 99 days | Moderate | The Count of Toreno | [3] | |||
| | Miguel Ricardo de Álava [g] (1772–1843) | 14 September 1835 | 25 September 1835 | 11 days | Progressive | Miguel Ricardo de Álava | [1] | |||
| | Juan Álvarez Mendizábal (1790–1853) | 25 September 1835 | 27 April 1836 | 215 days | Progressive | Juan Álvarez Mendizábal (acting) | [1] | |||
| | The Count of Almodovar (1777–1846) | 27 April 1836 | 15 May 1836 | 18 days | Progressive | [1] | ||||
| | Francisco Javier de Istúriz (1790–1871) | 15 May 1836 | 14 August 1836 | 91 days | Moderate | Francisco Javier de Istúriz | [1] | |||
| | José María Calatrava [h] (1781–1846) | 14 August 1836 | 18 August 1837 | 1 year, 4 days | Progressive | José María Calatrava | [1] | |||
| | Eusebio Bardají y Azara (1776–1842) | 18 August 1837 | 16 December 1837 | 120 days | Progressive | The Prince of Vergara | [5] | |||
| Eusebio Bardají Azara | ||||||||||
| | The Marquess of Heredia (1775–1843) | 16 December 1837 | 6 September 1838 | 264 days | Moderate | The Marquess of Heredia | [1] [6] | |||
| | The Duke of Frías (1783–1851) | 6 September 1838 | 9 December 1838 | 94 days | Moderate | The Duke of Frías | [6] | |||
| | Evaristo Pérez de Castro [i] (1769–1849) | 9 December 1838 | 19 July 1840 | 1 year, 223 days | Moderate | Evaristo Pérez de Castro | [1] | |||
| | José del Castillo y Ayensa (1795–1861) | 19 July 1840 | 20 July 1840 | 1 day | Moderate | [1] | ||||
| | Mauricio Carlos de Onís y Mercklein (1790–1861) | 20 July 1840 | 29 August 1840 | 40 days | Progressive | The Marquess of Valdeterrazo | [7] | |||
| Valentín Ferraz y Barrau | ||||||||||
| | Juan Antoine y Zayas (1805–1876) | 29 August 1840 | 11 September 1840 | 13 days | Progressive | Modesto Cortázar y Leal de Ibarra | [8] | |||
| | Vicente Sancho y Cobertores (1784–1860) | 11 September 1840 | 16 September 1840 | 5 days | Progressive | Vicente Sancho y Cobertores | [1] | |||
| | Joaquín María Ferrer y Cafraga (1777–1861) | 16 September 1840 | 20 May 1841 | 246 days | Progressive | The Prince of Vergara | [1] | |||
| Joaquín María Ferrer | ||||||||||
| | The Marquess of Valdeterrazo (1792–1876) | 20 May 1841 | 17 June 1842 | 1 year, 28 days | Progressive | The Marquess of Valdeterrazo | [1] | |||
| | The Count of Almodovar (1777–1846) | 17 June 1842 | 9 May 1843 | 326 days | Progressive | José Ramón Rodil | [1] | |||
| | Manuel María de Aguilar [j] (1783–1867) | 9 May 1843 | 19 May 1843 | 10 days | Progressive | Joaquín María López | [1] | |||
| | Olegario de los Cuetos (1795–1844) | 19 May 1843 | 23 July 1843 | 65 days | Progressive | Álvaro Gómez Becerra | [9] | |||
| | Joaquín de Frías y Moya (1784–1851) | 25 July 1843 | 20 November 1843 | 118 days | Progressive | Joaquín María López | [1] | |||
| | Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz (1805–1873) | 20 November 1843 | 29 November 1843 | 9 days | Progressive | Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz | [1] | |||
| | Luis González Bravo (1811–1871) | 29 November 1843 | 3 May 1844 | 156 days | Moderate | Luis González Bravo | [1] | |||
| | The Marquess of Viluma [k] (1797–1872) | 3 May 1844 | 1 July 1844 | 59 days | Moderate | The Duke of Valencia | [10] | |||
| | The Duke of Valencia (1799–1868) | 1 July 1844 | 21 August 1844 | 51 days | Moderate | [1] | ||||
| | Francisco Martínez de la Rosa [l] (1787–1862) | 21 August 1844 | 12 February 1846 | 1 year, 175 days | Moderate | [1] | ||||
| | The Marquess of Miraflores (1792–1872) | 12 February 1846 | 16 March 1846 | 32 days | Moderate | The Marquess of Miraflores | [11] | |||
| | The Duke of Valencia (1799–1868) acting minister | 16 March 1846 | 5 April 1846 | 20 days | Moderate | The Duke of Valencia | [1] | |||
| | Francisco Javier de Istúriz (1790–1871) | 5 April 1846 | 28 January 1847 | 298 days | Moderate | Francisco Javier de Istúriz | [1] | |||
| | The Marquess of Casa Irujo (1802–1855) | 28 January 1847 | 28 March 1847 | 59 days | Moderate | The Marquess of Casa Irujo | [1] | |||
| | Joaquín Francisco Pacheco (1808–1865) | 28 March 1847 | 31 August 1847 | 156 days | Moderate | Joaquín Francisco Pacheco | [12] | |||
| | Antonio Caballero (1816–1876) acting minister | 31 August 1847 | 12 September 1847 | 12 days | Moderate | Florencio García Goyena | [1] | |||
| | Modesto Cortázar (1783–1862) | 12 September 1847 | 4 October 1847 | 22 days | Moderate | [13] [14] | ||||
| | The Duke of Valencia (1799–1868) | 4 October 1847 | 23 October 1847 | 19 days | Moderate | The Duke of Valencia | [1] | |||
| | The Marquess of Casa Irujo (1802–1855) | 23 October 1847 | 29 July 1848 | 280 days | Moderate | [1] | ||||
| | The Marquess of Pidal (1799–1865) | 29 July 1848 | 19 October 1849 | 1 year, 82 days | Moderate | [15] | ||||
| | Salvador Cea Bermúdez [m] (1803–1852) | 19 October 1849 | 20 October 1849 | 1 day | Moderate | The Count of Clonard | [16] [17] | |||
| | The Marquess of Pidal (1799–1865) | 20 October 1849 | 14 January 1851 | 1 year, 86 days | Moderate | The Duke of Valencia | [17] | |||
| | Manuel Bertrán de Lis y Ribes (1806–1869) | 14 January 1851 | 23 May 1851 [n] | 129 days | Moderate | Juan Bravo Murillo | [1] | |||
| | The Marquess of Miraflores (1792–1872) | 23 May 1851 | 7 August 1852 | 1 year, 76 days | Moderate | [18] [19] | ||||
| | Manuel Bertrán de Lis y Ribes (1806–1869) | 7 August 1852 | 14 December 1852 | 129 days | Moderate | [1] | ||||
| | The Count of Alcoy (1800–1857) | 14 December 1852 | 14 April 1853 | 121 days | Moderate | The Count of Alcoy | [20] [21] | |||
| | Luis López de la Torre Ayllón y Kirsmacker [o] (1799–1876) | 14 April 1853 | 21 June 1853 | 68 days | Moderate | Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea | [21] [22] | |||
| | Ángel Calderón de la Barca y Belgrano [p] (1790–1861) | 21 June 1853 | 17 July 1854 | 1 year, 26 days | Moderate | [23] [24] [25] | ||||
| The Count of San Luis | ||||||||||
| | Luis Mayans (1805–1880) | 18 July 1854 | 20 July 1854 | 2 days | Moderate | The Duke of Rivas | [25] | |||
| The Prince of Vergara | ||||||||||
| | Joaquín Francisco Pacheco (1808–1865) | 30 July 1854 | 28 November 1854 | 121 days | Progressive | [26] [27] | ||||
| | Claudio Antón de Luzuriaga (1792–1874) | 28 November 1854 | 11 June 1855 | 195 days | Progressive | [1] | ||||
| | The Marquess of Sierra Bullones [q] (1804–1879) | 11 June 1855 | 14 July 1856 | 1 year, 33 days | Progressive | [1] | ||||
| | Nicomedes Pastor Díaz (1811–1863) | 14 July 1856 | 12 October 1856 | 90 days | Liberal Unionist | The Duke of Tetuán | [1] | |||
| | The Marquess of Pidal (1799–1865) | 12 October 1856 | 15 October 1857 | 1 year, 3 days | Moderate | The Duke of Valencia | [1] | |||
| | The Marquess of Valmar (1815–1901) | 15 October 1857 | 25 October 1857 | 10 days | Moderate | The Marquess of Nervión | [1] | |||
| | Francisco Martínez de la Rosa (1787–1862) | 25 October 1857 | 14 January 1858 | 81 days | Moderate | [28] | ||||
| | Francisco Javier de Istúriz (1790–1871) | 14 January 1858 | 30 June 1858 | 167 days | Moderate | Francisco Javier de Istúriz | [29] | |||
| | The Duke of Tetuán (1809–1867) acting minister | 30 June 1858 | 2 July 1858 | 2 days | Liberal Unionist | The Duke of Tetuán | [30] | |||
| | Saturnino Calderón Collantes [r] (1799–1864) | 2 July 1858 | 17 January 1863 | 4 years, 199 days | Liberal Unionist | [31] | ||||
| | The Duke of the Tower (1810–1885) | 17 January 1863 | 2 March 1863 | 44 days | Liberal Unionist | [32] | ||||
| | The Marquess of Miraflores (1792–1872) | 2 March 1863 | 1 March 1864 | 365 days | Moderate | The Marquess of Miraflores | [33] | |||
| Lorenzo Arrazola | ||||||||||
| | Joaquín Francisco Pacheco [s] (1808–1865) | 1 March 1864 | 16 September 1864 | 199 days | Moderate | Alejandro Mon y Menéndez | [35] [36] | |||
| | Alejandro Llorente (1814–1901) | 16 September 1864 | 10 December 1864 | 85 days | Moderate | The Duke of Valencia | [36] | |||
| | Antonio Benavides Fernández de Navarrete [t] (1807–1884) | 10 December 1864 | 8 June 1865 | 180 days | Moderate | [37] | ||||
| | Lorenzo Arrazola (1795–1873) acting minister | 8 June 1865 | 21 June 1865 | 13 days | Moderate | [38] | ||||
| | Manuel Bermúdez de Castro y Díez (1811–1870) | 21 June 1865 | 10 July 1866 | 1 year, 19 days | Liberal Unionist | The Duke of Tetuán | [39] | |||
| | Lorenzo Arrazola (1795–1873) acting minister | 10 July 1866 | 13 July 1866 | 3 days | Moderate | The Duke of Valencia | [40] | |||
| | Eusebio Calonge (1813–1873) | 13 July 1866 | 9 June 1867 | 331 days | Moderate | [41] | ||||
| | Alejandro de Castro y Casal (1812–1881) | 9 June 1867 | 27 June 1867 | 18 days | Moderate | [42] | ||||
| | Lorenzo Arrazola (1795–1873) | 27 June 1867 | 23 April 1868 | 301 days | Moderate | [43] | ||||
| | The Marquess of Roncali (1811–1875) | 23 April 1868 [u] | 30 September 1868 | 160 days | Moderate | Luis González Bravo | [44] [45] | |||
| The Marquess of Havana | ||||||||||
| Name | Term | Duration | Party | Government | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Viscount of Barrantes (1818–1883) | 8 October 1868 | 18 June 1869 | 253 days | Liberal Unionist | The Duke of the Tower | The Duke of the Tower (regent) (1869–1871) | [46] [47] | ||
| | Manuel Silvela y Le Vielleuze [v] (1830–1892) | 18 June 1869 | 1 November 1869 | 136 days | Progressive | The Marquess of Castillejos | [47] | |||
| | Cristino Martos y Balbí (1830–1893) | 1 November 1869 | 9 January 1870 | 69 days | Progressive | [49] [50] | ||||
| | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1825–1903) | 9 January 1870 | 27 December 1870 [w] | 352 days | Progressive | [50] [51] | ||||
| | Juan Bautista Topete (1821–1885) | 27 December 1870 | 4 January 1871 | 8 days | Progressive | Juan Bautista Topete | [51] [52] | |||
| | Cristino Martos y Balbí (1830–1893) | 4 January 1871 | 24 July 1871 | 201 days | Radical-Democrat | The Duke of the Tower | Amadeo I (1871–1873) | [52] [53] | ||
| | The Marquess of Mendigorría (1809–1883) acting minister | 24 July 1871 | 5 October 1871 | 73 days | Radical-Democrat | Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla | [53] [54] | |||
| | The Marquess of San Rafael (1828–1880) | 5 October 1871 | 20 November 1871 | 46 days | Constitutionalist | The Marquess of San Rafael | [54] [55] | |||
| | Bonifacio de Blas y Muñoz (1829–1878) | 20 November 1871 | 26 May 1872 | 188 days | Constitutionalist | [55] [56] [57] | ||||
| Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | ||||||||||
| | Augusto Ulloa y Castañón (1823–1879) | 26 May 1872 | 13 June 1872 | 18 days | Constitutionalist | The Duke of the Tower | [57] [58] | |||
| | Cristino Martos y Balbí [x] (1830–1893) | 13 June 1872 | 12 February 1873 | 244 days | Radical-Democrat | Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla | [58] [60] | |||
| | Emilio Castelar (1832–1899) | 12 February 1873 | 11 June 1873 | 119 days | Federal Republican | Estanislao Figueras | List of presidents of the First Republic | [61] | ||
| | José Muro (1842–1907) | 11 June 1873 | 28 June 1873 | 17 days | Federal Republican | Francisco Pi y Margall | [62] | |||
| | Eleuterio Maisonnave (1840–1890) | 28 June 1873 | 18 July 1873 | 20 days | Federal Republican | [63] | ||||
| | Santiago Soler y Pla (1839–1888) | 19 July 1873 | 4 September 1873 | 47 days | Federal Republican | Nicolás Salmerón | [64] | |||
| | José Carvajal y Hué (1835–1899) | 8 September 1873 | 3 January 1874 | 117 days | Federal Republican | Emilio Castelar | [65] | |||
| | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1825–1903) | 3 January 1874 | 13 May 1874 | 130 days | Constitutionalist | The Duke of the Tower | [66] | |||
| | Augusto Ulloa (1823–1879) | 13 May 1874 | 31 December 1874 | 232 days | Constitutionalist | The Marquess of Sierra Bullones | [67] | |||
| Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | ||||||||||
| Name | Term | Duration | Party | Government | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Alejandro de Castro y Casal [y] (1812–1881) | 31 December 1874 | 12 September 1875 | 255 days | Conservative | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | Alfonso XII (1874–1885) | [69] | ||
| | The Count of Casa Valencia [z] [aa] (1831–1914) | 12 September 1875 | 29 November 1875 | 78 days | Conservative | Joaquín Jovellar y Soler | [70] | |||
| | The Marquess of Reinosa (1811–1890) | 2 December 1875 | 14 January 1877 | 1 year, 43 days | Conservative | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | [71] | |||
| | Francisco Silvela [ab] (1845–1905) | 14 January 1877 | 7 March 1879 | 2 years, 52 days | Conservative | [72] | ||||
| | The Count of Toreno (1840–1890) acting minister | 7 March 1879 | 15 March 1879 | 8 days | Conservative | Arsenio Martínez Campos | [73] | |||
| | The Marquess of Molins (1812–1889) | 15 March 1879 | 16 May 1879 | 62 days | Conservative | [74] | ||||
| | The Duke of Tetuán (1834–1903) | 16 May 1879 | 9 December 1879 | 207 days | Conservative | [75] | ||||
| | The Count of Toreno (1840–1890) | 9 December 1879 | 20 January 1880 | 42 days | Conservative | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | [76] | |||
| | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828–1897) acting minister | 20 January 1880 | 19 March 1880 | 59 days | Conservative | [77] | ||||
| | The Marquess of the Pazo de la Merced [ac] (1823–1898) | 19 March 1880 | 8 February 1881 | 326 days | Conservative | [78] | ||||
| | The Marquess of Vega de Armijo (1824–1908) | 8 February 1881 | 13 October 1883 | 2 years, 247 days | Liberal | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | [78] | |||
| | Servando Ruiz-Gómez y González-Llanos (1821–1888) | 13 October 1883 | 18 January 1884 | 97 days | Dynastic Left | José Posada Herrera | [79] | |||
| | The Marquess of the Pazo de la Merced (1823–1898) | 18 January 1884 | 27 November 1885 | 1 year, 313 days | Conservative | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | [80] | |||
| | Segismundo Moret (1833–1913) | 27 November 1885 | 14 June 1888 | 2 years, 200 days | Liberal | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | Alfonso XIII (1886–1931) | [81] | ||
| | The Marquess of Vega de Armijo (1824–1908) | 14 June 1888 | 5 July 1890 | 2 years, 21 days | Liberal | [82] | ||||
| | The Duke of Tetuán (1834–1903) | 5 July 1890 | 11 December 1892 | 2 years, 159 days | Conservative | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | [83] | |||
| | The Marquess of Vega de Armijo (1824–1908) | 11 December 1892 | 5 April 1893 | 115 days | Liberal | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | [84] | |||
| | Segismundo Moret [ad] (1833–1913) | 5 April 1893 | 4 November 1894 | 1 year, 213 days | Liberal | [86] | ||||
| | Alejandro Groizard (1830–1919) | 4 November 1894 | 23 March 1895 | 139 days | Liberal | [87] | ||||
| | The Duke of Tetuán (1834–1903) | 23 March 1895 | 19 January 1896 | 302 days | Conservative | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | [88] | |||
| | The Marquess of the Pazo de la Merced (1823–1898) | 19 January 1896 | 5 March 1896 | 46 days | Conservative | [89] [90] | ||||
| | The Duke of Tetuán (1834–1903) | 5 March 1896 | 4 October 1897 | 1 year, 213 days | Conservative | [90] | ||||
| Marcelo Azcárraga [ae] | ||||||||||
| | Pío Gullón Iglesias (1835–1917) | 4 October 1897 | 18 May 1898 | 226 days | Liberal | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | [91] | |||
| | José Gutiérrez de Agüera acting minister | 18 May 1898 | 24 May 1898 | 6 days | Liberal | [92] | ||||
| | The Duke of Almodóvar del Río (1850–1906) | 24 May 1898 | 4 March 1899 | 284 days | Liberal | [93] | ||||
| | Francisco Silvela (1845–1905) | 4 March 1899 | 18 April 1900 | 1 year, 45 days | Conservative | Francisco Silvela | [94] | |||
| | The Marquess of Aguilar de Campoo (1837–1914) | 18 April 1900 | 6 March 1901 | 322 days | Conservative | [95] | ||||
| Marcelo Azcárraga | ||||||||||
| | The Duke of Almodóvar del Río (1850–1906) | 6 March 1901 | 6 December 1902 | 1 year, 275 days | Liberal | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | [96] | |||
| | Buenaventura de Abarzuza y Ferrer (1843–1910) | 6 December 1902 | 20 July 1903 | 226 days | Conservative | Francisco Silvela | [97] | |||
| | The Count of San Bernardo (1842–1905) | 20 July 1903 | 5 December 1903 | 138 days | Conservative | The Marquess of Pozo Rubio | [98] | |||
| | Faustino Rodríguez-San Pedro [af] (1833–1925) | 5 December 1903 | 16 December 1904 | 1 year, 11 days | Conservative | Antonio Maura | [100] | |||
| | The Marquess of Aguilar de Campoo (1837–1914) | 16 December 1904 | 27 January 1905 | 42 days | Conservative | Marcelo Azcárraga | [101] | |||
| | The Marquess of Villa-Urrutia [ag] (1850–1933) | 27 January 1905 | 23 June 1905 | 147 days | Conservative | The Marquess of Pozo Rubio | [102] | |||
| | Felipe Sánchez Román (1850–1916) | 23 June 1905 | 31 October 1905 | 130 days | Liberal | Eugenio Montero Ríos | [103] | |||
| | Pío Gullón Iglesias [ah] (1835–1917) | 31 October 1905 | 1 December 1905 | 31 days | Liberal | [104] | ||||
| | The Duke of Almodóvar del Río [ai] (1850–1906) | 1 December 1905 | 23 June 1906† | 204 days | Liberal | Segismundo Moret | [105] | |||
| | Emilio de Ojeda y Perpiñán (1845–1911) acting minister | 23 June 1906 | 30 June 1906 | 7 days | Liberal | |||||
| | Juan Pérez-Caballero y Ferrer (1861–1951) | 30 June 1906 | 6 July 1906 | 6 days | Liberal | [106] [107] | ||||
| | Pío Gullón Iglesias (1835–1917) | 6 July 1906 | 30 November 1906 | 147 days | Liberal | José López Domínguez | [107] | |||
| | Juan Pérez-Caballero y Ferrer (1861–1951) | 30 November 1906 | 25 January 1907 | 56 days | Liberal | Segismundo Moret | [108] | |||
| The Marquess of Vega de Armijo | ||||||||||
| | Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz (1856–1923) | 25 January 1907 | 21 October 1909 | 2 years, 269 days | Conservative | Antonio Maura | [109] | |||
| | Juan Pérez-Caballero y Ferrer [aj] (1861–1951) | 21 October 1909 | 9 February 1910 | 111 days | Liberal | Segismundo Moret | [110] | |||
| | The Marquess of Alhucemas (1859–1938) | 9 February 1910 | 31 December 1912 | 2 years, 326 days | Liberal | José Canalejas y Méndez | [111] | |||
| The Marquess of Alhucemas [ak] | ||||||||||
| The Count of Romanones | ||||||||||
| | Juan Navarro-Reverter (1844–1924) | 31 December 1912 | 13 June 1913 | 164 days | Liberal | [112] | ||||
| | The Count of López Muñoz (1850–1929) | 13 June 1913 | 27 October 1913 | 136 days | Liberal | [113] | ||||
| | The Duke of Ripalda (1863–1945) | 27 October 1913 | 9 December 1915 | 2 years, 43 days | Conservative | Eduardo Dato | [114] | |||
| | Miguel Villanueva y Gómez (1852–1931) | 9 December 1915 | 25 February 1916 | 78 days | Liberal | The Count of Romanones | [115] | |||
| | The Count of Romanones (1863–1950) acting minister | 25 February 1916 | 30 April 1916 | 65 days | Liberal | [116] | ||||
| | The Count of Gimeno (1852–1936) | 30 April 1916 | 19 April 1917 | 354 days | Liberal | [117] | ||||
| | Juan Alvarado y del Saz (1856–1935) | 19 April 1917 | 11 June 1917 | 53 days | Liberal | The Marquess of Alhucemas | [118] | |||
| | The Duke of Ripalda (1863–1945) | 11 June 1917 | 3 November 1917 | 145 days | Conservative | Eduardo Dato | [119] | |||
| | The Marquess of Alhucemas (1859–1938) | 3 November 1917 | 22 March 1918 | 139 days | Liberal | The Marquess of Alhucemas | [120] | |||
| | Eduardo Dato [al] (1856–1921) | 22 March 1918 | 9 November 1918 | 232 days | Conservative | Antonio Maura | [121] | |||
| | The Count of Romanones [am] (1863–1950) | 9 November 1918 | 15 April 1919 | 157 days | Liberal | The Marquess of Alhucemas | [122] | |||
| The Count of Romanones | ||||||||||
| | Manuel González Hontoria (1878–1954) | 15 April 1919 | 20 July 1919 | 96 days | Conservative | Antonio Maura | [123] | |||
| | The Duke of Ripalda (1863–1945) | 20 July 1919 | 14 August 1921 | 2 years, 25 days | Conservative | Joaquín Sánchez de Toca | [124] | |||
| Manuel Allendesalazar | ||||||||||
| Eduardo Dato | ||||||||||
| Gabino Bugallal Araújo [an] | ||||||||||
| Manuel Allendesalazar | ||||||||||
| | Manuel González Hontoria (1878–1954) | 14 August 1921 | 8 March 1922 | 206 days | Conservative | Antonio Maura | [125] | |||
| | Joaquín Fernández Prida [ao] (1863–1942) | 8 March 1922 | 4 December 1922 | 271 days | Conservative | José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez | [126] | |||
| | Francisco Bergamín y García (1855–1937) | 4 December 1922 | 7 December 1922 | 3 days | Conservative | [127] | ||||
| | Santiago Alba y Bonifaz [ap] (1872–1949) | 7 December 1922 | 15 September 1923 | 282 days | Liberal | The Marquess of Alhucemas | [128] | |||
| | Fernando Espinosa de los Monteros y Bermejillo (1884–1937) [aq] [ar] | 15 September 1923 | 3 December 1925 | 2 years, 79 days | Independent | The Marquess of Estella Directorio Militar | [129] | |||
| | The Viscount of Santa Clara de Avedillo (1890–1974) | 3 December 1925 | 20 February 1927 | 1 year, 79 days | Patriotic Unionist | The Marquess of Estella Directorio Civil | [130] | |||
| | The Marquess of Estella (1870–1930) [as] | 20 February 1927 | 30 January 1930 | 2 years, 344 days | Patriotic Unionist | [131] | ||||
| | The Count of Xauen (1873–1953) [as] | 30 January 1930 | 22 February 1930 | 23 days | Military | The Count of Xauen Dictablanda | [132] | |||
| | The Duke of Alba (1878–1953) | 22 February 1930 | 18 February 1931 | 361 days | Independent | [133] | ||||
| | The Count of Romanones (1863–1950) | 18 February 1931 | 14 April 1931 | 55 days | Monarchist | Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas | [134] | |||
| Name | Term | Duration | Party | Government | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Alejandro Lerroux (1864–1949) | 14 April 1931 | 16 December 1931 | 246 days | Radical Republican | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1931–1936) | [135] | ||
| Manuel Azaña | ||||||||||
| | Luis de Zulueta (1878–1964) | 16 December 1931 | 12 June 1933 | 1 year, 178 days | Radical Republican | Manuel Azaña | [136] | |||
| | Fernando de los Ríos (1879–1949) | 12 June 1933 | 12 September 1933 | 92 days | Socialist | [137] | ||||
| | Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz (1893–1984) | 12 September 1933 | 16 December 1933 | 95 days | Republican Action | Alejandro Lerroux | [138] | |||
| Diego Martínez Barrio | ||||||||||
| | Leandro Pita (1898–1985) | 16 December 1933 | 4 October 1934 | 292 days | Independent | Alejandro Lerroux | [139] | |||
| Ricardo Samper | ||||||||||
| | Ricardo Samper (1881–1938) | 4 October 1934 | 16 November 1934 | 43 days | Radical Republican | Alejandro Lerroux | [140] | |||
| | Juan José Rocha García (1877–1938) [at] | 16 November 1934 | 25 September 1935 | 313 days | Radical Republican | [141] | ||||
| | Alejandro Lerroux (1864–1949) | 25 September 1935 | 29 October 1935 | 34 days | Radical Republican | Joaquín Chapaprieta | [142] | |||
| | José Martínez de Velasco (1875–1936) | 29 October 1935 | 30 December 1935 | 62 days | Agrarian | [143] | ||||
| Manuel Portela Valladares | ||||||||||
| | Joaquín Urzáiz Cadaval (1887–1957) | 30 December 1935 | 19 February 1936 | 51 days | Republican Progresist | [144] | ||||
| | Augusto Barcia Trelles (1881–1961) | 19 February 1936 | 18 July 1936 | 150 days | Republican Left | Manuel Azaña | [145] | |||
| Augusto Barcia Trelles [au] | Manuel Azaña (1936–1939) | |||||||||
| Santiago Casares Quiroga | ||||||||||
| | Justino de Azcárate (1903–1989) | 18 July 1936 | 19 July 1936 | 1 day | Republican Progresist | Diego Martínez Barrio | [146] | |||
| | Augusto Barcia Trelles (1881–1961) | 19 July 1936 | 4 September 1936 | 47 days | Republican Left | José Giral | [147] | |||
| | Julio Álvarez del Vayo (1891–1975) | 4 September 1936 | 17 May 1937 | 255 days | Socialist | Francisco Largo Caballero | [148] | |||
| | José Giral (1879–1962) | 17 May 1937 | 5 April 1938 | 323 days | Republican Left | Juan Negrín | [149] | |||
| | Julio Álvarez del Vayo (1891–1975) | 5 April 1938 | 5 March 1939 | 334 days | Socialist | [150] | ||||
| | Julián Besteiro (1870–1940) | 5 March 1939 | 31 March 1939 | 26 days | Socialist | National Defence Council | José Miaja (1939) | |||
| Name | Term | Duration | Party | Government | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Francisco Serrat y Bonastre (1871–1952) [av] | 5 October 1936 | 22 April 1937 | 199 days | Independent | Junta Técnica del Estado | Francisco Franco (1939–1975) | [151] | ||
| | Miguel Ángel de Muguiro [av] (1880–1954) acting secretary | 22 April 1937 | 31 January 1938 | 284 days | Independent | [152] | ||||
| | The Count of Jordana (1876–1944) | 31 January 1938 [aw] | 9 August 1939 | 1 year, 190 days | Military | I Franco | [153] | |||
| | Juan Luis Beigbeder (1888–1957) | 9 August 1939 | 16 October 1940 | 1 year, 68 days | Movimiento Nacional | II Franco | [154] | |||
| | Ramón Serrano Suñer (1901–2003) | 16 October 1940 | 3 September 1942 | 1 year, 322 days | Movimiento Nacional | [155] | ||||
| | The Count of Jordana (1876–1944) | 3 September 1942 | 3 August 1944† | 1 year, 335 days | Movimiento Nacional | [156] | ||||
| | José Félix de Lequerica y Erquiza (1890–1963) | 11 August 1944 | 20 July 1945 | 343 days | Movimiento Nacional | [157] | ||||
| | Alberto Martín-Artajo Álvarez (1905–1979) | 20 July 1945 | 25 February 1957 | 11 years, 220 days | Movimiento Nacional | III Franco | [158] | |||
| IV Franco | ||||||||||
| | Fernando María Castiella (1907–1976) | 25 February 1957 | 29 October 1969 | 12 years, 246 days | Movimiento Nacional | VII Franco | [159] | |||
| VI Franco | ||||||||||
| VII Franco | ||||||||||
| | Gregorio López-Bravo (1923–1985) | 29 October 1969 | 11 June 1973 | 3 years, 225 days | Movimiento Nacional | VIII Franco | [160] | |||
| | Laureano López Rodó (1920–2000) | 11 June 1973 | 3 January 1974 | 206 days | Movimiento Nacional | Luis Carrero Blanco [ax] | [161] | |||
| | Pedro Cortina Mauri (1908–1993) | 3 January 1974 | 11 December 1975 | 1 year, 342 days | Movimiento Nacional | The Marquess of Arias Navarro | [162] | |||
| Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | ||||||||||
| | The Count of Motrico (1909–1998) | 11 December 1975 | 7 July 1976 | 209 days | Movimiento Nacional | [163] | ||||
| Name | Term | Duraiton | Party | Government | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | The Marquess of Oreja (1935-) | 7 July 1976 | 8 September 1980 | 4 years, 63 days | Centrist | The Duke of Suárez | Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [164] | ||
| | José Pedro Pérez-Llorca (1940–2019) | 8 September 1980 | 2 December 1982 | 2 years, 85 days | Centrist | [164] | ||||
| The Marquess of Ría de Ribadeo | ||||||||||
| | Fernando Morán (1926–2020) | 2 December 1982 | 4 July 1985 | 2 years, 214 days | Socialist | Felipe González | [164] | |||
| | Francisco Fernández Ordóñez (1930–1992) | 4 July 1985 | 23 June 1992 | 6 years, 355 days | Socialist | [164] | ||||
| | Javier Solana (1942-) | 23 June 1992 | 18 December 1995 | 3 years, 178 days | Socialist | [164] | ||||
| | Carlos Westendorp (1937-) | 18 December 1995 | 5 May 1996 | 139 days | Socialist | [165] | ||||
| | Abel Matutes (1941-) | 5 May 1996 | 27 April 2000 | 3 years, 358 days | Popular | José María Aznar | [166] | |||
| | Josep Piqué (1955–2023) | 27 April 2000 | 10 July 2002 | 2 years, 74 days | Popular | [167] | ||||
| | Ana Palacio (1948-) | 9 July 2002 | 17 April 2004 | 1 year, 283 days | Popular | [168] | ||||
| | Miguel Ángel Moratinos (1951-) | 17 April 2004 | 20 October 2010 | 6 years, 186 days | Socialist | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | [169] | |||
| | Trinidad Jiménez (1962-) | 20 October 2010 | 21 December 2011 | 1 year, 62 days | Socialist | [170] | ||||
| | José Manuel García-Margallo (1944-) | 21 December 2011 | 3 November 2016 | 4 years, 318 days | Popular | Mariano Rajoy | [171] | |||
| Felipe VI | ||||||||||
| | Alfonso Dastis (1955-) | 3 November 2016 | 6 June 2018 | 1 year, 215 days | Independent | [172] | ||||
| | Josep Borrell (1947-) | 6 June 2018 | 30 November 2019 | 1 year, 177 days | Socialist | Pedro Sánchez | [173] | |||
| | Margarita Robles (1956-) acting minister | 30 November 2019 | 12 January 2020 | 43 days | Independent | [174] | ||||
| | Arancha González Laya (1969-) | 12 January 2020 | 10 July 2021 | 1 year, 179 days | Independent | [175] | ||||
| | José Manuel Albares (1972-) | 10 July 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 111 days | Socialist | [176] | ||||
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