The following is a list of foreign ministers of Spain, since 1808 until now serving in Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Political Persuasion: Junta Reign of Ferdinand VII No affiliation Liberal conservative Liberal progressive Centrist Social democrat Military
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 |
Political Persuasion: No affiliation Liberal conservative Liberal progressive Centrist Social democrat Military
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] |
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| 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 Marquis of Estella | [59] [60] |
 | Álvaro de Figueroa The Count of Romanones | 30 January 1930 | 18 February 1931 | None | The Count of Xauen | [61] |
| Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas |
Political Persuasion: No affiliation Liberal conservative Liberal progressive Centrist Social democrat Military
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 |
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 |
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] | |
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 | |
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