List of ambassadors of Spain to Indonesia

The ambassador of Spain to Indonesia is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Indonesia. It is also accredited to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

Ambassador of Spain to Indonesia
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent Bernardo de Sicart Escoda since 16 July 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs
Style	The Most Excellent
Residence	Jakarta
Nominator	The Foreign Minister
Appointer	The Monarch
Term length	At the government's pleasure
Inaugural holder	José Pérez del Arco y Rodríguez
Formation	1967
Website	Mission of Spain to Indonesia

Indonesia and Spain established diplomatic relations in February 1958^[1] and, in 1967, Spain appointed the first ambassador, resident in Manila.^[2] The first resident ambassador was appointed in 1972.^[3]

Jurisdiction

• Indonesia: Diplomatic relations between both nations are managed through the respective ambassadors. The Consular Section of the Embassy provides consular services to the entire country, and an honorary consulate is located in Seminyak, close to Denpasar.^[4]

Also, the ambassador to Indonesia is accredited to:

• Timor-Leste: Spain recognized and established diplomatic relations with Timor on 20 May 2002. The president of the Senate, Esperanza Aguirre, led the Spanish delegation to the independence festivities.^[5] The Embassy in Jakarta is responsible for consular issues in the country, although there is an honorary consulate in Dili.^[4]

In the past, the ambassador to Indonesia also managed the diplomatic and consular relations with Singapore (1991–2003).

List of ambassadors

Ambassador		Term	Nominated by	Appointed by	Accredited to
1	José Pérez del Arco y Rodríguez[a]	19 June 1967[2] – 7 March 1970 (2 years, 261 days)	Fernando María Castiella	Francisco Franco	Suharto
2	Víctor Sánchez-Mesas y Juste	5 February 1972[3] – 5 May 1977 (5 years, 70 days)	Gregorio López-Bravo
3	Alberto Pascual Villar	5 May 1977[6] – 1 March 1982 (4 years, 300 days)	The Marquess of Oreja	Juan Carlos I
4	Eugenio Bregolat y Obiols	1 March 1982[7] – 23 December 1986 (4 years, 297 days)	José Pedro Pérez-Llorca
5	Antonio Acebal y Monfort	18 March 1987[8] – 29 July 1989 (4 years, 364 days)	Francisco Fernández Ordóñez
6	Leopoldo Stampa Piñeiro [es][b]	29 July 1989[9] – 5 May 1993 (3 years, 280 days)
7	Antonio Sánchez Jara[b]	27 July 1993[10] – 17 May 1997 (3 years, 292 days)	Javier Solana
8	Antonio Segura Morís[b]	17 May 1997[11] – 22 December 2001 (4 years, 219 days)	Abel Matutes
9	Dámaso de Lario [es][c]	22 December 2001[12] – 28 April 2007 (5 years, 127 days)	Josep Piqué		Megawati Sukarnoputri
10	Aurora Bernáldez [es][d]	28 April 2007[13] – 18 September 2010 (3 years, 143 days)	Miguel Ángel Moratinos		Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
11	Rafael Conde de Saro [es][d]	16 October 2010[14] – 22 February 2014 (3 years, 129 days)
12	Francisco José Viqueira Niel[d]	22 February 2014[15] – 10 December 2016 (2 years, 292 days)	José Manuel García-Margallo
13	José María Matrés Manso [es][d]	25 February 2017[16] – 6 October 2021 (4 years, 223 days)	Alfonso Dastis	Felipe VI	Joko Widodo
14	Francisco de Asís Aguilera Aranda [es][d]	6 October 2021[17] – 16 July 2025 (3 years, 283 days)	José Manuel Albares
15	Bernardo de Sicart Escoda [es][d]	16 July 2025[18] – present (118 days)			Prabowo Subianto

See also

• Indonesia–Spain relations

Notes

1. Resident in Manila.
2. Accredited to Singapore.
3. Accredited to Singapore and Timor-Leste.
4. Accredited to Timor-Leste.