List of foreign ministers of Spain

Main article: Minister of Foreign Affairs (Spain)

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.

Ancient Regime

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)

Isabella II

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

Sexenio Democrático

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

The Restoration

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]

Second Republic

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)

Dictatorship of Francisco Franco

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]

Current democracy

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 (2014-presente)
		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, 163 days	Socialist				[176]

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See also

• Foreign relations of Spain