List of ambassadors of Spain to the Council of Europe

The ambassador permanent representative of Spain to the Council of Europe is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Council of Europe, the main international organization about human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the Europen continent.

Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the Council of Europe
Coat of arms of Spain
Incumbent Rosa Velázquez Álvarez since 27 August 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for the European Union
Style	The Most Excellent
Member of	Permanent Mission of Spain to the Council of Europe
Residence	Strasbourg, France
Nominator	The Foreign Minister
Appointer	The Monarch
Inaugural holder	José Luis Messía
Formation	December 17, 1977; 47 years ago (1977-12-17)
Website	Mission of Spain to the Council of Europe

Permanent Representation

The office was established in December 1977, after Spain's accession to the Council of Europe.^[1]

As of 2025, it is a small representation, composed of a Permanent Representative and a Deputy Permanent Representative, both with the rank of ambassador, a Counsellor, with the rank of Embassy Counsellor, a Chancellery and auxiliary staff.^[2]

List of ambassadors

Ambassador		Term	Nominated by	Appointed by
1	José Luis Messía [es] Marquess of Busianos	17 December 1977[3] – 9 April 1983 (5 years, 113 days)	The Marquess of Oreja	Juan Carlos I
2	Fernando Baeza Martos	9 April 1983[4] – 3 August 1987 (4 years, 116 days)	Fernando Morán
3	José Manuel Lacleta Muñoz	3 August 1987[5] – 16 December 1991 (4 years, 135 days)	Francisco Fernández Ordóñez
4	Emilio Artacho Castellano [es]	16 December 1991[6] – 1 June 1996 (4 years, 168 days)
5	Guillermo Kirkpatrick Mendaro	1 June 1996[7] – 19 October 2002 (6 years, 140 days)	Abel Matutes
6	Estanislao de Grandes	19 October 2002[8] – 31 July 2006 (5 years, 113 days)	Ana Palacio
7	Fernando Mansito Caballero	31 July 2006[9] – 24 November 2007 (1 year, 116 days)	Miguel Ángel Moratinos
8	Marta Vilardell Coma	24 November 2007[10] – 5 March 2011 (3 years, 101 days)
9	Fernando Alvargonzález [es]	5 March 2011[11] – 22 March 2014 (3 years, 17 days)	Trinidad Jiménez
10	Luis Javier Gil Catalina	22 March 2014[12] – 28 July 2018 (4 years, 128 days)	José Manuel García-Margallo
11	Manuel Montobbio de Balanzó [es]	28 July 2018[13] – 25 January 2023 (4 years, 181 days)	Josep Borrell	Felipe VI
12	Juan Ignacio Morro [es]	25 January 2023[14] – 27 August 2025 (2 years, 214 days)	José Manuel Albares
13	Rosa Velázquez Álvarez [es]	27 August 2025[15] – Present (50 days)