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The Ambassador of Spain to Belgium is the Kingdom of Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in Belgium.

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DeputyDeputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Spain to Belgium
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Ambassador of Spain to Belgium

Coat of Arms of Spain
Incumbent
Alberto Antón Cortés
since 27 September 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleHis Excellency
NominatorMinister of Foreign Affairs
Appointer
DeputyDeputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Spain to Belgium
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History

From 1599 to 1603, Baltasar de Zúñiga was ambassador of Philip III of Spain to the court of Isabella Clara Eugenia and Albert VII, Archduke of Austria at the Palace of Coudenberg (today Brussels Park). Until the referendum on Spain's membership in NATO, the ambassador in Brussels represented the Spanish Government before the North Atlantic Council and President of the Spanish mission before the European Atomic Energy Community. On 28 October 1965, José Núñez Iglesias was replaced by Alberto Ullastres Calvo as President of the Spanish mission to the European Common Market.

The ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers, they direct the work of all the offices that depend on the embassy, based in Brussels. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in Belgium, negotiates on behalf of Spain, can sign or ratify agreements, observes the development of bilateral relations in all fields and ensures the protection of Spanish interests and its citizens in Belgium.

The current ambassador is Alberto Antón Cortés, who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 27 September 2022.

List of ambassadors

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Mission Start Mission End Name Notes
18441847Salvador Cea BermúdezCount of Colombi
18471849Diego Desmaissières y López DicastilloConde de la Vega del Pozo
18491851José Neviet
18511853Antonio Luis Arnau
18531862Eduardo Sancho Subercasi
18631864Diego Coello de Portugal y Quesada[1]
18641865Cayo Quiñones de LeónMarqués de San Carlos
18651866Tomás Ligués y BardajíMarqués de Alhama
18661868Cayo Quíñones de León2nd term
18681868Bonifacio de Blas y Muñoz
18681871Eduardo Asquerino[1]
18711872Adolfo Patxot y Achával
18721874José Antonio de Aguilar
18741875José Álvarez de Toledo, conde de Xiquena[2][1]
18741875Carlos O’Donnell2nd Duke of Tetuán[1]
18751885Rafael Carlos Merry del Val[1]
18861887Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano[1]
18881895José Gutiérrez de Agüera[1]
18951897Cipriano Muñoz y Manzano2nd Count of la Viñaza [1]
18971902Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia[1]
19021904José Brunetti, Duke of Arcos[1]
19041906Juan Pérez-Caballero y Ferrer[1]
19061910Arturo de Baguer y Corsi
19101913Alfonso Merry del Val y Zulueta[1]
19131926Rodrigo de Saavedra y VinentMarqués de Villalobar [1]
19261928Emilio de Palacios y Fau
19281931Francisco Gutiérrez de Agüera y Bayo
19311934Salvador Albert
19341936Manuel Aguirre de Cárcer
19361937Ángel Ossorio y Gallardo[1]
19371939Mariano Ruiz Funes
19391941Eduardo Aunós Pérez[1]
19511956Carlos de Miranda y Quartín4th Count of Casa Miranda [3]
19641967José Núñez Iglesias[4]
19671972Jaime Alba y Delibes[5]
19731976Francisco Javier Elorza y Echániz
19761982Nuño Aguirre de Cárcer y López de Sagredo[6]
19821985Fernando Olivié González-Pumariega[7]
19851990Mariano Berdejo Rivera-
19901994Nicolás Martínez-Fresno y Pavía-
19941997Joaquín Ortega Salinas-
19972000Manuel de Benavides y López-Escobar-
20002004Francisco Fernández Fábregas-
20042007María Victoria Morera Villuendas-
20072010Carlos Gómez-Múgica Sanz-
20102012Silvia Iranzo Gutiérrez-
20122016Ignacio Jesus Matellanes Martínez-
20162018Cecilia Yuste Rojas-
20182022Beatriz Larrotcha Palma-
20222025Alberto Antón Cortés-
2025-José María Rodríguez Coso[8]
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