List of ambassadors of Spain to Australia
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The ambassador of Spain to Australia is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Commonwealth of Australia. It is also accredited to the Republic of Nauru, the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and the Republic of Vanuatu.
| Ambassador of Spain to Australia | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent since 31 July 2024Esther Monterrubio Villar | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | The Most Excellent |
| Residence | Canberra |
| Nominator | The Foreign Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch |
| Term length | At the government's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Juan Ramón Parellada Soteras |
| Formation | 1968 |
| Website | Mission of Spain to Australia |
Australia and Spain established diplomatic relations on 26 October 1967[1] and, the following year, Spain established an embassy in Canberra.[2]
Jurisdiction
Australia: The ambassador manages Australia–Spain relations and the embassy's consular section provides services to the Australian Capital Territory and Queanbeyan. For the rest of the country, Spain has consulates-general in Sydney and Melbourne. It has also honorary consulates in Adelaide, Ayr, Brisbane, Darwin and Perth.[3]
Also, the ambassador to Australia is accredited to:
Nauru: Nauru and Spain has diplomatic relations since 27 September 1995.[4] The Consulate-General of Spain in Sydney is responsible for consular assistance.[3]
Papua New Guinea: Since 28 August 1978, Spain and Papua New Guinea has maintained diplomatic relations[5] and Spain has an honorary consulate in Gordon.[3]
Solomon Islands: Spain established diplomatic relations with the Solomon Islands on 8 August 1980.[6] Consular affairs are managed by the Consulate-General of Spain in Sydney.[3]
Tuvalu: Diplomatic relations were established in 1992.[7] Consular issues are responsibility of the Consulate-General of Spain in Sydney.[3]
Vanuatu: Spain has maintained diplomatic relations with Vanuatu since 30 April 1981.[8] Spain has an honorary consulate in the island.[3]
In the past, the Spanish ambassador to Australia was also responsible for diplomatic and consular relations with the Cook Islands (1999–2005), Fiji (1977–2005), New Zealand (1969–2006), Samoa (1992–2005) and Tonga (1981–2005). Following the establishment of a resident embassy in Wellington in 2006,[9] all these States came under its jurisdiction.
List of ambassadors
| Ambassador | Term | Nominated by | Appointed by | Accredited to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Ramón Parellada Soteras[a] | 20 January 1969[10] – 3 January 1974 (4 years, 348 days) |
Fernando María Castiella | Francisco Franco | The Lord Casey |
| 2 | Alberto Pascual Villar[b] | 3 January 1974[11] – 5 May 1977 (3 years, 122 days) |
Laureano López Rodó | Paul Hasluck | |
| 3 | Carlos Manuel Fernández-Shaw Baldasano[c] | 15 July 1977[12] – 9 April 1983 (5 years, 268 days) |
The Marquess of Oreja | Juan Carlos I | John Kerr |
| 4 | Francisco Utray Sardá[c] | 9 April 1983[13] – 13 February 1987 (3 years, 310 days) |
Fernando Morán | Ninian Stephen | |
| 5 | José Luis Pardos[c] | 19 February 1987[14] – 18 February 1992 (4 years, 364 days) |
Francisco Fernández Ordóñez | ||
| 6 | Antonio Núñez García-Saúco[d] | 28 April 1992[15] – 30 May 1996 (4 years, 32 days) |
Bill Hayden | ||
| 7 | Emilio Fernández-Castaño y Díaz-Caneja[e] | 21 September 1996[16] – 13 January 2001 (4 years, 114 days) |
Abel Matutes | William Deane | |
| 8 | José Ramón Barañano Fernández[f] | 21 April 2001[17] – 1 August 2005 (4 years, 102 days) |
Josep Piqué | ||
| 9 | Antonio Cosano Pérez[g] | 1 August 2005[18] – 5 June 2008 (2 years, 309 days) |
Miguel Ángel Moratinos | Michael Jeffery | |
| 10 | Carlos Sánchez de Boado[h] | 12 July 2008[19] – 30 July 2011 (3 years, 18 days) | |||
| 11 | Enrique Viguera Rubio[i] | 30 July 2011[20] – 13 June 2015 (3 years, 318 days) |
Trinidad Jiménez | Quentin Bryce | |
| 12 | Manuel Cacho Quesada[i] | 13 June 2015[21] – 16 September 2020 (5 years, 95 days) |
José Manuel García-Margallo | Felipe VI | Peter Cosgrove |
| 13 | Alicia Moral Revilla[j] | 16 September 2020[22] – 31 July 2024 (3 years, 319 days) |
Arancha González Laya | David Hurley | |
| 14 | Esther Monterrubio Villar[i] | 31 July 2024[23] – present (2 years, 4 days) |
José Manuel Albares | Sam Mostyn | |
See also
Notes
- Accredited to New Zealand.
- Accredited to Fiji and New Zealand.
- Accredited to Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tonga.
- Accredited to Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.
- Accredited to Cook Islands, Fiji, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.
- Accredited to Cook Islands, Fiji, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
- Accredited to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
- Accredited to Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
- Accredited to Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
- Accredited to Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.