List of ambassadors of Spain to India
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The ambassador of Spain to India is the official representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of India. It is also accredited to the Kingdom of Bhutan, the Republic of Maldives, the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
| Ambassador of Spain to India | |
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since 5 June 2024 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | The Most Excellent |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Nominator | The Foreign Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch |
| Term length | At the government's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Luis de Olivares y Bruguera, 2nd Count of Artaza |
| Formation | 1956 |
| Website | Mission of Spain to India |
Green: Consulate General in Mumbai
Yellow: Consulate General in Bangaluru
India and Spain established diplomatic relations in 1956, and Spain created a resident embassy in New Delhi in June of that year.[1]
Jurisdiction
India: Diplomatic relations between both nations are managed through the Embassy in New Delhi. The Embassy also offers consular services to the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the northern, eastern and insular areas of India, as well as to the other Asian states to which it is dually accredited. Spain also has a Consulate General in Mumbai, that offers consular protection to the citizens located in western and central India and a Consulate General in Bengaluru for the south part of the country. Consular protection is complemented with honorary consulates in Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata.[2]
The ambassador is also accredited to:
Bhutan: Both kingdoms maintained informal relations since Bhutan's accession to the United Nations in 1971. After high-level meetings, both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 February 2011.[3] Consular protection is responsibility of the Embassy in New Delhi.[2]
Maldives: Diplomatic relations were established on 24 August 1979.[4] Spain has an honorary consulate in Malé.[2]
Nepal: Both nations established diplomatic relations on 14 May 1968.[5] Spain has an honorary consulate in Kathmandu.[2]
Sri Lanka: Since 10 July 1955, both countries maintain diplomatic links and,[6] until 1958, it was responsibility of the ambassador to Pakistan. Spain has an honorary consulate in Colombo.[2]
In the past, the ambassador to India also served as ambassador to Bangladesh (1972–2007) and Burma (Myanmar; 1967–1981).
List of ambassadors
| Ambassador | Term | Nominated by | Appointed by | Accredited to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis de Olivares y Bruguera[a] Count of Artaza |
30 August 1956[7] – 6 April 1962 (5 years, 219 days) |
Alberto Martín-Artajo | Francisco Franco | Rajendra Prasad |
| 2 | Pelayo García-Olay y Álvarez[a] | 6 April 1962[8] – 1 May 1965 (3 years, 25 days) |
Fernando María Castiella | ||
| 3 | Miguel Teus y López[b] | 25 April 1966[9] – October 1968 (2 years, 160 days) |
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | ||
| 4 | Guillermo Nadal y Blanes[c][d] | 24 March 1969[10] – 17 July 1975 (6 years, 115 days) |
Zakir Husain | ||
| 5 | Leopoldo Martínez de Campos y Muñoz[d] Count of Santovenia |
9 September 1975[11] – 30 October 1980 (5 years, 51 days) |
Pedro Cortina Mauri | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | |
| 6 | Enrique Mahou Stauffer[e] | 12 June 1981[12] – 11 June 1986 (4 years, 364 days) |
José Pedro Pérez-Llorca | Juan Carlos I | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| 7 | Carlos Fernández Espeso[e] | 11 June 1986[13] – 14 July 1990 (4 years, 33 days) |
Francisco Fernández Ordóñez | Zail Singh | |
| 8 | Santiago Salas Collantes[e] | 14 July 1990[14] – 24 December 1994 (4 years, 163 days) |
Ramaswamy Venkataraman | ||
| 9 | Álvaro de Castilla y Bermúdez-Cañete[e] | 24 December 1994[15] – 19 January 1998† (1 year, 342 days) |
Javier Solana | Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
| 10 | Alberto Escudero Claramunt[e] | 6 June 1998[16] – 28 December 2002 (4 years, 205 days) |
Abel Matutes | K. R. Narayanan | |
| 11 | Rafael Conde de Saro[e] | 28 December 2002[17] – 2 June 2007 (4 years, 156 days) |
Ana Palacio | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | |
| 12 | Ion de la Riva[f] | 2 June 2007[18] – 16 November 2010 (4 years, 205 days) |
Miguel Ángel Moratinos | ||
| 13 | Francisco Javier Elorza y Cavengt[g] Marquess of Nerva |
5 February 2011[19] – 14 April 2012 (1 year, 69 days) |
Trinidad Jiménez | Pratibha Patil | |
| 14 | Gustavo de Arístegui[g] | 14 April 2012[20] – 19 December 2015 (3 years, 249 days) |
José Manuel García-Margallo | ||
| - | María Magdalena Cruz Yábar, chargé d'affaires (2015–2017)[21] | ||||
| 15 | José Ramón Barañano Fernández[g] | 11 March 2017[22] – 28 October 2020 (3 years, 231 days) |
Alfonso Dastis | Felipe VI | Pranab Mukherjee |
| 16 | José María Ridao[g] | 21 July 2021[23] – 5 June 2024 (2 years, 320 days) |
José Manuel Albares | Ram Nath Kovind | |
| 17 | Juan Antonio March Pujol[g] | 5 June 2024[24] – present (2 years, 84 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | ||
See also
Notes
- Chargé d'affaires from October 1968 to March 1969.
- Accredited to Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
- Accredited to Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.