List of ambassadors of the Philippines to Spain

The ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Spain (; ) is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in the Kingdom of Spain. As head of the Philippines' diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of the Philippines to the monarch and government of Spain. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located in the capital of Spain, Madrid.

List of representatives Image Head of missionSpanish head of StateSpanish prime ministerPhilippine president Tenure Note(s) Manuel Escudero Francisco Franco Elpidio Quirino March 6, 1948 – 1951 First and only minister plenipotentiary. Manuel Moran Ramon Magsaysay March 20, 1951 – 1953 First ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.Previously served as chief justice of the Supreme Court.Presentation of credentials on April 12, 1951. Pedro R. Sabido August 31, 1954 – 1955 Presentation of credentials on November 4, 1954.He would later serve as senator from 1956 to 1962. Manuel Nieto Sr. Ramon MagsaysayCarlos P. Garcia January 23, 1956 – 1960 First term.Presentation of credentials on June 28, 1956. Pedro C. Hernaez Carlos P. Garcia September 15, 1960 – March 31, 1962 Presentation of credentials on October 6, 1960. Leon Maria Guerrero III Carlos P. GarciaDiosdado MacapagalFerdinand Marcos April 13, 1962 – June 12, 1966 Previously served as ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1954 to 1962.Presentation of credentials on May 3, 1962. Luis T. Gonzalez Ferdinand Marcos June 14, 1966 – December 13, 1971 Presentation of credentials on July 14, 1966. José Manuel Stilianopoulos Francisco FrancoJuan Carlos I (as King of Spain) Francisco FrancoLuis Carrero BlancoCarlos Arias NavarroAdolfo Suárez December 19, 1972 – April 7, 1977 He would later serve as ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1977 to 1982.Permanently settled in Spain after retiring from the foreign service in 1983. Manuel Nieto Sr. Juan Carlos I 1977 – 1980 Second term. Manuel Nieto Jr. Adolfo SuárezLeopoldo Calvo-SoteloFelipe GonzálezFerdinand MarcosCorazon C. Aquino November 5, 1980 – 1986 Juan Jose Rocha Felipe GonzálezJosé María Aznar Corazon C. AquinoFidel V. Ramos May 9, 1986 – October 31, 1992 Isabel Caro Wilson Fidel V. RamosJoseph Estrada May 21, 1993 – November 30, 1998 Jose Zarate Oledan José María AznarJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Joseph EstradaGloria Macapagal Arroyo March 1, 1999 – March 19, 2001 Joseph Delano M. Bernardo Gloria Macapagal Arroyo January 11, 2002 – July 16, 2008 Presentation of credentials on February 21, 2002. Antonio M. Lagdameo José Luis Rodríguez ZapateroMariano Rajoy August 23, 2008 – July 15, 2009 Presentation of credentials on September 24, 2008.He would later be appointed as ambassador to the United Kingdom on March 8, 2017 and would later serve as the ambassador and permanent representative of the Philippines to the United Nations from July 7, 2022 to July 31, 2025. Ana Ines de Sequera-Ugarte Gloria Macapagal ArroyoBenigno Aquino III July 23, 2009 – July 20, 2010 Presentation of credentials on September 28, 2009. Carlos C. Salinas Juan Carlos IFelipe VI Benigno Aquino III February 8, 2011 – June 30, 2016 Presentation of credentials on May 17, 2011. Philippe J. Lhuillier Felipe VI Mariano RajoyPedro Sánchez Rodrigo DuterteBongbong Marcos April 7, 2017 – present Previously served as ambassador to Italy from 1999 to 2010, and as ambassador to Portugal from 2011 to 2016.Presentation of credentials on June 15, 2017.

See also Foreign relations of the Philippines Foreign relations of Spain List of ambassadors of Spain to the Philippines

References

External links Official website of the Embassy of the Philippines, Madrid