Post: | Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Austria |
Insignia: | Escudo de España (mazonado).svg |
Insigniasize: | 120px |
Insigniacaption: | Coat of Arms of Spain |
Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Incumbent: | María Aurora Mejía Errasquín |
Incumbentsince: | 13 March 2024 |
Style: | Her Excellency |
Nominator: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Appointer: | His Royal Majesty King Felipe VI |
Deputy: | Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Spain to Austria |
The Ambassador of Spain to Austria is the Kingdom of Spain's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Austria.
The ambassador is appointed to the Council of Ministers, they direct the work of all the offices that depend on the Embassy, based in Vienna. Likewise, it informs the Spanish Government about the evolution of events in Austria, 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 the Republic of Belgium.
The current ambassador is María Aurora Mejía Errasquín, who was appointed by Pedro Sánchez's government on 13 March 2024. The headquarters of the embassy is the former Adolf Ritter von Schenk palace, built between 1888 and 1890 and located at the confluence of Theresianumgasse and Argentinierstrasse streets. It was acquired by the Spanish State in 1927.
align=center valign=bottom width="10%" | Mission Start | align=center valign=bottom width="10%" | Mission End | align=center valign=bottom width="40%" | Name | valign=bottom width="40%" | Notes |
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1492 | 1509 | Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire (House of Habsburg) | |||||
1564 | 1578 | Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire | |||||
1578 | 1581 | Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire | |||||
1581 | 1608 | Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire | |||||
1608 | 1617 | Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire | |||||
1622 | 1622 | 1st Count of Gondomar | |||||
1632 | 1640 | 1st Marquess of Castañeda | |||||
1640 | 1640 | - | |||||
1642 | 1644 | 1st Marquess of Castañeda | |||||
1700 | 1700 | - | |||||
1700 | 1725 | Vacant | Interruption of diplomatic relations between Austria and Spain due to the War of Spanish Succession | ||||
1725 | 1725 | 1st Duke of Ripperdá | |||||
1727 | 1728 | Baluard de Bournonville (fr) | - | ||||
1728 | 1731 | - | |||||
1731 | 1733 | 2nd Duke of Berwick | |||||
1734 | 1737 | Vacant | Interruption of diplomatic relations between Austria and Spain due to the War of Polish Succession | ||||
1737 | 1738 | 5th Count of Fuenclara | |||||
1738 | 1741 | - | |||||
1741 | 1748 | Vacant | Interruption of diplomatic relations between Austria and Spain due to the Austrian War of Succession | ||||
1750 | 1754 | - | |||||
1755 | 1760 | 3rd Count of Torrepalma | |||||
1760 | 1777 | - | |||||
1777 | 1779 | Secretary | |||||
1779 | 1785 | 13th Count of Altamira | |||||
1786 | 1794 | 1st Marquess of Llano | |||||
1814 | 1815 | Marquess of Labrador
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1893 | 1895 | - | |||||
1936 | 1938 | - | |||||
1936 | 1938 | - | |||||
1956 | |||||||
1956 | 1964 | - | |||||
1964 | 1965 | - | |||||
1965 | 1967 | - | |||||
1967 | 1970 | Marquess of Castellflorite | |||||
1970 | 1974 | - | |||||
1974 | 1976 | - | |||||
1976 | 1981 | - | |||||
1981 | 1985 | Count of San Román | |||||
1985 | 1991 | - | |||||
1991 | 1996 | - | |||||
1996 | 2000 | - | |||||
2000 | 2004 | - | |||||
2004 | 2008 | - | |||||
2008 | 2010 | - | |||||
2010 | 2013 | - | |||||
2013 | 2017 | Evo Morales grounding incident | |||||
2017 | 2020 | - | |||||
2020 | 2024 | Cristina Fraile Jiménez de Muñana | |||||
2024 | Incumbent | María Aurora Mejía Errasquín[1] |