Alfonso Dastis

Alfonso Dastis
Spanish Ambassador to Italy
In office
7 September 2018 – 11 October 2022
Preceded byJesús Gracia Aldaz
Succeeded byMiguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
4 November 2016 – 1 June 2018
Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy
Preceded byJosé Manuel García-Margallo
Succeeded byJosep Borrell
Ambassador of Spain to the Netherlands
In office
26 June 2004 – 31 December 2011
Preceded byCarlos Manuel de Benavides y Salas
Succeeded byJuan Prat y Coll
Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union
In office
21 December 2011 – 4 November 2016
Preceded byLuis Planas
Succeeded byJuan Pablo García-Berdoy
Personal details
Born
Alfonso María Dastis Quecedo

(1955-10-05) 5 October 1955 (age 69)
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Political partyIndependent
Alma materCEU San Pablo University
Complutense University

Alfonso María Dastis Quecedo (born 5 October 1955) is a Spanish diplomat, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain from 2016 until 1 June 2018, when a vote of no-confidence against Mariano Rajoy ousted the government. Prior to becoming Minister he held several positions within the Spanish Diplomatic Corps. Until 2022, he was the Ambassador of Spain to the Republic of Italy.[1]

  1. ^ "El Gobierno aprueba el nombramiento de Dastis como embajador en Italia y nombra a Santiago Cabanas para Washington". Europa Press (in Spanish). Madrid. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2019.