Alfonso Dastis | |
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Spanish Ambassador to Italy | |
In office 7 September 2018 – 11 October 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jesús Gracia Aldaz |
Succeeded by | Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 4 November 2016 – 1 June 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
Preceded by | José Manuel García-Margallo |
Succeeded by | Josep Borrell |
Ambassador of Spain to the Netherlands | |
In office 26 June 2004 – 31 December 2011 | |
Preceded by | Carlos Manuel de Benavides y Salas |
Succeeded by | Juan Prat y Coll |
Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union | |
In office 21 December 2011 – 4 November 2016 | |
Preceded by | Luis Planas |
Succeeded by | Juan Pablo García-Berdoy |
Personal details | |
Born | Alfonso María Dastis Quecedo 5 October 1955 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | CEU 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]