List of Australian High Commissioners to India
High Commissioner to India | |
---|---|
Incumbent Harinder Sidhu since 2016 | |
Style | Her Excellency |
Residence | New Delhi |
Inaugural holder | Iven Mackay |
Formation | 1943 |
The Australian High Commissioner to India is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in India. The Australian Government has offered diplomatic representation in India since 1943.[1] The High Commissioner resides in New Delhi.[2]
List of High Commissioners
Name | Start of term | End of term | References |
Iven Mackay | 1943 | 1948 | [3] |
Charles Kevin (acting) | 1948 | 1948 | [4] |
Roy Gollan | 1948 | 1952 | [5] |
Walter Crocker | 1952 | 1955 | [6] |
Peter Heydon | 1955 | 1958 | [7] |
Walter Crocker | 1958 | 1962 | |
Bill Pritchett (acting) | 1962 | 1963 | [8][9] |
James Plimsoll | 1963 | 1965 | [10] |
Arthur Tange | 1965 | 1969 | |
Patrick Shaw | 1970 | 1973 | [11] |
Bruce Grant | 1973 | 1976 | |
Peter Curtis | 1976 | 1979 | |
Gordon Upton | 1979 | 1984 | |
Graham Feakes | 1984 | 1990 | [12] |
David Evans | 1990 | 1993 | |
Darren Gribble | 1994 | 1997 | |
Rob Laurie | 1997 | 2001 | [13] |
Penny Wensley | 2001 | 2004 | [14] |
John McCarthy | 2004 | 2009 | [15] |
Peter Varghese | 2009 | 2012 | [16] |
Patrick Suckling | 2012 | 2016 | [17][18][19] |
Harinder Sidhu | 2016 | incumbent | [20] |
References
- ↑ "High Commissioner to India: Australia to have representative". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List. Sydney, New South Wales. 26 October 1943. p. 2.
- ↑ CA 2754: Australian High Commission, India [New Delhi], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
- ↑ "Nearer to India: Evatt". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertsider. 2 November 1943. p. 3.
- ↑ "Mr. C. Kevin for Indonesia". The Canberra Times. ACT. 6 January 1953. p. 2.
- ↑ "Appointed High Commissioner to India". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 6 October 1948. p. 5.
- ↑ "High Commissioner to India". Newcastle Herald and Miner’s Advocate. NSW. 15 March 1952. p. 3.
- ↑ "High Commissioner to India". The Canberra Times. ACT. 4 February 1955. p. 2.
- ↑ Furlonger, Bob (8 February 2014). "William Pritchett: From diplomat to head of Defence Department". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "Australian gift parcels in India". The Canberra Times. ACT. 11 January 1963. p. 13.
- ↑ "Sir James Plimsoll for India". The Canberra Times. ACT. 22 February 1963. p. 3.
- ↑ "Mr Patrick Shaw to India". The Canberra Times. ACT. 2 March 1970. p. 1.
- ↑ "Feakes named for India post". The Canberra Times. ACT. 1 June 1984. p. 3.
- ↑ Downer, Alexander (25 July 1997). "Diplomatic appointment: High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ↑ Downer, Alexander (28 August 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ↑ Downer, Alexander (9 August 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ↑ Smith, Stephen (8 June 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Australia appoints new High Commissioner to India". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Career diplomat Patrick Suckling to head New Delhi mission". The Australian. AAP. 30 December 2012.
- ↑ Carr, Bob (30 December 2012). "Engagement with India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
- ↑ Bishop, Julie (11 February 2016). "High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016.
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