List of Australian High Commissioners to Mauritius

High Commissioner to Mauritius
Incumbent Susan Coles since 2014
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Port Louis
Inaugural holder	Bill Landale Resident in Dar-es-Salaam
Formation	1971

The Australian High Commissioner to Mauritius is the Australian government's foremost diplomatic representative in Mauritius.^[1] Resident diplomatic representation was first established in 1984.^[2]

List of heads of mission

High Commissioners resident in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

• Bill Landale (1971–1972)^[3]
• J.A. Forsythe (1973–1976)
• F.W. Truelove (1977–1978)
• E.J.L. Ride (1979–1981)
• J.R. Baker (1984)

Resident High Commissioners

• Rod G. Irwin (1985–1986)^[4][5]
• Ian L. James (1986–1989)^[6]
• G.K. Miller (1990–1993)
• Mary McCarter (1993–1997)
• Christopher Marchant (1997–2001)
• Jeffrey Scougall (2001–2004)^[7]
• Ian McConville (2004–2007)^[8]
• Catherine Johnstone (2007–2011)^[9]
• Sandra Vegting (2011–2014)^[10]
• Susan Coles (2014–)^[11]

References

1. CA 8006: Australian High Commission, Mauritius [Port Louis], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 10 January 2016
2. "Australian post in Mauritius". The Canberra Times. 20 February 1984. p. 7.
3. Juddery, Bruce (29 January 1971). "Africa: Our representation very thin on the ground". The Canberra Times. p. 2. Over in Dar-es-Salaam Mr Bill Landale reports on Zambia, Malawi and, the only non-African country watched from the continent, Mauritius.
4. "Mauritius". The Canberra Times. 25 July 1984. p. 3.
5. "Mauritius posting". The Canberra Times. 23 July 1984. p. 8.
6. "Off to Mauritius". The Canberra Times. 28 June 1986. p. 12.
7. Downer, Alexander (9 November 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Mauritius" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
8. Downer, Alexander (5 December 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Mauritius" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
9. Downer, Alexander (27 February 2007). "Diplomatic Appointment – High Commissioner to Mauritius" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
10. Rudd, Kevin (15 November 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to Mauritius" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016.
11. Bishop, Julie (13 February 2014). "High Commissioner to Mauritius" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.