List of Australian High Commissioners to India

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

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Iven Mackay19431948[3]
H.R. Gollan19481952[4]
Walter Crocker19521955[5]
Peter Heydon19551958[6]
Walter Crocker19581962
James Plimsoll19631965[7]
Arthur Tange19651969
Patrick Shaw19701973[8]
Bruce Grant19731976
Peter Curtis19761979
Gordon Upton19791984
Graham Feakes19841990
David Evans19901993
Darren Gribble19941997
Rob Laurie19972001[9]
Penny Wensley20012004[10]
John McCarthy20042009[11]
Peter Varghese20092012[12]
Patrick Suckling2012incumbent[13]

References

  1. ↑ "High Commissioner to India: Australia to have representative". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, New South Wales). 26 October 1943. p. 2.
  2. ↑ CA 2754: Australian High Commission, India [New Delhi], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
  3. ↑ "Nearer to India: Evatt". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertsider. 2 November 1943. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "Appointed High Commissioner to India". The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria). 6 October 1948. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "High Commissioner to India". Newcastle Herald and Miner’s Advocate. 15 March 1952. p. 3.
  6. ↑ "High Commissioner to India". The Canberra Times. 4 February 1955. p. 2.
  7. ↑ "Sir James Plimsoll for India". The Canberra Times. 22 February 1963. p. 3.
  8. ↑ "Mr Patrick Shaw to India". The Canberra Times. 2 March 1970. p. 1.
  9. ↑ Downer, Alexander (25 July 1997). "Diplomatic appointment: High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Downer, Alexander (28 August 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  11. ↑ Downer, Alexander (9 August 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Smith, Stephen (8 June 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "Australia appoints new High Commissioner to India". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013.