Mike Ovington

Mike Ovington
Born Michael Robin Ovington
(1945-01-11)11 January 1945
London, England
Died 11 June 2006(2006-06-11) (aged 61)
Canberra, Australia
Nationality Australian
Alma mater University of Sydney (BA)
Occupation Public servant, diplomat
Spouse(s) Lorraine Ovington[1]

Michael Robin "Mike" Ovington (11 January 1945  11 June 2006) was an Australian public servant, diplomat, linguist and translator.[2]

Ovington was Australian Consul to Nouméa from 1978 to 1980. From 1980 to 1983 he was Australia's first High Commissioner to Vanuatu[3][4]

References

  1. Ovington, Michael Robin, Australian National University, archived from the original on 3 December 2016
  2. "Mike Ovington, 11 January 1945 - 11 June 2006" (PDF), AUSIT Newsletter: 13, July 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2016
  3. Peacock, Andrew (31 July 1980). "High Commissioner to Vanuatu" (Press release).
  4. "High Commissioner". The Canberra Times. 27 December 1982. p. 6.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Bill Fisher
Australian Consul in Noumea
1978–1980
Succeeded by
Malcolm Leader
as Consul-General
New title
Position established
Australian High Commissioner to Vanuatu
1980–1983
Succeeded by
Joan Norwood
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