List of Canadian High Commissioners to Australia
| High Commissioner of Canada to Australia | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Mark Glauser since 2019 | |
| Formation | 1939 |
| First holder | Charles Burchell |
The High Commissioner of Canada to Australia is Canada's foremost diplomatic representative in the Commonwealth of Australia, and in charge of Canada's diplomatic mission in Australia.
The High Commission is located in Canberra, Australia's capital city. Canada has maintained a resident High Commissioner in Australia since 1939.
As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between Canada and Australia are at governmental level, rather than between Heads of State. Thus, the countries exchange High Commissioners, rather than ambassadors.
List of heads of mission[]
| Monarch | High Commissioner | Start of Term | End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| George VI | Charles Burchell | 1939 | 1941 |
| 1941 | 1942 | ||
| Major-General Victor Odlum | 1941 | 1942 | |
| Thomas Clayton Davis | 1942 | 1946 | |
| 1946 | 1947 | ||
| 1947 | 1949 | ||
| Major-General Léo LaFlèche | 1949 | 1950 | |
| Carman Millward Croft | 1950 | 1951 | |
| 1951 | 1953 | ||
| Elizabeth II | |||
| William Arthur Irwin | 1953 | 1956 | |
| 1956 | 1957 | ||
| Terence MacDermot | 1957 | 1961 | |
| 1962 | 1965 | ||
| 1965 | 1972 | ||
| 1972 | 1977 | ||
| John Beesley | 1977 | 1980 | |
| Raymond Anderson | 1980 | 1983 | |
| Edward Schreyer | 1984 | 1988 | |
| 1987 | 1991 | ||
| Leonard Michael Berry | 1991 | 1995 | |
| Brian Schumacher | 1995 | 1999 | |
| James Bartleman | 1999 | 2000 | |
| 2000 | 2005 | ||
| Michael Leir | 2005 | 2010 | |
| [1] | 2010 | 2015 | |
| Vice-Admiral Paul Maddison[2] | August 2015 | May 2019 | |
| [3] | 2019 | Present |
References[]
- ^ Canada, Service (31 August 2016). "News". aem. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Diplomatic Appointments - 2015 Archived 7 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Canada, Global Affairs (3 September 2019). "Announcement of new diplomatic appointments". gcnws. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Australia and the Commonwealth of Nations
- Canada and the Commonwealth of Nations
- High Commissioners of Canada to Australia
- Lists of ambassadors of Canada