List of High Commissioners of New Zealand to Singapore

The High Commissioner from New Zealand to Singapore is New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Singapore, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in Singapore.

The High Commission is located on Orchard Road, in the heart of Singapore's Central Area. New Zealand has maintained a resident High Commissioner in Singapore since Singapore's independence in 1965, and a resident Head of Mission since 1955. The High Commissioner to Singapore is concurrently accredited to the Maldives.

As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Singapore are at governmental level, rather than between Heads of State. Thus, the countries exchange High Commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

Between 1963 and 1965, Singapore was a member state of Malaysia. During that period, the diplomatic mission to Singapore was subsumed by the greater mission to Malaysia; the High Commissioner to Malaysia was Hunter Wade. However, New Zealand maintained its Commission in Singapore, under the supervision of a Deputy High Commissioner, .

List of heads of mission[]

Commissioners to Singapore[]

Singapore as a British Colony (until 1963)

Foss Shanahan (1955 – Jul 1958) Commissioner
(Jul 1958 - Dec 1958) acting Commissioner
(Jan. 1959 - Jul 1959) acting Commissioner
(1959–1962) Commissioner
Hunter Wade (1962–1963) Commissioner
Bill Challis (1963) Commissioner

Deputy High Commissioner to Singapore[]

Singapore as a member state of Malaysia (1963–1965)

(1963–1965)

High Commissioners to Singapore[]

Singapore as an independent state (since 1965)

(1965–1966)
Jim Weir (1966–1970)
Tim Francis (1970–1974)
(1974–1976)
Gerald Hensley (1976–1980)
(1980–1982)
(1982–1985)
(1985–1987)
(1987–1990)
(1990–1995)
(1995–1998)
(1998–2001)
(2001–2004)
(2004 – )
HE Dr Jonathan Austin (2016 - )

References[]

Heads of Missions List: S. New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved on 2006-07-08.

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