Mike Ovington

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Mike Ovington
Born
Michael Robin Ovington

(1945-01-11)11 January 1945
London, England
Died11 June 2006(2006-06-11) (aged 61)
Canberra, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney (BA)
OccupationPublic servant, diplomat
Spouse(s)Lorraine Ovington[1]

Michael Robin 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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