List of Australian High Commissioners in the United Kingdom

The List of Australian High Commissioners in the United Kingdom provides an overview of the heads of the Australian diplomatic mission in the United Kingdom since diplomatic relations began in 1910.

Term of office	Surname	annotation
1910-1916	George Reid	High Commissioner
1916-1921	Andrew Fisher	High Commissioner
1921-1927	Joseph Cook	High Commissioner
1927-1932	Granville Ryrie	High Commissioner
1933-1945	Stanley Bruce	High Commissioner
1946-1949	Jack Beasley	High Commissioner
1949-1950	Norman Mighell	Acting High Commissioner
1950-1951	Eric John Harrison	High Commissioner
1951-1956	Thomas Walter White	High Commissioner
1956-1964	Eric John Harrison	High Commissioner
1964-1972	Alexander Downer senior	High Commissioner
1973-1975	John Ignatius Armstrong	High Commissioner
1975-1977	John Bunting	High Commissioner
1977-1980	Gordon Freeth	High Commissioner
1980-1981	James Plimsoll	High Commissioner
1981-1983	Victor Garland	High Commissioner
198? - 198?	Alfred Parsons	High Commissioner
1987 - 199?	Douglas McClelland	High Commissioner
1991 - 199?	Robert Smith	High Commissioner
1994-1998	Neal Blewett	High Commissioner
1998-2000	Philip Flood	High Commissioner
2000-2005	Michael L'Estrange	High Commissioner
2005 - 2008	Richard Alston	High Commissioner
2008-2013	John Dauth	High Commissioner
2013-2014	Mike Rann	High Commissioner
2014 -	Alexander Downer	High Commissioner

Individual evidence

↑ Granville Ryries entry on the New South Wales Parliament page
^ The Foundry trade journal, Volume 98 (1955)
^ ^A ^b Macintyre, Stuart: Harrison, Sir Eric John (1892-1974) . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University
↑ Rickard, John: White, Sir Thomas Walter (1888-1957) . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University
↑ Biography of Alexander Downer junior in Munzinger Personen
^ Parliamentary debates, House of Representatives, weekly Hansard, Volume 104 (1978)
↑ OBITUARY: Sir John Bunting , June 8, 1995, The Independent
^ Papers of Sir Ransley Victor Garland , National Library of Australia
^ Australian foreign affairs and trade, Volume 61 (1990)
^ Neal Blewett: Citation for an honorary degree (PDF file; 40 kB), Australian National University
^ Professor Michael L'Estrange, AO, Director, National Security College , Australian National University
^ The Honorable Richard Alston (LLM 1983, MBA 1990) , Monash University

[1] Granville Ryries entry on the New South Wales Parliament page

[2] The Foundry trade journal, Volume 98 (1955)

[Eric_Harrison-3] A ^b Macintyre, Stuart: Harrison, Sir Eric John (1892-1974) . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University

[4] Rickard, John: White, Sir Thomas Walter (1888-1957) . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University

[5] Biography of Alexander Downer junior in Munzinger Personen

[6] Parliamentary debates, House of Representatives, weekly Hansard, Volume 104 (1978)

[7] OBITUARY: Sir John Bunting , June 8, 1995, The Independent

[8] Papers of Sir Ransley Victor Garland , National Library of Australia

[9] Australian foreign affairs and trade, Volume 61 (1990)

[10] Neal Blewett: Citation for an honorary degree (PDF file; 40 kB), Australian National University

[11] Professor Michael L'Estrange, AO, Director, National Security College , Australian National University

[12] The Honorable Richard Alston (LLM 1983, MBA 1990) , Monash University