List of Portuguese ambassadors in Canada

The list of Portuguese ambassadors in Canada lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in Canada . The two countries have had direct diplomatic relations since at least 1952. On April 12, 1952, Portugal's legation began work in Ottawa , and on May 16, 1955, the representation was upgraded to a full embassy.

The embassy is located at number 645 on Island Park Drive in Ottawa.

In addition to the embassy, ​​Portugal has three consulates general in Montreal , Toronto and Vancouver , and two honorary consulates in Edmonton and Winnipeg .

Heads of mission

Portuguese Ambassador to Canada

Surname	image	Term of office	Remarks
Canada
Gonçalo Luís Maravilhas Correia Caldeira Coelho		April 12, 1952-20. June 1952	Transition Charge d'Affaires of the newly opened Legation
Luís Esteves Fernandes		June 20, 1952-16. May 1955	accredited on June 20, 1952, Ministro Plenipotenciário of the Legation, with official seat in the US capital Washington
Luís Esteves Fernandes		May 16, 1955 -?. 1956	accredited on May 16, 1955, Ambassador of the Legation raised to the full embassy, ​​with official seat in the US capital Washington
Vasco Vieira Garin		March 3, 1956-22. January 1959	accredited on March 8, 1956
Canada
Salvador Augusto de Sousa Sampaio Garrido		January 22, 1959 -8. September 1959	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Rui Eduardo Barbosa de Medina		September 8, 1959-11. January 1960	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Emílio Patrício		January 11, 1960-18. May 1961	accredited on January 25, 1960
Luís Eduardo de Almeida Campos Soares de Oliveira		May 18, 1961 -1. September 1961	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Luís de Castro e Almeida Norton de Mattos		September 1, 1961-28. April 1962	accredited on September 8, 1961
António Baptista Martins		April 28, 1962 - December 20, 1962	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Eduardo Brazão		December 20, 1962 -9. December 1966	accredited on January 8, 1963
Canada
João de Sá Coutinho Rebelo Sotto Maior		December 9, 1966-14. June 1967	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
António Lencastre da Veiga		June 14, 1967 -31. July 1970	accredited on June 22, 1967
Jorge Raúl da Silva Preto		July 31, 1970 - September 19, 1970	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Salvador Augusto de Sousa Sampaio Garrido		September 19, 1970 -21. October 1974	accredited on November 4, 1970
José Guilherme de Mendonça Stichini Vilela		October 21, 1974 -4. November 1974	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Luís Martinez Pazos Alonso		November 4, 1974-21. January 1975	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Luis Alberto de Vasconcelos Góis Fernandes Figueira		Jan. 21, 1975 -4. July 1981	accredited on January 31, 1975
António Salgado Manso Preto Mendes Cruz		July 4, 1981 -18. July 1981	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Luís Henrique Cutileiro Navega		July 18, 1981 -16. May 1988	accredited on August 5, 1981
João Uva de Matos Proença		June 17, 1988 -28. January 1990	accredited on June 30, 1988
Pedro Paulo Alves Machado		November 1, 1990-14. March 1993	accredited on November 28, 1990
Fernando Manuel da Silva Marques		October 14, 1993 -3. May 1997	accredited on October 14, 1993
José Manuel Duarte Jesus		May 6, 1997 -2. December 2000	accredited on May 8, 1997
José Pacheco Luís Gomes		January 30, 2001– November 15, 2003
João Pedro de Almeida da Silveira Carvalho		November 16, 2003 -14. October 2008
Pedro Moitinho de Almeida		December 9, 2008 -12. March 2013
José Fernando Moreira da Cunha		April 18, 2013 –1. April 2018
João do Carmo Ataíde da Câmara		since September 20, 2018

See also

• Canadian-Portuguese relations
• List of Portuguese diplomatic missions abroad

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} List of the Portuguese ambassadors in Canada at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accessed on September 7, 2019
2. ↑ Diplomatic-consular contact details for Portugal in Canada , website of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry for congregations abroad and travelers, accessed on January 2, 2018