List of Portuguese ambassadors in New Zealand

The list of Portuguese ambassadors in New Zealand lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in New Zealand . The two states have had direct diplomatic relations since 1976.

Portugal then did not set up its own embassy in New Zealand, the Portuguese ambassador in Australia is also responsible for New Zealand and is double accredited in New Zealand (as of 2019).

Two Portuguese honorary consulates have been set up in New Zealand, in Mangere near Auckland and in the capital Wellington .

Heads of mission

Portuguese representative in New Zealand

Surname	image	Term of office	Remarks
New Zealand
Antonio Cabrita Matias		1976-2. April 1980	Canberra Ambassador , accredited to Wellington on June 22, 1976
José Lourenço Pereira de Sousa Sarmento		April 8, 1980 -7. January 1981	Transitional Chargé d'affaires at Canberra Headquarters
Inácio José D'Araújo Rebello de Andrade		January 7, 1980 -2. July 1988	Canberra Ambassador , accredited February 24, 1981
José Pacheco Luiz Gomes		July 13, 1988 -21. February 1993	Canberra Ambassador, accredited to Wellington on August 31, 1988
Rui Manuel Pereira Goulart D'Ávila		February 28, 1993-21. February 1996	Canberra Ambassador, accredited to Wellington on June 25, 1993
Zózimo Justo da Silva		July 1, 1996 -31. January 2001	Canberra Ambassador, accredited to Wellington on October 7, 1996
José Ernest Henzler Vieira Branco		February 12, 2001 -26. January 2005	Ambassador based in Canberra
António Augusto Jorge Mendes		January 15, 2005 -25. April 2010	Ambassador based in Canberra
Rui Quartin Santos		May 2, 2010 - December 2, 2012	Ambassador based in Canberra
Paulo Jorge Sousa da Cunha Alves		June 14, 2013 –7. August 2018	Canberra Ambassador, accredited in Wellington on May 1, 2014
Pedro da Vinha Rodrigues da Silva		since October 26, 2018	Ambassador based in Canberra

See also

• New Zealand-Portuguese relations
• Foreign policy of Portugal

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Overview of diplomatic relations with New Zealand at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on October 13, 2019
2. ↑ List of Portuguese diplomatic missions abroad , Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on September 12, 2019
3. ↑ List of Portuguese representatives in New Zealand at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on October 13, 2019
4. ↑ List of Portuguese representatives in Australia at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on October 13, 2019