List of Portuguese ambassadors in Singapore

The list of Portuguese ambassadors in Singapore lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in Singapore . The two states have had direct diplomatic relations since 1980.

With a government decision of May 14, 2009, Portugal opened its own embassy in Singapore, previously the country was part of the administrative district of the Portuguese ambassador to Thailand.

Heads of mission

Portuguese Ambassador to Singapore

Surname	image	Accreditation date	Remarks
Singapore
José Eduardo de Mello Gouveia		February 25, 1982	first ambassador of Portugal for Singapore, official seat in Bangkok
Sebastião Maria de Almeida Santos de Castello-Branco		October 13, 1988	Ambassador, Bangkok Headquarters
Gabriel Mesquita de Brito		April 1, 1997	Ambassador, Bangkok Headquarters
José Tadeu da Costa Sousa Soares		July 20, 1999	Ambassador, Bangkok Headquarters
João António da Silveira de Lima Pimentel		October 29, 2004	Ambassador, Bangkok Headquarters
António Félix Machado de Faria e Maya		November 29, 2007	Ambassador, Bangkok Headquarters
Jaime van Zeller Leitão			Charge d'Affaires of the newly opened September 23, 2009 Embassy in Singapore (January 6, 2011)
Afonso Henriques Abreu de Azevedo Malheiro			Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy in Singapore from May 2, 2011
Afonso Henriques Abreu de Azevedo Malheiro		April 25, 2013	Ambassador to Singapore, term of office from April 11, 2013 to July 29, 2015
Luís João de Sousa Lorvão		October 22, 2015	Ambassador, head of the embassy since September 26, 2015

See also

• Portuguese-Singaporean relations
• Foreign policy of Portugal

Web links

• Website of the Portuguese Embassy in Singapore (Portuguese and English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with Singapore at the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on September 8, 2019
2. ↑ List of the Portuguese ambassadors in Singapore at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on September 8, 2019