List of South African High Commissioners in Australia
South African High Commission in Yarralumla a suburb of Canberra .
The High Commissioner (Commonwealth) in Canberra regularly has a letter of commission for Wellington and Avarua ( Cook Islands ) and is regularly accredited as ambassador in Apia ( Samoa ), Majuro ( Marshall Islands ) and Palikir ( Federated States of Micronesia ).
history
From 1961 to June 1, 1994, when South Africa was not a member of the Commonwealth of Nations ( referendum in South Africa 1960 ), the heads of the diplomatic mission were accredited as ambassadors.
| Appointment accreditation |
ambassador | comment | Government in South Africa | accredited by the government | Leave post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1945 | Philip Rudolph Viljoen | High Commissioner (born February 28, 1889 in Krugersdorp district, South Africa - June 3, 1964 in Pretoria ), veterinarian and government official son of AC Viljoen, married Married Gladys Margaret Lyle (born June 16, 1915) their daughters were Reneé and Jeanette. | Jan Christiaan Smuts | Ben Chifley | Nov 14, 1951 |
| Nov 15, 1951 | GC Nel | Acting High Commissioner for South Africa Visitors for Pakistan's National Day were the Acting High Commissioner for South Africa (Mr. GC Neil and Mrs. Neil) http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2862238 | Daniel François Malan | Robert Menzies | Feb 20, 1954 |
| Feb 21, 1954 | Johann Kunz Uys | High commissioner | Daniel François Malan | Robert Menzies | June 10, 1957 |
| Sep 10 1957 | Anthony M. Hamilton | High commissioner | Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom | Robert Menzies | March 27, 1961 |
| Apr 8, 1961 | Herbert Hans Woodward | ambassador | Charles Robberts Swart | Robert Menzies | Oct 8, 1964 |
| June 24, 1965 | Johan Christiaan Holm Maree | Charles Robberts Swart | Robert Menzies | Jan. 14, 1969 | |
| Feb 3, 1969 | Johann Kunz Uys | Jacobus Johannes Fouché | John Gorton | 1971 | |
| Apr 1, 1964 | JF Brooks | Trade Commissioner Melbourne | Charles Robberts Swart | Robert Menzies | |
| 1971 | John Brent Mills | (* 1921 in Cape Town September 2009) | Jacobus Johannes Fouché | William McMahon | 1977 |
| 1977 | Alan John Oxley | (* August 2, 1919 in Durban ) Son of JP Oxley, attended Highbury, Durban High School and Natal Univ. From 1941 to 1945 he was used by the South African Forces, in 1946 he joined the South African Dept. as a cadet. of External Affairs, from 27 | 01 | 1954 to 01 | 03 | 1957 he was consul in Kinshas, from November 1, 1970 he was consul general in Tehran, in 1983 he was retired after working in Cairo, Athens, Elisabethville, Leopoldville, 1964: Counselor in London, on June 28, 1965 AJ Van Lille had replaced AJ Van Lille as Consul General in Wellington and 1970–1976: Consul General in Tehran. | Johannes de Klerk | Malcolm Fraser | 1983 |
| 1983 | Denis Worrall | Marais Viljoen | Bob Hawke | 1984 | |
| Aug 13, 1984 | Cornelius A. Bastiaanse | (* June 18, 1928) Son of CAS Bastiaanse, attended Porterville High School, studied at the University of Pretoria, 1955–1958 Third Class Legation Secretary in Athens, 1958–1961: Second Class Legation Secretary in Cairo, 1967–1973: Legation Councilor in Rome, 1977–1980 he was ambassador to Malawi | Pieter Willem Botha | Bob Hawke | 1988 |
| 1988 | Francis David Tothill | Pieter Willem Botha | Bob Hawke | 1992 | |
| 8 Sep 1992 | Naudé Steyn | South African ambassador to Australia. | Frederik Willem de Klerk | Paul Keating | June 1, 1994 |
| June 1996 | Bhadra Ranchod | Nelson Mandela | John Howard (politician) | ||
| 2003 | Anthony Mongalo |
right: Anthony Mongalo (born July 8, 1936 in Pretoria ) 1978–1986: representative of the ANC in East Berlin , 1999: ambassador in Rome. South African High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand. since 2003; s. of: Shadrack and Julieth Mongalo; b. July 8. 1936. Pretoria. South Africa; ed. St Joseph's Coll. (Kwazulu Natal). Rhodes Univ. (Fort Hare). Inst. Oil and Chem. (Baku. USSR); carer-r: Non-resident Amb. to Malta, San Marino and Albania 2000. Amb. to Italy 1999. Dep. Dir-gene; Americas and Europe Dept Foreign Affairs Sth Africa I999. Dep. Dir.-Gen .: Africa 1995, Memb. African Nat. Congress (ANC) Civil Svce Unit 1992. Official Nat. Chrmn.'s Office ANC 1991/93. Memb. Nat Exec. Cttee ANC. 1985-93, Sec. for Presidential Affairs 1986-91, Chief Rep. ANC Rep. Office: Berlin 1978-86, Chief Rep. ANC.
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Thabo Mbeki | John Howard (politician) | |
| Feb. 26, 2009 | Lenin Magigwane Shope | (* March 15, 1962 in Johannesburg / Gauteng) married, 3 children, 2003: Ambassador in Rome | Jacob Zuma | Kevin Rudd | |
| Nov 21, 2010 | Mauritz C. Lindeque | Jacob Zuma | Julia Gillard | ||
| Feb 17, 2011 | Koleka Anita Mqulwana | accredited to Australia as High Commissioner for the Republic of South Africa | Jacob Zuma | Julia Gillard |
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Brent Mills
- ^ Alan John Oxley catalogue.nla.gov.au
- ↑ Cornelius A. Bastiaanse
- ↑ Mauritz Lindeque ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Koleka Mqulwana
- ^ South african high commission Canberra
