List of ambassadors of Australia to Portugal explained

Post:	Ambassador of Australia to Portugal
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Department:	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reports To:	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:	Indra McCormick
Residence:	Lisbon
Style:	His/Her Excellency
Seat:	Edifício Victoria, Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon
Nominator:	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer:	Governor General of Australia
Formation:	28 July 1969
Inaugural:	Alan Renouf
Website:	Australian Embassy, Portugal

The Ambassador of Australia to Portugal is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Portuguese Republic. The ambassador resides in Lisbon. The ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation for Cabo Verde (since 2009), São Tomé and Príncipe (since 2009) and Guinea-Bissau (since March 2011).^{[1] [2]}

From 1946 to 1970, Australia's relations with Portugal were handled by the Consulate in Portuguese Timor.

The current ambassador, since September 2022, is Indra McCormick.

List of heads of mission

Ordinal	Officeholder	Title	Other offices	Residency	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
		Ambassador of Australia to Portugal		Paris, France
(n/a)	Thomas Holland	Chargé d'affaires		Lisbon, Portugal
	Kevin Kelly	Ambassador of Australia to Portugal					years
	Frank Cooper						years
	Leslie Sellars						years
	Geoffrey Brady						years
	Bruce Woodberry						years
(n/a)	Annabel Anderson	Chargé d'affaires					years
	Stuart Hume	Ambassador of Australia to Portugal					years
	Clive Jones			Paris, France			align=right
	Alan Brown						align=right
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	Janet Gardiner			Lisbon, Portugal			align=right	years	^[3]
	Greg Polson						align=right	years	^[4]
	Luke Williams						align=right	years	^[5]
							align=right	years	^[6]
							align=right	years	^[7]
	Peter Rayner						align=right		^[8] ^[9]
							align=right		^[10] ^[11]
	Indra McCormick					incumbent	align=right		^[12]

Notes

Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to the Republic of Cabo Verde, since 2009.

Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, since 2009.

Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, since March 2011.

External links

• Australian Embassy, Portugal – Cabo Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe and Guinea-Bissau

Notes and References

1. Web site: Smith. Stephen. Australia and Africa: Looking to the Future. Minister for Foreign Affairs. Australian Government. 2 June 2017. University of Sydney International Forum on Africa, Sydney. Speech. 19 March 2010.
2. Web site: Rudd. Kevin. Building bridges between Africa and Australia. Minister for Foreign Affairs. Australian Government. 2 June 2017. International Forum on Africa, University of Sydney. Speech. 13 May 2011.
3. Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Portugal. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212023611/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2000/fa032_2000.html. 12 February 2014. 26 April 2000. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
4. Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Portugal. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212020008/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2003/fa025_03.html. 12 February 2014. 13 March 2003. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
5. Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Portugal. https://web.archive.org/web/20150412194933/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2006/fa054_06.html. 12 April 2015 . 11 May 2006. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. Australian Government.
6. Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Portugal. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403201950/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2009/fa-s090824c.html. 3 April 2015. 24 August 2009. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician). Australian Government.
7. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Portugal. https://web.archive.org/web/20140131161249/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2012/bc_mr_120529.html. 31 January 2014. 29 May 2012. Bob. Carr. Bob Carr. Australian Government.
8. Ambassador to Portugal. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. 19 April 2016. Australian Government.
9. News: New Australian envoy for Portugal. . 19 April 2016. Microsoft. MSN.
10. Web site: Ambassador to Portugal . Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Australian Government . 1 March 2020.
11. News: Australia appoints new ambassador to Portugal . 1 March 2020 . Mirage News . June 28, 2019.
12. Ambassador to Portugal. https://web.archive.org/web/20220930112434/https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/ambassador-portugal. 30 September 2022. 30 September 2022. Penny. Wong. Penny Wong. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government.