List of ambassadors of Australia to Spain explained

Post:	Ambassador of Australia to Spain
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Department:	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reports To:	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:	Sophia McIntyre
Incumbentsince:	26 June 2020
Residence:	Madrid
Nominator:	Prime Minister of Australia
Style:	Her Excellency
Appointer:	Governor General of Australia
Formation:	1969
Inaugural:	Lawrence John Lawrey
Website:	Australian Embassy, Spain

The Ambassador of Australia to Spain 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 Kingdom of Spain. The ambassador resides in Madrid. The ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation as ambassador to Andorra (since 1998) and Equatorial Guinea (since 2009).^[1]

The current ambassador, since June 2020, is Sophia McIntyre.

List of ambassadors

Ordinal	Officeholder	Other offices	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
	Lawrence John Lawrey				align=right	years	^[2]
					align=right	years
					align=right	years
	K. H. Rogers				align=right	years
	D. G. Wilson				align=right	years
					align=right	years	^[3] ^[4] ^[5]
	H. C. Mott				align=right	years
	Warwick Pearson				align=right	years
	Richard Starr				align=right	years
	Tim George				align=right	years	^[6]
					align=right	years	^[7]
	Noel Campbell				align=right	years	^[8]
					align=right	years	^[9]
					align=right	years	^[10] ^[11]
					align=right		^[12] ^[13]
					align=right		^[14]
				incumbent	align=right		^[15]

Notes

Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Andorra, since 1998.

Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Equatorial Guinea, since 2009.

External links

• Australian Embassy, Spain – Andorra and Equatorial Guinea

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. News: Diplomat appointed to Spain. 4 December 1968. The Canberra Times. 11.
3. News: Jenkins' job in Spain confirmed. 17 March 1986. The Canberra Times. 1.
4. News: Opposition query on Jenkins's job. The Canberra Times. 7. 8 January 1986.
5. News: New new man in Madrid: Harry Jenkins — taking control of a new house. The Canberra Times. 2. 6 July 1986.
6. Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212023747/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2000/fa005_2000.html. 12 February 2014. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. 21 January 2000. Australian Government.
7. Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212015754/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2003/fa054_03.html. 12 February 2014. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. 28 May 2003. Australian Government.
8. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20150412194829/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2006/fa067_06.html. 12 April 2015. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer. 22 June 2006. Australian Government.
9. Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20150403201428/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2009/fa-s091118c.html. 3 April 2015. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician). 18 November 2009. Australian Government.
10. Ambassador to Spain. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403143319/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2012/bc_mr_120906.html. 3 April 2015. Bob. Carr. Bob Carr. 6 September 2012.
11. News: Australian diplomat returned from posting after husband charged over child-sex allegations. Philip. Dorling. Christopher. Knaus. 14 January 2015. The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20150115062511/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/australian-diplomat-returned-from-posting-after-husband-charged-over-childsex-allegations-20150114-12nvd0.html. 15 January 2015.
12. Ambassador to Spain . Julie . Bishop . Julie Bishop . 1 May 2015 . 23 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150823023403/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2015/jb_mr_150501.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D . dead .
13. News: UQ News. UQ alumnus named Ambassador to Spain. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208020504/https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2015/05/uq-alumnus-named-ambassador-spain. 8 December 2015. 7 May 2015. University of Queensland.
14. Ambassador to Spain . Julie . Bishop . 25 May 2018.
15. News: Sophia McIntyre, Australia's new ambassador to Spain . 5 March 2021 . The Diplomat . July 21, 2020.