List of ambassadors of Australia to the Netherlands explained

Post:	Ambassador of Australia to the Netherlands
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Department:	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reports To:	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent:	Greg French
Residence:	The Hague
Nominator:	Prime Minister of Australia
Style:	His Excellency
Appointer:	Governor General of Australia
Formation:	1942
Inaugural:	Stanley Bruce (as Minister)

The ambassador of Australia to the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands. The ambassador resides in The Hague. The current ambassador, since April 2023, is Greg French.

List of heads of mission

Ordinal	Officeholder	Title	Term start date	Term end date	Time in office	Notes
		Minister to the Netherlands			years	^[1]
(n/a)		Chargé d'affaires			years	^[2]
		Minister to the Netherlands			align=right	years	^[3] ^[4]
(n/a)		Chargé d'affaires			align=right	years
(n/a)					align=right	years
		Ambassador of Australia to the Netherlands			align=right	years	^[5]
					align=right	years	^[6]
					align=right	years	^[7]
					align=right	years	^[8]
					align=right	years	^[9]
					align=right	years	^[10]
					align=right	years	^[11]
					align=right	years	^[12]
					align=right	years	^[13]
					align=right	years	^[14]
	Geoffrey Price				align=right	years	^[15]
					align=right	years	^[16] ^[17]
	Warwick Weemaes				align=right	years
					align=right	years	^[18]
	Ted Delofski				align=right	years	^[19]
	Peter Hussin				align=right	years	^[20]
					align=right	years	^[21]
					align=right	year	^[22]
	Neil Mules				align=right	years	^[23]
					align=right		^[24]
					align=right		^[25]
				incumbent	align=right		^[26]

Non-resident minister; served concurrently as Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

Tate served concurrently as the Australian ambassador to the Holy See.

Notes and References

1. News: Dutch Minister to Australia Appointed. Mr. Bruce Accredited in London. 20 March 1942. The Canberra Times. 1. The Australian High Commissioner (Mr. Bruce) presented his credentials to Queen Wilhelmina in London yesterday and has assumed the office of the first Australian Minister to the Netherlands.
2. News: The Advertiser. Adelaide, South Australia. 7. 17 October 1945. Representative in Holland. Appointment of Mr. J. D. L. Hood.
3. News: Mr. Officer Minister to Netherlands. 10 May 1946. Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate. 3.
4. News: Minister to Netherlands. Mr. Keith Officer’s New Appointment. 4. Kalgoorlie Miner. 10 May 1946.
5. News: Ambassador to Netherlands. Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Queensland. 6. 24 June 1950.
6. News: Mr. McClure Smith for Netherlands. 24 February 1955. 2. The Canberra Times.
7. News: New Posts For Diplomats. 14 October 1958. 2. The Canberra Times.
8. News: Ambassador to Netherlandsdate=6 January 1962. 2. The Canberra Times.
9. News: VC named as new envoy. 10 September 1965. 3. The Canberra Times.
10. News: The Canberra Times. Diplomats appointed. 8. 3 December 1965.
11. News: Ambassador. The Canberra Times. 25 August 1970. 3.
12. News: Ambassador. The Canberra Times. 3. 12 March 1974.
13. News: Netherlands envoy posted to Geneva. The Canberra Times. 8. 5 January 1977.
14. News: Diplomatic posts. The Canberra Times. 3. 26 January 1980.
15. Mitcham, Chad J., ‘Price, Geoffrey John (1930-1999’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/price-geoffrey-john-32557, published online 2023
16. News: Hague post for Grimes. The Canberra Times. 3. 29 May 1987.
17. News: Howard’s bold stance on diplomats. Ross. Peake. 3 September 1995. The Canberra Times. 1. Former Labor minister Don Grimes was the Ambassador to The Netherlands until 1991.
18. News: Tate to be our man in Holland. The Canberra Times. 15. 7 August 1993.
19. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Netherlands. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212030926/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1997/fa136_97.html. 12 February 2014. Australian Government. 10 November 1997. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer.
20. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Netherlands. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212023205/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2000/fa100_2000.html. 12 February 2014. Australian Government. 2 September 2000. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer.
21. Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to the Netherlands. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212015128/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2003/fa140_03.html. 12 February 2014. Australian Government. 17 November 2003. Alexander. Downer. Alexander Downer.
22. Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Netherlands. https://web.archive.org/web/20140317080621/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s030_08.html. 17 March 2014. Australian Government. 8 February 2008. Stephen. Smith. Stephen Smith (Australian politician).
23. Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to The Netherlands. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714195828/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2011/kr_mr_110717.aspx?ministerid=2. 14 July 2014. Australian Government. 17 July 2011. Kevin. Rudd. Kevin Rudd.
24. Ambassador to the Netherlands. https://web.archive.org/web/20150426093533/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2015/jb_mr_150421a.aspx?ministerid=4. 26 April 2015. Australian Government. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. 21 April 2015.
25. Ambassador to the Netherlands. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306045530/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2018/jb_mr_180608.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D. 6 March 2019. Australian Government. Julie. Bishop. Julie Bishop. 8 June 2018.
26. Ambassador to the Netherlands. https://web.archive.org/web/20231103224519/https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/ambassador-netherlands. 3 November 2023. Australian Government. Penny. Wong. Penny Wong. 18 April 2023.