List of high commissioners of Canada to Australia explained

Post:High Commissioner for Canada in Australia
Insigniasize:120
Incumbent:Mark Glauser
Incumbentsince:August 28, 2019
Residence:Canberra
Nominator:Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer:Governor General of Canada
Termlength:At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural:Charles Jost Burchell
Formation:November 2, 1939

The ambassador of Canada to Australia is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Australia. The official title for the ambassador is High Commissioner for Canada in Australia. The current Canadian high commissioner is Mark Glauser who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on August 28, 2019.

The High Commission of Canada is located at Commonwealth Avenue, Canberra.

As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between Canada and Australia are at governmental level, rather than between heads of state. Thus, the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

History of diplomatic relations

See main article: Australia–Canada relations.

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Australia was established in 1939. Charles Jost Burchell was appointed as Canada's first high commissioner in Australia on November 2, 1939.

List of heads of mission

No.NameTerm of officeCareerPrime Minister nominated by
Start dateEnd date
1Charles Jost BurchellNovember 2, 1939December 27, 1939July 24, 1941Non-CareerW. L. Mackenzie King
(1935-1948)
Evan Benjamin Rogers
(Acting High Commissioner)
July 24, 1941January 7, 1942Career
2Victor Wentworth OdlumNovember 6, 1941January 7, 1942September 20, 1942Career
3Thomas Clayton DavisNovember 5, 1942December 30, 1942May 29, 1946Non-Career
Carman Millward Croft
(Acting High Commissioner)
May 29, 1946May 27, 1947Career
4Kenneth Alfred GreeneApril 15, 1947May 27, 19471949Non-Career
5Léo Richer LaflècheApril 26, 1949October 20, 1949October 9, 1950Non-CareerLouis St. Laurent
(1948-1957)
Carman Millward Croft
(Acting High Commissioner)
October 9, 1950June 9, 1951Career
6Colin Fraser ElliottMarch 1, 1951June 9, 1951April 1953Non-Career
7William Arthur IrwinMarch 19, 1953August 8, 1953September 1956Non-Career
Donald Macalister Cornett
(Acting High Commissioner)
September 1956April 1957Career
8Terence MacDermotJanuary 17, 1957April 26, 1957August 1961Career
9Evan William Thistle GillFebruary 15, 1962July 22, 1962January 28, 1965Careerstyle=text-align:centerJohn G. Diefenbaker
(1957-1963)
10Arthur Redpath MenziesSeptember 2, 1965November 22, 1965July 22, 1972Careerstyle=text-align:centerLester B. Pearson
(1963-1968)
11James Joachim McCardleApril 4, 1972October 19, 1972June 28, 1977CareerPierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968-1979)
12John Alan BeesleyJune 30, 19771977December 4, 1980Career
13Raymond Cecil AndersonJuly 10, 19801980August 1983Career
14Edward Richard SchreyerMay 14, 19841984February 18, 1988Non-Career
15Robert Allen KilpatrickOctober 8, 1987February 10, 1988January 5, 1991CareerBrian Mulroney
(1984-1993)
16Leonard Michael BerrySeptember 19, 19911991July 1995Career
17Brian SchumacherAugust 18, 19951995July 1999CareerJean Chrétien
(1993-2003)
18James BartlemanJune 10, 1999November 9, 1999July 1, 2000Career
19Jean T. FournierJuly 26, 2000August 31, 2000July 2004Career
Gaston Barban
(Acting High Commissioner)
July 2004July 7, 2005CareerPaul Martin
(2003-2006)
20Michael LeirAugust 19, 2005November 1, 2005August 4, 2010Career
John Mundy
(Consul - General)
June 10, 2010CareerStephen Harper
(2006-2015)
21Michael SmallAugust 10, 2010September 19, 2010December 13, 2014Career
Charles Reeves
(Acting High Commissioner)
December 14, 2014August 24, 2015Career
22Paul MaddisonJune 22, 2015August 25, 2015May 27, 2019Non-Career
Isabelle Martin
(Acting High Commissioner)
May 28, 2019October 3, 2019CareerJustin Trudeau
(2015-Present)
23Mark GlauserAugust 28, 2019October 4, 2019Career[1]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orders In Council PC 2019-1292 . orders-in-council.canada.ca . Government of Canada . May 23, 2023 . August 28, 2019.