List of Australian High Commissioners to Papua New Guinea

High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea
Incumbent Bruce Davis
Style	His Excellency
Inaugural holder	Les Johnson
Formation	1973

The Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in Papua New Guinea.

The Australian Government has offered diplomatic representation in Papua New Guinea since the Territory’s self-government was established in December 1973. The top official Australian Government representative in Papua New Guinea is called the High Commissioner, on the request of Papua New Guinea.^[1] The High Commission is located in Port Moresby.^[2]

Name	Start of term	End of term	References
Les Johnson	1973	1974	[3]
Tom Critchley	1974	1978	[4]
Gerry Nutter	1978	1981	[5]
Robert Birch	1981	1984	[6]
Michael Wilson	1984	1987	[7]
Lance Joseph	1987	1989
Allan Taylor	1989	1993	[8]
Bill Farmer	1993	1995
David Irvine	1996	1999	[9]
Nick Warner	1999	2003	[10]
Michael Potts	2003	2006	[11]
Chris Moraitis	2006	2010	[12]
Ian Kemish	2010	2013	[13][14]
Deborah Stokes	2013	2015	[15]
Bruce Davis	2 December 2015		[16]

References

1. Davidson, Gay (31 October 1973). "Dual role likely for top PNG official". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
2. CA 7733: Australian High Commission, Papua New Guinea [Port Moresby], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
3. "PNG post". The Canberra Times (ACT). 7 November 1973. p. 3.
4. "Envoy to PNG". The Canberra Times (ACT). 19 February 1974. p. 1.
5. "Diplomats moved". The Canberra Times (ACT). 13 January 1978. p. 3.
6. "High Commissioner to PNG". The Canberra Times (ACT). 7 April 1981. p. 3.
7. "PNG Appointment". The Canberra Times (ACT). 10 September 1984. p. 3.
8. "Appointment". The Canberra Times (ACT). 13 April 1989. p. 3.
9. Evans, Gareth (9 December 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
10. Downer, Alexander (19 May 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
11. Downer, Alexander (2 October 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to PNG" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
12. Marshall, Steve (26 November 2006). "Moraitis appointed High Commissioner to PNG". ABC News (Australia). Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
13. Smith, Stephen (12 January 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014.
14. Radio National ABC Interview, 1 March 2013 reproduced at 2013 Valedictory interview: Ian Kemish bids PNG goodbye, archived from the original on 24 March 2013
15. Carr, Bob (12 February 2013). "High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013.
16. Bishop, Julie (2 December 2015). "High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015.