List of Australian High Commissioners to India

High Commissioner to India
Incumbent Harinder Sidhu since 2016
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	New Delhi
Inaugural holder	Iven Mackay
Formation	1943

The Australian High Commission in New Delhi

The Australian High Commissioner to India is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in India. The Australian Government has offered diplomatic representation in India since 1943.^[1] The High Commissioner resides in New Delhi.^[2]

List of High Commissioners

Name	Start of term	End of term	References
Iven Mackay	1943	1948	[3]
Charles Kevin (acting)	1948	1948	[4]
Roy Gollan	1948	1952	[5]
Walter Crocker	1952	1955	[6]
Peter Heydon	1955	1958	[7]
Walter Crocker	1958	1962
Bill Pritchett (acting)	1962	1963	[8][9]
James Plimsoll	1963	1965	[10]
Arthur Tange	1965	1969
Patrick Shaw	1970	1973	[11]
Bruce Grant	1973	1976
Peter Curtis	1976	1979
Gordon Upton	1979	1984
Graham Feakes	1984	1990	[12]
David Evans	1990	1993
Darren Gribble	1994	1997
Rob Laurie	1997	2001	[13]
Penny Wensley	2001	2004	[14]
John McCarthy	2004	2009	[15]
Peter Varghese	2009	2012	[16]
Patrick Suckling	2012	2016	[17][18][19]
Harinder Sidhu	2016	incumbent	[20]

References

1. "High Commissioner to India: Australia to have representative". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, New South Wales). 26 October 1943. p. 2.
2. CA 2754: Australian High Commission, India [New Delhi], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
3. "Nearer to India: Evatt". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertsider. 2 November 1943. p. 3.
4. "Mr. C. Kevin for Indonesia". The Canberra Times (ACT). 6 January 1953. p. 2.
5. "Appointed High Commissioner to India". The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria). 6 October 1948. p. 5.
6. "High Commissioner to India". Newcastle Herald and Miner’s Advocate (NSW). 15 March 1952. p. 3.
7. "High Commissioner to India". The Canberra Times (ACT). 4 February 1955. p. 2.
8. Furlonger, Bob (8 February 2014). "William Pritchett: From diplomat to head of Defence Department". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Archived from the original on 15 February 2014.
9. "Australian gift parcels in India". The Canberra Times (ACT). 11 January 1963. p. 13.
10. "Sir James Plimsoll for India". The Canberra Times (ACT). 22 February 1963. p. 3.
11. "Mr Patrick Shaw to India". The Canberra Times (ACT). 2 March 1970. p. 1.
12. "Feakes named for India post". The Canberra Times (ACT). 1 June 1984. p. 3.
13. Downer, Alexander (25 July 1997). "Diplomatic appointment: High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
14. Downer, Alexander (28 August 2001). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
15. Downer, Alexander (9 August 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
16. Smith, Stephen (8 June 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment - High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014.
17. "Australia appoints new High Commissioner to India". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013.
18. "Career diplomat Patrick Suckling to head New Delhi mission". The Australian. AAP. 30 December 2012.
19. Carr, Bob (30 December 2012). "Engagement with India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
20. Bishop, Julie (11 February 2016). "High Commissioner to India" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016.