List of Australian High Commissioners to India
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. The High Commissioner resides in New Delhi and also holds non-resident accreditation as Ambassador to Bhutan since diplomatic relations were established on 14 September 2002.Name | Start of term | End of term | References |
Iven Mackay | November 1943 | 1948 | |
Charles Kevin | 1948 | 1948 | |
Roy Gollan | 1948 | 1952 | |
Walter Crocker | 1952 | 1955 | |
Peter Heydon | 1955 | 1958 | |
Walter Crocker | 1958 | 1962 | |
Bill Pritchett | 1962 | 1963 | |
James Plimsoll | 1963 | 1965 | |
Arthur Tange | 1965 | 1969 | |
Patrick Shaw | 1970 | 1973 | |
Bruce Grant | 1973 | 1976 | |
Peter Curtis | 1976 | 1979 | |
Gordon Upton | 1979 | 1984 | |
Graham Feakes | 1984 | 1990 | |
David Evans | 1990 | 1993 | |
Darren Gribble | 1994 | 1997 | |
Rob Laurie | 1997 | 2001 | |
Penny Wensley | 2001 | 2004 | |
John McCarthy | 2004 | 2009 | |
Peter Varghese | 2009 | 2012 | |
Patrick Suckling | 2012 | 11 February 2016 | |
Harinder Sidhu | 11 February 2016 | 18 February 2020 | |
Barry O'Farrell | 21 May 2020 | incumbent | |