List of high commissioners of Australia to Tonga

Australian High Commissioner to Tonga
Incumbent
Adrian Morrison
since 18 March 2019 (2019-03-18)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatNukuʻalofa
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderR. N. Birch
(Non-resident High Commissioner, located in Suva, Fiji)
Formation1970

The Australian high commissioner to Tonga is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the High Commission of the Commonwealth of Australia in the Kingdom of Tonga. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and the high commissioner resides in Nukuʻalofa.[1] The high commissioner, since March 2019, is Adrian Morrison.

List of high commissioners

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# Officeholder Residency Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 R. N. Birch Suva, Fiji 1970 (1970) 1970 (1970) 0 years
2 Rowen Osborn 1970 (1970) 1973 (1973) 2–3 years [2][3]
3 H. W. Bullock 1973 (1973) 1976 (1976) 2–3 years [4][5]
4 Gordon Upton 1976 (1976) 1979 (1979) 2–3 years [6]
5 Maris King Nukuʻalofa 1980 (1980) 1984 (1984) 3–4 years
6 Brian Smith 1984 (1984) 1986 (1986) 1–2 years
7 Rodney Hills 1987 (1987) 1990 (1990) 2–3 years [7][8]
8 Howard Craig Brown 1990 (1990) 1992 (1992) 1–2 years
9 Jennifer E. Rawson 1993 (1993) 1995 (1995) 1–2 years
10 Andrew Mullin 1995 (1995) 1999 (1999) 3–4 years [9]
11 Angus Macdonald 1999 (1999) 2003 (2003) 3–4 years [10]
12 Colin Hill 2003 (2003) 2006 (2006) 2–3 years [11]
13 Bruce Hunt 2006 (2006) 2011 (2011) 4–5 years [12]
14 Thomas Roth 2011 (2011) 2013 (2013) 1–2 years [13]
15 Brett Aldam 2013 (2013) 2016 (2016) 2–3 years [14]
16 Andrew Ford 2016 (2016) 2019 (2019) 2–3 years [15]
17 Adrian Morrison 18 March 2019 (2019-03-18) incumbent 5 years, 239 days [16]

References

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  1. ^ CA 7221: Australian High Commission, Tonga [Nuku'alofa], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 7 January 2016
  2. ^ "Fiji envoy appointed". The Canberra Times. 20 November 1970. p. 7.
  3. ^ Osborn, Francis d’Arenberg. "Francis d'Arenberg OSBORN" (PDF) (Interview). Interviewed by Susan Marsden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2015.
  4. ^ Whitlam, Edward Gough (9 February 1973). "Appointment of High Commissioner to Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Ambassador". The Canberra Times. 12 March 1973. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Appointment". The Canberra Times. 26 May 1976. p. 3.
  7. ^ Hayden, Bill (28 November 1986). "Diplomatic appointment: Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Tonga posting". The Canberra Times. 30 November 1986. p. 3.
  9. ^ Evans, Gareth (13 October 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  10. ^ Downer, Alexander (31 August 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015.
  11. ^ Downer, Alexander (16 August 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  12. ^ Downer, Alexander (13 October 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  13. ^ Rudd, Kevin (9 November 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment – High Commissioner to Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016.
  14. ^ Carr, Bob (10 January 2013). "High Commissioner to Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  15. ^ Bishop, Julie (29 January 2016). "High Commissioner to Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
  16. ^ Payne, Marise (23 January 2019). "High Commissioner to Tonga". Minister for Foreign Affairs (Press release). Australian Government. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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