List of Australian High Commissioners to Tonga

Australian High Commissioner to Tonga
Incumbent Andrew Ford since 2016
Style	His Excellency
Inaugural holder	R.N. Birch (resident in Suva, Fiji)
Formation	1970

The Australian High Commissioner to Tonga is the Australian government's foremost diplomatic representative in Tonga.^[1]

List of heads of mission

High Commissioners resident in Suva, Fiji

• R.N. Birch (1970)
• Rowen Osborn (1970–1973)^[2][3]
• H.W. Bullock (1973–1976)^[4][5]
• Gordon Upton (1976–1979)^[6]

Resident High Commissioners

• Maris King (1981–1983)
• B.D.B. Smith (1983–1986)
• R.C. Hills (1987–1990
• Howard Craig Brown (1990–1992)
• Jennifer E. Rawson (1993–1995)
• Andrew Mullin (1995–1999)^[7]
• Angus Macdonald (1999–2003)^[8]
• Colin Hill (2003–2006)^[9]
• Bruce Hunt (2006–2011)^[10]
• Thomas Roth (2011–2013)^[11]
• Brett Aldam (2013–2016)^[12]
• Andrew Ford (2016–)^[13]

References

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). Interview with 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. Evans, Gareth (13 October 1995). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
8. Downer, Alexander (31 August 1999). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015.
9. Downer, Alexander (16 August 2002). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner to Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
10. Downer, Alexander (13 October 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment: High Commissioner To Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
11. Rudd, Kevin (9 November 2010). "Diplomatic Appointment – High Commissioner to Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016.
12. Carr, Bob (10 January 2013). "High Commissioner to Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
13. Bishop, Julie (29 January 2016). "High Commissioner to Tonga" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.