List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Hungary

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Hungary is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Hungary, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Budapest.

Heads of mission

Austro-Hungarian Empire

During the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the United Kingdom was represented by a Consul-General at the Hungarian capital Budapest.

• 1899–1902 – Conway Thornton

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Hungary

• 1921–1924 – Thomas Hohler
• 1924–1928 – Sir Colville Barclay
• 1928–1933 – Aretas Akers-Douglas, 2nd Viscount Chilston
• 1933–1935 – Sir Patrick Ramsay
• 1939–1941 – Owen O'Malley
• 1941–1947 – No representation due to World War II
• 1947–1949 – Sir Knox Helm
• 1949–1951 – Sir Geoffrey Wallinger^[1]
• 1949–1951 – The Hon. Robert Hankey^[2]
• 1953–1955 – Sir George Labouchère^[3]
• 1955–1959 – Sir Leslie Fry^[4]
• 1959–1961 – Nicolas Cheetham^[5]
• 1961–1963 – Sir Ivor Pink^[6]

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Hungary

• 1963–1965 – Sir Ivor Pink^[7]
• 1965–1967 – Sir Alexander Morley^[8]
• 1967–1969 – Sir Guy Millard^[9]
• 1970–1973 – Derek Dodson^[10]
• 1973–1976 – The Hon. John Wilson^[11]
• 1976–1979 – Richard Parsons^[12]
• 1980–1983 – Bryan Cartledge^[13]
• 1983–1986 – Peter Unwin^[14]
• 1986–1989 – Leonard Appleyard^[15]
• 1989–1995 – Sir John Birch^[16]
• 1995–1998 – Christopher Long^[17]
• 1998–2003 – Nigel Thorpe^[18]
• 2003–2007 – John Nichols^[19]
• 2007–2011 – Gregory Dorey^[20]
• 2012–2015 – Jonathan Knott^[21]
• 2015–2016 – Theresa Bubbear (chargé d'affaires ad interim)^[22]
• Since March 2016 – Iain Lindsay^[23]

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 38702. p. 4189. 30 August 1949.
2. The London Gazette: no. 39323. p. 4608. 31 August 1951.
3. The London Gazette: no. 40032. p. 6533. 1 December 1953.
4. The London Gazette: no. 40687. p. 363. 17 January 1956.
5. The London Gazette: no. 41936. p. 610. 22 January 1960.
6. The London Gazette: no. 42519. p. 8445. 21 November 1961.
7. The London Gazette: no. 43234. p. 940. 31 January 1964.
8. The London Gazette: no. 43803. p. 10076. 29 October 1965.
9. The London Gazette: no. 44516. p. 1355. 2 February 1968.
10. The London Gazette: no. 45053. p. 2667. 5 March 1970.
11. The London Gazette: no. 46121. p. 13192. 6 November 1973.
12. The London Gazette: no. 47059. p. 14951. 5 November 1976.
13. The London Gazette: no. 48146. p. 5006. 1 April 1980.
14. "UNWIN, Peter William". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
15. "APPLEYARD, Sir Leonard (Vincent)". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
16. "BIRCH, Sir John (Allan)". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
17. "LONG, Christopher William". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
18. "THORPE, Nigel James". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
19. "NICHOLS, John Roland". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
20. "DOREY, Gregory John". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
21. Our Ambassador at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 February 2013) – UK in Hungary
22. Chargé d'Affaires to Hungary appointed, British Embassy Budapest, 29 April 2015
23. Her Majesty's new Ambassador to Hungary, British Embassy Budapest, 30 March 2016

External links

• UK in Hungary – British Embassy Budapest