List of Australian High Commissioners to Nigeria

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High Commissioner of Australia to Nigeria
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Incumbent
Jonathan Ball (acting)
since July 2022 (2022-07)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style His Excellency
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Abuja
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holderLionel Phillips (Acting)
Formation10 September 1960
Website Australian High Commission, Nigeria

The high commissioner of Australia to Nigeria 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 Abuja, Nigeria. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is currently vacant, with the head of mission being Jonathan Ball as acting high commissioner and Chargé d’Affaires since July 2022. The ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation as high commissioner to The Gambia (1985–2004, since 2008), and Gabon (1988–1989; since 2010), and as ambassador to Benin (since 2010 [1] ), Cameroon (since 2002), and Niger (since 2009 [2] ), and as representative to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Non-resident accreditation was also previously held for Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and Sierra Leone from 1985 to 2004, Chad (2007–2010), and the Republic of the Congo (2009–2015). The high commissioner also has responsibility for the honorary consulates of Australia in Lagos (since 2012) and Yaoundé (since 2014). [3]

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Posting history

Immediately prior to the independence of Nigeria on 1 October 1960, Australia established a diplomatic mission in Lagos on 10 September 1960, with Lionel Phillips as acting commissioner, and then acting high commissioner from 1 October. On 8 November 1960, Robert Furlonger was appointed as the first Australian high commissioner to the Federation of Nigeria, who took up his appointment from 1 February 1961. [4] [5]

High commissioners

#OfficeholderOther officesTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
−Lionel Phillips (Acting)n/a10 September 19601 February 1961144 days [6] [7]
1 Robert Furlonger 1 February 196123 April 196181 days [4] [8]
−Thomas Venables Holland (Acting)25 April 19615 October 1961163 days [9]
2 Alan Renouf 5 October 196117 March 19631 year, 163 days [10] [11]
−Lionel Phillips (Acting)22 March 1963August 19652 years, 4 months [12]
3 James Cumes August 1965December 19672 years, 4 months [13] [14]
4H. D. WhiteDecember 1967June 19702 years, 6 months [15] [16] [17]
5 Pierre Hutton June 1970June 19733 years [18] [19] [20]
6W. H. BrayJune 1973June 19763 years [21] [22]
7W. Kevin FlanaganJune 1976November 19793 years, 5 months [23]
8Charles MottNovember 1979March 19833 years, 4 months [24] [25]
9 Allan Taylor A B C D E March 1983June 19863 years, 3 months [26]
10Hugh Wyndham A B C D E F 11 June 1986June 19892 years, 11 months [27] [28] [29]
11Oliver Cordell A B C D E 20 June 1989April 19933 years, 9 months [30] [31]
12Howard Brown A B C D E April 1993September 19974 years, 5 months [32] [33]
13 Matthew Neuhaus A B C D E October 1997January 20013 years, 3 months [34]
14Bob Whitty A B C D E G January 2001February 20043 years, 1 month [35]
15Iain Dicke A B C D E G February 2004February 20073 years [36]
16Jeffrey Hart E G H I J February 2007February 20103 years [37]
17Ian McConville E F G I J K July 2010December 20122 years, 5 months [38]
18Jon Richardson E F G I J K January 2013December 20152 years, 11 months [39]
19Paul Lehmann E F G I K December 2015June 20193 years, 6 months [40]
20Claire Ireland E F G I K June 2019January 20211 year, 7 months [41]
21John Donnelly E F G I K January 2021July 20221 year, 6 months [42]
−Jonathan Ball (acting) E F G I K July 2022Incumbent1 year, 1 month

Notes

^A Also non-resident high commissioner to Ghana, 1985–2004.
^B Also non-resident ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, 1985–2004.
^C Also non-resident ambassador to Senegal, 1985–2004.
^D Also non-resident high commissioner to Sierra Leone, 1985–2004.
^E Also non-resident high commissioner to The Gambia, 1985–2004, 2008–present.
^F Also non-resident ambassador (1988–1989, 2010–2022) and high commissioner (2022–present) to Gabon.
^G Also non-resident ambassador to Cameroon, 2002–present.
^H Also non-resident ambassador to Chad, 2007–2010.
^I Also non-resident ambassador to Niger, 2009–present.
^J Also non-resident ambassador to the Republic of the Congo, 2009–2015.
^K Also non-resident ambassador to Benin, 2010–present.

References

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  3. ↑ CA 7832: Australian High Commission, Nigeria [Abuja], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
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