List of ambassadors of Germany to India

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India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947. Accordingly, there was only a German consular representation during the colonial period. The Federal Republic of Germany had an ambassador in India since 1952.

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The German ambassadors in India were also responsible for Nepal and Bhutan at times.

German Empire

Name [1] TenureOffice
Flag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire/Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Weimar Republic/Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Hermann Gerlich1886–1889Consul General in Calcutta
Edmund Friedrich Gustav von Heyking1889–1893Consul General in Calcutta
Günther von Gaertner-Griebenow1893–1895Consul General in Calcutta
Julius von Waldthausen1895–1900Consul General in Calcutta
Hermann Speck von Sternburg 1900–1903Consul General in Calcutta
Albert von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny1904–1910Consul General in Calcutta
Heinrich XXXI. Reuß zu Köstritz1910–1912Consul General in Calcutta
Karl von Luxburg 1912–1914Consul General in Calcutta
1914–1922 no consular relations
Heinrich Rüdt von Collenberg-Bödigheim1922–1929Consul General in Calcutta
Rudolf von Bassewitz1929–1932Consul General in Calcutta
Wernher von Ow-Wachendorf1933–1936Consul General in Calcutta
Erdmann von Podewils-Dürnitz1936–1939Consul General in Calcutta
September 3, 1939 Relations are broken off due to World War II

West Germany

The embassy has been based in New Delhi since 1952.

NameTenureOffice
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Ernst Meyer [1] 1952–1957 Ambassador in New Delhi
Wilhelm Melchers [1] 1957–1961Ambassador in New Delhi
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz [1] 1961–1965Ambassador in New Delhi
Dietrich von Mirbach 1965–1970Ambassador in New Delhi
Günter Diehl 1970–1977Ambassador in New Delhi
Dirk Oncken 1977–1979Ambassador in New Delhi
Rolf Ramisch 1980–1984Ambassador in New Delhi
Günther Gerlach 1984–1985Ambassador in New Delhi
Günther Schödel 1984/85–1987Ambassador in New Delhi
Konrad Seitz 1987–1990Ambassador in New Delhi

East Germany

NameTenureOffice
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Herbert Meyer 1956–1958Trade representative
Erich Renneisen 1958–1962Trade representative
Kurt Böttger 1962–1965Trade representative
Herbert Fischer 1965–1972Trade representative
Diplomatic relations after October 8, 1972
Herbert Fischer 1972–1974Ambassador in New Delhi
Wolfgang Schüßler 1974–1977Ambassador in New Delhi
Heinz Birch 1978–1984Ambassador in New Delhi
Bernd Biedermann 1984–1988Ambassador in New Delhi
Wolfgang Grabowski 1989–1990Ambassador in New Delhi

Germany since 1990

NameTenureOffice
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Hans-Georg Wieck 1990–1993Ambassador in New Delhi
Frank Elbe 1993–1997Ambassador in New Delhi
Heinrich-Dietrich Dieckmann 1997–2000 [2] Ambassador in New Delhi
Heimo Richter 2000–2005 [3] Ambassador in New Delhi
Bernd Mützelburg 2006–2008Ambassador in New Delhi
Thomas Matussek 2009–2011Ambassador in New Delhi
Michael Steiner 2012–2015 [4] Ambassador in New Delhi
Martin Ney 2015–2019Ambassador in New Delhi
Walter Johannes Lindner 2019–2022Ambassador in New Delhi
Philipp Ackermann 2022–Ambassador in New Delhi

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