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Ambassador of Australia to Spain
Incumbent
Sophia McIntyre
since 26 June 2020
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHer Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceMadrid
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderLawrence John Lawrey
Formation1969
WebsiteAustralian Embassy, Spain

The Ambassador of Australia to Spain is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Kingdom of Spain. The ambassador resides in Madrid. The ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation as ambassador to Andorra (since 1998) and Equatorial Guinea (since 2009).

The current ambassador, since June 2020, is Sophia McIntyre.

List of ambassadors

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2022)
Ordinal Officeholder Other offices Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Lawrence John Lawrey 1969 (1969) 1971 (1971) 1–2 years
2 Dudley McCarthy 1972 (1972) 1976 (1976) 3–4 years
3 Hugh Gilchrist 1977 (1977) 1979 (1979) 1–2 years
4 K. H. Rogers 1980 (1980) 1984 (1984) 3–4 years
5 D. G. Wilson 1985 (1985) 1985 (1985) 0 years
6 Harry Jenkins 1986 (1986) 1988 (1988) 1–2 years
7 H. C. Mott 1989 (1989) 1991 (1991) 1–2 years
8 Warwick Pearson 1992 (1992) 1996 (1996) 3–4 years
9 Richard Starr 1997 (1997) 2000 (2000) 2–3 years
10 Tim George 2000 (2000) 2003 (2003) 2–3 years
11 Susan Tanner 2003 (2003) 2006 (2006) 2–3 years
12 Noel Campbell 2006 (2006) 2010 (2010) 3–4 years
13 Zorica McCarthy 2010 (2010) 2013 (2013) 2–3 years
14 Jane Hardy 2013 (2013) 2014 (2014) 0–1 years
15 Virginia Greville 1 May 2015 (2015-05-01) 25 May 2018 (2018-05-25) 3 years, 24 days
16 Julie-Ann Guivarra 25 May 2018 (2018-05-25) January 2020 (2020-01) 1 year, 7 months
17 Sophia McIntyre 26 June 2020 (2020-06-26) incumbent 4 years, 176 days

Notes

^A Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Andorra, since 1998.
^B Also served as non-resident Ambassador of Australia to Equatorial Guinea, since 2009.

References

  1. CA 8018: Australian Embassy, Spain [Madrid], National Archives of Australia, retrieved 26 April 2015
  2. Smith, Stephen (19 March 2010). "Australia and Africa: Looking to the Future" (Speech). Minister for Foreign Affairs. University of Sydney International Forum on Africa, Sydney: Australian Government. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. "Diplomat appointed to Spain". The Canberra Times. 4 December 1968. p. 11.
  4. "Jenkins' job in Spain confirmed". The Canberra Times. 17 March 1986. p. 1.
  5. "Opposition query on Jenkins's job". The Canberra Times. 8 January 1986. p. 7.
  6. "New new man in Madrid: Harry Jenkins — taking control of a new house". The Canberra Times. 6 July 1986. p. 2.
  7. Downer, Alexander (21 January 2000). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  8. Downer, Alexander (28 May 2003). "Diplomatic Appointment – Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  9. Downer, Alexander (22 June 2006). "Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  10. Smith, Stephen (18 November 2009). "Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  11. Carr, Bob (6 September 2012). "Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  12. Dorling, Philip; Knaus, Christopher (14 January 2015). "Australian diplomat returned from posting after husband charged over child-sex allegations". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015.
  13. Bishop, Julie (1 May 2015). "Ambassador to Spain" (Press release). Archived from the original on 23 August 2015.
  14. University of Queensland (7 May 2015). "UQ alumnus named Ambassador to Spain". UQ News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  15. Bishop, Julie (25 May 2018). "Ambassador to Spain" (Press release).
  16. "Sophia McIntyre, Australia's new ambassador to Spain". The Diplomat. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

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