| Ambassador of Canada to Denmark | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent Carolyn Bennett since May 24, 2024 | |
| Seat | Embassy of Canada, Copenhagen |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Canada |
| Appointer | Governor General of Canada |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | John Doherty Kearney |
| Formation | December 5, 1945 |
The ambassador of Canada to Denmark is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Denmark. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Kingdom of Denmark. The ambassador of Canada to Denmark is former MP and Cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett.
The Embassy of Canada is located at Kristen Bernikowsgade 1, 1105 Copenhagen K., Denmark.
History of diplomatic relations
Main article: Canada–Denmark relationsDiplomatic relations between Canada and Denmark were established on December 5, 1945, with the first envoy, John Doherty Kearney, appointed on the advice of Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King on the same day. Canada's legation was established on September 1, 1947, and raised to full embassy status on January 16, 1956.
List of ambassadors of Canada to Denmark
| No. | Name | Term of office | Career | Prime Minister nominated by | Ref. | |||
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| Start Date | PoC. | End Date | ||||||
| 1 | John Doherty Kearney | December 5, 1945 | April 4, 1946 | 1946 | Non-Career | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935–1948) |
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| 2 | Jean François Léon Henri Laureys | March 15, 1947 | July 12, 1947 | August 14, 1950 | Non-Career | |||
| – | Donald Macalister Cornett (Chargé d'Affaires) |
August 14, 1950 | April 7, 1952 | Career | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) |
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| 3 | Edgar D'Arcy McGreer | February 28, 1952 | April 7, 1952 | December 1, 1954 | Career | |||
| 4 | Herbert Frederick Brooks-Hill Feaver | November 18, 1954 | December 11, 1954 | January 16, 1956 | Career | |||
| 5 | Herbert Frederick Brooks-Hill Feaver | January 11, 1956 | January 16, 1956 | July 17, 1958 | Career | |||
| 6 | John Watkins | August 30, 1958 | December 2, 1958 | 1960 | Career | John G. Diefenbaker (1957–1963) |
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| 7 | Hector Allard | October 31, 1960 | January 12, 1961 | June 23, 1967 | Career | |||
| 8 | Max Hirsch Wershof | February 17, 1967 | July 17, 1967 | August 10, 1971 | Career | Lester B. Pearson (1963–1968) |
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| 9 | Donald Macalister Cornett | July 8, 1971 | September 16, 1971 | July 29, 1975 | Career | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979) |
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| 10 | Norman Frederick Henderson Berlis | July 17, 1975 | October 7, 1975 | April 6, 1979 | Career | |||
| 11 | Marion Adams Macpherson | September 27, 1979 | December 20, 1979 | July 25, 1983 | Career | Joe Clark (1979–1980) |
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| – | Thomas George Cullen (Chargé d'Affaires) |
July 1983 | January 1984 | Career | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979) |
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| 12 | Erik Benkestock Wang | April 5, 1984 | January 5, 1984 | 1986 | Career | |||
| 13 | Dorothy Jane Armstrong | July 23, 1986 | November 6, 1986 | August 19, 1991 | Career | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) |
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| 14 | Ronald Stuart MacLean | September 19, 1991 | August 29, 1991 | October 29, 1992 | Career | |||
| 15 | Ernest Hébert | June 23, 1993 | March 2, 1993 | 1995 | Career | |||
| 16 | Brian Baker | May 3, 1995 | 1999 | Career | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) |
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| 17 | Mary Simon | August 11, 1999 | 2001 | Non-Career | ||||
| 18 | Alfonso Gagliano | January 15, 2002 | February 10, 2004 | Non-Career | ||||
| 19 | Fredericka Gregory | May 19, 2004 | September 22, 2004 | 2008 | Career | Paul Martin (2003–2006) |
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| 20 | Peter Lundy | July 4, 2008 | 2012 | Career | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) |
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| 21 | André François Giroux | August 20, 2012 | 2016 | Career | ||||
| 22 | Emi Furuya | July 18, 2016 | November 4, 2016 | 2020 | Career | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) |
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| 23 | Denis Robert | September 24, 2020 | April 20, 2021 | Career | ||||
| 24. | Carolyn Bennett | designate | Non-Career | |||||
See also
References
- "The Hon. Carolyn Bennett, P.C., M.P." Library of Parliament. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- Blouin, Louis (January 16, 2024). "Carolyn Bennett to be named ambassador to Denmark, sources say". CBC News. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ DeLong 2020, p. 31.
- "Orders In Council PC 2020-0676". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. September 24, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- Bibliography
- DeLong, Linwood (2020). A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-2019 (PDF). Calgary: Canadian Global Affairs Institute. ISBN 978-1-77397-115-5.
External links
- "Heads of Post List – Denmark". international.gc.ca. Global Affairs Canada.