List of ambassadors of Australia to the Netherlands

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The ambassador of Australia to the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands. The ambassador resides in The Hague.[1] The current ambassador, since April 2023, is Greg French.

StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceThe Hague
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
Quick facts Ambassador of Australia to the Netherlands, Style ...
Ambassador of Australia to the Netherlands
Incumbent
Greg French
since April 2023 (2023-04)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceThe Hague
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
AppointerGovernor General of Australia
Inaugural holderStanley Bruce (as Minister)
Formation1942
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List of heads of mission

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OrdinalOfficeholderTitleTerm start dateTerm end dateTime in officeNotes
1 Stanley Bruce CH Minister to the Netherlands[note a] 1942 (1942) 1945 (1945) 2–3 years [2]
(n/a) John Hood Chargé d'affaires 1945 (1945) 1946 (1946) 0–1 years [3]
2 Keith Officer OBE, MC Minister to the Netherlands 1946 (1946) 1948 (1948) 1–2 years [4][5]
(n/a) John Quinn Chargé d'affaires 1948 (1948) 1950 (1950) 1–2 years
(n/a) Peter Heydon 1950 (1950) 1950 (1950) 0 years
3 Alfred Stirling CBE Ambassador of Australia to the Netherlands 1950 (1950) 1955 (1955) 4–5 years [6]
4 Hugh McClure Smith 1955 (1955) 1958 (1958) 2–3 years [7]
5 Sir Edwin McCarthy CBE 1958 (1958) 1962 (1962) 3–4 years [8]
6 Walter Crocker CBE 1962 (1962) 1965 (1965) 2–3 years [9]
7 Sir Roden Cutler VC, KCMG, CBE 1965 (1965) 1966 (1966) 0–1 years [10]
8 Colin Moodie 1966 (1966) 1970 (1970) 3–4 years [11]
9 Lloyd Thomson 1970 (1970) 1974 (1974) 3–4 years [12]
10 Frederick Blakeney CBE 1974 (1974) 1977 (1977) 2–3 years [13]
11 David Fairbairn KBE, DFC 1977 (1977) 1980 (1980) 2–3 years [14]
12 James Cumes 1980 (1980) 1984 (1984) 3–4 years [15]
13 Geoffrey Price 1984 (1984) 1987 (1987) 2–3 years [16]
14 Don Grimes 1987 (1987) 1991 (1991) 3–4 years [17][18]
15 Warwick Weemaes 1991 (1991) 1993 (1993) 1–2 years
16 Michael Tate[note b] 1993 (1993) 1996 (1996) 2–3 years [19]
17 Ted Delofski 1997 (1997) 2001 (2001) 3–4 years [20]
18 Peter Hussin 2001 (2001) 2004 (2004) 2–3 years [21]
19 Stephen Brady 2004 (2004) 2008 (2008) 3–4 years [22]
20 Lydia Morton 2008 (2008) 2011 (2011) 2–3 year [23]
21 Neil Mules 2011 (2011) 2015 (2015) 3–4 years [24]
22 Brett Mason 21 April 2015 (2015-04-21) August 2018 (2018-08) 3 years, 3 months [25]
23 Matthew Neuhaus August 2018 (2018-08) April 2023 (2023-04) 4 years, 8 months [26]
24 Dr Greg French April 2023 (2023-04) incumbent 3 years, 4 months [27]
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^[note a]: Non-resident minister; served concurrently as Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
^[note b]: Tate served concurrently as the Australian ambassador to the Holy See.

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