List of ambassadors of Australia to Norway
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Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
NominatorPrime Minister of Australia
| Ambassador of Australia to Norway | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Incumbent since 4 August 2021Kerin Ayyalaraju | |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
| Appointer | Governor General of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | Roy Peachey (Ambassador resident in Stockholm, Sweden) |
| Formation | 1970 |
| Website | Australian Embassy, Norway |
The Ambassador of Australia to Norway 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 Norway.[1] The Ambassador resides in Copenhagen, Denmark. The current ambassador, since May 2017, is MaryEllen Miller.
| Ordinal | Officeholder | Residency | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Peachey | Stockholm, Sweden | 1970 | May 1972 | 1–2 years | [2] |
| 2 | John Petherbridge | May 1972 | September 1975 | 3 years, 4 months | [3] | |
| 3 | Lance Barnard | September 1975 | June 1978 | 2 years, 9 months | [4] | |
| 4 | Brian Hill | June 1978 | January 1980 | 1 year, 7 months | [5] | |
| 5 | Kevin Flanagan | January 1980 | December 1983 | 3 years, 11 months | [6] | |
| 6 | Judith P. Pead | Stockholm, Sweden | 1997 | January 1999 | 1–2 years | |
| 7 | Stephen Brady | January 1999 | January 2003 | 4 years | [7] | |
| 8 | Matthew Peek | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2003 | 2006 | 2–3 years | [8] |
| 9 | Sharyn Minahan | 2006 | 2010 | 3–4 years | [9] | |
| 10 | James Choi | 2010 | 2013 | 2–3 years | ||
| 11 | Damien Miller | 2013 | May 2017 | 3–4 years | [10] | |
| 12 | MaryEllen Miller | May 2017 | incumbent | 8 years, 4 months | [11] | |
