List of Australian High Commissioners to India


The Australian High Commissioner to India is the Australian Government's foremost diplomatic representative in India. The Australian Government has offered diplomatic representation in India since 1943. The High Commissioner resides in New Delhi and also holds non-resident accreditation as Ambassador to Bhutan since diplomatic relations were established on 14 September 2002.

List of High Commissioners

NameStart of termEnd of termReferences
Iven MackayNovember 19431948
Charles Kevin 19481948
Roy Gollan19481952
Walter Crocker19521955
Peter Heydon19551958
Walter Crocker19581962
Bill Pritchett 19621963
James Plimsoll19631965
Arthur Tange19651969
Patrick Shaw19701973
Bruce Grant19731976
Peter Curtis19761979
Gordon Upton19791984
Graham Feakes19841990
David Evans19901993
Darren Gribble19941997
Rob Laurie19972001
Penny Wensley20012004
John McCarthy20042009
Peter Varghese20092012
Patrick Suckling201211 February 2016
Harinder Sidhu11 February 201618 February 2020
Barry O'Farrell21 May 2020incumbent