List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Tonga

The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Tonga was the United Kingdom's diplomatic representative to the Kingdom of Tonga from 1973 until 2006. In March 2006 the British Government closed its High Commission in Nukuʻalofa; British interests in Tonga are now represented by the British High Commissioner in Fiji. However, the High Commission is to reopen in 2019 with a resident High Commissioner.[1]

British High Commissioner's residence, Nukuʻalofa

List of heads of mission

High Commissioners to Tonga
  • 1973–1980: Humphrey Arthington-Davy[2]
  • 1980–1983: Bernard Coleman[3]
  • 1984–1987: Gerald Rance[4]
  • 1987–1990: Paul Fabian[5]
  • 1990–1994: William Cordiner[6]
  • 1994–1998: Andrew Morris[7]
  • 1999–2001: Brian Connelly[8]
  • 2002–2006: Paul Nessling[9]
  • From Summer 2019: Robin Ord-Smith MVO[10]

See also

References
  1. "Change of British High Commissioner to Tonga during Summer 2019". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 28 May 2019.
  2. "ARTHINGTON-DAVY, Humphrey Augustine". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. "COLEMAN, Bernard". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  4. "RANCE, Gerald Francis Joseph". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  5. "FABIAN, (Andrew) Paul". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  6. "CORDINER, William Lawson". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  7. "MORRIS, Andrew James". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  8. "CONNELLY, Brian Norman". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  9. "NESSLING, Paul William Downs". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  10. "Change of British High Commissioner to Tonga during Summer 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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