title: List of ambassadors of Australia to Portugal
text: # List of ambassadors of Australia to Portugal
  
  The Ambassador of Australia to Portugal 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 Portuguese Republic. The ambassador resides in Lisbon. The ambassador also holds non-resident accreditation for Cabo Verde (since 2009), São Tomé and Príncipe (since 2009) and Guinea-Bissau (since March 2011).
  
  From 1946 to 1970, Australia's relations with Portugal were handled by the Consulate in Portuguese Timor.
  
  The current ambassador, since September 2022, is Indra McCormick.
  
  ## List of heads of mission
  
  | Ordinal | Officeholder | Title | Residency | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alan Renouf OBE | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Paris, France | 28 July 1969 (1969-07-28) | 8 March 1970 (1970-03-08) | 223 days |
  | (n/a) | Thomas Holland | Chargé d'affaires | Lisbon, Portugal | 8 March 1970 (1970-03-08) | December 1970 (1970-12) | 8 months |
  | 2 | Kevin Kelly | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | December 1970 (December 1970) | 1974 (1974) | 3–4 years |
  | 3 | Frank Cooper | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | 1974 (1974) | 1977 (1977) | 2–3 years |
  | 4 | Leslie Sellars | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | 1977 (1977) | 1981 (1981) | 3–4 years |
  | 5 | Geoffrey Brady | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | 1981 (1981) | 1984 (1984) | 2–3 years |
  | 6 | Bruce Woodberry | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | 1984 (1984) | 1988 (1988) | 3–4 years |
  | (n/a) | Annabel Anderson | Chargé d'affaires | Lisbon, Portugal | 1988 (1988) | 1989 (1989) | 0–1 years |
  | 7 | Stuart Hume | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | 1989 (1989) | January 1993 (1993-01) | 3–4 years |
  | 8 | Clive Jones | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Paris, France | January 1993 (1993-01) | August 1993 (1993-08) | 7 months |
  | 9 | Alan Brown | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Paris, France | August 1993 (1993-08) | 19 July 1996 (1996-07-19) | 2 years, 11 months |
  | 10 | John Spender QC | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Paris, France | 19 July 1996 (1996-07-19) | November 2000 (2000-11) | 4 years, 3 months |
  | 11 | Janet Gardiner | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | November 2000 (2000-11) | 2003 (2003) | 2–3 years |
  | 12 | Greg Polson | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | 2003 (2003) | 2006 (2006) | 2–3 years |
  | 13 | Luke Williams | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | 2006 (2006) | 2009 (2009) | 2–3 years |
  | 14 | Patrick Lawless | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | 2009 (2009) | 2012 (2012) | 2–3 years |
  | 15 | Anne Plunkett | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | 2012 (2012) | 19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) | 3–4 years |
  | 16 | Peter Rayner | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | 19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) | 28 June 2019 (2019-06-28) | 3 years, 70 days |
  | 17 | Claire Rochecouste | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | 28 June 2019 (2019-06-28) | 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) | 3 years, 94 days |
  | 18 | Indra McCormick | Ambassador of Australia to Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) | incumbent | 300 days |
  