List of ambassadors of Australia to the Netherlands

! Ordinal !! Officeholder !! Title !! Term start date !! Term end date !! Time in office !! Notes

| {{sortname|Stanley|Bruce}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CH}}

| Minister to the Netherlands{{ref|1|[note a]}}

| align=center| {{start date|1942|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1945|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years|1942|1945}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2590679|title=Dutch Minister to Australia Appointed. Mr. Bruce Accredited in London|date=20 March 1942|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=1|quote=The Australian High Commissioner (Mr. Bruce) presented his credentials to Queen Wilhelmina in London yesterday and has assumed the office of the first Australian Minister to the Netherlands}}

| {{sortname|John|Hood|John Hood (diplomat)|Hood, John}}

| Chargé d'affaires

| align=center| {{start date|1945|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1946|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years|1945|1946}} years

| {{cite news|newspaper=The Advertiser|location=Adelaide, South Australia|page=7|date=17 October 1945|title=Representative in Holland. Appointment of Mr. J. D. L. Hood|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48672813}}

| {{sortname|Keith|Officer}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|OBE|MC}}

| Minister to the Netherlands

| align=center| {{start date|1946|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1948|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1946|1948}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140613886|title=Mr. Officer Minister to Netherlands|date=10 May 1946|newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate|page=3}}{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article95541852|page=4|newspaper=Kalgoorlie Miner|date=10 May 1946|title=Minister to Netherlands. Mr. Keith Officer’s New Appointment}}

| {{sortname|John|Quinn|John Quinn (diplomat)|Quinn, John}}

| rowspan=2 | Chargé d'affaires

| align=center| {{start date|1948|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1950|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1948|1950}} years

|

| {{sortname|Peter|Heydon}}

| align=center| {{start date|1950|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1950|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1950|1950}} years

|

| {{sortname|Alfred|Stirling}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|CBE}}

| rowspan=22 | Ambassador of Australia to the Netherlands

| align=center| {{start date|1950|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1955|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1950|1955}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56947937|title=Ambassador to Netherlands|newspaper=Morning Bulletin|location=Rockhampton, Queensland|page=6|date=24 June 1950}}

| {{sortname|Hugh|McClure Smith}}

| align=center| {{start date|1955|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1958|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1955|1958}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91193738|title=Mr. McClure Smith for Netherlands|date=24 February 1955|page=2|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}

| {{sortname|Sir Edwin|McCarthy|Edwin McCarthy|McCarthy, Edwin}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|CBE}}

| align=center| {{start date|1958|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1962|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1958|1962}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103123767|title=New Posts For Diplomats|date=14 October 1958|page=2|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}

| {{sortname|Walter|Crocker}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|CBE}}

| align=center| {{start date|1962|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1965|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1962|1965}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105858296|title=Ambassador to Netherlandsdate=6 January 1962|page=2|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}

| {{sortname|Sir Roden|Cutler|Roden Cutler|Cutler, Roden}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|VC|KCMG|CBE}}

| align=center| {{start date|1965|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1966|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1965|1966}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105861237|title=VC named as new envoy|date=10 September 1965|page=3|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}

| {{sortname|Colin|Moodie}}

| align=center| {{start date|1966|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1970|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1966|1970}} years

| {{cite news|newspaper=The Canberra Times|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105876174|title=Diplomats appointed|page=8|date=3 December 1965}}

| {{sortname|Lloyd|Thomson}}

| align=center| {{start date|1970|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1974|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1970|1974}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110339206|title=Ambassador|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=25 August 1970|page=3}}

| {{sortname|Frederick|Blakeney}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|CBE}}

| align=center| {{start date|1974|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1977|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1974|1977}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110765891|title=Ambassador|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=3|date=12 March 1974}}

| {{sortname|David|Fairbairn|David Fairbairn (politician)|Fairbairn, David}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|KBE|DFC}}

| align=center| {{start date|1977|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1980|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1977|1980}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110833485|title=Netherlands envoy posted to Geneva|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=8|date=5 January 1977}}

| {{sortname|James|Cumes}}

| align=center| {{start date|1980|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1984|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1980|1984}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137011158|title=Diplomatic posts|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=3|date=26 January 1980}}

| Geoffrey Price

| align=center| {{start date|1984|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1987|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1984|1987}} years

| Mitcham, Chad J., ‘Price, Geoffrey John (1930-1999’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/price-geoffrey-john-32557, published online 2023

| {{sortname|Don|Grimes}}

| align=center| {{start date|1987|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1991|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1987|1991}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118306842|title=Hague post for Grimes|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=3|date=29 May 1987}}{{cite news|url= http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127278115|title=Howard’s bold stance on diplomats|first=Ross|last=Peake|date=3 September 1995|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=1|quote=Former Labor minister Don Grimes was the Ambassador to The Netherlands until 1991}}

| Warwick Weemaes

| align=center| {{start date|1991|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1993|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1991|1993}} years

|

| {{sortname|Michael|Tate}}{{ref|2|[note b]}}

| align=center| {{start date|1993|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1996|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1993|1996}} years

| {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127224608|title=Tate to be our man in Holland|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=15|date=7 August 1993}}

| Ted Delofski

| align=center| {{start date|1997|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2001|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|1997|2001}} years

| {{cite press release|url=http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1997/fa136_97.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212030926/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/1997/fa136_97.html|archivedate=12 February 2014|title=Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Netherlands|publisher=Australian Government|date=10 November 1997|first=Alexander|last=Downer|author-link=Alexander Downer}}

| Peter Hussin

| align=center| {{start date|2001|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2004|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|2001|2004}} years

| {{cite press release|url=http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2000/fa100_2000.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212023205/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2000/fa100_2000.html|archivedate=12 February 2014|title=Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Netherlands|publisher=Australian Government|date=2 September 2000|first=Alexander|last=Downer|author-link=Alexander Downer}}

| {{sortname|Stephen|Brady}}

| align=center| {{start date|2004|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2008|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|2004|2008}} years

| {{cite press release|url=http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2003/fa140_03.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212015128/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2003/fa140_03.html|archivedate=12 February 2014|title=Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to the Netherlands|publisher=Australian Government|date=17 November 2003|first=Alexander|last=Downer|author-link=Alexander Downer}}

| {{sortname|Lydia|Morton}}

| align=center| {{start date|2008|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2011|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|2008|2011}} year

| {{cite press release|url=http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s030_08.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317080621/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2008/fa-s030_08.html|archivedate=17 March 2014|title=Diplomatic Appointment: Ambassador to the Netherlands|publisher=Australian Government|date=8 February 2008|first=Stephen|last=Smith|author-link=Stephen Smith (Australian politician)}}

| Neil Mules

| align=center| {{start date|2011|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2015|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years|2011|2015}} years

| {{cite press release|url=http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2011/kr_mr_110717.aspx?ministerid=2|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714195828/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2011/kr_mr_110717.aspx?ministerid=2|archivedate=14 July 2014|title=Diplomatic Appointment - Ambassador to The Netherlands|publisher=Australian Government|date=17 July 2011|first=Kevin|last=Rudd|author-link=Kevin Rudd}}

| {{sortname|Brett|Mason}}

| align=center| {{start date|2015|04|21|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2018|08

| align=right | {{age in years and months|2015|04|21|2018|08|01}}

| {{cite press release|url=http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2015/jb_mr_150421a.aspx?ministerid=4|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426093533/http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2015/jb_mr_150421a.aspx?ministerid=4|archivedate=26 April 2015|title=Ambassador to the Netherlands|publisher=Australian Government|first=Julie|last=Bishop|author-link=Julie Bishop|date=21 April 2015}}

| {{sortname|Matthew|Neuhaus}}

| align=center| {{start date|2018|08

| align=center| {{end date|2023|04

| align=right | {{age in years and months|2018|08|01|2023|04|01}}

| {{cite press release|url=https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2018/jb_mr_180608.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306045530/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2018/jb_mr_180608.aspx?w=tb1CaGpkPX%2FlS0K%2Bg9ZKEg%3D%3D|archivedate=6 March 2019|title=Ambassador to the Netherlands|publisher=Australian Government|first=Julie|last=Bishop|author-link=Julie Bishop|date=8 June 2018}}

| {{sortname|Dr Greg|French|Greg French|French, Greg}}

| align=center| {{start date|2023|04

| align=center| incumbent

| align=right | {{age in years and months|2023|04|01}}

| {{cite press release|url=https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/ambassador-netherlands|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103224519/https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/ambassador-netherlands|archivedate=3 November 2023|title=Ambassador to the Netherlands|publisher=Australian Government|first=Penny|last=Wong|author-link=Penny Wong|date=18 April 2023}}