UK/Ambassador/Norway
 UK/Ambassador/Norway  (Ambassador to Norway)   | |
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 Ambassador Mariot Leslie also had deep state positions, such as director-general for defence and intelligence at the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office. | |
| The UK Ambassador to Norway |
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Norway is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Norway, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Norway. Norway and the United Kingdom have exchanged diplomats since Norway became independent, when Sir Arthur Herbert was appointed British Minister to Norway on 27 October 1905.
England, and later the United Kingdom, has had a diplomatic and/or consular representation in Norway at least since the 17th century. Since independence in 1905, Norway has been in the British sphere of influence[1], although since World War 2 to a large degree superseded by US influence. For six months in 1945, Norway was under British military administration, under general Andrew Thorne, who reset the Norwegian deep state.
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List of heads of mission
Ministers to Norway
- 1905–1910: Sir Arthur Herbert, G.C.V.O.
- 1911–1923: Sir Mansfeldt Findlay, G.B.E., K.C.M.G.
- 1923–1929: Rt. Hon. Sir Francis Lindley, G.C.M.G., C.B., C.B.E.
- 1929–1934: Sir Charles Wingfield, K.C.M.G.
- 1934–1942: Sir Cecil Dormer, K.C.M.G.
Ambassador to the Norwegian Government in Exile
- 1942–1945: Sir Laurence Collier, K.C.M.G.
Ambassadors to Norway
- 1945–1951: Sir Laurence Collier, K.C.M.G.
- 1951–1955: Sir Michael Wright, G.C.M.G.
- 1955–1960: Sir Peter Scarlett, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O.
- 1961–1962: Sir John Walker, K.C.M.G.
- 1963–1965: Sir Patrick Hancock, G.C.M.G.
- 1965–1968: Sir Ian Dixon Scott, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.I.E.
- 1968–1972: Frank Brenchley, C.M.G.
- 1972–1975: Ralph Selby, C.M.G.
- 1975–1977: Sir Peter Scott, K.B.E., C.M.G.
- 1978–1980: Sir Archie Lamb, K.B.E., C.M.G., D.F.C.
- 1981–1983: Dame Gillian Brown, D.C.V.O., C.M.G.
- 1983–1987: Sir William Bentley, K.C.M.G.
- 1987–1990: Sir John Robson, K.C.M.G.
- 1990–1994: Sir David Ratford, K.C.M.G., C.V.O.
- 1994–1998: Mark Elliott, C.M.G.
- 1998–2002: Sir Richard Dales, K.C.V.O., C.M.G.
- 2002–2006: Mariot Leslie, C.M.G.
- 2006–2010: David Powell
- 2010–2014: Jane Owen
- 2014–2018: Sarah Gillett[2]
- 2018–: Richard Wood[3]
An Office Holder on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
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| Mariot Leslie | 2002 | 2006 |
