List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Portugal

The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Portugal is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Portuguese Republic, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Portugal.

For ambassadors from the Court of St James's to Portugal before 1707, see List of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to Portugal. For ambassadors from 1707 to 1800, see List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Portugal.

List of heads of mission Envoys of the United Kingdom to Portugal 1800–1802: John Hookham Frere Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of His Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal 1802–1806: Lord Robert FitzGerald Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Lisbon 1806: Lord Rosslyn and Lord St Vincent, extraordinary envoys 1806: Viscount Strangford chargé d'affaires

Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary 1807–1808: Viscount Strangford 1808–1810: John Charles Villiers 1810–1814: Sir Charles Stuart 1814–1817: Thomas Sydenham 1817–1820: Sir Edward Thornton 1820–1823: Edward Michael Ward (chargé d'affaires) 1823–1824: Sir Edward Thornton

Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary 1824–1827: Sir William à Court 1827–1828: Sir Frederick Lamb 1828–1833: Diplomatic relations severed after accession of King Miguel

Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary 1833–1846: Lord Howard de Walden 1846–1851: Sir George Seymour 1851–1855: Sir Richard Pakenham 1855–1859: Henry Howard 1859–1866: Sir Arthur Magenis 1866–1867: Sir Augustus Paget September–December 1867: Edward Thornton 1867–1874: Sir Charles Murray 1874–1876: Robert Bulwer-Lytton 1876–1881: Robert Morier 1881–1884: Sir Charles Wyke 1884–1892: George Petre 1893–1902: Sir Hugh MacDonell 1902–1905: Sir Martin Gosselin 1905–1911: Sir Francis Villiers 1911–1913: Sir Arthur Hardinge 1913–1924: Sir Lancelot Carnegie

Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary 1924–1928: Sir Lancelot Carnegie 1928–1929: Sir Colville Barclay 1929–1931: Sir Francis Lindley 1931–1935: Sir Claud Russell 1935–1937: Sir Charles Wingfield 1937–1940: Sir Walford Selby 1940–1945: Sir Ronald Campbell 1945–1947: Sir Owen St.Clair O'Malley 1947–1955: Sir Nigel Ronald 1955–1961: Sir Charles Stirling 1961–1966: Sir Archibald Ross 1966–1970: Sir Anthony Lambert 1970–1974: Sir David Muirhead 1974–1976: Sir Nigel Trench 1976–1981: Sir John Moran (Lord Moran from 1977) 1981–1986: Sir Hugh Campbell Byatt (son of Sir Horace Archer Byatt) 1986–1989: Sir Michael Simpson-Orlebar 1989–1993: Hugh James Arbuthnott 1993–1995: Sir Stephen Wall 1995–1999: Roger WestbrookWESTBROOK, Roger, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, 2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2015) 1999–2001: Sir John Holmes 2001–2004: Dame Glynne Evans 2004–2007: John Buck 2007–2011: Alexander Ellis 2011–2014: Jill Gallard 2014–2018: Kirsty Hayes 2018–2024: Chris Sainty

2024–: Lisa Bandari

External links UK and Portugal, gov.uk

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