Mike Ovington

Mike Ovington
Mike Ovington
Born	Michael Robin Ovington; 11 January 1945; London, England
Died	11 June 2006 (aged 61); Canberra, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Sydney (BA)
Occupation	Public servant, diplomat
Spouse(s)	Lorraine Ovington

Michael Robin Ovington (11 January 1945 – 11 June 2006) was an Australian public servant, diplomat, linguist and translator.^[2]

Ovington was Australian Consul to Nouméa from 1978 to 1980. From 1980 to 1983 he was Australia's first High Commissioner to Vanuatu^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ Ovington, Michael Robin, Australian National University, archived from the original on 3 December 2016
^ "Mike Ovington, 11 January 1945 - 11 June 2006" (PDF), AUSIT Newsletter: 13, July 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2016
^ Peacock, Andrew (31 July 1980). "High Commissioner to Vanuatu" (Press release).
^ "High Commissioner". The Canberra Times. 27 December 1982. p. 6.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Bill Fisher	Australian Consul in Noumea 1978–1980	Succeeded by Malcolm Leader as Consul-General
New title Position established	Australian High Commissioner to Vanuatu 1980–1983	Succeeded by Joan Norwood

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Mike Ovington
Born	Michael Robin Ovington (1945-01-11)11 January 1945 London, England
Died	11 June 2006(2006-06-11) (aged 61) Canberra, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Sydney (BA)
Occupation	Public servant, diplomat
Spouse(s)	Lorraine Ovington^[1]