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]

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]

1. ^ Ovington, Michael Robin, Australian National University, archived from the original on 3 December 2016
2. ^ "Mike Ovington, 11 January 1945 - 11 June 2006" (PDF), AUSIT Newsletter: 13, July 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2016
3. ^ Peacock, Andrew (31 July 1980). "High Commissioner to Vanuatu" (Press release).
4. ^ "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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