List of ambassadors of Canada to Denmark

Ambassador of Canada to Denmark
since May 24, 2024
SeatEmbassy of Canada, Copenhagen
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderJohn Doherty Kearney
FormationDecember 5, 1945

The ambassador of Canada to Denmark is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Denmark. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Kingdom of Denmark. The ambassador of Canada to Denmark is former MP and Cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett.[1][2]

The Embassy of Canada is located at Kristen Bernikowsgade 1, 1105 Copenhagen K., Denmark.

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Canada–Denmark relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Denmark were established on December 5, 1945, with the first envoy, John Doherty Kearney, appointed on the advice of Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King on the same day.[3] Canada's legation was established on September 1, 1947, and raised to full embassy status on January 16, 1956.[3]

List of ambassadors of Canada to Denmark

No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start Date PoC. End Date
1 John Doherty Kearney December 5, 1945 April 4, 1946 1946 Non-Career W. L. Mackenzie King
(1935–1948)
2 Jean François Léon Henri Laureys March 15, 1947 July 12, 1947 August 14, 1950 Non-Career
– Donald Macalister Cornett
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		August 14, 1950 April 7, 1952 Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948–1957)
3 Edgar D'Arcy McGreer February 28, 1952 April 7, 1952 December 1, 1954 Career
4 Herbert Frederick Brooks-Hill Feaver November 18, 1954 December 11, 1954 January 16, 1956 Career
5 Herbert Frederick Brooks-Hill Feaver January 11, 1956 January 16, 1956 July 17, 1958 Career
6 John Watkins August 30, 1958 December 2, 1958 1960 Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957–1963)
7 Hector Allard October 31, 1960 January 12, 1961 June 23, 1967 Career
8 Max Hirsch Wershof February 17, 1967 July 17, 1967 August 10, 1971 Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963–1968)
9 Donald Macalister Cornett July 8, 1971 September 16, 1971 July 29, 1975 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968–1979)
10 Norman Frederick Henderson Berlis July 17, 1975 October 7, 1975 April 6, 1979 Career
11 Marion Adams Macpherson September 27, 1979 December 20, 1979 July 25, 1983 Career Joe Clark
(1979–1980)
– Thomas George Cullen
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		July 1983 January 1984 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968–1979)
12 Erik Benkestock Wang April 5, 1984 January 5, 1984 1986 Career
13 Dorothy Jane Armstrong July 23, 1986 November 6, 1986 August 19, 1991 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984–1993)
14 Ronald Stuart MacLean September 19, 1991 August 29, 1991 October 29, 1992 Career
15 Ernest Hébert June 23, 1993 March 2, 1993 1995 Career
16 Brian Baker May 3, 1995 1999 Career Jean Chrétien
(1993–2003)
17 Mary Simon August 11, 1999 2001 Non-Career
18 Alfonso Gagliano January 15, 2002 February 10, 2004 Non-Career
19 Fredericka Gregory May 19, 2004 September 22, 2004 2008 Career Paul Martin
(2003–2006)
20 Peter Lundy July 4, 2008 2012 Career Stephen Harper
(2006–2015)
21 André François Giroux August 20, 2012 2016 Career
22 Emi Furuya July 18, 2016 November 4, 2016 2020 Career Justin Trudeau
(2015–Present)
23 Denis Robert September 24, 2020 April 20, 2021 Career [4]
24. Carolyn Bennett designate Non-Career

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Hon. Carolyn Bennett, P.C., M.P." Library of Parliament. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Blouin, Louis (January 16, 2024). "Carolyn Bennett to be named ambassador to Denmark, sources say". CBC News. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  3. ^ a b DeLong 2020, p. 31.
  4. ^ "Orders In Council PC 2020-0676". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. September 24, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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