List of diplomats of the United Kingdom 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. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of 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.

List of heads of mission

Ministers to Norway

1905–1910: Sir Arthur Herbert, GCVO
1911–1923: Sir Mansfeldt Findlay, GBE, KCMG
1923–1929: Rt. Hon. Sir Francis Lindley, GCMG, CB, CBE
1929–1934: Sir Charles Wingfield, KCMG
1934–1942: Sir Cecil Dormer, KCMG

Ambassador to the Norwegian Government in Exile

1942–1945: Sir Laurence Collier, KCMG

Ambassadors to Norway

1945–1951: Sir Laurence Collier, KCMG
1951–1955: Sir Michael Wright, GCMG
1955–1960: Sir Peter Scarlett, KCMG, KCVO
1961–1962: Sir John Walker, KCMG
1963–1965: Sir Patrick Hancock, GCMG
1965–1968: Sir Ian Dixon Scott, KCMG, KCVO, CIE
1968–1972: Frank Brenchley, CMG
1972–1975: Ralph Selby, CMG
1975–1977: Sir Peter Scott, KBE, CMG
1978–1980: Sir Archie Lamb, KBE, CMG, DFC
1981–1983: Dame Gillian Brown, DCVO, CMG
1983–1987: Sir William Bentley, KCMG
1987–1990: Sir John Robson, KCMG
1990–1994: Sir David Ratford, KCMG, CVO
1994–1998: Mark Elliott, CMG
1998–2002: Sir Richard Dales, KCVO, CMG
2002–2006: Mariot Leslie, CMG
2006–2010: David Powell
2010–2014: Jane Owen
2014–2018: Sarah Gillett^[1]
2018–2023: Richard Wood^[2]
2023–present^[update]: Jan Thompson, CMG, OBE^[3]

British consuls in Oslo

1686–? Daniel Butts, honorary
1834–1844 George Mygind, honorary
1844–? Sir John Rice Crowe (consul-general), honorary

1906-1910 Francis Edward Drummond Hay
1926–1931 Christopher Lintrup Paus, CBE

References

^ HM Ambassador Sarah Gillett presents credentials to His Majesty King Harald V, British Embassy Oslo, 28 August 2014
^ "Richard Wood". gov.uk.
^ "Change of His Majesty´s Ambassador to Norway". gov.uk.