Consulate General of India, Sydney

The First Trade Commissioner was Mr. R.R. Saxena of the Imperial Customs Service and was appointed to this Post from the afternoon of January 30, 1941. He presented his papers to the Australian Governor General on March 7, 1941.

In 1948 Mr. G. Parameswaran Pillai, became Independent India's first Trade Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand. Parhaat Nettikasinot

In April 1968, the name of the Trade Commission was changed to the Deputy High Commission of India.

In January 1973, the Deputy High Commission of India acquired its present name of Consulate General of India, Sydney.

Available records indicate that the Trade Commission was first housed at 39 Martin Place, Sydney. casino bonuses

The Consulate General of India, from available records, was located at ‘Caltex House’ in Kent Street, Sydney, from where it moved in the mid-80’s to Walker Street in North Sydney.

Since January 1994 the Consulate General is located at ‘Bligh Chambers’ 25, Bligh Street in the Sydney CBD.

Trade Commissioner	Tenure
Mr Ramji Ram Saxena	30 Jan, 1941� ....
.......	.......
Mr.Girdhari Lal Puri	...1961 – 1965.......
Mr Roy Axel Khan	16 Mar, 1965 � 19,Aug, 1969

Deputy High Commissioner	Tenure

Mr Roy Axel Khan	19 Apr, 1968� 19 Aug,1969
Mr Giteshwar Raj	19 Aug, 1969 � 1 Nov,1971
Mr Jyotirmoy Baruah	7 Dec, 1971 - 21 Dec,1972

Consul General	Tenure

Mr Hari Kishan Mahajan	30 Jan, 1973 � Jul 1976
Mr Virendra Pal Singh	Jul 1976 � Oct 1979
Mr Inderjeet Singh Rathore	Dec 1979 � Apr 1983
Mr Arun Kumar Banerjee	Jun 1983 - Jul 1986
Mr Vidya Bhushan Soni	Aug 1986 � Oct 1989
Mr Arif Qamarain	Mar 1990 � Nov 1992
Mr C.Pathilyil Ravindranathan	Nov 1992 � Aug 1995
Mr Vijay Kumar	Aug 1995 � Mar 2001
Mr M. Ganapathi Mr Sujan R Chinoy Mr Amit Dasgupta	19 Apr, 2001 � Dec 2005 21 Jan, 2006 - 24 Dec, 2008 22 Feb, 2009 -