List of ambassadors of Canada to Denmark

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 physician and politician Carolyn Bennett.^[1][2]

Ambassador of Canada to Denmark
Incumbent Carolyn Bennett since May 24, 2024
Seat	Embassy of Canada, Copenhagen
Nominator	Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer	Governor General of Canada
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	John Doherty Kearney
Formation	December 5, 1945

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

• Canada–Denmark relations