Mark Higgie | |
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| Australian Ambassador to the European Union and NATO Australian Ambassador to Belgium Australian Ambassador to Luxembourg | |
| In office 2014–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Duncan Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Justin Brown |
| International Advisor to the Hon. Tony Abbott MP | |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Craig MacLachlan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1957 Canberra, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Zoë Colvin, daughter of MI6 agent, ambassador and writer John Horace Ragnar Colvin and Anne Manifold, later Lady Synnot, widow of the late Admiral Sir Anthony Synnot, Australia’s Chief of the Defence Force 1979-82 |
| Children | Anna,[1] Lucinda |
| Parent(s) | William[2] and Jean Higgie |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
Mark William Christopher Higgie (born 26 July 1957) is a former Australian diplomat, political advisor, and intelligence analyst. Higgie is now a regular columnist on European affairs, mainly in the Australian edition of The Spectator. He was the Australian Ambassador to the European Union and NATO, Belgium, and Luxembourg between 2014 and 2017.[3] He previously served as international advisor to the Hon Tony Abbott MP, both when Abbott was Leader of the Opposition (2010–2013) and when he was Prime Minister (2013–2014).[4][5]
- ^ "Anna Higgie – Illustrators – Central Illustration Agency". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ Higgie, Mark (15 October 2015). "Bill Higgie: a passionate advocate of refugee migration". Archived from the original on 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Appointment of new Director-General of Security and nomination of new Australian Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO". Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ Accreditation (PDF), 26 June 2014, archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2016
- ^ "PM adviser named new EU ambassador". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. AAP. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.