Leigh Turner

Leigh Turner
Leigh Turner in 2015
British Ambassador to Austria
In office
2016–2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded bySusan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque
Succeeded byLindsay Skoll
British Ambassador to Ukraine
In office
2008–2012
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
David Cameron
Preceded byTim Barrow
Succeeded bySimon Smith
Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory
In office
2006–2008
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Gordon Brown
Preceded byTony Crombie
Succeeded byColin Roberts
Personal details
Born (1958-03-13) 13 March 1958 (age 66)[1]
NationalityBritish
Alma materCambridge University
OccupationWriter

Robert Leigh Turner CMG (born 13 March 1958) is a writer and British former diplomat. His final role was British Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna from August 2016 to September 2021.[2]

  1. ^ Who's Who: TURNER, (Robert) Leigh
  2. ^ Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna [1], accessed 15 March 2016|