Leigh Turner
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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]
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Leigh Turner | |
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British Ambassador to Austria | |
In office 2016–2021 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque |
Succeeded by | Lindsay Skoll |
British Ambassador to Ukraine | |
In office 2008–2012 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown David Cameron |
Preceded by | Tim Barrow |
Succeeded by | Simon Smith |
Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory | |
In office 2006–2008 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Tony Crombie |
Succeeded by | Colin Roberts |
Personal details | |
Born | (1958-03-13) 13 March 1958 (age 66)[1] |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Cambridge University |
Occupation | Writer |
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