List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Hungary

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Hungary is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Hungary, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Budapest.

Heads of mission

Austro-Hungarian Empire

During the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the United Kingdom was represented by an Ambassador in Vienna and a Consul-General at the Hungarian capital of Budapest.

Consul-General

• 1899–1902 – Conway Thornton
• 1902–1903 – Arthur James Herbert^[1]

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Hungary

• 1921–1924 – Thomas Hohler
• 1924–1928 – Sir Colville Barclay
• 1928–1933 – Aretas Akers-Douglas, 2nd Viscount Chilston
• 1933–1935 – Sir Patrick Ramsay
• 1935–1939 – Geoffrey Knox
• 1941–1947 – No representation due to World War II
• 1947–1949 – Sir Knox Helm
• 1949–1951 – Sir Geoffrey Wallinger^[2]
• 1951–1953 – The Hon. Robert Hankey^[3]
• 1953–1955 – Sir George Labouchère^[4]
• 1955–1959 – Sir Leslie Fry^[5]
• 1959–1961 – Nicolas Cheetham^[6]
• 1961–1963 – Sir Ivor Pink^[7]

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Hungary

• 1963–1965 – Sir Ivor Pink^[8]
• 1965–1967 – Sir Alexander Morley^[9]
• 1967–1969 – Sir Guy Millard^[10]
• 1970–1973 – Derek Dodson^[11]
• 1973–1976 – The Hon. John Wilson^[12]
• 1976–1979 – Richard Parsons^[13]
• 1980–1983 – Bryan Cartledge^[14]
• 1983–1986 – Peter Unwin^[15]
• 1986–1989 – Leonard Appleyard^[16]
• 1989–1995 – Sir John Birch^[17]
• 1995–1998 – Christopher Long^[18]
• 1998–2003 – Nigel Thorpe^[19]
• 2003–2007 – John Nichols^[20]
• 2007–2011 – Gregory Dorey^[21]
• 2012–2015 – Jonathan Knott^[22]
• 2015–2016 – Theresa Bubbear (chargé d'affaires ad interim)^[23]
• 2016–2020 – Iain Lindsay^[24]
• Since^[update] October 2020 – Paul Fox^[25]