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India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947. Accordingly, there was only a German consular representation during the colonial period. The Federal Republic of Germany had an ambassador in India since 1952.

The German ambassadors in India were also responsible for Nepal am Bhutan at times.

German Empire[edit]

Name[1] Tenure Office
 German Empire/ Weimar Republic/ Nazi Germany
Hermann Gerlich 1886–1889 Consul General in Calcutta
Edmund Friedrich Gustav von Heyking 1889–1893 Consul General in Calcutta
Günther von Gaertner-Griebenow 1893–1895 Consul General in Calcutta
Julius von Waldthausen 1895–1900 Consul General in Calcutta
Hermann Speck von Sternburg 1900–1903 Consul General in Calcutta
Albert von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny 1904–1910 Consul General in Calcutta
Heinrich XXXI. Reuß zu Köstritz 1910–1912 Consul General in Calcutta
Karl von Luxburg 1912–1914 Consul General in Calcutta
1914–1922 no consular relations
Heinrich Rüdt von Collenberg-Bödigheim 1922–1929 Consul General in Calcutta
Rudolf von Bassewitz 1929–1932 Consul General in Calcutta
Wernher von Ow-Wachendorf 1933–1936 Consul General in Calcutta
Erdmann von Podewils-Dürnitz 1936–1939 Consul General in Calcutta
September 3, 1939 Relations are broken off due to World War II

West Germany[edit]

The embassy has been based in New Delhi since 1952.

Name Tenure Office
 West Germany
Ernst Meyer[1] 1952–1957 Ambassador in New Delhi
Wilhelm Melchers[1] 1957–1961 Ambassador in New Delhi
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz[1] 1961–1965 Ambassador in New Delhi
Dietrich von Mirbach 1965–1970 Ambassador in New Delhi
Günter Diehl 1970–1977 Ambassador in New Delhi
Dirk Oncken 1977–1979 Ambassador in New Delhi
Rolf Ramisch 1980–1984 Ambassador in New Delhi
Günther Gerlach 1984–1985 Ambassador in New Delhi
Günther Schödel 1984/85–1987 Ambassador in New Delhi
Konrad Seitz 1987–1990 Ambassador in New Delhi

East Germany[edit]

Name Tenure Office
 East Germany
Herbert Meyer 1956–1958 Trade representative
Erich Renneisen 1958–1962 Trade representative
Kurt Böttger 1962–1965 Trade representative
Herbert Fischer 1965–1972 Trade representative
Diplomatic relations after October 8, 1972
Herbert Fischer 1972–1974 Ambassador in New Delhi
Wolfgang Schüßler 1974–1977 Ambassador in New Delhi
Heinz Birch 1978–1984 Ambassador in New Delhi
Bernd Biedermann 1984–1988 Ambassador in New Delhi
Wolfgang Grabowski 1989–1990 Ambassador in New Delhi

Germany since 1990[edit]

Name Tenure Office
 Germany
Hans-Georg Wieck 1990–1993 Ambassador in New Delhi
Frank Elbe 1993–1997 Ambassador in New Delhi
Heinrich-Dietrich Dieckmann 1997–2000[2] Ambassador in New Delhi
Heimo Richter 2000–2005[3] Ambassador in New Delhi
Bernd Mützelburg 2006–2008 Ambassador in New Delhi
Thomas Matussek 2009–2011 Ambassador in New Delhi
Michael Steiner 2012–2015[4] Ambassador in New Delhi
Martin Ney 2015–2019 Ambassador in New Delhi
Walter Johannes Lindner 2019–2022 Ambassador in New Delhi
Philipp Ackermann 2022– Ambassador in New Delhi

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Tobias C. Bringmann: Handbuch der Diplomatie 1815-1963: Auswärtige Missionschefs in Deutschland und deutsche Missionschefs im Ausland von Metternich bis Adenauer. Walter de Gruyter Verlag, 2012
  2. ^ "Lebenslauf". Veranstaltungen (Botschafter a. D. Heinrich-Dietrich Dieckmann). Colloquium Humanum e. V. 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
  3. ^ Archived (Date missing) at dgap.org (Error: unknown archive URL) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e. V.
  4. ^ "Botschafter der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Indien". Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
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