Mr Ian McConville
High Commissioner to Nigeria
Biography
Mr McConville is a career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Mr McConville led with distinction the Government's response to the tragic Sundance air crash in the Republic of the Congo. Mr McConville has extensive experience in the Department and has previously served overseas as Australia's High Commissioner to Mauritius. He has had earlier postings to Cambodia and Pakistan.
Mr McConville holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, an LLB and a Master of Arts degree in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University. He also holds a Graduate Diploma in Foreign Affairs and Trade from the Australian National University and is a Barrister and Solictor of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Mr McConville speaks French. He is married with three children.