Jonathan Kings
Jonathan Dale Kings is a New Zealand diplomat who is the current New Zealand ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. He was formerly the Administrator of Tokelau from 2011 to 2015, and from 2017 to 2018; and the Deputy Secretary of the Pacific and Development Group from 2015 to 2022 as part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade he joined in 2010. He was also responsible for New Zealand's relations with Niue.
Jonathan Kings | |
|---|---|
| 22nd and 26th Administrator of Tokelau | |
| In office 2011–2015 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | John Allen |
| Succeeded by | Linda Te Puni |
| New Zealand Ambassador to Thailand | |
| In office April 2022 – 23 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Taha Macpherson |
| New Zealand Ambassador to Cambodia | |
| In office April 2022 – November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
| New Zealand Ambassador to Laos | |
| Assumed office April 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jonathan Dale Kings Auckland, New Zealand |
| Spouse | Mandy |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Kings graduated from the Victoria University of Wellington. Before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Kings had a career in law and held responsibilities in Investment New Zealand; New Zealand Trade and Enterprise; and Industry New Zealand. He also worked in Paris for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Before 2000, he was a chief executive at an Australasian energy sector consulting firm.