Leigh Turner
Leigh Turner | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 13 March 1958 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Writer |
Robert Leigh Turner CMG (born 13 March 1958) is a British writer and retired 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.