Lloyd Thomson LVO (22 May 191926 August 2015) was an Australian public servant and diplomat. He also co-wrote the book and lyrics of the successful Australian musical The Sentimental Bloke.

In 1958 Queen Elizabeth II appointed him a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order. In 1983 he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX, recognising his service as the inaugural Australian Ambassador to the Holy See (1973–74, 1980–83).

Lloyd Thomson

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1919 births

2015 deaths

Ambassadors of Australia to Denmark

Ambassadors of Australia to Ireland

Ambassadors of Australia to the Holy See

Ambassadors of Australia to the Netherlands

Permanent Representatives of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva

University of Melbourne alumni

Australian Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order

Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Pope Pius IX

People from Footscray, Victoria

Public servants from Melbourne

Lloyd Thomson