David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn
administrator and diplomat from England (born 1935)
David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, KT, GCMG, FRSE (born 14 February 1935[1]) is a retired Scottish administrator, diplomat and Sinologist. He was the 27th Governor of Hong Kong (from 1987 to 1992). He was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the British Monarch's representative to the Assembly, in 2010 and 2011.
The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn | |
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| Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | |
| In office 11 April 2010 – 20 July 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sir George Reid |
| Succeeded by | James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas |
| President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |
| In office 3 September 2008 – 4 Julh 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Atiyah |
| Succeeded by | John Arbuthnott |
| Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen | |
| In office 6 June 1997 – 6 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Kenneth Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Camilla, Duchess of Rothesay |
| Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge | |
| In office 1 January 2002 – 3 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Sir John Meurig Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Prof. Adrian Dixon |
| 27th Governor of Hong Kong | |
| In office 9 April 1987 – 9 July 1992 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Chief Secretary | Sir David Ford |
| Preceded by | Sir Edward Youde |
| Succeeded by | Chris Patten |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1935 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
| Spouse(s) | Natasha Helen Mary (née Alexander) |
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| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Colonial administrator, diplomat, sinologist |
References
change- ↑ WILSON OF TILLYORN, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, 2017 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2016)
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