Hamish Macleod
Sir Hamish Macleod | |
|---|---|
| Secretary for the Treasury | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir David Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Yeung Kai-yin |
| Financial Secretary of Hong Kong | |
| In office August 1991 – August 1995 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir David Wilson Chris Patten |
| Preceded by | Piers Jacobs |
| Succeeded by | Donald Tsang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1940 (age 85–86) Midlothian, Scotland |
Sir Nathaniel William Hamish Macleod KBE JP (Chinese: 麥高樂; born 1940) is a Scottish civil servant who was the last Financial Secretary of Hong Kong with British descent.
Early life
[edit]In 1940, Macleod was born in Midlothian, Scotland.
Career
[edit]Macleod was Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1991 to 1995. Macleod also was the Secretary for Trade and Industry of Hong Kong from 1987 to 1989 and the Secretary for the Treasury of Hong Kong from 1989 to 1991.
In 1991, Macleod was appointed as Financial Secretary of Hong Kong. Macleod succeeded Piers Jacobs. In August 1995, at age 55, MacLeod retired as Financial Secretary of Hong Kong.[1][2][3]
In 2003, Macleod was director and Chairman of JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust PLC.[4]
Personal life
[edit]In 1997, Macleod returned to the United Kingdom after the Hong Kong handover.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sir Prudent aims to bow out from Hong Kong in canny Scots manner". heraldscotland.com. 29 August 1995. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ Laurence Zuckerman (5 November 1991). "Hong Kong Pressed on Prices: Analysts Expect Only Minor Measures Against Inflation". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ↑ Yeung, Chris (2 September 1995). "Sir Hamish bids adieu, proud of his prudence". scmp.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "NATHANIEL WILLIAM HAMISH MACLEOD - MIDLOTHIAN - CIVIL SERVANT (RETIRED)". checkcompany.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ Gittings, Danny (10 April 1994). "Charmed life down the rung". scmp.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.