His Excellency
Scott Wightman
CMG
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Singapore
In office
May 2015 – July 2019
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
David Cameron
Preceded byAntony Phillipson
Succeeded byKara Owen
British Ambassador to South Korea
In office
2011 – Jan 2015
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byMartin Uden
Succeeded byCharles Hay
Personal details
NationalityBritish
SpouseAnne Wightman
OccupationDiplomat

Andrew Scott Norman Wightman CMG is a senior British civil servant and former diplomat. Before his appointment as Director for External Affairs in the Scottish Government,[1] Wightman was High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Singapore from 2015 to 2019, succeeding Antony Phillipson.[2] Prior to this, Wightman was British Ambassador to South Korea between 2011 and January 2015.[3]

He studied French at the University of Edinburgh.

Career

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Wightman joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1983. He has had several posts in China and Europe. He was FCO Director for Global and Economic Issues between 2006 and 2008, then Director for Asia Pacific until his first post as Ambassador to South Korea in 2011.[3] Wightman was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2009 New Year Honours.[4]

In February 2015, it was announced that Wightman would assume the post of the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Singapore in May 2015.[2]

Wightman's term as High Commissioner ended in July 2019, and he was succeeded by Kara Owens CVO.[5]

Scottish Civil Service

Wightman was appointed Director for External Affairs for the Scottish government in June 2019.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Scott Wightman, Director, External Affairs". Scottish Government. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Change of British High Commissioner to Singapore". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.FCO announcement of Wightman as Singapore High Commissioner
  3. 1 2 "Scott Wightman". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Retrieved 9 December 2016.Wightman's FCO official biography
  4. ↑ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Singapore: July 2019". GOV UK.


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