David Ford (civil servant)
Sir David Robert Ford, KBE, LVO (Chinese: 霍德; 22 February 1935 – 10 September 2017) was the fifth and the last non-ethnic Chinese Chief Secretary of Hong Kong and Deputy Governor of Hong Kong from 1987 to 1993 and was Hong Kong Commissioner in London from 1980 to 1981 and again from 1994 until 1997.
Sir David Ford KBE LVO | |
|---|---|
| Chief Secretary of Hong Kong | |
| In office 12 February 1987 – 28 November 1993 | |
| Governor | Sir David Wilson Chris Patten |
| Preceded by | Sir David Akers-Jones |
| Succeeded by | Anson Chan |
| Secretary for the Civil Service | |
| In office August 1985 – December 1986 | |
| Governor | Sir Edward Youde |
| Preceded by | John Martin Rowlands |
| Succeeded by | Harnam Singh Grewal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1935 |
| Died | 10 September 2017 (aged 82) London, England, United Kingdom |
| Spouses | Elspbeth Anne Mucker
(m. 1958; div. 1987)Gillian Petersen (m. 1987) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Royal College of Defence Studies |
| Occupation | Army officer, civil servant |
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