Donald Luddington

Donald Luddington
22nd High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
In office
10 October 1973 – 2 January 1976
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySir Michael Gass
Succeeded byOffice abolished
6th Governor of the Solomon Islands
In office
21 August 1974 – 2 January 1976
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byNew creation
Succeeded bySir Colin Allan
2nd Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption
In office
4 July 1978 – 10 November 1980
Preceded byJack Cater
Succeeded byPeter Barry Williams
Personal details
Born(1920-08-18)18 August 1920
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died26 January 2009(2009-01-26) (aged 88)
Easingwold, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
SpouseGarry Brodie Johnston
Children1 son, 1 daughter
Alma materUniversity of St. Andrews

Sir Donald Collin Cumyn Luddington, KBE CMG CVO (Chinese: 陸鼎堂爵士, 18 August 1920 – 26 January 2009) was a British colonial government official and civil servant who served firstly in the Hong Kong Government and became District Commissioner, New Territories and the Secretary for Home Affairs successively, during which he had also served as an official member of the Legislative Council. He was later promoted to Oceania and was High Commissioner for the Western Pacific and Governor of the Solomon Islands during the period from 1973 to 1976. He returned to Hong Kong in 1977 to replace Sir Ronald Holmes as chairman of the Public Service Commission. He was the second person, after Sir Jack Cater, to hold the post of Commissioner of ICAC from 1978 until his retirement in 1980.


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