Michael David Irving Gass

Sir Michael Gass
23rd Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
In office
4 September 1965 – 22 January 1969
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorSir David Trench
Preceded byEdmund Brinsley Teesdale
Succeeded bySir Hugh Norman-Walker
21st High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
In office
1969–1971
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byRobert Sidney Foster
Succeeded bySir Donald Luddington
5th Governor of the Solomon Islands
In office
1969–1973
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byRobert Sidney Foster
Succeeded bySir Donald Luddington
Personal details
Born(1916-04-24)24 April 1916
Wareham, Dorset, England
Died27 February 1983(1983-02-27) (aged 66)
Somerset, England
Spouse
(m. 1975)
EducationKing's School, Bruton
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
OccupationColonial official
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/serviceRoyal West African Frontier Force
Years of service1939–1945
RankMajor
UnitGold Coast Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War II

Sir Michael David Irving Gass KCMG (Chinese: 祈濟時; 24 April 1916 – 27 February 1983)[1] was the penultimate High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1965 until 1969, and the acting Governor of Hong Kong during the Hong Kong 1967 Leftist riots.

  1. ^ "Gass, Sir Michael David Irving". Gass, Sir Michael David Irving, (24 April 1916–27 Feb. 1983), HM Overseas Civil Service, retired. Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U164451.