Scott Wightman

His Excellency
Scott Wightman
CMG
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Singapore
In office
May 2015 – July 2019
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
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 was a senior British civil servant and 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.

  1. ^ "Scott Wightman, Director, External Affairs". Scottish Government. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  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. ^ "Scott Wightman". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Retrieved 9 December 2016.Wightman's FCO official biography