Michael Arthur | |
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British Ambassador to Germany | |
In office 2007–2010 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
President | Horst Köhler |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Sir Peter Torry |
Succeeded by | Sir Simon McDonald |
British High Commissioner to India | |
In office 2003–2007 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Sir Rob Young |
Succeeded by | Sir Richard Stagg |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Anthony Arthur 28 August 1950 Vancouver, Canada |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Plaxy Gillian Beatrice |
Children | 4 |
Education | Watford Grammar and Rugby School |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Sir Michael Anthony Arthur KCMG (born 28 August 1950), a senior British diplomat, was Her Majesty's British Ambassador to Germany, 2007–10.[1] Previously, he served as the UK's High Commissioner in New Delhi. He then spent 8 years as a Vice President of the Boeing Company, including 4 years on the Executive Council as President of Boeing International.
Arthur was succeeded as British Ambassador to Germany by Sir Simon McDonald (later Baron McDonald of Salford).