Malcolm John MacDonald

1949 - 1961

Education

• Bedales School, Petersfield, Queen’s College, Oxford

Career

Held posts in the British government including Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, Secretary of State for Colonies and Minister of Health

• 1946-48 Governor-General, Malaya, Singapore and British Borneo
• 1948-55 Commissioner-General, for the United Kingdom in Southeast Asia government in Southeast Asia and Africa
• 1955-67 Held numerous posts as envoy or roving representative of the UK government in Southeast Asia and Africa
• 1949-61 Chancellor, University of Malaya
• 1963-64 Visitor, University College, Kenya
• 1971-73 Senior Research Fellow, University of Sussex
• 1970-81 Chancellor, University of Durham

Offices held

• President, Royal Commonwealth Society; Great Britain-China Centre; Federation of Commonwealth Chambers of Commerce; Britain Burma Society.

Honours

• Hon. Fellow, Queen’s College, Oxford
• Hon. Doctor of Laws and Hon. Doctor of Letters (Durham)
• Freeman, City of Singapore
• Freeman, Burgh of Lossiemouth
• Order of Merit

Addresses by His Excellency the Chancellor

• 19 December 1952 convocation held in the Oei Tiong Ham Hall
• 25 October 1958 convocation held in the Victoria Memorial Hall
• 11 June 1960 convocation held in the Victoria Theatre
• 12 June 1962 welcome for Dato Dr. Lee Kong Chian to his throne as Chancellor of the University of Singapore