Donald Luddington
| 陸鼎堂爵士 Sir Donald Luddington |
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| 22nd High Commissioner for the Western Pacific | |
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In office 10 October 1973 – 2 January 1976 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Gass |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| 6th Governor of the Solomon Islands | |
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In office 21 August 1974 – 2 January 1976 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | New Creation |
| Succeeded by | Sir Colin Allan |
| 2nd Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption | |
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In office 4 July 1978 – 10 November 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Cater |
| Succeeded by | Peter Barry Williams |
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18 August 1920 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Died | 26 January 2009 (aged 88) Easingwold, Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) | Garry Brodie Johnston |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | University of St. Andrews |
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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.
Luddington was born on 18 August 1920 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, Norman John Luddington, was a civil servant in British Ceylon and his mother was Myrtle Amethyst Payne. He studied at Dover College and then the University of St Andrews, where he obtained a MA degree.
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