Ewen Fergusson
| Full name | Ewen Alastair John Fergusson | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 October 1932 | ||||||||||||
| School | Rugby School | ||||||||||||
| University | Oriel College, Oxford | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1954 | 5 | (0) | |
Sir Ewen Alastair John Fergusson GCMG GCVO (born 28 October 1932) is a retired British diplomat and former Scotland international rugby union player.
The son of Sir Ewen MacGregor Field Fergusson, formerly Chairman and Managing Director of the Straits Trading Company, Singapore, and Winifred Evelyn Fergusson, he was educated at Rugby and Oriel College, Oxford.
He played rugby for Oxford University.
Fergusson was capped by Scotland in 1954. He gained 5 caps.
After 2 years with the King's Royal Rifle Corps, he entered Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1956.
He was British Ambassador to South Africa 1982-84, deputy under secretary of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1984-87 and British Ambassador to France 1987-92.
He is an honorary fellow of Oriel College, Oxford and holds an honorary LLD from Aberdeen University. He was appointed KCMG in 1987, GCVO in 1992, GCMG in 1993, and a Grand Officier of the Légion d'Honneur. He served as King of Arms of the Order of St Michael and St George from 1996 until 2007.
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