Sir Christopher Owen Hum (born 27 January 1946) is the former UK Ambassador to the People's Republic of China and Master of a constituent college of the

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Education

Hum was educated at

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, a boarding

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for boys in

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, followed by Pembroke College at the

, where he read modern languages, and is now an

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Life and career

Hum was Her Majesty's Ambassador to the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

from the years 2002–2006. On 16 January 2006, he became the 41st Master of

Gonville and Caius College Gonville and Caius College, often referred to simply as Caius ( ), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1348, it is the fourth-oldest of the University of Cambridge's 31 colleges and one of th ...

, one of the oldest colleges of the

, until October 2012.

Personal life

Hum is married with two children.

Offices held

External links

Christopher Hum, "China: The Challenges of Development"
1946 births Living people People educated at Berkhamsted School Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to China British diplomats in East Asia British expatriates in China Fellows of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Masters of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Fellows of Pembroke College, Cambridge Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Poland {{UK-diplomat-stub