Sir Nathaniel William Hamish Macleod () was a Scottish civil servant in Hong Kong. MacLeod was the last

Financial Secretary of Hong Kong The Financial Secretary () is the title held by the Hong Kong government minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters (“Department of Finance” per Article 60 of the Basic Law). The position is among the three most sen ...

with British descent.

Early life

In 1940, Macleod was born in

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, Scotland.

Career

Macleod was

from 1991 to 1995. Macleod also was the

Secretary for Trade and Industry A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a wh ...

of Hong Kong from 1987 to 1989 and the

Secretary for the Treasury The Secretary for the Treasury (, formerly ) was a minister in the Government of Hong Kong between 1989 and 2002, responsible for maintaining the assets of the government. The position was replaced by Secretary for Financial Services and the Tre ...

of Hong Kong from 1989 to 1991. In 1991, Macleod was appointed as

. Macleod succeeded

Piers Jacobs Sir Piers Jacobs (; 27 May 1933 – 23 September 1999) was Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1986 to 1991, a period that included the 1987 market crash, when he oversaw the closure of the stock exchange and notably refused to bail out the ...

. In August 1995, at age 55, MacLeod retired as

. In 2003 Macleod was director and Chairman of

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PLC.

Personal life

In 1997, Macleod returned to the

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after the Hong Kong handover.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Macleod, Hamish 1940 births Government officials of Hong Kong Living people Financial Secretaries of Hong Kong Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire HK LegCo Members 1988–1991 HK LegCo Members 1991–1995 People of British Hong Kong