Scott Wightman

Scott Wightman
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Singapore
In office
May 2015 – July 2019
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byAntony Phillipson
Succeeded byKara Owen
British Ambassador to South Korea
In office
2011 – Jan 2015
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byMartin Uden
Succeeded byCharles Hay
Personal details
SpouseAnne Wightman
OccupationDiplomat
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Andrew Scott Norman Wightman CMG was a senior British civil servant and diplomat. Before his appointment as Director for External Affairs in the Scottish Government, Wightman was High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Singapore from 2015 to 2019, succeeding Antony Phillipson. Prior to this, Wightman was British Ambassador to South Korea between 2011 and January 2015.

He studied French at the University of Edinburgh.