Christopher Hum
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Sir Christopher Owen Hum KCMG (born 27 January 1946) is the 41st Master of Gonville and Caius College
, one of the oldest colleges of the University of Cambridge
. He has held this post since his installation on 16 January 2006, prior to which he was Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
. William Ehrman
CMG
was appointed as Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China as Hum's successor. Hum was educated at Berkhamsted School and read modern languages at Pembroke College, Cambridge
, where he is an Honorary Fellow. He is married with two children.
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and...
, one of the oldest colleges of the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. He has held this post since his installation on 16 January 2006, prior to which he was Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. William Ehrman
William Ehrman
Sir William Ehrman, KCMG is a British civil servant and former Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee.Ehrman was educated at Eton College and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a first class degree in Mandarin Chinese....
CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
was appointed as Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China as Hum's successor. Hum was educated at Berkhamsted School and read modern languages at Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
, where he is an Honorary Fellow. He is married with two children.