Malcolm MacDonald

Malcolm MacDonald
MacDonald in 1931
Governor-General of Kenya
In office
12 December 1963 – 12 December 1964
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJomo Kenyatta
Preceded byHimself (as Colonial Governor)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Governor of Kenya
In office
4 January 1963 – 12 December 1963
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySir Eric Griffith-Jones (acting)
Succeeded byHimself (as Governor-General)
High Commissioner to India
In office
1955–1960
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterAnthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Preceded bySir Archibald Nye
Succeeded bySir Paul Gore-Booth
Commissioner-General for Southeast Asia
In office
1946–1955
MonarchsGeorge VI
Elizabeth II
Prime MinisterClement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded bySir Robert Heatlie Scott
High Commissioner to Canada
In office
1941–1946
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Preceded byGerald Campbell
Succeeded byAlexander Clutterbuck
Minister of Health
In office
13 May 1940 – 8 February 1941
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byWalter Elliot
Succeeded byErnest Brown
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office
16 May 1938 – 12 May 1940
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterNeville Chamberlain
Preceded byThe Lord Harlech
Succeeded byThe Lord Lloyd
In office
7 June 1935 – 22 November 1935
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin
Preceded bySir Philip Cunliffe-Lister
Succeeded byJames Henry Thomas
Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
In office
31 October 1938 – 29 January 1939
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterNeville Chamberlain
Preceded byLord Stanley
Succeeded bySir Thomas Inskip
In office
22 November 1935 – 16 May 1938
MonarchsEdward VIII
George VI
Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin
Neville Chamberlain
Preceded byJames Henry Thomas
Succeeded byLord Stanley
Under-Secretary of State
for Dominion Affairs
In office
24 August 1931 – 7 June 1935
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byWilliam Lunn
Succeeded byEdward Stanley
Member of Parliament
for Ross and Cromarty
In office
10 February 1936 – 15 June 1945
Preceded byIan Macpherson
Succeeded byJohn MacLeod
Member of Parliament
for Bassetlaw
In office
30 May 1929 – 25 October 1935
Preceded byEllis Hume-Williams
Succeeded byFrederick Bellenger
Personal details
Born
Malcolm John MacDonald

(1901-08-17)17 August 1901
Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland
Died11 January 1981(1981-01-11) (aged 79)
Maidstone, Kent, England
Resting placeSpynie Cemetery, Morayshire, Scotland
Political partyLabour
National Labour
Spouse
Audrey Marjorie Fellowes Rowley
(m. 1946)
Children3 (2 adopted)
Parents
Relatives
Alma materQueen's College, Oxford

Malcolm John MacDonald OM PC (17 August 1901 – 11 January 1981) was a British politician and diplomat. He was initially a Labour Member of Parliament (MP), but in 1931 followed his father Ramsay MacDonald in breaking with the party and joining the National Government. He was consequently expelled from the Labour Party. He was a government minister during the Second World War and was later Governor of Kenya.

MacDonald's experience allowed him to take a unique approach to the decolonisation of British colonies in Asia and Africa. He had "done more for Southeast Asia than perhaps any other living person," according to Harold Macmillan, who also said that "not only Asia, but the whole Western World were indeed grateful to him." Making imperial control obsolete was his life's work, according former Commonwealth Secretary-General Shridath Ramphal. In 1957, he helped Malaya and Singapore get independence as Governor-General and Commissioner-General of Southeast Asia, respectively.[1] In 1963, he helped Kenya achieve independence.[2]

MacDonald served as High Commissioner to Brunei from 1946 to 1948 and as the Commissioner-General in Southeast Asia until 1955, played a significant role in Brunei’s modern history. Despite leaving office, he continued to visit Brunei on official business until 1979, meeting with Sultans Ahmad Tajuddin, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, and Hassanal Bolkiah,[3] and developed a deep affection for Malaya and British Borneo.[a][1] Unlike traditional colonial ambassadors, he approached local authorities with compassion and empathy, often demonstrating more respect than his London superiors preferred. His amiable relationship with Omar Ali reflected his strategy of "gentle persuasion," which, while not always successful in advancing Brunei toward federation, ensured a lasting connection leveraged by the British government, despite sometimes hindering democratic reforms advocated by his colleagues.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Hussainmiya 2014, p. 396.
  2. ^ Savage 1969.
  3. ^ Hussainmiya 2014, p. 393.
  4. ^ Hussainmiya 2014, p. 416–417.


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