Preceded by Sir Christopher Hum Preceded by Nick Elam | Name William Ehrman Succeeded by Sebastian Wood | |
Born 28 August 1950 (age 73) ( 1950-08-28 ) Spouse(s) Penelope Ann LePatourel Relations John Patrick William Ehrman (father)
Susan Blake (mother) Alma mater Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge Education Trinity College, Cambridge, Eton College | ||
Sir William Ehrman, KCMG (born 1950), is a British civil servant and former Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee.
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Education
Ehrman was educated at Eton College, a boarding independent school for boys in Eton in Berkshire, followed by Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, from which he graduated with a first class degree in Mandarin Chinese.
Life and career
Ehrman joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Diplomatic Service in 1973, and has had postings in Beijing, New York, Hong Kong and was British Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1998–2000.
Ehrman was the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's director general for defence and intelligence between 2002 and 2004, before becoming British Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from 2006 to 2010. Ehrman gave evidence to The Iraq Inquiry in November 2009.
Personal life
Ehrman is married to Penelope (daughter of Wallace Le Patourel), and the couple have three daughters and a son named Tom.