Background
Skeldon, Ronald was born on May 1, 1946 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Arthur Schouler Millar and Blanche Martin Skeldon.
Skeldon, Ronald was born on May 1, 1946 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Arthur Schouler Millar and Blanche Martin Skeldon.
Bachelor of Science, University Glasgow, 1967. Master of Arts, University Toronto, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, 1974.
Research fellow New Guinea Research Unit, Australian National University, Papua New Guinea, 1974—1976. Senior research fellow Papua New Guinea Institute of Economic, Social Research, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 1977. Census advisor United Nations, Papua New Guinea, 1977—1979.
Expert in migration United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP), Bangkok, 1979—1982. Lecturer/senior lecturer/reader/professor University Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1982—1996. Professional fellow University Sussex, Brighton, England, since 2000.
Expert in agrarian reform Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations, Lima, Peru, 1973—1974. Consultant United Nations Development Program, Bangkok, 1998—1999, International Organization for Migration, 1999—2000, United Nations Development Program, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2000—2001, International Labor Organization, Bangkok, 1998—2001, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok, 1976—2003, Organization Economic Co-operation and Development, 2002—2004, Department International Development, London, 2003—2004.
Member Central Policy Unit, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998—2001. Fellow: Royal Geography Society. Member: British Club Bangkok, Army and Navy Club London.
Married Grania Hughes Vulliamy, December 12, 1972. 1 child Emma Katherine.