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| name = John James Pullinger
| name = John James Pullinger
| office = [[UK Statistics Authority|UK National Statistician]]
| office = [[National Statistician|United Kingdom National Statistician]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Bath|CB]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Bath|CB]]
| predecessor = [[Jil Matheson|Dame Jil Matheson]]
| predecessor = [[Jil Matheson|Dame Jil Matheson]]
| successor = [[Ian Diamond|Sir Ian Diamond]]
| primeminister = [[David Cameron]] <br> [[Theresa May]]
| primeminister = [[David Cameron]] <br> [[Theresa May]]
| termstart = 1 July 2014
| termstart = 1 July 2014
| termend = 30 June 2019
| termend = 30 June 2019
| 1blankname = [[Minister for the Cabinet Office]]
| 1blankname = [[Minister for the Cabinet Office]]
| 1namedata = [[Francis Maude]] <BR> [[Matthew Hancock]] <BR> [[Ben Gummer]] <br> [[Damian Green]] <br /> [[David Lidington]] <br /> [[Oliver Dowden]]
| 1namedata = [[Francis Maude]] <BR> [[Matt Hancock]] <BR> [[Ben Gummer]] <br> [[Damian Green]] <br /> [[David Lidington]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|6|1|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|6|1|df=yes}}
| education = [[University of Exeter]]<br>[[Harvard Business School]]
}}
}}


'''John James Pullinger''' {{Post-nominals|country = GBR|CB}} (born 1 June 1959) was the [[National Statistician]] for the United Kingdom, serving in this role from 1 July 2014 until retiring on 30 June 2019.<ref name="City A.M.">{{cite web|url = http://www.cityam.com/blog/1399905204/meet-john-pullinger-uks-new-national-statistician|title = Meet John Pullinger: The UK's new national statistician|date = 12 May 2014|publisher = City A.M.|last1 = Spence|first1 = Peter|accessdate = 19 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U44929|title = PULLINGER, John James|last = A & C Black|work = Who's Who 2016|publisher = Oxford University Press|year = 2015|edition = online|access-date = 2016-03-09}}</ref> He was succeeded on an interim basis by Deputy National Statistician Jonathan Athow,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/announcement-of-an-interim-national-statistician/|title=Announcement of an interim National Statistician|website=UK Statistics Authority|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref> and by [[Ian Diamond|Sir Ian Diamond]] on a permanent basis from October 2019.<ref name="UKStats">{{cite web|url=https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/ian-diamond-appointed-as-uks-national-statistician/|title=Ian Diamond appointed as UK’s National Statistician|date=6 August 2019|publisher=[[UK Statistics Authority]]|access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref>
'''John James Pullinger''' {{Post-nominals|country = GBR|size=100%|CB}} (born 1 June 1959) was the [[National Statistician]] for the United Kingdom, serving in this role from 1 July 2014 until retiring on 30 June 2019.<ref name="City A.M.">{{cite web|url = http://www.cityam.com/blog/1399905204/meet-john-pullinger-uks-new-national-statistician|title = Meet John Pullinger: The UK's new national statistician|date = 12 May 2014|publisher = City A.M.|last1 = Spence|first1 = Peter|access-date = 19 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U44929|title = PULLINGER, John James|last = A & C Black|work = Who's Who 2016|publisher = Oxford University Press|year = 2015|edition = online|access-date = 2016-03-09}}</ref> He was succeeded on an interim basis by Deputy National Statistician Jonathan Athow,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/announcement-of-an-interim-national-statistician/|title=Announcement of an interim National Statistician|website=UK Statistics Authority|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref> and by [[Ian Diamond|Sir Ian Diamond]] on a permanent basis from October 2019.<ref name="UKStats">{{cite web|url=https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/ian-diamond-appointed-as-uks-national-statistician/|title=Ian Diamond appointed as UK's National Statistician|date=6 August 2019|publisher=[[UK Statistics Authority]]|access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> He became Chairman of the [[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|Electoral Commission]] on 1 May 2021.<ref name="ElectoralCommission">{{Cite web|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/who-we-are/commissioners/our-commissioners|title=Our Commissioners|website=www.electoralcommission.org.uk}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Pullinger was a statistician in the [[Central Statistical Office (United Kingdom)|Central Statistical Office]] and later the [[Office for National Statistics]] from 1980, finally rising to Director of Social Statistics in 1996. In 2004 he became the Director-General of Information Services and Librarian of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]].<ref name="rss">{{cite news|title=New president takes over|newspaper=RSS News|date=February 2013|volume=41|number=1|pages=1 & 3|publisher=Royal Statistical Society|url=http://www.statslife.org.uk/RSSN/RSSN_February_2013.pdf}}</ref> He was the President of the [[Royal Statistical Society]] for 2013–14.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.gov.uk/government/people/john-pullinger|title = John Pullinger - GOV.UK|website = www.gov.uk|access-date = 2016-03-10}}</ref><ref name=":0"/>
Pullinger was a statistician in the [[Central Statistical Office (United Kingdom)|Central Statistical Office]] and later the [[Office for National Statistics]] from 1980, finally rising to Director of Social Statistics in 1996. In 2004 he became the Director-General of Information Services and Librarian of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]].<ref name="rss">{{cite news|title=New president takes over|newspaper=RSS News|date=February 2013|volume=41|number=1|pages=1 & 3|publisher=Royal Statistical Society|url=http://www.statslife.org.uk/RSSN/RSSN_February_2013.pdf}}</ref> He was the President of the [[Royal Statistical Society]] for 2013–14.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.gov.uk/government/people/john-pullinger|title = John Pullinger - GOV.UK|website = www.gov.uk|access-date = 2016-03-10}}</ref><ref name=":0"/>


In 2014, Pullinger was appointed to replace [[Jil Matheson|Dame Jil Matheson]] as the British [[National Statistician]] and the [[Permanent Secretary]]-graded Chief Executive of the [[UK Statistics Authority]]. As of 2015, Pullinger was paid a salary of between £150,000 and £154,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492289/150K_senior_salaries.csv/preview|title = Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK|date = 2015-12-17|website = www.gov.uk|access-date = 2016-03-09}}</ref>
In 2014, Pullinger was appointed to replace [[Jil Matheson|Dame Jil Matheson]] as the British [[National Statistician]] and the [[Permanent Secretary]]-graded Chief Executive of the [[UK Statistics Authority]]. As of 2015, Pullinger was paid a salary of between £150,000 and £154,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492289/150K_senior_salaries.csv/preview|title = Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK|date = 2015-12-17|website = www.gov.uk|access-date = 2016-03-09|archive-date = 4 May 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190504113001/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492289/150K_senior_salaries.csv/preview|url-status = dead}}</ref>


From 2019 - 2021 he was president of the [[International Association for Official Statistics]]. On May 1, 2021, Pullinger became Chairman of the [[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|Electoral Commission]].<ref name="ElectoralCommission"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/06/26/exclusive-britains-election-watchdog-stands-ready-organise-indyref2/|title=Britain's election watchdog stands 'ready' to organise indyref2|first=Edward|last=Malnick|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=26 June 2021|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
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Pullinger was educated at [[Alleyn's School]], Dulwich, the [[University of Exeter]] and [[Harvard Business School]].<ref name="rss" /><ref name=":0"/> In the [[2014 New Year Honours|New Year Honours for 2014]], Pullinger was appointed [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB).<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/60728/supplements/1.htm|title = ''The London Gazette'': (Supplement) no. 60728 p.1|date = 31 December 2013}}</ref>


== Education and honours ==
In July 2016, Pullinger was awarded an honorary degree from the [[University of Exeter]] for outstanding achievements in the field of statistics.
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Pullinger was educated at [[Alleyn's School]], Dulwich, the [[University of Exeter]] and [[Harvard Business School]].<ref name="rss" /><ref name=":0"/> In the [[2014 New Year Honours]], Pullinger was appointed [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB) "for services to Parliament and voluntary service to the community through Great Culverden Park Ltd."<ref>{{London Gazette| date= 31 December 2013 |page=1 |issue= 60728 |supplement=1 |title=New Years Honours List—United Kingdom}}</ref>

In 2016, Pullinger was awarded an honorary degree from the [[University of Exeter]] for outstanding achievements in the field of statistics and also received an honorary degree from the [[University of Essex]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary graduates |publisher= University of Essex |url=https://www.essex.ac.uk/alumni/honorary/honorary-graduates |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.essex.ac.uk}}</ref> In 2018, he received an honorary degree from the [[University of the West of England]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary degree awarded to John Pullinger |website= Bristol Business School blog |url=https://blogs.uwe.ac.uk/bristol-business-school/honorary-degree-to-be-awarded-to-john-pullinger/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |language=en-GB}}</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 00:25, 26 November 2024

John James Pullinger
CB
United Kingdom National Statistician
In office
1 July 2014 – 30 June 2019
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Minister for the Cabinet OfficeFrancis Maude
Matt Hancock
Ben Gummer
Damian Green
David Lidington
Preceded byDame Jil Matheson
Succeeded bySir Ian Diamond
Personal details
Born (1959-06-01) 1 June 1959 (age 65)
EducationUniversity of Exeter
Harvard Business School

John James Pullinger CB (born 1 June 1959) was the National Statistician for the United Kingdom, serving in this role from 1 July 2014 until retiring on 30 June 2019.[1][2] He was succeeded on an interim basis by Deputy National Statistician Jonathan Athow,[3] and by Sir Ian Diamond on a permanent basis from October 2019.[4] He became Chairman of the Electoral Commission on 1 May 2021.[5]

Career

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Pullinger was a statistician in the Central Statistical Office and later the Office for National Statistics from 1980, finally rising to Director of Social Statistics in 1996. In 2004 he became the Director-General of Information Services and Librarian of the House of Commons.[6] He was the President of the Royal Statistical Society for 2013–14.[7][2]

In 2014, Pullinger was appointed to replace Dame Jil Matheson as the British National Statistician and the Permanent Secretary-graded Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority. As of 2015, Pullinger was paid a salary of between £150,000 and £154,999, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[8]

From 2019 - 2021 he was president of the International Association for Official Statistics. On May 1, 2021, Pullinger became Chairman of the Electoral Commission.[5][9]

Education and honours

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Pullinger was educated at Alleyn's School, Dulwich, the University of Exeter and Harvard Business School.[6][2] In the 2014 New Year Honours, Pullinger was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) "for services to Parliament and voluntary service to the community through Great Culverden Park Ltd."[10]

In 2016, Pullinger was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Exeter for outstanding achievements in the field of statistics and also received an honorary degree from the University of Essex.[11] In 2018, he received an honorary degree from the University of the West of England.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Spence, Peter (12 May 2014). "Meet John Pullinger: The UK's new national statistician". City A.M. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c A & C Black (2015). PULLINGER, John James (online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 9 March 2016. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Announcement of an interim National Statistician". UK Statistics Authority. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Ian Diamond appointed as UK's National Statistician". UK Statistics Authority. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Our Commissioners". www.electoralcommission.org.uk.
  6. ^ a b "New president takes over" (PDF). RSS News. Vol. 41, no. 1. Royal Statistical Society. February 2013. pp. 1 & 3.
  7. ^ "John Pullinger - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  9. ^ Malnick, Edward (26 June 2021). "Britain's election watchdog stands 'ready' to organise indyref2". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  10. ^ "New Years Honours List—United Kingdom". The London Gazette. No. 60728. 31 December 2013. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Honorary graduates". www.essex.ac.uk. University of Essex. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Honorary degree awarded to John Pullinger". Bristol Business School blog. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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Preceded by President, Royal Statistical Society
2013–14 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by National Statistician
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