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| predecessor = [[Jil Matheson|Dame Jil Matheson]] |
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| primeminister = [[David Cameron]] <br> [[Theresa May]] |
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| 1namedata = [[Francis Maude]] <BR> [[Matthew Hancock]] <BR> [[Ben Gummer]] <br> [[Damian Green]] <br /> [[David Lidington]] <br /> [[Oliver Dowden]] |
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Revision as of 10:33, 14 August 2019
John James Pullinger | |
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UK National Statistician | |
In office 1st July 2014 – 30th June 2019 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
Minister for the Cabinet Office | Francis Maude Matthew Hancock Ben Gummer Damian Green David Lidington Oliver Dowden |
Preceded by | Dame Jil Matheson |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 June 1959 |
John James Pullinger CB (born 1 June 1959) is the National Statistician for the United Kingdom, serving in this role since 1 July 2014.[1][2]
Career
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.[3] He was the President of the Royal Statistical Society for 2013–14.[4][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.[5]
Personal life
Pullinger was educated at Alleyn's School, Dulwich, the University of Exeter and Harvard Business School.[3][2] In the New Year Honours for 2014, Pullinger was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[6]
In July 2016, Pullinger was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Exeter for outstanding achievements in the field of statistics.
References
- ^ Spence, Peter (12 May 2014). "Meet John Pullinger: The UK's new national statistician". City A.M. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ a b c A & C Black (2015). PULLINGER, John James (online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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ignored (help) - ^ a b "New president takes over" (PDF). RSS News. Vol. 41, no. 1. Royal Statistical Society. February 2013. pp. 1 & 3.
- ^ "John Pullinger - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60728 p.1". 31 December 2013.