John Pullinger
| John James Pullinger CB  | |
|---|---|
| UK National Statistician | |
| 
Assumed office  2014-07-01  | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron | 
| Minister for the Cabinet Office | Francis Maude (until May 2015), Matthew Hancock (since May 2015) | 
| Chair, UK Statistics Authority | Sir Andrew Dilnot | 
| 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.
 - 1 2 3 A & C Black (2015). PULLINGER, John James. Who's Who 2016 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
 - 1 2 "New president takes over" (PDF). RSS News. 41 (1). Royal Statistical Society. February 2013. pp. 1 & 3.
 - ↑ "John Pullinger - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
 - ↑ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
 - ↑ "The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60728 p.1". 31 December 2013.