John Erritt
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Michael John Mackey Erritt, CB
(15 February 1931, Belfast
- 3 October 2002, Lindfield, Sussex) was the Deputy Director of the British Government Statistical Service.
He moved from the MoD back to the CSO because Michael Heseltine
ordered a reduction in the number of statisticians in the MoD and his post was downgraded.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(15 February 1931, Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
- 3 October 2002, Lindfield, Sussex) was the Deputy Director of the British Government Statistical Service.
Education
- St Andrew's College, Dublin
- Prince of Wales School, NairobiNairobiNairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
- Queen's University, Belfast (BSc (Econ)).
Career
- Research Officer, Science and Industry Committee, 1953
- Assistant Statistician, Central Statistical OfficeCentral Statistical Office, UKThe Central Statistical Office was a British government department charged with the collection and publication of economic statistics for the United Kingdom...
, 1955 - Statistician: Board of TradeBoard of TradeThe Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government department with a diverse range of functions...
, 1960; H.M. Treasury, 1964; Board of TradeBoard of TradeThe Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government department with a diverse range of functions...
, 1967 - Chief Statistician: Inland RevenueInland RevenueThe Inland Revenue was, until April 2005, a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including income tax, national insurance contributions, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, corporation tax, petroleum revenue tax and stamp duty...
, 1968; Central Statistical Office, 1973; Departments of Industry, Trade and Prices and Consumer Protection, 1975; Ministry of DefenceMinistry of Defence (United Kingdom)The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
, 1979 - Assistant Under-Secretary of State and Director of Statistics, Ministry of Defence, 1981
- Assistant Director, Central Statistical Office, 1985-1991; Deputy Director, Government Statistical Service, 1989-1991.
He moved from the MoD back to the CSO because Michael Heseltine
Michael Heseltine
Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, CH, PC is a British businessman, Conservative politician and patron of the Tory Reform Group. He was a Member of Parliament from 1966 to 2001 and was a prominent figure in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major...
ordered a reduction in the number of statisticians in the MoD and his post was downgraded.