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Dame Jilian Norma Matheson DCB FAcSS (born 27 March 1953)[1] is the former National Statistician of the United Kingdom.

Career

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Matheson joined the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys in 1975.[2] She worked on the Expenditure and Food Survey and the General Household Survey.[2] After 1998 she worked on Neighbourhood Statistics.[2] At the ONS, between 2004–08, she was the Director of Census, Demographic and Regional Statistics.[2]

She became Director General for Statistics Delivery at the ONS in 2008 with responsibility for the delivery of all ONS statistical operations and outputs, and for the development of the ONS’ statistical portfolio in consultation with users.[citation needed]

She has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) in 2001, a member of the Social Research Association, and a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (FRSS).[2]

National Statistician

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Matheson succeeded Dame Karen Dunnell as National Statistician on 1 September 2009, and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority (and the Office for National Statistics).[2] She retired from these roles on 30 June 2014. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (DCB) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to government statistics.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Profile, uk1001.co.uk. Accessed 9 October 2022.
  • ^ a b c d e f "Jil Matheson". UK Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  • ^ "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. B3.
  • ^ "Queen's birthday honours list 2014: Knights". The Guardian. 13 June 2014.
  • Government offices
    Preceded by

    Karen Dunnell

    National Statistician
    2009-2014
    Succeeded by

    John Pullinger

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