1. Andrew Dilnot was director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies from 1991 to 2002, and principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford from 2002 to 2012, and Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford from 2012 to 2024.
14 Facts About Andrew Dilnot
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Andrew Dilnot served as Chair of the UK Statistics Authority from April 2012 until March 2017.
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Andrew Dilnot studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at St John's College, Oxford.
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Andrew Dilnot was a presenter on BBC Radio 4's programme about statistics More or Less.
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Andrew Dilnot became principal of St Hugh's College in 2002, then the only head of house at an Oxford college educated at a comprehensive school.
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Andrew Dilnot became a Pro Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University in 2005.
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In 2011, the government nominated Andrew Dilnot to be Chair of the UK Statistics Authority.
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Andrew Dilnot is no longer chair of the authority, having stood down in 2017.
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In 2019, Andrew Dilnot became chair of the Health Foundation's oversight board for the REAL Centre, which was set up to help health and social care policymakers consider long-term implications of their funding, design and delivery decisions.
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In June 2010, Andrew Dilnot was asked by the government to chair the Commission on Funding of Care and Support.
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Andrew Dilnot took a sabbatical from St Hugh's College from March to July 2011.
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Andrew Dilnot was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2000 Birthday Honours and knighted in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to Economics and Economic Policy.
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Andrew Dilnot is an Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford, Queen Mary University of London, the Swansea Institute of Higher Education and the Institute of Actuaries, and holds honorary doctorates from City University and the Open University.
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Andrew Dilnot has taken up the Northumbrian smallpipes as an adult learner.