14 Facts About David Norgrove

Sir David Ronald Norgrove was born on 23 January 1948 and is an English businessman and government official, who was chair of the UK Statistics Authority from 2017 to 2022.

David Norgrove was previously the first chairman of The Pensions Regulator, and then chair of the Low Pay Commission.

David Norgrove was educated at Christ's Hospital School and read History at Exeter College, Oxford.

David Norgrove gained a diploma in Economics at Cambridge University and then a master's degree in Economics at the London School of Economics.

David Norgrove started his career as an economist at HM Treasury, where his time included a secondment to the First National Bank of Chicago.

David Norgrove was private secretary to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher between 1985 and 1988.

David Norgrove was heavily involved in the early recovery of Marks and Spencer but in January 2004 he was fired from his role as director of clothing following poor Christmas sales.

David Norgrove was a trustee of Amnesty International Charitable Trust from 2008 to 2014.

David Norgrove was appointed as the first chair of The Pensions Regulator between 2005 and 2010 and subsequently named one of the hundred most influential people in the capital markets by Financial News.

In 2012, David Norgrove was appointed as first chair of the Family Justice Board, which brings together the main agencies involved in family justice to promote change and reform of the system.

David Norgrove left the Board in mid-2016, since when it has been chaired by government ministers.

David Norgrove noted the evidence showed litigation in child custody cases had decreased by a third, and stated that Norgrove's claim of the meaningful relationship provision putting children at an increased risk of violence was "without foundation".

David Norgrove is married to Jenny and they have two daughters and a son.

David Norgrove was knighted in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to the low paid and the family justice system.