John Erritt

Michael John Mackey Erritt, CB (15 February 1931, Belfast - 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, Nairobi Queen's University, Belfast (BSc (Econ)).

Career Research Officer, Science and Industry Committee, 1953 Assistant Statistician, Central Statistical Office, 1955 Statistician: Board of Trade, 1960; H.M. Treasury, 1964; Board of Trade, 1967 Chief Statistician: Inland Revenue, 1968; Central Statistical Office, 1973; Departments of Industry, Trade and Prices and Consumer Protection, 1975; Ministry of Defence, 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 ordered a reduction in the number of statisticians in the MoD and his post was downgraded.