Sir David Norgrove

Biography

Sir David was the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority from 2017-2022. Before that, he was Deputy Chair of the Family Justice Board from 2012 until 2016, having chaired it from its inception in 2012. He was also an external member and then Deputy Chair of Oxford University Council (2014-2018).

Sir David has been a trustee and Deputy Chair of the British Museum, and chaired the Low Pay Commission from 2009 to 2016, the Pensions Regulator from its inception in 2005 until 2010, Risk First from 2012 to 2015 and Amnesty International Charitable Trust from 2008 to 2014. He chaired a Government review of the family justice system in 2010 – 11.

Sir David began his career as an economist at the Treasury and worked in a Chicago bank before becoming Private Secretary to the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. He spent 16 years with Marks & Spencer between 1988 and 2004 and became a member of the Board there.

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