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'''John Haddrick Darwin''' (born [[17 December]] [[1923]]) was [[Statistics New Zealand|Government Statistician]]<ref>[http://ifs.massey.ac.nz/mathnews/centrefolds/31/Aug1984.shtml ''"Professor John Darwin"], NZMS Newsletter, 31 August 1984. Retrieved 30 May 2007</ref> of [[New Zealand]] from 1980-1984 and a member of the 1985-86 [[Royal Commission on the Electoral System]].<ref>[http://www.elections.org.nz/royal-commission-report-1986.html Report of The Royal Commission on the Electoral System 1986], pp. xiii, Elections New Zealand website. Retrieved 30 May 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.sophocrat.co.nz/Docs/MMP% |
'''John Haddrick Darwin''' (born [[17 December]] [[1923]]) was [[Statistics New Zealand|Government Statistician]]<ref>[http://ifs.massey.ac.nz/mathnews/centrefolds/31/Aug1984.shtml ''"Professor John Darwin"], NZMS Newsletter, 31 August 1984. Retrieved 30 May 2007</ref> of [[New Zealand]] from 1980-1984 and a member of the 1985-86 [[Royal Commission on the Electoral System]].<ref>[http://www.elections.org.nz/royal-commission-report-1986.html Report of The Royal Commission on the Electoral System 1986], pp. xiii, Elections New Zealand website. Retrieved 30 May 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.sophocrat.co.nz/Docs/MMP%20Duplex%20layout.pdf ''"A Royal Commission chose MMP for New Zealand. Here’s why"''], pp. 15, David Hay, Sophocrat Ltd. Retrieved 11 June 2007.</ref> He was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the New Zealand Statistical Association in 2005.<ref>[http://nzsa.rsnz.org/Newsletter62/awards.htm ''"Honorary Life Members"''], New Zealand Statistical Association Newsletter 62, September 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2007.</ref> |
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==Career in Department of Statistics== |
==Career in Department of Statistics== |
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Revision as of 11:01, 22 December 2007
John Haddrick Darwin (born 17 December 1923) was Government Statistician[1] of New Zealand from 1980-1984 and a member of the 1985-86 Royal Commission on the Electoral System.[2][3] He was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the New Zealand Statistical Association in 2005.[4]
Career in Department of Statistics
Darwin joined the Department of Statistics (later to become Statistics New Zealand) as Deputy Government Statistician in 1978. He was appointed Government Statistician and head of the Department of Statistics in 1980. He retired in 1984.
References
- ^ "Professor John Darwin", NZMS Newsletter, 31 August 1984. Retrieved 30 May 2007
- ^ Report of The Royal Commission on the Electoral System 1986, pp. xiii, Elections New Zealand website. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
- ^ "A Royal Commission chose MMP for New Zealand. Here’s why", pp. 15, David Hay, Sophocrat Ltd. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
- ^ "Honorary Life Members", New Zealand Statistical Association Newsletter 62, September 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
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