Education
Dilnot attended Olchfa School, a comprehensive school in Swansea. He studied Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) at, Oxford.
Dilnot attended Olchfa School, a comprehensive school in Swansea. He studied Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) at, Oxford.
He was formerly the Director of the from 1991 to 2002, and was Principal of, Oxford between 2002 and 2012. As of September 2012 he is Warden of, Oxford. He took up post as Chair of the in April 2012.
Dilnot was Director of the from 1991 to 2002.
Dilnot was a presenter on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4’s programme about statistics Many of the items on the programme deal with the misuse and fabrication of statistics. Dilnot and Michael Blastland wrote The Tiger That Isn"t, which was based on
Dilnot became Principal of in 2002, becoming the only principal of an Oxford College educated at a comprehensive school.
He became a Pro Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University in 2005. He is an Honorary Fellow of Street John's College, Oxford, Queen Mary, University of London, the Swansea Institute of Higher and the Institute of Actuaries, and holds an Honorary Doctorate from City University and the Open University.
In June 2010, Dilnot was asked by the government to chair the Commission on Funding of Care and Support.
He took a sabbatical from from March to July 2011. The Commission published its report in July 2011. The Commission"s primary recommendation was to limit individuals" contribution to social care costs to £35,000, after which the state would pay.
Currently, individuals who do not fit means-tested criteria can be liable for unlimited costs.
The Commission"s report was welcomed by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, and both David Cameron and Editor Miliband called for cross-party talks on the issue. On 16 March 2011, it was announced that "with very mixed emotions" Dilnot will leave in September 2012 to become the Warden of, Oxford, "which will allow me to spend much more time doing economics again."
In 2011, the government nominated Dilnot to be the Chair of the Parliament formally endorsed the appointment on 13 December 2011.
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 2000 for services to economics and economic policy and was knighted in the 2013 Birthday Honours, again for services to economics and economic policy.