Ian Castles
Ian Castles Department of Finance | |
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In office 2 January 1979 – 10 April 1986 | |
Australian Statistician | |
In office 10 April 1986 – 1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 February 1935 Public servant |
Ian Castles
Life and career
Castles was born in
Between 1995 and 2000, he was Executive Director and Vice President and of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and he was also President of the International Association of Official Statistics.
He was a contributor to Online Opinion, appeared at events hosted by the
His interests included research into the information requirements for public policy (especially at the international level) and the history of economic thought.
Ian Castles died on 2 August 2010, aged 75.[5][6] His death was in Canberra Hospital, from complications following a heart attack.[7]
Honours
Ian Castles was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in June 1978,[8] and an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 1987.[9]
Publications
His publications include:
- Ian Castles and David Henderson (2003) The IPCC emission scenarios: An economic-statistical critique, Energy & Environment, vol. 14: nos.2–3.
- Ian Castles and David Henderson (2003) Economics, emissions scenarios and the work of the IPCC, Energy & Environment, vol. 14, no. 4.
- Castles, Ian (2000) 'Reporting on Human Development: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics', In Facts and Fancies of Human Development. Castles, Ian (eds.). Canberra: Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
References
- ^ Andrew, Podger (13 August 2010). "Adviser helped steer economic reforms". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. p. 13.
- ^ Fraser, Malcolm (13 December 1978). "Appointment of Mr Ian Castles as Permanent Head Department of Finance" (Press release). Archived from the original on 28 January 2014.
- ^ Hawke, Robert (10 April 1986). "Appointment of Mr Ian Castles as Australian Statistician" (Press release). Archived from the original on 15 April 2014.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald, 28 September 2010
- ^ Canberra Times, 3 August 2010[dead link]
- ^ Stephens, Tony (28 September 2010). "Economist helped Finance rival Treasury's advice". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014.
- ^ Stephens, Tony (19 October 2010). "The enigmatic 'Mr Numbers' of federal policy". The Age. Fairfax Media. p. 19.
- ^ It's an Honour: OBE
- ^ It's an Honour: AO
External links
- Ian Castles at Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
- Ian Castles at Online Opinion
- Sourcewatch : Ian Castles