Gerry O’Hanlon

Numbers have always been important for Gerry, leading him to undertake a degree in Mathematics and Statistics before pursuing a forty-year career as a Statistician in the Irish Central Statistics Office (CSO).

He was engaged, at various levels, in the production of official statistics in many areas, notably relating to the transport, agriculture, and social domains. In the latter years he became increasingly involved in the development, management, and governance of official statistical systems at national and EU levels. He retired from the CSO in 2012 following the completion of a five-year stint as Director General of the Office.

He acts as a part-time consultant on official statistics and has led reviews of national statistical systems in eleven countries throughout the EU, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.

Golf, grandchildren, and walking the family dog are other interests that now take up Gerry's time to varying extents!