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'''Sir Robert Worcester''', KBE, DL born December 21, 1933, is the founder and Life President of the [[MORI]] polling and research organisation, and a member and contributor to many voluntary organisations. He is a well known figure in British research and political circles and as a media commentator, especially about voting intentions in elections. Following the sale of MORI to French research company, [[Ipsos]], in October 2005, he became chairman of the advisory board of Ipsos Public Affairs worldwide. | '''Sir Robert Worcester''', KBE, DL born December 21, 1933, is the founder and Life President of the [[MORI]] polling and research organisation, and a member and contributor to many voluntary organisations. He is a well known figure in British research and political circles and as a media commentator, especially about voting intentions in elections. Following the sale of MORI to French research company, [[Ipsos]], in October 2005, he became chairman of the advisory board of Ipsos Public Affairs worldwide. | ||
| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | A Kansas City native, Worcester graduated from the [[University of Kansas]] in 1955, and worked for a time with management consultants [[McKinsey & Company]]. | ||
| − | + | ==Pollster== | |
| + | In 1965, he worked for [[Opinion Research Corporation]] as Assistant to the Chairman, before coming to Britain in 1969 to found Market & Opinion Research International, usually known as [[MORI]].He is Past President of the [[World Association for Public Opinion Research]] (WAPOR). | ||
| − | + | ==University connections== | |
| + | Sir Robert is a Governor of the [[LSE]], a Governor of the [[University of Kent]] and is Honorary Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent and in the Department of Politics and International Studies at [[Warwick University]]. | ||
| − | He is President of | + | He is Chairman of the Pilgrims Society, a Governor of the English-Speaking Union, and a Trustee of the Magna Carta Trust. He is a Freeman of the City of London, a Governor of the Ditchley Foundation, and was a Member of the Fulbright Commission. |
| + | Sir Robert is a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Kent and a Kent County Council appointed Kent Ambassador. He is a Non-Executive Director of Kent Messenger Group,Maidstone Radio, CTR 105.4 fm and is on the Board of Locate in Kent. He is a Member of the Advisory Councils of the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), the National Consumer Council, and Forum for the Future. He is President of ENCAMS (Keep Britain Tidy), a Vice President of Royal Society for Nature Conservation/Wildlife Trusts, of the United Nations Association and of the European Atlantic Group and a Trustee of Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. His most recent book, with Roger Mortimore, is 'Explaining Labour's Second Landslide' (Politico's, 2001). His clubs are the Reform Club and the Beefsteak. | ||
| − | + | ==Elite policy planning groups== | |
| + | As Chairman of the atlanticist dining group the [[Pilgrims Society]], he currently co-chairs the Jamestown 2007 Commemoration British Committee. He is a Governor of the [[English Speaking Union]], a trustee of the [[Magna Carta Trust]], and a Governor of the [[Ditchley Foundation]]. He was also a member of the [[Fulbright Commission]]. He is an advisor to the [[Institute for Business Ethics]] and [[Forum for the Future]]. | ||
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| + | ==Voluntary Sector== | ||
| + | He is President of [[ENCAMS]] (Keep Britain Tidy), a Vice President of the [[Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts]], of the [[United Nations Association]] and of the [[European Atlantic Group]]. Sir Robert is a Trustee of [[Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust]]. He is a Freeman of the City of London. | ||
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| + | ==Kent connections== | ||
| + | Sir Robert is a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Kent and a Kent County Council appointed Kent Ambassador. He is a Non-Executive Director of [[Kent Messenger Group]] and is Chairman of [[Maidstone Radio]], CTR 105.4 fm, and was a Non-Executive Director of the [[Medway Maritime Hospital NHS Trust]] until 2004. He is a Member of the Advisory Councils of the [[National Consumer Council]]. | ||
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| + | ==Official honours== | ||
He was made an Honorary [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] in 2004 in recognition of the “outstanding services rendered to political, social and economic research and for contribution to government policy and programmes”. He took British citizenship later that year, and in 2005 his knighthood was made substantive (allowing him to use the title "Sir"). | He was made an Honorary [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] in 2004 in recognition of the “outstanding services rendered to political, social and economic research and for contribution to government policy and programmes”. He took British citizenship later that year, and in 2005 his knighthood was made substantive (allowing him to use the title "Sir"). | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 11 November 2006
Sir Robert Worcester, KBE, DL born December 21, 1933, is the founder and Life President of the MORI polling and research organisation, and a member and contributor to many voluntary organisations. He is a well known figure in British research and political circles and as a media commentator, especially about voting intentions in elections. Following the sale of MORI to French research company, Ipsos, in October 2005, he became chairman of the advisory board of Ipsos Public Affairs worldwide.
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Background
A Kansas City native, Worcester graduated from the University of Kansas in 1955, and worked for a time with management consultants McKinsey & Company.
Pollster
In 1965, he worked for Opinion Research Corporation as Assistant to the Chairman, before coming to Britain in 1969 to found Market & Opinion Research International, usually known as MORI.He is Past President of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR).
University connections
Sir Robert is a Governor of the LSE, a Governor of the University of Kent and is Honorary Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent and in the Department of Politics and International Studies at Warwick University.
He is Chairman of the Pilgrims Society, a Governor of the English-Speaking Union, and a Trustee of the Magna Carta Trust. He is a Freeman of the City of London, a Governor of the Ditchley Foundation, and was a Member of the Fulbright Commission. Sir Robert is a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Kent and a Kent County Council appointed Kent Ambassador. He is a Non-Executive Director of Kent Messenger Group,Maidstone Radio, CTR 105.4 fm and is on the Board of Locate in Kent. He is a Member of the Advisory Councils of the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), the National Consumer Council, and Forum for the Future. He is President of ENCAMS (Keep Britain Tidy), a Vice President of Royal Society for Nature Conservation/Wildlife Trusts, of the United Nations Association and of the European Atlantic Group and a Trustee of Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. His most recent book, with Roger Mortimore, is 'Explaining Labour's Second Landslide' (Politico's, 2001). His clubs are the Reform Club and the Beefsteak.
Elite policy planning groups
As Chairman of the atlanticist dining group the Pilgrims Society, he currently co-chairs the Jamestown 2007 Commemoration British Committee. He is a Governor of the English Speaking Union, a trustee of the Magna Carta Trust, and a Governor of the Ditchley Foundation. He was also a member of the Fulbright Commission. He is an advisor to the Institute for Business Ethics and Forum for the Future.
Voluntary Sector
He is President of ENCAMS (Keep Britain Tidy), a Vice President of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, of the United Nations Association and of the European Atlantic Group. Sir Robert is a Trustee of Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. He is a Freeman of the City of London.
Kent connections
Sir Robert is a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Kent and a Kent County Council appointed Kent Ambassador. He is a Non-Executive Director of Kent Messenger Group and is Chairman of Maidstone Radio, CTR 105.4 fm, and was a Non-Executive Director of the Medway Maritime Hospital NHS Trust until 2004. He is a Member of the Advisory Councils of the National Consumer Council.
Official honours
He was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2004 in recognition of the “outstanding services rendered to political, social and economic research and for contribution to government policy and programmes”. He took British citizenship later that year, and in 2005 his knighthood was made substantive (allowing him to use the title "Sir").
He and his wife, Margaret, Lady Worcester, live at the 13th century Allington Castle, on the River Medway in Kent, where Sir Robert is also one of Her Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants. They have two sons.
Sir Robert was appointed as Chancellor of the University of Kent on 13 July 2006. He took up his new role on 1 August 2006, succeeding Sir Crispin Tickell who retired after 10 years as the University’s Chancellor.
He has well established links with the University of Kent as a member of Council and Chair of the Finance & Resources Committee. He is also an Honorary Professor of Politics at Kent, a Governor and Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an Honorary Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies at Warwick University.
Affiliations
- Ditchley Foundation, Governor
- MORI
- Pilgrims Society, Chairman
Notes
- ^ Knighthood for Robert Worcester, MORI Chairman Ipsos MORI news release, 9 February 2005.
- ^Public Opinion in Britain - talk by Robert Worcester at the 2001 Trilateral Commission meeting
- http://www.ibe.org.uk/council.html#rw
