Ivan Fellegi | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 1985 | |
| Chief Statistician of Canada | |
| In office 1985–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Wilk |
| Succeeded by | Munir Sheikh |
| Deputy Chief Statistician of Canada | |
| In office 1984–1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 22, 1935 Szeged, Hungary |
| Education | University of Budapest (B.Sc.) Carleton University (M.Sc., Ph.D.) |
| Awards | Médaille de la Ville de Paris (échelon Vermeil, 1989) Order of Canada (Member, 1992) Gold Medal by the Statistical Society of Canada (1997) Robert Schuman Medal by the European Community (1997) Order of Canada (Officer, 1998) Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada (2002) Career Achievement Award of the Canadian Policy Research Initiative (2002) Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages Leadership Award (2002) Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic (2004) Outstanding Career Award of the Public Service of Canada (2017) Outstanding Service Award of Statistics Canada (2017) |
Ivan Peter Fellegi, OC (Hungarian: Fellegi Péter Iván; born June 22, 1935) is a Hungarian-Canadian statistician and researcher who was the Chief Statistician of Canada from 1985 to 2008.
Former President of the International Statistical Institute, Honorary Member of the Statistical Society of Canada and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society among other associations, Dr. Fellegi has authored or co-authored extensive academic and research papers about various aspects of statistics, probability, mathematics, the social and economic implications of statistics, and the successful management of statistical organizations. An invaluable expert in his field and an exemplary public servant who has dedicated his career to serving the Canadian public, Fellegi has been honored with numerous awards and accolades, including six honorary doctorates, the Order of Canada, the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Career Achievement Award of the Canadian Policy Research Initiative, and the Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada. Since 2008, he has been the Chief Statistician Emeritus at Statistics Canada, where he continues to maintain an office today.