Ivor Crewe
Encyclopedia
Sir Ivor Martin Crewe is the Master
of University College, Oxford
. He was previously Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex
and Professor in the Department of Government
.
Crewe was educated at Manchester Grammar School
and then went to Exeter College, Oxford
, where he gained a first-class BA
in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
in 1966. From 1977 to 1982, he was editor of the British Journal of Political Science and from 1984 to 1992 he was a co-editor.
From 1995 to 1 September 2007, he was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex
and is a former Chair of the 1994 Group
and President of Universities UK
. The Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall at the university, completed in 2006, is named after him.
In July 2008, Sir Ivor succeeded Lord Butler of Brockwell
as Master of University College, Oxford
.
He is generally credited with being the person to first write about pocket book voting, particularly in the 1987 general election
.
He was appointed Knight Bachelor
by HM The Queen
in the New Year Honours List 2006.
Master (college)
A Master is the title of the head of some colleges and other educational institutions. This applies especially at some colleges and institutions at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge .- See also :* Master A Master (or in female form Mistress) is the title of the head of some...
of University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
. He was previously Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex
University of Essex
The University of Essex is a British campus university whose original and largest campus is near the town of Colchester, England. Established in 1963 and receiving its Royal Charter in 1965...
and Professor in the Department of Government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
.
Crewe was educated at Manchester Grammar School
Manchester Grammar School
The Manchester Grammar School is the largest independent day school for boys in the UK . It is based in Manchester, England...
and then went to Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street...
, where he gained a first-class BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Philosophy, politics, and economics is a popular interdisciplinary undergraduate/graduate degree which combines study from the three disciplines...
in 1966. From 1977 to 1982, he was editor of the British Journal of Political Science and from 1984 to 1992 he was a co-editor.
From 1995 to 1 September 2007, he was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex
University of Essex
The University of Essex is a British campus university whose original and largest campus is near the town of Colchester, England. Established in 1963 and receiving its Royal Charter in 1965...
and is a former Chair of the 1994 Group
1994 Group
The 1994 Group is a coalition of 19 top "smaller research-intensive universities" in the United Kingdom founded in 1994 to defend their interests following the creation of the Russell Group by larger research-intensive universities earlier that year...
and President of Universities UK
Universities UK
Universities UK began life as the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom in the nineteenth century when there were informal meetings involving Vice-Chancellors of a number of universities and Principals of university colleges...
. The Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall at the university, completed in 2006, is named after him.
In July 2008, Sir Ivor succeeded Lord Butler of Brockwell
Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell
Frederick Edward Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, is a retired British civil servant, now sitting in the House of Lords as a Life Peer.-Life:Butler was born in Lytham St Annes on on 3 January, 1938...
as Master of University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
.
He is generally credited with being the person to first write about pocket book voting, particularly in the 1987 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1987
The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the British House of Commons. The election was the third consecutive election victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, who became the first Prime Minister since the 2nd...
.
He was appointed Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
by HM The Queen
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
in the New Year Honours List 2006.
External links
- Biography from EPSRC.
- Ivor Crewe: all to play for, The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, February 3, 2004. - Sir Ivor Crewe's CV, slightly out of date on 25 September 2008