Andrew Mackay

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Andrew Mackay was the Member of Parliament for Berkshire East and then Bracknell from 1983 to 2010.[1]

Mackay stepped down at the 2010 election, after he and his wife Julie Kirkbride were deemed to have claimed second home allowances inappropriately.[2]

Mackay was instructed to repay £31,193 by Sir Thomas Legg, following his review of expenses claimed by MPs from 2005-10.

Joins lobbying firm

Since leaving politics in 2010 Mackay has worked for the lobbying arm of Burson-Marsteller. Upon taking up the role Mackay said in a statement:

‘After leaving Parliament I want to be a part of a winning team that is assisting global businesses face their strategic communications challenges and Burson-Marsteller provides a fantastic opportunity to do this.'
He added: 'I considered a number of consultancies and decided on Burson-Marsteller because of its range of international clients, its campaigning approach and the quality of the team.' [3]

Notes

  1. Mr Andrew Mackay and Ms Julie Kirkbride, Standards and Privileges Committee, House of Commons, UK Parliament, 19 October 2010.
  2. David Singleton, Lobbying firm Tetra Strategy signs former Tory MP Julie Kirkbride, PR Week, 24 May 2010.
  3. David Singleton, Tory MP Andrew MacKay to join Burson-Marsteller lobbying arm, 10 February 2010