Andrew Mackay

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Andrew Mackay is a lobbyist who was previously the member of parliament for Berkshire East and then Bracknell from 1983 to 2010.[1]

Mackay stepped down at the 2010 UK general 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

After leaving politics in 2010 Mackay began working for the lobbying arm of Burson-Marsteller. Upon taking up the role Mackay said:

‘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]

He is now a senior adviser at lobbying agency Keene Public Affairs Consultants.[4]

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, PR Week 10 February 2010
  4. The team Keene Comms, accessed 27 October 2014