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Helic is now working in a general election strategy role for him following Hague's transfer from the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] to Leader of the [[House of Commons]]. <ref> Senior Tories take spads with them to new roles [http://www.prweek.com/article/1304951/senior-tories-spads-new-roles] accessed 8 September 2014 </ref>
 
Helic is now working in a general election strategy role for him following Hague's transfer from the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] to Leader of the [[House of Commons]]. <ref> Senior Tories take spads with them to new roles [http://www.prweek.com/article/1304951/senior-tories-spads-new-roles] accessed 8 September 2014 </ref>
  
In September 2014, Helic was appointed to the [[House of Lords]] by [[David Cameron]]. She was made a Life Peer on 18 September 2014 taking the title '''''Baroness Helic''''', of Millbank in the City of Westminster. <ref> [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60997/page/18554 The London Gazette] ''The Gazette'', 24 September 2014, accessed 31 October 2014 </ref>  
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In September 2014, Helic was appointed to the [[House of Lords]] by [[David Cameron]]. She was made a Life Peer on 18 September 2014 taking the title of '''''Baroness Helic''''', of Millbank in the City of Westminster. <ref> [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60997/page/18554 The London Gazette] ''The Gazette'', 24 September 2014, accessed 31 October 2014 </ref>  
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==

Revision as of 09:31, 31 October 2014

Arminka Helic was chief of staff to first secretary of state William Hague.[1]

Helic is now working in a general election strategy role for him following Hague's transfer from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to Leader of the House of Commons. [2]

In September 2014, Helic was appointed to the House of Lords by David Cameron. She was made a Life Peer on 18 September 2014 taking the title of Baroness Helic, of Millbank in the City of Westminster. [3]

Background

Dr Helic is a Bosnian Muslim and foreign policy expert who became a Conservative adviser after fleeing the Yugoslav conflict of the 1990s.[4]

In the aftermath of Israel's 2006 attack on Lebanon, there were rumours that Hague's apparent criticism of Israel - in his remark that "elements of the Israeli response are disproportionate" - reflected the influence of Helic, given his previously staunch support for Israel.[5]

Contact, Resources, Notes

Notes

  1. Department of Information Services, "Parliamentary Information List", accessed 07.09.10
  2. Senior Tories take spads with them to new roles [1] accessed 8 September 2014
  3. The London Gazette The Gazette, 24 September 2014, accessed 31 October 2014
  4. David Charter, "Ashdown backed for EU Balkans job", 02.06.10, accessed 08.09.10
  5. Matthew d'Ancona, "Ignore the rhetoric, Westminster is fizzing with tension", 23.07.06, accessed 08.09.10