Douglas McNeill
Douglas McNeill is a special adviser on economic affairs to Theresa May in Number 10, appointed in December 2016. [1] His appointment led to speculation of a rift between the prime minister and the chancellor. In this role, he has an annual salary of £93,450. [2]
McNeill was formerly a special adviser to George Osborne in the treasury, prior to which he worked in the Conservative Research Department. [3]
He has a ten year career working as a financial analyst in several City banks.
Notes
- ↑ Jason Groves, PM hires an economic adviser (but hasn't she got a Chancellor for that?): Theresa May fuels speculation of a rift with Philip Hammond after quietly appointing a city analyst to Downing Street], The Daily Mail, 3 December 2016, accessed 12 January 2017.
- ↑ List of special advisers in post as at 21st December 2016, GOV.uk, accessed 12 January.
- ↑ Christopher Hope, Theresa May's new economic adviser supported tax increases to pay down deficit, The Telegraph, 10 December 2016, accessed 12 January 2017.
