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{{Template: Revolving Door badge}}{{Template:Lobbying_Portal_badge}} [[Stephen Lotinga]] was appointed senior adviser to the [[Liberal Democrats]] on public services and health in 2014.  
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{{Template: Revolving Door badge}}{{Template:Lobbying_Portal_badge}} [[Stephen Lotinga]] is the director of communications to the [[Liberal Democrats]].
  
 
==From lobbyist to government adviser==
 
==From lobbyist to government adviser==
Lotinga was a senior adviser to the [[Liberal Democrats]] on public services and health before he worked at lobbying firm [[Bell Pottinger]] as an account director following the 2010 General Election. In January 2014 he became managing director of public affairs at another lobbying firm, [[Edelman]]. <ref> Daniel Farey-Jones, [http://www.prweek.com/article/1288949/nick-clegg-hires-edelmans-stephen-lotinga-director-comms Nick Clegg hires Edelman's Stephen Lotinga as director of comms], ''PR Week'', 4 April 2014, accessed 18 September 2014. </ref>
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Lotinga started his career as a research assistant to the [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]] [[Tom Brake]] MP in 2005, before briefly working as a prevention policy support officer with the [[Youth Justice Board]]. In May 2006 he went back to the Lib Dems, first as a parliamentary researcher to [[Don Foster]] MP, then as a culture media and sport adviser and finally as a senior health adviser.<ref name="LI"> [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/stephen-lotinga/23/51/539 Stephen Lotinga] ''LinkedIn profile'', accessed 9 January 2015 </ref>
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After the 2010 General Election, Lotinga took up a role as a director and then managing director of public affairs and partner of [[Bell Pottinger Public Affairs]]. In 2014 he was appointed managing director of public affairs at [[Edelman]].<ref name="LI"/>
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In April 2014 he was appointed director of communications to [[Nick Clegg]].<ref> Daniel Farey-Jones, [http://www.prweek.com/article/1288949/nick-clegg-hires-edelmans-stephen-lotinga-director-comms Nick Clegg hires Edelman's Stephen Lotinga as director of comms], ''PR Week'', 4 April 2014, accessed 9 January 2015 </ref> There he joined former Bell Pottinger director [[Jonathan Oates]] and has since been joined by another former lobbyist, [[Ruwan Kodikara]].<ref> David Singleton [https://www.publicaffairsnews.com/articles/news/clegg-brings-another-lobbyist Clegg brings in another lobbyist] ''Public Affairs News'', 8 January 2015, accessed 9 January 2015 </ref>
  
Lotinga was heavily involved in the Liberal Democrats before the 2010 General Election, with roles including senior health adviser, culture, media and sport adviser, researcher to [[Don Foster]] (MP), as well as research assistant to [[Tom Brake]] (MP). Lotinga during this period also worked as a prevention policy support officer to the [[Youth Justice board]]. <ref> [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/stephen-lotinga/23/51/539 Stephen Lotinga] ''LinkedIn profile'', accessed 8 October 2014 </ref>
 
  
 
==Education==  
 
==Education==  
studied a Masters in politics at Manchester University from 2003 – 2004. Prior to this Lotinga gained a BA in politics and economics from Keele University
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*BA, Politics & Econmics, [[Keele University]] 2000 – 2003<ref name="LI"/>
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*Masters, Politics, [[Manchester University]] 2003 – 2004<ref name="LI"/>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Revision as of 11:26, 9 January 2015

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Stephen Lotinga is the director of communications to the Liberal Democrats.

From lobbyist to government adviser

Lotinga started his career as a research assistant to the Liberal Democrat Tom Brake MP in 2005, before briefly working as a prevention policy support officer with the Youth Justice Board. In May 2006 he went back to the Lib Dems, first as a parliamentary researcher to Don Foster MP, then as a culture media and sport adviser and finally as a senior health adviser.[1]


After the 2010 General Election, Lotinga took up a role as a director and then managing director of public affairs and partner of Bell Pottinger Public Affairs. In 2014 he was appointed managing director of public affairs at Edelman.[1]

In April 2014 he was appointed director of communications to Nick Clegg.[2] There he joined former Bell Pottinger director Jonathan Oates and has since been joined by another former lobbyist, Ruwan Kodikara.[3]


Education

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Stephen Lotinga LinkedIn profile, accessed 9 January 2015
  2. Daniel Farey-Jones, Nick Clegg hires Edelman's Stephen Lotinga as director of comms, PR Week, 4 April 2014, accessed 9 January 2015
  3. David Singleton Clegg brings in another lobbyist Public Affairs News, 8 January 2015, accessed 9 January 2015