Poppy Mitchell-Rose
Poppy Mitchell-Rose is an associate director at lobbyists Freud Communications. She was a special adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne from 2006 to 2012.[1] According to the parliamentary register of interests, she is employed by Conservative Campaign Headquarters as his deputy chief of staff.[2]
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Background
The 30-year-old previously worked as a journalist for both the BBC and Reuters before becoming media adviser to Conservative MP Liam Fox [3] when he was shadow health secretary. She joined Osborne’s team in 2006. Her long-term boyfriend Ben Wright is a BBC journalist and the son of Labour MP Tony Wright.[4]
In 2012 Mitchell-Rose left her post with Osborne to move to America where her boyfriend Ben Wright works. [5]
In 2013, she was appointed associate director at Freud Communications. [6][7]
Education
Mitchell-Rose was educated at Tony Blair’s old school, Fettes College, before going to Durham University.[4]
Gifts/benefits declared
- UK flights provided by BAE, Tresillian Leisure Ltd, Eastern Atlantic Helicopters Ltd, and Noble Foods. 'Flight dates and destinations have been provided to the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards'.[8]
Contact, Resources, Notes
Notes
- ↑ Department of Information Services, "Parliamentary Information List", accessed 07.09.10
- ↑ House of Commons, Parliamentary register of members' secretaries and research interests, 1 October 2010. p40
- ↑ Josh Neicho, "All power to the new Tories", London Evening Standard, 26.07.10, accessed 07.09.10
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 The coalition special advisers, Civil Service World, (the newspaper for the senior civil service) 7th April 2011, accessed 5 October 2011
- ↑ Richard Eden Poppy Mitchell-Rose leaves Osborne The Telegraph, 18 Nov 2012, Accessed 9 September 2014
- ↑ Kate Magee Poppy Mitchell-Rose joins Freud PR Week, April 17, 2013, Accessed 9 September 2014
- ↑ Linkedin Poppy Mitchell-Rose, accessed 15 July 2015.
- ↑ House of Commons, Parliamentary register of members' secretaries and research interests, 1 October 2010. p40