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Gurpreet Barr is managing director of UK public affairs at [[Edelman]].

==Career==
After university, Barr was an English teaching assistant at [[Ishinomaki High School]].

Between January 2006 and August 2010, he worked as political advisor and office manager for former chair of the business, innovation and skills select committee [[Adrian Bailey]] MP. During this time, he was UK co-ordinator at The [[Akshaya Patra Foundation]], between January 2008 and July 2010, European election campaign strategist for West Midlands [[Labour]], between May 2009 and July 2009 and a freelance writer and parliamentary commentator at [[epolitix.com]], January 2008 until August 2010.

He was then appointed senior public affairs associate and political advisor at [[Financial Services Authority]] until July 2012, and then executive assistant to FSA's executive chairman [[Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell|Lord Turner]] and chair designate [[John Griffith-Jones]].

In March 2013 he was appointed as a partner at [[Bell Pottinger]] and in July 2014 he was appointed managing director of UK public affairs at [[Edelman]].<ref name="MP"> [http://uk.linkedin.com/in/gurpreetsinghbrar Gurpreet Barr] ''Linkedin'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>

==Education==
*BSc, International Relations and the Third World, [[University of Wales, Aberystwyth]] 2001-2004
*GDL, Law, [[College of Law]] 2009-2011<ref name="MP"/>

==Notes==
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[[Category:Labour Party|Barr, Gurpreet]][[Category:Revolving Door|Barr, Gurpreet]][[Category:Lobbying|Barr, Gurpreet]][[Category:Lobbyists|Barr, Gurpreet]]

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	==Career==		==Career==

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-{{Template: Lobbying_Portal_badge}}{{Template:Revolving Door badge}} '''Gurpreet Barr''' is managing director of UK public affairs at [[Edelman]].
+{{Template: Lobbying_Portal_badge}}{{Template:Revolving Door badge}} '''Gurpreet Barr''' is a lobbyist, currently managing director of UK public affairs at heavyweight lobbying agency [[Edelman]].
 ==Career==
 After university, Barr was an English teaching assistant at [[Ishinomaki High School]].
-Between January 2006 and August 2010, he worked as political advisor and office manager for former chair of the business, innovation and skills select committee [[Adrian Bailey]] MP. During this time, he was UK co-ordinator at The [[Akshaya Patra Foundation]], between January 2008 and July 2010, European election campaign strategist for West Midlands [[Labour]], between May 2009 and July 2009  and a freelance writer and parliamentary commentator at [[epolitix.com]], January 2008 until August 2010.
+Barr was political adviser and office manager for former chair of the business, innovation and skills select committee [[Adrian Bailey]] MP from January 2006 - August 2010.  During this time, he was UK co-ordinator at The [[Akshaya Patra Foundation]] (January 2008 and July 2010), European election campaign strategist for West Midlands [[Labour]] (May-July 2009)  and a freelance writer and parliamentary commentator at [[epolitix.com]] from January 2008 until August 2010.
-He was then appointed senior public affairs associate and political advisor at [[Financial Services Authority]] until July 2012, and then executive assistant to FSA's executive chairman [[Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell|Lord Turner]] and chair designate [[John Griffith-Jones]].
+He was then appointed senior public affairs associate and political advisor at the [[Financial Services Authority]] until July 2012, and then executive assistant to FSA's executive chairman [[Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell|Lord Turner]] and chair designate [[John Griffith-Jones]].
-In March 2013 he was appointed as a partner at [[Bell Pottinger]] and in July 2014 he was appointed managing director of UK public affairs at [[Edelman]].<ref name="MP"> [http://uk.linkedin.com/in/gurpreetsinghbrar Gurpreet Barr] ''Linkedin'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>
+In March 2013 Barr joined PR and lobbying agency [[Bell Pottinger]] as a partner. Just over a year later he was appointed managing director of UK public affairs at [[Edelman]] in July 2014.<ref name="MP"> [http://uk.linkedin.com/in/gurpreetsinghbrar Gurpreet Barr] ''Linkedin'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>
 He also runs [[Labour in the City]] with former Labour minister [[Kitty Usher]].<ref> [http://www.edelman.co.uk/the-team/staff/?staff_name=gurpreet-brar Gurpreet Barr] ''Edelman'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>

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	In March 2013 he was appointed as a partner at [[Bell Pottinger]] and in July 2014 he was appointed managing director of UK public affairs at [[Edelman]].<ref name="MP"> [http://uk.linkedin.com/in/gurpreetsinghbrar Gurpreet Barr] ''Linkedin'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>		In March 2013 he was appointed as a partner at [[Bell Pottinger]] and in July 2014 he was appointed managing director of UK public affairs at [[Edelman]].<ref name="MP"> [http://uk.linkedin.com/in/gurpreetsinghbrar Gurpreet Barr] ''Linkedin'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>
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		+	He also runs [[Labour in the City]] with former [[Kitty Usher]].<ref> [http://www.edelman.co.uk/the-team/staff/?staff_name=gurpreet-brar Gurpreet Barr] ''Edelman'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>

	==Education==		==Education==

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 ==Career==
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 In March 2013 he was appointed as a partner at [[Bell Pottinger]] and in July 2014 he was appointed managing director of UK public affairs at [[Edelman]].<ref name="MP"> [http://uk.linkedin.com/in/gurpreetsinghbrar Gurpreet Barr] ''Linkedin'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>
-He also runs [[Labour in the City]] with former [[Kitty Usher]].<ref> [http://www.edelman.co.uk/the-team/staff/?staff_name=gurpreet-brar Gurpreet Barr] ''Edelman'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>
+He also runs [[Labour in the City]] with former Labour minister [[Kitty Usher]].<ref> [http://www.edelman.co.uk/the-team/staff/?staff_name=gurpreet-brar Gurpreet Barr] ''Edelman'', accessed 22 October 2014 </ref>
 ==Education==
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 ==Notes==
 <references/>
-[[Category:Labour Party|Barr, Gurpreet]][[Category:Revolving Door|Barr, Gurpreet]][[Category:Lobbying|Barr, Gurpreet]][[Category:Lobbyists|Barr, Gurpreet]]
+[[Category:Labour Party|Barr, Gurpreet]][[Category:Revolving Door|Barr, Gurpreet]][[Category:Lobbying|Barr, Gurpreet]][[Category:Lobbyists|Barr, Gurpreet]][[Category:Financial sector lobbying|Barr, Gurpreet]]