Difference between revisions of "Arminka Helic"
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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> | + | 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
- ↑ Department of Information Services, "Parliamentary Information List", accessed 07.09.10
- ↑ Senior Tories take spads with them to new roles [1] accessed 8 September 2014
- ↑ The London Gazette The Gazette, 24 September 2014, accessed 31 October 2014
- ↑ David Charter, "Ashdown backed for EU Balkans job", 02.06.10, accessed 08.09.10
- ↑ Matthew d'Ancona, "Ignore the rhetoric, Westminster is fizzing with tension", 23.07.06, accessed 08.09.10
