Difference between revisions of "Robin Harris"
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| − | Dr. [[Robin Harris]] is a | + | Dr. [[Robin Harris]] is a senior visiting fellow at the [[Heritage Foundation]].<ref name="HeritageBio">[http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/h/robin-harris Robin Harris, D. Phil.], Heritage Foundation, accessed 4 November 2012.</ref> |
Harris earned a First Class Honours degree in Modern History and a D. Phil. on French History at Exeter College, Oxford. He also won the Oxford University Gibbs Prize in History.<ref name="HeritageBio">[http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/h/robin-harris Robin Harris, D. Phil.], Heritage Foundation, accessed 4 November 2012.</ref> | Harris earned a First Class Honours degree in Modern History and a D. Phil. on French History at Exeter College, Oxford. He also won the Oxford University Gibbs Prize in History.<ref name="HeritageBio">[http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/h/robin-harris Robin Harris, D. Phil.], Heritage Foundation, accessed 4 November 2012.</ref> | ||
| − | He was a | + | He was a special adviser at the [[Treasury]] (1981-1983), special adviser at the [[Home Office]] (1983-1985), director of the [[Conservative Research Department]] (1985-1989) and as a member of Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s [[Downing Street Policy Unit]] (1989-1990).<ref name="HeritageBio">[http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/h/robin-harris Robin Harris, D. Phil.], Heritage Foundation, accessed 4 November 2012.</ref> |
After Mrs Thatcher left Downing Street, Harris continued to advise her and assisted her in writing a number of books.<ref name="HeritageBio">[http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/h/robin-harris Robin Harris, D. Phil.], Heritage Foundation, accessed 4 November 2012.</ref> | After Mrs Thatcher left Downing Street, Harris continued to advise her and assisted her in writing a number of books.<ref name="HeritageBio">[http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/h/robin-harris Robin Harris, D. Phil.], Heritage Foundation, accessed 4 November 2012.</ref> | ||
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| + | *[[Henry Jackson Society]], Advisory Council: Policy Council member <ref> [http://henryjacksonsociety.org/people/council-members/ Advisory Council:Policy Council members], HJS website, undated, accessed 5 November 2014 </ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:58, 5 November 2014
Dr. Robin Harris is a senior visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation.[1]
Harris earned a First Class Honours degree in Modern History and a D. Phil. on French History at Exeter College, Oxford. He also won the Oxford University Gibbs Prize in History.[1]
He was a special adviser at the Treasury (1981-1983), special adviser at the Home Office (1983-1985), director of the Conservative Research Department (1985-1989) and as a member of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's Downing Street Policy Unit (1989-1990).[1]
After Mrs Thatcher left Downing Street, Harris continued to advise her and assisted her in writing a number of books.[1]
Affiliations
- Henry Jackson Society, Advisory Council: Policy Council member [2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Robin Harris, D. Phil., Heritage Foundation, accessed 4 November 2012.
- ↑ Advisory Council:Policy Council members, HJS website, undated, accessed 5 November 2014
