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| − | + | '''Simon Bishop''' was a special adviser for [[Justine Greening]], until she was appointed Education Secretary in July 2016. In November 2016, he was appointed to a top position in global children’s charity [[Plan International]]. <ref name=Greening> Rod Muir, [https://www.publicaffairsnews.com/articles/news/plan-international-grabs-greening-spad Plan International grabs Greening spad], ''Public Affairs News'', 2 November 2016. Accessed 16 December 2016. </ref> | |
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| + | Bishop was Greening's special adviser in the [[Department for International Development]], when she was secretary of state for international development. <ref> [http://www.dodsmonitoring.com/downloads/2014/Reshuffle%20Grid%20Client/Reshuffle%20Grid2.pdf HM Government July 2014], Dods Monitoring, accessed 22 September 2014 </ref>For his special adviser role to Mrs Greening, Bishop was paid an annual salary of £74,000. <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/388825/spad_data_november_2014.csv/preview Special advisers in post, 30 November 2014] ''GOV.UK'', accessed 30 April 2015 </ref> | ||
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| + | He is a former foreign correspondent for the [[BBC]] and formerly worked for [[UNHCR]] in Ethiopia, the [[European Commission's Humanitarian Office]] in Brussels and the [[United Nations Secretariat]] in New York. <ref name=Greening> Rod Muir, [https://www.publicaffairsnews.com/articles/news/plan-international-grabs-greening-spad Plan International grabs Greening spad], ''Public Affairs News'', 2 November 2016. Accessed 16 December 2016. </ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:37, 16 December 2016
Simon Bishop was a special adviser for Justine Greening, until she was appointed Education Secretary in July 2016. In November 2016, he was appointed to a top position in global children’s charity Plan International. [1]
Career
Bishop was Greening's special adviser in the Department for International Development, when she was secretary of state for international development. [2]For his special adviser role to Mrs Greening, Bishop was paid an annual salary of £74,000. [3]
He is a former foreign correspondent for the BBC and formerly worked for UNHCR in Ethiopia, the European Commission's Humanitarian Office in Brussels and the United Nations Secretariat in New York. [1]
Background
Previous roles include, trustee to Trade out of Poverty, trustee to Project Harar, strategy adviser to The Prince's Charities, director of market development at the United Nations Foundation (UNF), head of policy communications at Shell Foundation as well as being a Midwest reporter at the BBC in Chicago. [4]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rod Muir, Plan International grabs Greening spad, Public Affairs News, 2 November 2016. Accessed 16 December 2016.
- ↑ HM Government July 2014, Dods Monitoring, accessed 22 September 2014
- ↑ Special advisers in post, 30 November 2014 GOV.UK, accessed 30 April 2015
- ↑ Simon Bishop LinkedIn profile, accessed 6 October 2014
