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[[Ian Parker]] is currently senior communications adviser to office of the leader of the opposition & the opposition chief whip. Parker was also the senior political adviser to [[John Healey]] the shadow health secretary, as well as special adviser to Healey when he was minister for the [[Department for Communities & Local Government]] <ref name= "Parker"> [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ian-parker/24/53b/58b Ian Parker] ''LinkedIn profile'', accessed 21 October 2014 </ref>
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[[Ian Parker]] is the current senior communications adviser to the office of the leader of the opposition, and the opposition chief whip in the [[House of Lords]].  
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He previously worked as senior political adviser to [[John Healey]], the shadow health secretary and former minister at the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] from 2007 to 2010. <ref name= "Parker"> [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ian-parker/24/53b/58b Ian Parker] ''LinkedIn profile'', accessed 21 October 2014 </ref>
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
Previously, Parker worked for communications firm [[FTI Consulting]], a "global business advisory firm that provides multidisciplinary solutions to complex challenges and opportunities". <ref> [http://www.fticonsulting.co.uk/our-firm/index.aspx Our Firm] ''FTI Consulting'', accessed 21 October 2014 </ref>   
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Previously, Parker worked for lobbying and communications firm [[FTI Consulting]] from 2006 to 2009. <ref> [http://www.fticonsulting.co.uk/our-firm/index.aspx Our Firm] ''FTI Consulting'', accessed 21 October 2014 </ref>   
Parker also worked as head of strategic communications at [[New Local Government Network]] a UK think tank that works to transform public services, revitalise local political leadership, and empower local communities. <ref> [http://www.nlgn.org.uk/public/about-nlgn/ About NLGN] ''NLGN'', accessed 21 October 2014 </ref>  
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Parker also worked as head of strategic communications at [[New Local Government Network]] a UK think tank from 2001 until 2006. <ref> [http://www.nlgn.org.uk/public/about-nlgn/ About NLGN] ''NLGN'', accessed 21 October 2014 </ref>  
  
Parker also has a background in research, as in his early career he started working as a parliamentary researcher to [[Peter Kilfoyle]], as well as working as a research analyst for the [[National Centre for Social Research]]. <ref name= "Parker"/>
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Parker also has a background in research; in his early career he was a parliamentary researcher to [[Peter Kilfoyle]], a [[Labour Party]] politician who was the member of parliament for Liverpool Walton from 1991 to 2010. He also worked as a research analyst for the [[National Centre for Social Research]]. <ref name= "Parker"/>
  
 
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==Notes==
 
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Ian Parker is the current senior communications adviser to the office of the leader of the opposition, and the opposition chief whip in the House of Lords.

He previously worked as senior political adviser to John Healey, the shadow health secretary and former minister at the Department for Communities and Local Government from 2007 to 2010. [1]

Background

Previously, Parker worked for lobbying and communications firm FTI Consulting from 2006 to 2009. [2] Parker also worked as head of strategic communications at New Local Government Network a UK think tank from 2001 until 2006. [3]

Parker also has a background in research; in his early career he was a parliamentary researcher to Peter Kilfoyle, a Labour Party politician who was the member of parliament for Liverpool Walton from 1991 to 2010. He also worked as a research analyst for the National Centre for Social Research. [1]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ian Parker LinkedIn profile, accessed 21 October 2014
  2. Our Firm FTI Consulting, accessed 21 October 2014
  3. About NLGN NLGN, accessed 21 October 2014