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| − | Nicknamed "Steady Eddie", Llewellyn attended both Eton and Oxford with Cameron. During the period of Conservative opposition, he was an adviser to [[ | + | Nicknamed "Steady Eddie", Llewellyn attended both Eton and Oxford with Cameron. During the period of Conservative opposition, he was an adviser to [[Chris Patten]] (working for him during the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from the UK to China) and worked alongside [[Paddy Ashdown]] in Bosnia.<ref>Channel 4, "[http://whoknowswho.channel4.com/stories/Hung_parliament%3A_who_are_the_dealmakers_ Hung parliament: who are the dealmakers?]", accessed 07.09.10</ref> |
| − | In May 2010, ''The Spectator'' tipped Cameron's chief of staff Llewellyn to be "the new power broker" and "one of the most influential people in Downing Street these next few years". In addition to his good relations with the Liberal Democrats - having been sidekick to Ashdown and also good friends with Nick Clegg's wife, [[Miriam Gonzalez Durantez]], during his time in Brussels, he "has extensive links across government". For example, he has twice worked alongside National Security Adviser [[ | + | In May 2010, ''The Spectator'' tipped Cameron's chief of staff Llewellyn to be "the new power broker" and "one of the most influential people in Downing Street these next few years". In addition to his good relations with the Liberal Democrats - having been sidekick to Ashdown and also good friends with Nick Clegg's wife, [[Miriam Gonzalez Durantez]], during his time in Brussels, he "has extensive links across government". For example, he has twice worked alongside National Security Adviser [[Peter Ricketts]] (in Hong Kong and Bosnia).<ref>James Forsyth, "[http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/5995838/the-new-power-broker.thtml The new power broker]", ''The Spectator'', 12.05.10, accessed 07.09.10</ref> |
==Contact, Resources, Notes== | ==Contact, Resources, Notes== | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 7 September 2010
Ed Llewellyn is a special adviser to the Prime Minister David Cameron.[1]
Background
Nicknamed "Steady Eddie", Llewellyn attended both Eton and Oxford with Cameron. During the period of Conservative opposition, he was an adviser to Chris Patten (working for him during the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from the UK to China) and worked alongside Paddy Ashdown in Bosnia.[2]
In May 2010, The Spectator tipped Cameron's chief of staff Llewellyn to be "the new power broker" and "one of the most influential people in Downing Street these next few years". In addition to his good relations with the Liberal Democrats - having been sidekick to Ashdown and also good friends with Nick Clegg's wife, Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, during his time in Brussels, he "has extensive links across government". For example, he has twice worked alongside National Security Adviser Peter Ricketts (in Hong Kong and Bosnia).[3]
Contact, Resources, Notes
Notes
- ↑ Department of Information Services, "Parliamentary Information List", accessed 07.09.10
- ↑ Channel 4, "Hung parliament: who are the dealmakers?", accessed 07.09.10
- ↑ James Forsyth, "The new power broker", The Spectator, 12.05.10, accessed 07.09.10
