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| − | Shawcross, | + | Shawcross, an Oxford graduate, worked for [[Boris Johnson]] during his 2008 mayoral election campaign, holding responsibility for writing large parts of his manifesto.<ref>Louise Armistead, "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7716651/George-Osbornes-Treasury-team-the-power-behind-the-coalition-government.html George Osborne's Treasury team - the power behind the coalition government]", ''The Telegraph'', 13.05.10, accessed 07.09.10</ref> She is the daughter of historian [[William Shawcross]] and an "old friend" of neoconservative author [[Douglas Murray]].<ref>Josh Neicho, "[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23859925-all-power-to-the-new-tories.do All power to the new Tories]", ''London Evening Standard'', 26.07.10, accessed 07.09.10</ref> |
Shawcross is a former management consultant. Her particular interest is in financial services and business growth: in opposition, she worked with [[Lord Sassoon]] (now a Treasury minister) to develop financial services policy and to cost Conservative policy options. <ref> The coalition special advisers, ''Civil Service World'', (the newspaper for the senior civil service) 7th April 2011, accessed 5 October 2011 </ref> | Shawcross is a former management consultant. Her particular interest is in financial services and business growth: in opposition, she worked with [[Lord Sassoon]] (now a Treasury minister) to develop financial services policy and to cost Conservative policy options. <ref> The coalition special advisers, ''Civil Service World'', (the newspaper for the senior civil service) 7th April 2011, accessed 5 October 2011 </ref> | ||
Revision as of 11:04, 19 November 2012
Ellie Shawcross is Economic Adviser to Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne.[1]
Background
Shawcross, an Oxford graduate, worked for Boris Johnson during his 2008 mayoral election campaign, holding responsibility for writing large parts of his manifesto.[2] She is the daughter of historian William Shawcross and an "old friend" of neoconservative author Douglas Murray.[3]
Shawcross is a former management consultant. Her particular interest is in financial services and business growth: in opposition, she worked with Lord Sassoon (now a Treasury minister) to develop financial services policy and to cost Conservative policy options. [4]
Shawcross married Simon Wolfson in June 2012.[5] She met Wolfson while he was working on Conservative economic policies with George Osborne.[6]
Contact, Resources, Notes
Notes
- ↑ Department of Information Services, "Parliamentary Information List", accessed 07.09.10
- ↑ Louise Armistead, "George Osborne's Treasury team - the power behind the coalition government", The Telegraph, 13.05.10, accessed 07.09.10
- ↑ Josh Neicho, "All power to the new Tories", London Evening Standard, 26.07.10, accessed 07.09.10
- ↑ The coalition special advisers, Civil Service World, (the newspaper for the senior civil service) 7th April 2011, accessed 5 October 2011
- ↑ Next’s Lord Wolfson ties the knot, Retail Week, 28 June 2012.
- ↑ Laura Pitel, Royal biographer in line to head Charity Commission; William Shawcross nominated by Cabinet Office, The Times, 30 August 2012.
