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Revision as of 11:42, 15 October 2014
James Sorene was appointed as head of communications and official spokesman for the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg in January 2011. [1]
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Background
Sorene was previously deputy director of communications and head of news at UK Department of Health for four years (2007-11) and deputy head of news at the Home Office (2000-2007). [2] Previous jobs also include, 2006 assistant director, news and strategy at the Home Office, press officer at the Home Office and head of public affairs at the Embassy of Israel. [3]
Education
Sorene has a law degree from Queen Mary University of London and a masters degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies on the politics and history of the Middle East. His details his areas of expertise as 'Islamic extremism, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Middle East peace process, history and politics of Egypt and Syria. His Masters thesis (1997) was on 'the history of Jerusalem and its use as a tool in Israeli politics'.
CV
- 2011 Head of comms and official spokesman for the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Cabinet Office
- 2008 Head of news, Department of Health
- 2007 Deputy head of news, Department of Health
- 2006 Deputy head of news, Home Office
- 2005 Assistant director, news and strategy, Home Office
- 2002 Senior press officer, crime and drugs, Home Office
- 2000 Press officer, Home Office
- 1997 Head of public affairs, Embassy of Israel [3]
Notes
- ↑ Deputy Prime Minister's press office, GOV.UK, accessed 18 September 2014.
- ↑ James Sorene, LinkedIn, undated, accessed 7 October 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matt Cartmell James Sorene: Mixing fun with politics PR Week, 22 September 2011, accessed 15 October 2014
