UK Government Special Advisers 2016 Conservatives

List of special advisers in post at as at December 2016, under the Conservative government formed in July 2016 by prime minister Theresa May.

Number 10 Policy Unit

Prime minister: Theresa May

• Fiona Hill - PM's closest adviser, co-chief of staff
• Nick Timothy - Co-chief of staff
• James McLoughlin - Adviser on business relations
• Sheridan Westlake - Policy adviser
• Tim Smith - Head of political press
• John Godfrey - Director of policy
• Neil O'Brien - Policy adviser
• Alex Burghart - Policy unit lead on social justice
• Katie Perrior - Director of communications
• Richard Chew - Political adviser
• Georgia Berry - Policy unit lead on energy and climate change
• Nick Hargrave - Political adviser
• Jessica Cunliffe - Speech writer
• Lizzie Loudon - Press secretary
• Tom Swarbrick - Head of broadcast
• Denzil Davidson - EU adviser
• Will Tanner - Deputy head of policy
• Richard Jackson - Media operations manager
• Ben Mascall - Head of strategic communications
• Stephen Parkinson - Political secretary
• Alex Dawson - Political adviser
• Liz Sanderson - Head of features

HM Treasury

Chancellor of the exchequer: Philip Hammond

• Graham Hook - Policy adviser:
• Hayden Allan - Media adviser
• Duncan McCourt - Policy adviser
• Karen Ward - Special economic adviser
• Poppy Trowbridge - Media adviser

Chief secretary to the treasury: David Gauke

• N/A

Home Office

Secretary of state: Amber Rudd

• Amy Fisher - : Media adviser: previously worked at Google and Policy Exchange, and was director of communications at the Conservative Campaign Headquarters.
• Mo Hussein - Media adviser
• Simon Glasson - Policy adviser

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Secretary of state: Boris Johnson

• Ben Gasgoine - Policy adviser: previously worked for lobbying firm Crosby Textor.
• Will Walden - Media adviser: former BBC Westminster news editor.
• David Blair - Chief speechwriter: former journalist for The Telegraph and the Financial Times.

Ministry of Defence

Secretary of state: Michael Fallon

• Ben Mascall - Media adviser
• James Wild - Policy adviser: former lobbyist for UK firm Hanover Communications.

Ministry of Justice

Secretary of state: Liz Truss

• Ruth Porter - Media adviser
• Tim Pitt - Policy adviser: worked for law firm Slaughter & May.

Department for Education

Secretary of state: Justine Greening

• Victoria Crawford - Media adviser: formerly worked for Lloyds as government affairs manager.
• Peter Wilson - Media adviser

Department for Exiting the European Union

Secretary of state: David Davis

• Raoul Ruparel - Policy adviser: co-director at Open Europe.
• James Chapman - Media adviser: former political editor at The Daily Mail.

Department for International Trade

Secretary of state: Liam Fox

• David Goss - Policy adviser

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Secretary of state: Greg Clark

• Guy Newey - Policy adviser
• Jacob Willmer - Media adviser
• Meg Powell-Chandler - Policy adviser

Department of Health

Secretary of state: Jeremy Hunt

• Ed Jones - Policy adviser
• Paul Harrison - Media adviser
• Christina Robinson - Policy adviser

Department for Work and Pensions

Secretary of state: Damian Green

• Lottie Dexter - Media adviser
• Flora Rose - Policy adviser

Department for Transport

Secretary of state: Chris Grayling

• Simon Jones - Policy adviser
• Emma Boon - Media adviser

Department for Communities and Local Government

Secretary of state: Sajid Javid

• Nick King - Policy adviser
• Salma Shah - Media adviser: previously a broadcast journalist at the BBC, and worked at Freelance PR, managing communications for Business in the Community's Olympic legacy project, and in the Conservative Party's press office.
• Carrie Symonds - Media adviser:

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Secretary of state: David Lidington

• N/A

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Secretary of state: Natalie Evans

• Richard Holden - Political adviser
• Katharine Howell - Political adviser

Scotland Office

Secretary of state: David Mundell

• Keelan Carr - Policy adviser
• Mary Macleod - Policy adviser

Wales Office

Secretary of state: Alun Cairns

• N/A

Northern Ireland Office

Secretary of state: James Brokenshire

• Peter Cardwell - Media adviser: previously worked for BBC and ITV.
• Jonathan Caine - Policy adviser

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Secretary of state: Andrea Leadsom

• Guy Robinson - Policy adviser: previously worked for lobbying firm Crosby Textor.
• Lee Cain - Media adviser: head of broadcast for 'Vote Leave' and former journalist for The Daily Mail.

Department for International Development

Secretary of state: Priti Patel

• Jo Corlett - Policy adviser
• Rob Oxley - Media adviser

Department for Culture, Media & Sport

Secretary of state: Karen Bradley

• Craig Woodhouse - Media adviser: previously worked at The Sun.

Cabinet Office

Secretary of state: Patrick McLoughlin

• N/A

Whips Office

Secretary of state: Gavin Williamson

• Simon Burton - Political adviser
• Rupert Oldham-Reid - Political adviser