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Revision as of 13:17, 23 January 2023
Alex Aiken is the executive director of the Government Communication Service based in the Cabinet Office.
Career
Aiken joined the press office of the Conservative Party in 1992, starting as a press officer, then chief press officer and finally head of news.
In 1998 he was appointed deputy director of the Conservative Party, in charge of managing the party's campaigns.
From 2000 to 2013 he was the director of communications and strategy for Westminster City Council.
In 2013 he joined the Cabinet Office as the executive director for government communications - the most senior communications role in the civil service.[1]
In 2018 he oversaw the creation of the Rapid Response Unit.
In 2019 he was promoted in the Army Reserve to 'Honorary Colonel Operational Media and Communications Group 77 Brigade 1 November 2019.[2]
Education
- BSc Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1985 – 1988[1]
Affiliations
Former
- LGcommunications, national secretary
- Public Relations Consultants Association Council, vice chairman[3]
Contact
- Twitter: @AlexanderAiken
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Linkedin Alex Aiken, accessed 18 June 2015.
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62881/supplement/164/data.pdf
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gov.UK Alex Aiken, accessed 18 June 2015.
