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*[[Daniel Korski]] - Technology: appointed in June 2013. Korski is a former strategic adviser and spokesman for [[Catherine Ashton]], High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union. He has also worked for [[Andrew Mitchell]], the former Conservative Chief Whip.  
 
*[[Daniel Korski]] - Technology: appointed in June 2013. Korski is a former strategic adviser and spokesman for [[Catherine Ashton]], High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union. He has also worked for [[Andrew Mitchell]], the former Conservative Chief Whip.  
  
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*[[Nick Seddon]] - Health: appointed health advisor to UK Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] in May 2013. Previously Seddon was deputy director of [[Reform]], and he was also head of communications for [[Circle]], the first private healthcare company to run an NHS hospital, Hinchingbrooke.
  
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*[[Tara Singh]] - Energy and Environment  
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*[[Tara Singh]] - Energy and Environment: appointed in May 2013. Singh joined the Number 10 Policy Unit having previously worked for four years from 2009 as a public affairs manager for British Gas owner [[Centrica plc]] on British Gas and Centrica Energy issues.
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*[[Andrew Dunlop]] - Scotland  
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*[[Ramsay Jones]] - Scotland  
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*[[Andrew Dunlop]] - Scotland: appointed as [[David Cameron]]'s adviser on Scotland in 2012. Mr Dunlop is also a Conservative councillor in West Sussex. Dunlop was also a former adviser to Margaret Thatcher.
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*[[Conrad Bailey]]  
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*[[Ramsay Jones]] - Scotland: appointed as special adviser on Scotland in January 2012. Prior to this, Jones was the director of media for the [[Scottish Conservatives]].
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*[[Laura Trott]] - Education: appointed in February 2012. She has previously held the role of Chief of Staff to Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General [[Francis Maude]].
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*[[Conrad Bailey]]: appointed in July 2014, he previously former head of conflict department at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]]. As well as this,  Bailey served as acting command secretary at the [[Ministry of Defence]].
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*[[Emily Ackroyd]]:  appointed as senior policy adviser for Welfare, Employment and Pensions in February 2014. She is a civil servant who previously worked in the [[Department of Work and Pensions]] and as Deputy Director for Social Justice.
  
 
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==Deputy Prime Minister's Office==

Revision as of 14:56, 13 October 2014

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List of Special Advisers 2014

Downing Street 2014

Number 10 Policy Unit

  • Ed Llewellyn - Chief of staff: he was appointed in 2005 following David Cameron's victory in the Conservative leadership election. Llewellyn was hired to be Cameron's personal Chief of Staff in his capacity as Leader of the Opposition. Llewellyn continued in this role until 2010. When Cameron became Prime Minister he appointed Llewellyn to the post of the Downing Street Chief of Staff.
  • Craig Oliver - Director of communications: Oliver was appointed this role in 2011 to replace Andy Coulson as top media adviser. Previous jobs include working at the BBC where he was controller of English at BBC Global News as well as working at Channel 5 as their programme editor. [1]
  • Graeme Wilson - Political press secretary: Wilson was appointed in August 2013. He previously worked as deputy political editor of The Sun. [2]
  • Alan Sendorek - Head of press: was appointed in January 2011. Previously he worked at Tory HQ as head of media. Previous roles also include senior press officer to shadow education secretary Michael Gove (MP) and press officer to the shadow education team and therefore shadow home secretary to David Davis (MP).
  • Ameet Gill - Head of strategic communications: Gill started woking for Cameron in 2006. Prior to joining Cameron's team, he was a researcher for the historian Niall Ferguson, assisting him with some of his documentaries. [3]
  • Liz Sugg - Head of events and visits: was appointed in 2010. Sugg also worked in managing media for the Conservative European MPs, as well as at Sky News She later worked for Kenneth Clarke.
  • Gabby Bertin - Director of external relations: She worked as a press aide for Conservative Party leader David Cameron and was appointed as director of external relations in August 2013.
  • Jo Johnson - Head of policy unit: Johnson has been head of the Downing Street Policy Unit since April 2013. He was also appointed Minister of State in July 2014 and has been the Member of Parliament for Orpington since the general election in May 2010. [4]
  • Max Chambers - Policy unit: joined Cameron's team in July 2014. Previously, Chambers worked for Policy Exchange as Senior Research Fellow. He has also worked in Parliament for the Shadow Justice and Home Affairs teams.
  • Daniel Korski - Technology: appointed in June 2013. Korski is a former strategic adviser and spokesman for Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union. He has also worked for Andrew Mitchell, the former Conservative Chief Whip.
  • Nick Seddon - Health: appointed health advisor to UK Prime Minister David Cameron in May 2013. Previously Seddon was deputy director of Reform, and he was also head of communications for Circle, the first private healthcare company to run an NHS hospital, Hinchingbrooke.
  • Tara Singh - Energy and Environment: appointed in May 2013. Singh joined the Number 10 Policy Unit having previously worked for four years from 2009 as a public affairs manager for British Gas owner Centrica plc on British Gas and Centrica Energy issues.
  • Andrew Dunlop - Scotland: appointed as David Cameron's adviser on Scotland in 2012. Mr Dunlop is also a Conservative councillor in West Sussex. Dunlop was also a former adviser to Margaret Thatcher.
  • Laura Trott - Education: appointed in February 2012. She has previously held the role of Chief of Staff to Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General Francis Maude.
  • Emily Ackroyd: appointed as senior policy adviser for Welfare, Employment and Pensions in February 2014. She is a civil servant who previously worked in the Department of Work and Pensions and as Deputy Director for Social Justice.

Deputy Prime Minister's Office

HM Treasury

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Communities and Local Government

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Department of Energy and Climate Change

Department for Transport

Northern Ireland Office

Home Office

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Leader of the House of Commons

Leader of the House of Lords

Scotland Office

Department for Work and Pensions

Department of Health

Cabinet Office

Department for International Development

Ministry of Justice

Department for Education

Notes

  1. ↑ Craig Oliver’s first appearance on camera STV, 2 February 2011, accessed 9 October 2014
  2. ↑ James Forsyth, Graeme Wilson of The Sun to be new Downing Street press secretary", The Spectator, 27.08.2013, accessed 17 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Tim Walker David Cameron's voice, Ameet Gill, finally speaks The Telegraph, 24 November 2010, accessed 9 October 2014
  4. ↑ Jo Johnson GOV.UK, accessed 13 October 2014

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