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'''Arminka Helic''' was Chief of Staff to First Secretary of State [[William Hague]].<ref>Department of Information Services, "[http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04810.pdf Parliamentary Information List]", accessed 07.09.10</ref> After Hague's transfer from the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] to Leader of the [[House of Commons]], Helic is now working in a general election strategy role for him. <ref> Senior Tories take spads with them to new roles [http://www.prweek.com/article/1304951/senior-tories-spads-new-roles] accessed 8 September 2014 </ref>
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'''Arminka Helic''' was chief of staff to first secretary of state [[William Hague]].<ref>Department of Information Services, "[http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04810.pdf Parliamentary Information List]", accessed 07.09.10</ref>  
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Helic is now working in a general election strategy role for him following Hague's transfer from the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] to Leader of the [[House of Commons]]. <ref> Senior Tories take spads with them to new roles [http://www.prweek.com/article/1304951/senior-tories-spads-new-roles] accessed 8 September 2014 </ref>
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==

Revision as of 16:45, 30 October 2014

Arminka Helic was chief of staff to first secretary of state William Hague.[1]

Helic is now working in a general election strategy role for him following Hague's transfer from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to Leader of the House of Commons. [2]

Background

Dr Helic is a Bosnian Muslim and foreign policy expert who became a Conservative adviser after fleeing the Yugoslav conflict of the 1990s.[3]

In the aftermath of Israel's 2006 attack on Lebanon, there were rumours that Hague's apparent criticism of Israel - in his remark that "elements of the Israeli response are disproportionate" - reflected the influence of Helic, given his previously staunch support for Israel.[4]

Contact, Resources, Notes

Notes

  1. Department of Information Services, "Parliamentary Information List", accessed 07.09.10
  2. Senior Tories take spads with them to new roles [1] accessed 8 September 2014
  3. David Charter, "Ashdown backed for EU Balkans job", 02.06.10, accessed 08.09.10
  4. Matthew d'Ancona, "Ignore the rhetoric, Westminster is fizzing with tension", 23.07.06, accessed 08.09.10