Justin Forsyth
Justin Forsyth is a former special adviser to two UK Labour prime ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. He currently works as the chief executive of Save the Children UK. [1]
Background
Forsyth started his career at Oxfam as a policy adviser on South Africa during the latter stages of the apartheid era. At Oxfam he helped build campaigns on debt cancellation, Africa, Make Trade Fair and access to medicines. In 1995 Justin went out to Washington DC to set up Oxfam International, before returning in 1999 as policy and campaigns Director. [2]
In 2004 he was recruited to Number 10 by Tony Blair where he led efforts on poverty and climate change, and was one of the driving forces behind the Make Poverty History campaign. [2]
He remained at Number 10 under Gordon Brown, becoming his strategic communications and campaigns director, helping to use new communications strategies to reach the British public on a range of issues, from knife crime to climate change. [2]
Forsyth was appointed as chief Executive of Save the Children in September 2010. [1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christopher Hope Half of Gordon Brown's 'spads' work for charities lobbying Coalition, as Tories condemn 'revolving door' The Telegraph, 15 August 2014, accessed 17 October 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Executive Directors Save the Children, accessed 17 October 2014
