Oliver Dowden
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Oliver Dowden was appointed deputy chief of staff to the UK Prime Minister David Cameron in 2012 to work underneath Ed Llewellyn. Oliver has recently been selected as the Conservative candidate in Hertsmere. [1]
Dowden has been described as one of the most highly regarded figures in Downing Street, 'with an expertise in the attacking form of political communications that has led to comparisons with Alastair Campbell',[2] former spindoctor to Labour PM Tony Blair.
Background
Dowden studied law at Cambridge. In 2004 he joined the Conservative Research Department. He left the Tories in 2007 to work for the PR and lobbying company Hill & Knowlton but returned to the party to work alongside Andy Coulson in early 2009.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Peter Hoskin Oliver Dowden selected for Hertsmere Conservative Home, 8 October 2014, accessed 10 October 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jane Merrick, 'Olive' in charge after No 10 shake-up, The Independent, 14 October 2012 , accessed 17 September 2014,
