Andrew Maugham
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Andrew Maugham was a special adviser to the UK Labour Party from 1997 to 2009[1] and is now Associate Director for London-based lobbyists Brevia Consulting (formerly PoliticsDirect).
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Background
Maugham graduated with an economics degree from University College London and also has an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE).[2] Previously an economist specialising in public finance issues at the Bank of England, Maugham started working for the Labour Party in 1991.[3]
Maugham was a special adviser to Alistair Darling for 12 years, from 1997 to 2009. Firstly at the Department of Social Security (DSS) from 1997 to 2002, following Darling in his positions as Secretary of State for Transport (2002 to 2006), Secretary of State for Scotland (2003 to 2006),[4] Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (2006 to 2007), and Chancellor of the Exchequer (a position held by Darling from 2007 to 2010, with Maugham leaving in 2009).[5] In 2008, the Mail on Sunday reported that Maugham was one of the "three wise men" Darling "relied on" for advice on how to deal with the economic crisis (the other two being banker Geoffrey Spence and former head of McKinsey, David Pinto-Duschinsky). According to the article, "It was over coffee and biscuits that the four men discussed the plan to allow Lloyds TSB to buy HBoS to prevent the crisis escalating out of control."[6]
Revolving door
In 2009, Maugham became an associate director at London-based lobbying firm PoliticsDirect[7] (now known as Brevia Consulting.
Contact, Resources, Notes
Resources
FOI Request published 11 May 2005
Notes
- ↑ Info-Dynamics Research, "Where are they now? The 1997/1998 Special Advisers to the Labour Government", GMB: April 2006 Briefing, p12, accessed 26.09.10
- ↑ "Andrew Maugham", PoliticsDirect, accessed 26.09.10
- ↑ Martin McElwee, "The Great and the Good? The rise of the new class", Centre for Policy Studies, p61, accessed 26.09.10
- ↑ Info-Dynamics Research, "Where are they now? The 1997/1998 Special Advisers to the Labour Government", GMB: April 2006 Briefing, p12, accessed 26.09.10
- ↑ "Andrew Maugham", PoliticsDirect, accessed 26.09.10
- ↑ Staff reporter, "Chancellor relied on 'three wise men' for advice on dealing with economic crisis", Mail on Sunday, 20.09.08, accessed 26.09.10
- ↑ "Andrew Maugham", PoliticsDirect, accessed 26.09.10
