Katie Perrior
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Katie Perrior is prime minister Theresa May's director of communications, appointed in July 2016 [1], and previously worked as May's spokesman in her summer bid for the Conservative Party leadership.
Perrior is the former media director of the think tank the Stockholm Network [2] and the PR companies InHouse PR, InHouse Connex and Hersay Ltd. [3] [4]
Prior to this role she worked as a media consultant on the game-show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, and for the Conservative Party Chairman and Conservative shadow home secretary during high profile campaigns.
She is the first non-journalist to hold the role in recent history. [5]
Conflict of interest
In February 2017, Perrior formalised her resignation as director of three public relations companies, five months after she became Number 10's chief spin doctor, days after Labour raised questions of a potential conflict of interest.
She had notified Companies House in December 2016 that she stepped down as a director of iNHouse PR, iNHouse Connex and Hersay Ltd, all three of which she co-directed with Jo Tanner, a former Conservative staffer. She failed however to register the resignations with parliament, blaming an administrative oversight.
Since joining Downing Street, Perrior has appeared at several of InHouse Communications' official events, including a press event for lobby journalists held to promote a West End play organised by the PR agency. [1]
InHouse PR ran Boris Johnson’s PR during his 2008 bid to become London mayor, and his successful 2012 re-election campaign. [6]
Affiliations
Stockholm Network | InHouse PR | Channel 4 | ITV | Boris Johnson
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rajeev Syal, Theresa May's spin doctor gets paperwork right after questions over conflict of interest, The Guardian, 21 February 2017, accessed 2 March 2017.
- ↑ Stockholm Network, Annual Report 2005-06, ISSU, Accessed 20-April-2010
- ↑ Katie Perrior, Meet the Directors, InHouse PR, Accessed 25-June-2010
- ↑ Katie Perrior, Lobbyists should make the most of Boris' willingness to listen, PR Week, 5-June-2008, Accessed 25-June-2010
- ↑ David Singleton, PR boss Katie Perrior is Theresa May's top spin doctor, TotalPolitics, 15 July 2016, accessed 9 December 2016.
- ↑ John Harrington, Former Boris Johnson PR chief Katie Perrior joins Theresa May's leadership team, PRWeek, 5 July 2016, accessed 9 December 2016.
