Poppy Mitchell-Rose
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Poppy Mitchell-Rose is Special Adviser to Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne.[1] According to the parliamentary register of interests, she is employed by Conservative Campaign Headquarters as his Deputy Chief of Staff.[2]
Background
The 30-year-old previously worked as a journalist for both the BBC and Reuters before becoming media adviser to Conservative MP Liam Fox [3] when he was shadow Health Secretary. She joined Osborne’s team in 2006. Her long-term boyfriend Ben Wright is a BBC journalist and the son of Labour MP Tony Wright.[4]
Mitchell-Rose was educated at Tony Blair’s old school, Fettes College, before going to Durham University.[4]
Gifts/benefits declared
- UK flights provided by BAE, Tresillian Leisure Ltd, Eastern Atlantic Helicopters Ltd, and Noble Foods. 'Flight dates and destinations have been provided to the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards'.[5]
Contact, Resources, Notes
Notes
- ↑ Department of Information Services, "Parliamentary Information List", accessed 07.09.10
- ↑ House of Commons, Parliamentary register of members' secretaries and research interests, 1 October 2010. p40
- ↑ Josh Neicho, "All power to the new Tories", London Evening Standard, 26.07.10, accessed 07.09.10
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The coalition special advisers, Civil Service World, (the newspaper for the senior civil service) 7th April 2011, accessed 5 October 2011
- ↑ House of Commons, Parliamentary register of members' secretaries and research interests, 1 October 2010. p40
