UK Government Special Advisers 2016 Conservatives
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List of special advisers to the Conservative government formed in July 2016 under prime minister Theresa May.
Contents
- 1 Number 10 Policy Unit
- 2 HM Treasury
- 3 Home Office
- 4 Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- 5 Ministry of Defence
- 6 Ministry of Justice
- 7 Department for Education
- 8 Department for Exiting the European Union
- 9 Department for International Trade
- 10 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- 11 Department of Health
- 12 Department for Work and Pensions
- 13 Department for Transport
- 14 Department for Communities and Local Government
- 15 Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
- 16 Office of the Leader of the House of Lords
- 17 Scotland Office
- 18 Wales Office
- 19 Northern Ireland Office
- 20 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- 21 Department for International Development
- 22 Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- 23 Cabinet Office
- 24 Whips Office
- 25 Notes
Number 10 Policy Unit
Prime minister: Theresa May
- Fiona Hill - PM's closest adviser, co-chief of staff
- Nick Timothy - Co-chief of staff
- James McLoughlin - Adviser on business relations
- Sheridan Westlake - Policy adviser
- Tim Smith - Head of political press
- John Godfrey - Director of policy
- Neil O'Brien - Policy adviser
- Alex Burghart - Policy unit lead on social justice
- Katie Perrior - Director of communications
- Richard Chew - Political adviser
- Georgia Berry - Policy unit lead on energy and climate change
- Nick Hargrave - Political adviser
- Jessica Cunliffe - Speech writer
- Lizzie Loudon - Press secretary
- Tom Swarbrick - Head of broadcast
- Denzil Davidson - EU adviser
- Will Tanner - Deputy head of policy
- Richard Jackson - Media operations manager
- Ben Mascall - Head of strategic communications
- Stephen Parkinson - Political secretary
- Alex Dawson - Political adviser
- Liz Sanderson - Head of features
HM Treasury
Chancellor of the exchequer: Philip Hammond
- Graham Hook - Policy adviser:
- Hayden Allan - Media adviser
- Duncan McCourt - Policy adviser
- Karen Ward - Special economic adviser
- Poppy Trowbridge - Media adviser
Chief secretary to the treasury: David Gauke
- N/A
Home Office
Secretary of state: Amber Rudd
- Amy Fisher - : Media adviser: previously worked at Google and Policy Exchange, and was director of communications at the Conservative Campaign Headquarters.
- Mo Hussein - Media adviser
- Simon Glasson - Policy adviser
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Secretary of state: Boris Johnson
- Ben Gasgoine - Policy adviser: previously worked for lobbying firm Crosby Textor.
- Will Walden - Media adviser: former BBC Westminster news editor.
- David Blair - Chief speechwriter: former journalist for The Telegraph and the Financial Times.
Ministry of Defence
Secretary of state: Michael Fallon
- Ben Mascall - Media adviser
- James Wild - Policy adviser: former lobbyist for UK firm Hanover Communications.
Ministry of Justice
Secretary of state: Liz Truss
- Ruth Porter - Media adviser
- Tim Pitt - Policy adviser: worked for law firm Slaughter & May.
Department for Education
Secretary of state: Justine Greening
- Victoria Crawford - Media adviser: formerly worked for Lloyds as government affairs manager.
- Peter Wilson - Media adviser
Department for Exiting the European Union
Secretary of state: David Davis
- Raoul Ruparel - Policy adviser: co-director at Open Europe.
- James Chapman - Media adviser: former political editor at The Daily Mail.
Department for International Trade
Secretary of state: Liam Fox
- David Goss - Policy adviser
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Secretary of state: Greg Clark
- Guy Newey - Policy adviser
- Jacob Willmer - Media adviser
- Meg Powell-Chandler - Policy adviser
Department of Health
Secretary of state: Jeremy Hunt
- Ed Jones - Policy adviser
- Paul Harrison - Media adviser
- Christina Robinson - Policy adviser
Department for Work and Pensions
Secretary of state: Damian Green
- Lottie Dexter - Media adviser
- Flora Rose - Policy adviser
Department for Transport
Secretary of state: Chris Grayling
- Simon Jones - Policy adviser
- Emma Boon - Media adviser
Department for Communities and Local Government
Secretary of state: Sajid Javid
- Nick King - Policy adviser
- Salma Shah - Media adviser: previously a broadcast journalist at the BBC, and worked at Freelance PR, managing communications for Business in the Community's Olympic legacy project, and in the Conservative Party's press office.
- Carrie Symonds - Media adviser:
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Secretary of state: David Lidington
- N/A
Office of the Leader of the House of Lords
Secretary of state: Natalie Evans
- Richard Holden - Political adviser
- Katharine Howell - Political adviser
Scotland Office
Secretary of state: David Mundell
- Keelan Carr - Policy adviser
- Mary Macleod - Policy adviser
Wales Office
Secretary of state: Alun Cairns
- N/A
Northern Ireland Office
Secretary of state: James Brokenshire
- Peter Cardwell - Media adviser: previously worked for BBC and ITV.
- Jonathan Caine - Policy adviser
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Secretary of state: Andrea Leadsom
- Guy Robinson - Policy adviser: previously worked for lobbying firm Crosby Textor.
- Lee Cain - Media adviser: head of broadcast for 'Vote Leave' and former journalist for The Daily Mail.
Department for International Development
Secretary of state: Priti Patel
- Jo Corlett - Policy adviser
- Rob Oxley - Media adviser
Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Secretary of state: Karen Bradley
- Craig Woodhouse - : previously worked at The Sun.
Cabinet Office
Secretary of state: Patrick McLoughlin
Whips Office
Secretary of state: Gavin Williamson
