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


Contact, Resources, Notes

Notes

  1. Department of Information Services, "Parliamentary Information List", accessed 07.09.10
  2. House of Commons, Parliamentary register of members' secretaries and research interests, 1 October 2010. p40
  3. Josh Neicho, "All power to the new Tories", London Evening Standard, 26.07.10, accessed 07.09.10
  4. 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
  5. House of Commons, Parliamentary register of members' secretaries and research interests, 1 October 2010. p40