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*[[Alan Sendorek]] - Head of press: was appointed in January 2011. Previously he worked at Tory HQ as head of media. Previous roles also include senior press officer to shadow education secretary [[Michael Gove]] (MP) and press officer to the shadow education team and therefore shadow home secretary to [[David Davis]] (MP).
 
*[[Alan Sendorek]] - Head of press: was appointed in January 2011. Previously he worked at Tory HQ as head of media. Previous roles also include senior press officer to shadow education secretary [[Michael Gove]] (MP) and press officer to the shadow education team and therefore shadow home secretary to [[David Davis]] (MP).
  
*[[Michael Salter]] - Head of broadcasting  
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*[[Michael Salter]] - Head of broadcasting: a role which he started in May 2010. Salter is also Chairman of [[Pride in London]]
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*[[Ameet Gill]] - Head of strategic communications: Gill started woking for Cameron in 2006. Prior to joining Cameron's team, he was a researcher for the historian [[Niall Ferguson]], assisting him with some of his documentaries. <ref> Tim Walker [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8155084/David-Camerons-voice-Ameet-Gill-finally-speaks.html David Cameron's voice, Ameet Gill, finally speaks] ''The Telegraph'', 24 November 2010, accessed 9 October 2014 </ref>
  
*[[Ameet Gill]] - Head of strategic communications
 
 
*[[Liz Sugg]] - Head of events and visits  
 
*[[Liz Sugg]] - Head of events and visits  
 
*[[Gabby Bertin]] - Director of external relations  
 
*[[Gabby Bertin]] - Director of external relations  

Revision as of 10:19, 13 October 2014

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List of Special Advisers 2014

Downing Street 2014

Number 10 Policy Unit

  • Ed Llewellyn - Chief of staff: he was appointed in 2005 following David Cameron's victory in the Conservative leadership election. Llewellyn was hired to be Cameron's personal Chief of Staff in his capacity as Leader of the Opposition. Llewellyn continued in this role until 2010. When Cameron became Prime Minister he appointed Llewellyn to the post of the Downing Street Chief of Staff.
  • Craig Oliver - Director of communications: Oliver was appointed this role in 2011 to replace Andy Coulson as top media adviser. Previous jobs include working at the BBC where he was controller of English at BBC Global News as well as working at Channel 5 as their programme editor. [1]
  • Graeme Wilson - Political press secretary: Wilson was appointed in August 2013. He previously worked as deputy political editor of The Sun. [2]
  • Alan Sendorek - Head of press: was appointed in January 2011. Previously he worked at Tory HQ as head of media. Previous roles also include senior press officer to shadow education secretary Michael Gove (MP) and press officer to the shadow education team and therefore shadow home secretary to David Davis (MP).
  • Ameet Gill - Head of strategic communications: Gill started woking for Cameron in 2006. Prior to joining Cameron's team, he was a researcher for the historian Niall Ferguson, assisting him with some of his documentaries. [3]

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Notes

  1. Craig Oliver’s first appearance on camera STV, 2 February 2011, accessed 9 October 2014
  2. James Forsyth, Graeme Wilson of The Sun to be new Downing Street press secretary", The Spectator, 27.08.2013, accessed 17 September 2014.
  3. Tim Walker David Cameron's voice, Ameet Gill, finally speaks The Telegraph, 24 November 2010, accessed 9 October 2014

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