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*[[Charlotte Lawson]] - ''Third Sector adviser'': worked for the think tank [[Centre for Social Justice]], the [[BBC]] and the food industry lobby group the [[Food and Drink Federation]]. Salary: £72,000.
 
*[[Charlotte Lawson]] - ''Third Sector adviser'': worked for the think tank [[Centre for Social Justice]], the [[BBC]] and the food industry lobby group the [[Food and Drink Federation]]. Salary: £72,000.
 
*[[Liz Sanderson]] - ''Head of features'': former journalist with the [[Mail]]. Salary: £74,000.
 
*[[Liz Sanderson]] - ''Head of features'': former journalist with the [[Mail]]. Salary: £74,000.
*[[Edward de Minckwitz]] - ''Head of briefing'': former aide to [[David Cameron]], worked in the [[Conservative Research Department]]. Salary: 65,000.
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*[[Edward de Minckwitz]] - ''Head of briefing'': former aide to [[David Cameron]], worked in the [[Conservative Research Department]]. Salary: £65,000.
 
*[[Keelan Carr]] - ''Scotland adviser'': former aide to [[David Mundell]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
 
*[[Keelan Carr]] - ''Scotland adviser'': former aide to [[David Mundell]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
 
*[[Jonathan Stock]] - Salary: £53,000-63,999.
 
*[[Jonathan Stock]] - Salary: £53,000-63,999.
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==Foreign and Commonwealth Office==
 
==Foreign and Commonwealth Office==
 
Secretary of state: [[Boris Johnson]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Boris Johnson]]
*[[Ben Gasgoine]] - ''Policy adviser'': previously worked for lobbying firm [[Crosby Textor]].  
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*[[Ben Gascoigne]] - ''Policy adviser'': previously worked for lobbying firm [[Crosby Textor]]. Salary: £120,000.
*[[David Frost]] -  
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*[[David Frost]] - ''Policy adviser'': CEO of the [[Scotch Whisky Association]] and former British Ambassador to Denmark. Salary: £69,000.
*[[Liam Parker]] -
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*[[Liam Parker]] - ''Media adviser'': former press secretary to [[Mark Carney]] of the [[Bank of England]]. Salary: £72,000
  
 
==Ministry of Defence==
 
==Ministry of Defence==
 
Secretary of state: [[Michael Fallon]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Michael Fallon]]
*[[Richard Holden]] -  
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*[[Richard Holden]] - ''Media adviser'': former aide to [[Baroness Stowell]]. Salary: up to £52,999.
*[[James Wild]] - ''Policy adviser'': former lobbyist for UK firm [[Hanover Communications]].
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*[[James Wild]] - ''Policy adviser'': former lobbyist for UK firm [[Hanover Communications]]. Salary: £68,000
  
 
==Ministry of Justice==
 
==Ministry of Justice==
 
Secretary of state: [[Liz Truss]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Liz Truss]]
*[[Ruth Porter]] - ''Media adviser''
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*[[Ruth Porter]] - ''Media adviser'': aide to Truss at DEFRA, former head of economics and social policy at [[Policy Exchange]] and communications director at the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]]. Salary: £65,000.
*[[Tim Pitt]] - ''Policy adviser'': worked for law firm [[Slaughter & May]].
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*[[Tim Pitt]] - ''Policy adviser'': worked for law firm [[Slaughter & May]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
*[[Kirsty Buchanan]] -
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*[[Kirsty Buchanan]] - ''Policy adviser''. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
  
 
==Department for Education==
 
==Department for Education==
 
Secretary of state: [[Justine Greening]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Justine Greening]]
*[[Victoria Crawford]] - ''Media adviser'': formerly worked for [[Lloyds]] as government affairs manager.
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*[[Victoria Crawford]] - ''Media adviser'': formerly worked for [[Lloyds]] as government affairs manager. Salary: £74,000.
*[[Peter Wilson]] - ''Media adviser''
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*[[Peter Wilson]] - ''Media adviser'': previously worked for lobbying firm [[Quiller Consultants]] and as a journalist for [[The Times]], [[The Independent]], [[The Telegraph]] and the [[BBC]]. Salary: 68,000.
  
 
==Department for Exiting the European Union==
 
==Department for Exiting the European Union==
 
Secretary of state: [[David Davis]]
 
Secretary of state: [[David Davis]]
*[[Raoul Ruparel]] - ''Policy adviser'': co-director at [[Open Europe]].
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*[[Raoul Ruparel]] - ''Policy adviser'': co-director at [[Open Europe]]. Salary: £67,000.
*[[James Chapman]] - ''Media adviser'': former political editor at [[The Daily Mail]].
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*[[James Chapman]] - ''Media adviser'': former political editor at [[The Daily Mail]]. Salary: £115,000.
  
 
==Department for International Trade==
 
==Department for International Trade==
 
Secretary of state: [[Liam Fox]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Liam Fox]]
*[[Amy Tinley]] -  
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*[[Amy Tinley]] - Salary: £65,000.
*[[David Goss]] - ''Policy adviser''
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*[[David Goss]] - ''Policy adviser'': previously worked at the [[City of London Corporation]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
  
 
==Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy==
 
==Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy==
 
Secretary of state: [[Greg Clark]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Greg Clark]]
*[[Guy Newey]] - ''Policy adviser''
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*[[Guy Newey]] - ''Policy adviser'': former aide to [[Amber Rudd]] at DECC, previously head of policy at [[Ovo Energy]] and head of energy at [[Policy Exchange]]. Salary: N/A.
*[[Jacob Willmer]] - ''Media adviser''
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*[[Jacob Willmer]] - ''Media adviser'': worked for the pime minister of Somalia and in the [[Conservative Headquarters]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
*[[Meg Powell-Chandler]] - ''Policy adviser''
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*[[Meg Powell-Chandler]] - ''Policy adviser'': former aide to [[David Cameron]] and worked in the [[Conservative Research Department]]. Salary: N/A.
*[[Glenn Hall]] -
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*[[Glenn Hall]] - ''Policy adviser'': former partner at corporate law firm [[Norton Rose Fulbright]]. Salary: £72,000.
  
 
==Department of Health==
 
==Department of Health==
 
Secretary of state: [[Jeremy Hunt]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Jeremy Hunt]]
*[[Ed Jones]] - ''Policy adviser''
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*[[Ed Jones]] - ''Policy adviser'': previously worked for lobbying firm [[Hanover Communications]] and financial services firm [[Deloitte]]. Salary: £66,000.
*[[Paul Harrison]] - ''Media adviser''
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*[[Paul Harrison]] - ''Media adviser'' Salary: £66,000.
*[[Christina Robinson]] - ''Policy adviser''
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*[[Christina Robinson]] - ''Policy adviser'': former head of communications for healthcare provider [[Circle]]. Salary: N/A.
*[[James Friend]]
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*[[James Friend]] - Salary: £75,000.
  
 
==Department for Work and Pensions==
 
==Department for Work and Pensions==
 
Secretary of state: [[Damian Green]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Damian Green]]
*[[Lottie Dexter]] - ''Media adviser''
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*[[Lottie Dexter]] - ''Media adviser'': former aide to [[Matthew Hancock]], previously communications manager at think tank [[Centre for Social Justice]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
*[[Flora Rose]] - ''Policy adviser''
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*[[Flora Rose]] - ''Policy adviser'': former aide to [[Iain Duncan Smith]] and [[Tina Stowell]], previously manager at finance firm [[CDC Group]] plc. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
  
 
==Department for Transport==
 
==Department for Transport==
 
Secretary of state: [[Chris Grayling]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Chris Grayling]]
*[[Simon Jones]] - ''Policy adviser''
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*[[Simon Jones]] - ''Policy adviser'': previously associate director at [[Lexington Communications]] and manager at [[Aviva]]. Salary: £67,000.
*[[Emma Boon]] - ''Media adviser''
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*[[Emma Boon]] - ''Media adviser'': former aide to [[Liz Truss]], previously worked for the think tank [[Taxpayers' Alliance]] and the [[Brunswick Group]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999
  
 
==Department for Communities and Local Government==
 
==Department for Communities and Local Government==
 
Secretary of state: [[Sajid Javid]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Sajid Javid]]
*[[Nick King]] - ''Policy adviser''
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*[[Nick King]] - ''Policy adviser'': former aide to [[Maria Miller]], previously worked for lobbying firms [[Hanover Communications]] and [[Heathcroft Communications]]. Salary: £72,000.
*[[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.
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*[[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. Salary: £66,000.
*[[Carrie Symonds]] - ''Media adviser'':
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*[[Carrie Symonds]] - ''Media adviser'': former aide to [[Zac Goldsmith]] and [[John Whittingdale]], previously worked for lobbying firm [[Lansons Communications]]. Salary: £66,000.
  
 
==Office of the Leader of the House of Commons==
 
==Office of the Leader of the House of Commons==
 
Secretary of state: [[David Lidington]]
 
Secretary of state: [[David Lidington]]
*[[Fraser Raleigh]] -
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*[[Fraser Raleigh]] - Salary: up to £52,999.
  
 
==Office of the Leader of the House of Lords==
 
==Office of the Leader of the House of Lords==
 
Secretary of state: [[Natalie Evans]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Natalie Evans]]
*[[Tom Pretty]] -  
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*[[Tom Pretty]] - Salary: up to £52,999.
*[[Annabelle Eyre]] -
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*[[Annabelle Eyre]] - ''Political adviser'': former solicitor for [[Darby's Solicitors]] LLP, [[Boyes Turner]], and [[BL Claims Solicitors]] and aide to [[Iain Duncan Smith]]. Salary: £69,000.
*[[Katharine Howell]] - ''Political adviser''
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*[[Katharine Howell]] - ''Political adviser'': previously worked for the [[New Schools Network]], the [[London Chamber of Commerce]] and the [[Conservative Research Department]]. Salary: up to £52,999.
  
 
==Scotland Office==
 
==Scotland Office==
 
Secretary of state: [[David Mundell]]
 
Secretary of state: [[David Mundell]]
*[[Keelan Carr]] - ''Policy adviser''
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*[[Mary Macleod]] - ''Policy adviser'': former MP. Salary: N/A.
*[[Mary Macleod]] - ''Policy adviser''
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*[[Jennifer Donnellan]]- ''Policy adviser'': former aide to [[George Osborne]]. Salary: £53,000-69,999.
  
 
==Wales Office==
 
==Wales Office==
 
Secretary of state: [[Alun Cairns]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Alun Cairns]]
*[[Geraint Evans]] -
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*[[Geraint Evans]] - Salary: £53,000-69,999.
*[[Sophie Traherne]] -
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*[[Sophie Traherne]] - Salary: £53,000-69,999.
  
 
==Northern Ireland Office==
 
==Northern Ireland Office==
 
Secretary of state: [[James Brokenshire]]
 
Secretary of state: [[James Brokenshire]]
*[[Peter Cardwell]] - ''Media adviser'': previously worked for [[BBC]] and [[ITV]].
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*[[Peter Cardwell]] - ''Media adviser'': previously worked for [[BBC]] and [[ITV]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
*[[Jonathan Caine]] - ''Policy adviser''
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*[[Jonathan Caine]] - ''Policy adviser'': former aide to [[Theresa Villiers]] and [[Owen Paterson]], previously worked for lobbying firm [[Bell Pottinger Public Affairs]]. Salary: £74,000.
  
 
==Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs==
 
==Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs==
 
Secretary of state: [[Andrea Leadsom]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Andrea Leadsom]]
*[[Guy Robinson]] - ''Policy adviser'': previously worked for lobbying firm [[Crosby Textor]].
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*[[Guy Robinson]] - ''Policy adviser'': previously worked for lobbying firm [[Crosby Textor]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
*[[Lee Cain]] - ''Media adviser'': head of broadcast for 'Vote Leave' and former journalist for [[The Daily Mail]].
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*[[Lee Cain]] - ''Media adviser'': head of broadcast for 'Vote Leave' and former journalist for [[The Daily Mail]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
  
 
==Department for International Development==
 
==Department for International Development==
 
Secretary of state: [[Priti Patel]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Priti Patel]]
*[[Jo Corlett]] - ''Policy adviser''
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*[[Jo Corlett]] - ''Policy adviser'': former aide to [[Grant Shapps]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
*[[Rob Oxley]] - ''Media adviser''
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*[[Rob Oxley]] - ''Media adviser'': head of media for [[Vote Leave]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
*[[Richard Parr]] -
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*[[Richard Parr]] - ''Policy adviser'': former aide to [[David Cameron]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
  
 
==Department for Culture, Media & Sport==
 
==Department for Culture, Media & Sport==
 
Secretary of state: [[Karen Bradley]]
 
Secretary of state: [[Karen Bradley]]
*[[Craig Woodhouse]] - ''Media adviser'': previously worked at [[The Sun]].
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*[[Craig Woodhouse]] - ''Media adviser'': previously chief political correspondent at [[The Sun]]. Salary: £53,000 - 63,999.
*[[Aidan Corley]] -
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*[[Aidan Corley]] - Salary: up to £52,999.
  
 
==Cabinet Office==
 
==Cabinet Office==
 
Paymaster general: [[Ben Gummer]]
 
Paymaster general: [[Ben Gummer]]
*[[Rupert Yorke]] -
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*[[Rupert Yorke]] - Salary: £53,000-63,999.
  
 
==Whips Office==
 
==Whips Office==
 
Chief whip: [[Gavin Williamson]]
 
Chief whip: [[Gavin Williamson]]
*[[Simon Burton]] - ''Political adviser''
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*[[Simon Burton]] - ''Political adviser'': former aide to [[Patrick McLoughlin]]. Salary: £53,000-63,999.
*[[Rupert Oldham-Reid]] - ''Political adviser''
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*[[Rupert Oldham-Reid]] - ''Political adviser'': previously worked for the think tank [[Centre for Social Justice]]. Salary: up to £52,999.
  
 
==Chairman of the Conservative Party and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster==
 
==Chairman of the Conservative Party and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster==
 
[[Patrick McLoughlin]]
 
[[Patrick McLoughlin]]
*[[Paul Holmes]] -
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*[[Paul Holmes (SpAd)]] - ''Part time political adviser'':  former account manager at the lobbying firm [[Portland]]. Salary: up to £52,999.
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==External Resources==
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*Government release of special advisers in post 21st December 2016 [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579892/List_of_special_advisers_in_post_as_at_21_December_2016.pdf].
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*Westbourne Communications Special Advisers Map [http://westbournecoms.com/spads/].
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*Guido Fawkes SpAd spreadsheet [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16uVCBkk5npgyLIehZC4aup5I5MQN8Wa4aIZXuGN7zKI/htmlview#].
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 09:18, 25 January 2017

List of special advisers (83 in total) in post as at December 2016, under the Conservative government formed in July 2016 by prime minister Theresa May.

Number 10 Policy Unit

Prime minister: Theresa May

HM Treasury

Chancellor of the exchequer: Philip Hammond

Chief secretary to the treasury: David Gauke

  • N/A

Home Office

Secretary of state: Amber Rudd

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Secretary of state: Boris Johnson

Ministry of Defence

Secretary of state: Michael Fallon

Ministry of Justice

Secretary of state: Liz Truss

Department for Education

Secretary of state: Justine Greening

Department for Exiting the European Union

Secretary of state: David Davis

Department for International Trade

Secretary of state: Liam Fox

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Secretary of state: Greg Clark

Department of Health

Secretary of state: Jeremy Hunt

Department for Work and Pensions

Secretary of state: Damian Green

Department for Transport

Secretary of state: Chris Grayling

Department for Communities and Local Government

Secretary of state: Sajid Javid

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Secretary of state: David Lidington

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Secretary of state: Natalie Evans

Scotland Office

Secretary of state: David Mundell

Wales Office

Secretary of state: Alun Cairns

Northern Ireland Office

Secretary of state: James Brokenshire

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Secretary of state: Andrea Leadsom

Department for International Development

Secretary of state: Priti Patel

Department for Culture, Media & Sport

Secretary of state: Karen Bradley

Cabinet Office

Paymaster general: Ben Gummer

Whips Office

Chief whip: Gavin Williamson

Chairman of the Conservative Party and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Patrick McLoughlin

External Resources

  • Government release of special advisers in post 21st December 2016 [1].
  • Westbourne Communications Special Advisers Map [2].
  • Guido Fawkes SpAd spreadsheet [3].

Notes