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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]]. Salary: £120,000.
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*[[Ben Gascoigne]] - ''Policy adviser'': previously worked for lobbying firm [[Crosby Textor]]. Salary: £120,000.
 
*[[David Frost]] - ''Policy adviser'': CEO of the [[Scotch Whisky Association]] and former British Ambassador to Denmark. Salary: £69,000.
 
*[[David Frost]] - ''Policy adviser'': CEO of the [[Scotch Whisky Association]] and former British Ambassador to Denmark. Salary: £69,000.
 
*[[Liam Parker]] - ''Media adviser'': former press secretary to [[Mark Carney]] of the [[Bank of England]]. Salary: £72,000
 
*[[Liam Parker]] - ''Media adviser'': former press secretary to [[Mark Carney]] of the [[Bank of England]]. Salary: £72,000
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==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]] - part time political adviser. Salary: up to £52,999.
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*[[Paul Holmes (SpAd)]] - ''Part time political adviser'':  former account manager at the lobbying firm [[Portland]]. Salary: up to £52,999.
  
 
==External Resources==
 
==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

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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