UK Government Special Advisers 2016 Conservatives
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
Home Office
Secretary of state: Amber Rudd
- Amy Fisher - : previously worked at Google and Policy Exchange.
- Mo Hussein -
- Simon Glasson -
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Secretary of state: Boris Johnson
- Ben Gasgoine - : previously worked for lobbying firm Crosby Textor.
- Will Walden - : 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 -
- James Wild - : former lobbyist for UK firm Hanover Communications.
Ministry of Justice
Secretary of state: Liz Truss
- Ruth Porter -
- Tim Pitt - : worked for law firm Slaughter & May.
Department for Education
Secretary of state: Justine Greening
- Victoria Crawford - :formerly worked Lloyds as government affairs manager.
- Peter Wilson -
Department for Exiting the European Union
Secretary of state: David Davis
- Raoul Ruparel - : co-director at Open Europe.
- James Chapman - : former political editor at The Daily Mail.
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
Secretary of state: Patrick McLoughlin
Whips Office
Secretary of state: Gavin Williamson
