UK Government Special Advisers 2016 Conservatives

List of special advisers to the Conservative government formed in July 2016 under prime minister Theresa May.

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

• Graham Hook - Policy adviser:
• Hayden Allan - Media adviser
• Duncan McCourt - Policy adviser
• Karen Ward - Special economic adviser
• Poppy Trowbridge - Media adviser

Chief secretary to the treasury: David Gauke

• N/A

Home Office

Secretary of state: Amber Rudd

• Amy Fisher - : Media adviser: previously worked at Google and Policy Exchange, and was director of communications at the Conservative Campaign Headquarters.
• Mo Hussein - Media adviser
• Simon Glasson - Policy adviser

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Secretary of state: Boris Johnson

• Ben Gasgoine - Policy adviser: previously worked for lobbying firm Crosby Textor.
• Will Walden - Media adviser: 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 - Media adviser
• James Wild - Policy adviser: former lobbyist for UK firm Hanover Communications.

Ministry of Justice

Secretary of state: Liz Truss

• Ruth Porter - Media adviser
• Tim Pitt - Policy adviser: worked for law firm Slaughter & May.

Department for Education

Secretary of state: Justine Greening

• Victoria Crawford - Media adviser: formerly worked for Lloyds as government affairs manager.
• Peter Wilson - Media adviser

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

• David Goss -

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Secretary of state: Greg Clark

• Guy Newey -
• Jacob Willmer -
• Meg Powell-Chandler -

Department of Health

Secretary of state: Jeremy Hunt

• Ed Jones -
• Paul Harrison -
• Christina Robinson -

Department for Work and Pensions

Secretary of state: Damian Green

• Lottie Dexter -
• Flora Rose -

Department for Transport

Secretary of state: Chris Grayling

• Simon Jones -
• Emma Boon -

Department for Communities and Local Government

Secretary of state: Sajid Javid

• Nick King -
• Salma Shah - : 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.
• Carrie Symonds - :

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Secretary of state: David Lidington

• N/A

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

Secretary of state: Natalie Evans

• Richard Holden -
• Katharine Howell -

Scotland Office

Secretary of state: David Mundell

• Keelan Carr -
• Mary Macleod -

Wales Office

Secretary of state: Alun Cairns

• N/A

Northern Ireland Office

Secretary of state: James Brokenshire

• Peter Cardwell - : previously worked for BBC and ITV.
• Jonathan Caine -

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Secretary of state: Andrea Leadsom

• Guy Robinson - : previously worked for lobbying firm Crosby Textor.
• Lee Cain - : head of broadcast for 'Vote Leave' and former journalist for The Daily Mail.

Department for International Development

Secretary of state: Priti Patel

• Jo Corlett -
• Rob Oxley -

Department for Culture, Media & Sport

Secretary of state: Karen Bradley

• Craig Woodhouse - : previously worked at The Sun.

Cabinet Office

Secretary of state: Patrick McLoughlin

• Julian Glover -
• Simon Burton -
• Tim Smith -

Whips Office

Secretary of state: Gavin Williamson

• Simon Burton -
• Rupert Oldham-Reid -