Eleanor Shawcross information

Eleanor, Lady Shawcross-Wolfson, generally just Eleanor Shawcross (born 1983), is a British political advisor, serving as the Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak since 2022.^[1]

The daughter of Sir William Shawcross, Shawcross has worked for Boston Consulting Group, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford, as well as several political and governmental roles.^[2]^[3]

Shawcross worked on Boris Johnson's mayoral campaign,^[4] and became a member of the Council of Economic Advisers to the then-shadow Chancellor George Osborne from 2008, and served for 6 years as his deputy chief of staff when Osborne became Chancellor of the Exchequer.^[5] After 2016, she served as chief of staff at the Department for Work and Pensions and was subsequently made a non-executive director for 2020–2022.^[3]

Shawcross advised Rishi Sunak during his time as Chancellor, and donated £20,000 to his leadership campaign.^[6] Sunak appointed her the director of the Number 10 Policy Unit when he became prime minister in October 2022,^[7]^[8] leading to the New Statesman naming her as the twelfth most powerful right-wing figure in the UK in 2023.^[9]

In 2012, Shawcross married Simon, The Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise, who is the son of David, The Lord Wolfson of Sunningdale, respectively the current and former chairmen of Next, and both Conservative life peers.^[10]^[11] They have had two sons and one daughter together.^[12]^[13]

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^ Mandrake (2022-10-31). "Meet Rishi Sunak's fabulously wealthy new policy chief". The New European. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
^ ^a ^b Bright, Sam (2022-11-09). "Rishi Sunak Appoints Donor as Policy Chief". Byline Times. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
^ "Profile: William Shawcross". The Sunday Times. 20 September 2009. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016. (subscription required)
^ Leake, Natasha (26 October 2022). "Meet the elite, chic circle of youngsters behind Rishi's premiership". The Tatler Britain. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ Mason, Rowena (2023-09-21). "Who's who in No 10? The team shaping Sunak's approach to next election". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
^ Smith, Mikey (23 January 2023). "EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson loan probe into BBC chair to be run by father of Rishi Sunak's policy chief". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ Mandrake (31 October 2022). "Meet Rishi Sunak's fabulously wealthy new policy chief". The New European. The New European. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ Statesman, New (2023-09-27). "The New Statesman's right power list". New Statesman. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^ "Londoner's Diary | Evening Standard". Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^ "George Osborne's Treasury team – the power behind the coalition government". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
^ "Millionaire in a cheap suit: Next CEO Simon Wolfson has big plans for London". Evening Standard. 27 February 2014.
^ "Wolfson of Aspley Guise, Baron, (Simon Adam Wolfson) (born 27 Oct. 1967)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u42220. Retrieved 2024-06-17.

[1] "Eleanor Shawcross". POLITICO. 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2024-06-17.

[2] Mandrake (2022-10-31). "Meet Rishi Sunak's fabulously wealthy new policy chief". The New European. Retrieved 2024-06-17.

[:0-3] Bright, Sam (2022-11-09). "Rishi Sunak Appoints Donor as Policy Chief". Byline Times. Retrieved 2024-06-17.

[ST20092-4] "Profile: William Shawcross". The Sunday Times. 20 September 2009. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016. (subscription required)

[5] Leake, Natasha (26 October 2022). "Meet the elite, chic circle of youngsters behind Rishi's premiership". The Tatler Britain. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[6] Mason, Rowena (2023-09-21). "Who's who in No 10? The team shaping Sunak's approach to next election". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-17.

[7] Smith, Mikey (23 January 2023). "EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson loan probe into BBC chair to be run by father of Rishi Sunak's policy chief". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[8] Mandrake (31 October 2022). "Meet Rishi Sunak's fabulously wealthy new policy chief". The New European. The New European. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[9] Statesman, New (2023-09-27). "The New Statesman's right power list". New Statesman. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[10] "Londoner's Diary | Evening Standard". Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

[11] "George Osborne's Treasury team – the power behind the coalition government". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-04-08.

[standard.co.uk-12] "Millionaire in a cheap suit: Next CEO Simon Wolfson has big plans for London". Evening Standard. 27 February 2014.

[13] "Wolfson of Aspley Guise, Baron, (Simon Adam Wolfson) (born 27 Oct. 1967)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u42220. Retrieved 2024-06-17.

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