Nerissa Chesterfield
British public relations officer
Nerissa Chesterfield | |
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| Downing Street Director of Communications | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Amber de Botton |
| Downing Street Press Secretary | |
| In office October 2022 – 1 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Alex Wild |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Noakes |
Nerissa Chesterfield is a British political aide who has been Downing Street Director of Communications since September 2023. She previously served as Downing Street Press Secretary under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from October 2022.[1]
Career
Chesterfield worked for Dominic Cummings at Vote Leave during the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.[2] In 2018 she became communications manager at the Institute for Economic Affairs.[3] In 2019 she worked under Liz Truss at the Department for International Trade as a media special adviser.[4] After working for Rishi Sunak as a media adviser, she was appointed Downing Street Press Secretary when he became prime minister in October 2022.[5][6]
On 1 September 2023, she replaced Amber de Botton as Downing Street Director of Communications.[7]
References
- ^ "Rishi Sunak's top team: aides set for No 10". The Daily Telegraph. 11 June 2023. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Crouch, Giulia (21 July 2022). "The spads, super-strategists and secret weapons behind the Tory race". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "IEA announces staff changes". Institute of Economic Affairs. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Mason, Rowena (5 August 2019). "Boris Johnson ushers in radical new era of special advisers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Elgot, Jessica; Mason, Rowena; Walker, Peter; Allegretti, Aubrey (24 October 2022). "Huge margin of support gives Rishi Sunak a free hand in choosing cabinet". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Nerissa Chesterfield". Mace Magazine. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Sunak's communications chief leaves No 10". BBC News. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
External links
- Nerissa Chesterfield at The Daily Telegraph
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