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'''Gabrielle Bertin''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] political aide best known for her association with [[David Cameron]] during his term as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]. |
'''Gabrielle Louise Bertin, Baroness Bertin''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] political aide best known for her association with [[David Cameron]] during his term as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]. |
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By August 2013, it had been announced that she would be switched to Director of External Relations, with [[Graeme Wilson]] of [[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]] taking up her old role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/david-cameron/news/77906/david-cameron-appoints-13-new|title=David Cameron appoints 13 new Conservative peers, as Shami Chakrabarti also takes seat in Lords|last=PoliticsHome.com|date=2016-08-04|language=en|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref> |
By August 2013, it had been announced that she would be switched to Director of External Relations, with [[Graeme Wilson]] of [[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]] taking up her old role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/david-cameron/news/77906/david-cameron-appoints-13-new|title=David Cameron appoints 13 new Conservative peers, as Shami Chakrabarti also takes seat in Lords|last=PoliticsHome.com|date=2016-08-04|language=en|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | She was nominated for a [[Life peer|life peerage]] as part of [[David Cameron]]'s [[2016 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours|Resignation Honours]] list and was created '''Baroness Bertin''', of Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth, on 2 September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/resignation-honours-2016|title=Resignation Honours 2016 - Publications - GOV.UK|website=www.gov.uk|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref><ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2607817 The London Gazette]</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:54, 7 September 2016
Gabrielle Louise Bertin, Baroness Bertin is a British political aide best known for her association with David Cameron during his term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Career
Bertin worked for Cameron during his time as Shadow Education Secretary, and for Liam Fox as press secretary.[1]
In 2005, Bertin became Deputy Press Officer for Cameron.[1]
In 2003-04, she was paid £25,000 by Pfizer to work as a researcher for The Atlantic Bridge, a now-closed charity run by Fox, while he was shadow health secretary.[2] She was the sole employee of the charity, and worked with Adam Werritty, the executive director, but according to the Fox, she did not work in any health role.[2][3]
By August 2013, it had been announced that she would be switched to Director of External Relations, with Graeme Wilson of The Sun taking up her old role.[4]
She was nominated for a life peerage as part of David Cameron's Resignation Honours list and was created Baroness Bertin, of Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth, on 2 September 2016.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b Thomson, By Alice. "The Camp David team". Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ a b Neate, Rupert (2011-10-11). "David Cameron's aide worked for Liam Fox charity". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "House of Commons - Dr Liam Fox - Standards and Privileges Committee". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ PoliticsHome.com (2016-08-04). "David Cameron appoints 13 new Conservative peers, as Shami Chakrabarti also takes seat in Lords". Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "Resignation Honours 2016 - Publications - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ The London Gazette