Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (United Kingdom)
- Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (United Kingdom)
The position of Chief of Staff in the United Kingdom is an appointed position, with the post being chosen by the Prime Minister. He is listed as having "direct responsibility for leading and co-ordinating operations across Number 10"Fact|date=September 2007 and reports directly to the Prime Minister.
This position of Chief of Staff in the UK appears to have been made more prominent with Tony Blair's governments.Fact|date=September 2007 Analysts may suggest that it could be attributed to his arguably presidential style of governing.Fact|date=September 2007 According to the BBC, in 1997 Tony Blair gave his Chief of Staff 'unprecedented powers' to issue orders to civil servants.[Nick Assinder. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3893065.stm Jonathan Powell] BBC 14 July, 2004. (Accessed 25 September 2007)] ]List of Chiefs of Staff
*Jonathan Powell (1997-2007)*Tom Scholar (2007-2008) [Staff. [http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/page12.asp PM's office] website of 10 Downing Street, (Accessed 25 September 2007)] [Staff. [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/about_the_cabinet_office/~/media/assets/www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/publications/about_the_cabinet_office/co_org_chart_june08%20pdf.ashx Cabinet Office, Organisation Chart] Cabinet Office. (Accessed 25 September 2007)]
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