Liz Lloyd
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Elizabeth Anne Lloyd, CBE
, served as Deputy Chief of Staff
for Tony Blair's
last administration.
A member of a virtual New Labour group who attended Guildford Grammar School (others include former Government minister James Purnell
, and communications manager Tim Allan
), she graduated from Clare College, Cambridge
, in 1993 before becoming a researcher for Tony Blair when he was Shadow Home Secretary. She moved into the policy unit when he became leader of the Labour Party in 1994, with responsibility for Home Affairs policy. After Blair became Prime Minister in 1997, Lloyd was Foreign Policy Advisor in the Number 10 Policy Unit
. She has held a number of key coordinating roles in Number 10, and became Deputy Chief of Staff in 2006 with responsibility for much of the domestic policy agenda.
Her former partner is the Labour leader Ed Miliband
. Married in 2002, she has two children. Lloyd was made a CBE
in the 2008 New Year's Honours list.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, served as Deputy Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff
The title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...
for Tony Blair's
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
last administration.
A member of a virtual New Labour group who attended Guildford Grammar School (others include former Government minister James Purnell
James Purnell
James Mark Dakin Purnell is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde from 2001 to 2010. He is currently the Head of the Open Left project at the left leaning think tank Demos...
, and communications manager Tim Allan
Tim Allan
Tim Allan is a public relations consultant and was an advisor to Tony Blair from 1992 to 1998. He is the founder and managing director of Portland Communications in London, England...
), she graduated from Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
, in 1993 before becoming a researcher for Tony Blair when he was Shadow Home Secretary. She moved into the policy unit when he became leader of the Labour Party in 1994, with responsibility for Home Affairs policy. After Blair became Prime Minister in 1997, Lloyd was Foreign Policy Advisor in the Number 10 Policy Unit
Number 10 Policy Unit
The Number 10 Policy Unit is a body of policymakers in 10 Downing Street in the British government. Originally set up to support Harold Wilson in 1974, it has gone through a series of guises to suit the needs of successive Prime Ministers, staffed variously by political advisers, civil servants or...
. She has held a number of key coordinating roles in Number 10, and became Deputy Chief of Staff in 2006 with responsibility for much of the domestic policy agenda.
Her former partner is the Labour leader Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Edward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition...
. Married in 2002, she has two children. Lloyd was made a CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
in the 2008 New Year's Honours list.