Liam Booth-Smith
| Liam Booth-Smith | |
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| Downing Street Chief of Staff | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2022 |
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| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Mark Fullbrook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1987 Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom |
| Domestic partner | Olivia Booth-Smith |
| Alma mater | Loughborough University |
Liam Booth-Smith is a British political adviser who has served as the Downing Street Chief of Staff since October 2022. He previously served as de facto chief of staff to then-chancellor Rishi Sunak as head of the Joint Economic Unit.[1]
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Early life and education
Booth-Smith was born in 1987[2] to in Stoke on Trent and was raised by a single mother.[3] He read politics and social policy at Loughborough University.[4]
Career
Booth-Smith served as chief executive of the Localis think tank between 2016 and 2018, before serving as a special adviser to James Brokenshire as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government between 2018 and 2019, where Rishi Sunak was a junior minister.[1] In July 2019, Booth-Smith became a senior adviser to prime minister Boris Johnson upon his accession as prime minister.[1] He had previously worked at the Policy Exchange think tank with a specialism in housing policy.[2]
In February 2020, Booth-Smith became then-chancellor Sunak's de facto chief of staff as head of the Joint Economic Unit between 10 Downing Street and 11 Downing Street,[5] overseeing the Treasury's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Booth-Smith led Rishi Sunak's leadership campaign during the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, and again during the October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.[5]
Downing Street Chief of Staff
Booth-Smith was appointed as Downing Street Chief of Staff in October 2022 after Rishi Sunak's accession as prime minister. He succeeded Mark Fullbrook.
Personal life
Booth-Smith is married to former special adviser Olivia Booth-Smith.[6]
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