Senior Advisor to the President of the United States

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Senior Advisor
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Executive Office of the President
Formation January 21, 2001
First holder Karl Rove
Succession None
Website The White House

Senior Advisor is a title used within the Executive Branch of the United States Government for various positions. In the Executive Office of the President of the United States, the title has been used in two different capacities. In the George W. Bush administration, it was a formal position, first held by Karl Rove and then by Barry Steven Jackson, in the Office of the Senior Advisor to the President.

Responsibilities

Over time, the Senior Advisor role has had responsibility for the following groups:

Prior administrations

In prior administrations, the position of "senior advisor" was a title used for various other purposes. Numerous examples of the position also exist throughout the Executive Departments and in the branch's independent agencies. For example, the FDA includes a position called the Senior Advisor for Science. The Department of the Interior includes, for example, a Senior Advisor for Alaskan Affairs.

List of Senior Advisors to the President

Senior Advisor Portfolio Term of office Party President
Karl Rove Karl Rove
(born 1950)
Strategic Planning
Political Affairs
Communications
January 20, 2001 –
August 31, 2007
Republican Party George W. Bush
Barry Steven Jackson Barry Steven Jackson
(born 1960)
Strategic Planning
Political Affairs
Communications
September 1, 2007 –
January 19, 2009
Republican Party
Valerie Jarrett Valerie Jarrett
(born 1956)
Public Engagement
Intergovernmental Affairs
January 20, 2009 –
Present
Democratic Party Barack Obama
Pete Rouse Pete Rouse
(born 1946)
Strategic Planning January 20, 2009 –
October 1, 2010
Democratic Party
David Axelrod David Axelrod
(born 1955)
Political Affairs
Communications
January 20, 2009 –
January 10, 2011
Democratic Party
David Plouffe David Plouffe
(born 1967)
Political Affairs
Communications
January 10, 2011 –
January 25, 2013
Democratic Party
Daniel Pfeiffer Daniel Pfeiffer
(born 1975)
Political Affairs
Communications
January 25, 2013 –
March 6, 2015
Democratic Party
Brian Deese Brian Deese
(born 1978)
Climate and Energy February 13, 2015 –
Present
Democratic Party
Shailagh Murray
Political Affairs
Communications
April 3, 2015 –
Present
Democratic Party

See also

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