Helen Alice Bower-Easton CBE (born 1978) is a British civil servant who was the first woman to serve as the Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson. She is Director of Communication at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[1]
Helen Bower-Easton | |
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| Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson | |
| In office 2016–2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Succeeded by | James Slack |
| In office 2015–2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Jean-Christophe Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Helen Alice Bower 1978 Birmingham |
| Education | Edgbaston High School for Girls |
| Alma mater | Cardiff University |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Life
editHelen Bower was born in Birmingham, the daughter of John and Diana Bower. She was educated at Edgbaston High School for Girls and Cardiff University, graduating in 2001 with a BA in Economics and EU Studies with French and Italian.[2]
Bower entered the Civil Service in 2003.[2] In June 2015 she was appointed Official Spokesperson to the Prime Minister,[3] the first woman to be appointed to the post. In August 2016 she was conferred a CBE in David Cameron's resignation honours list.[4] In September 2016 the Evening Standard included her in its list of London's 1,000 most influential people.[5] In December 2016 she left No. 10 to take up the job of Director of Communications at the Foreign Office.[4]
References
edit- ^ Helen Bower-Easton CBE, gov.uk. Accessed 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b [Anon.] (2020). "Bower-Easton, Helen Alice". Who's Who. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U287895. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "New Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson announced". gov.uk. 29 May 2015.
- ^ a b Theresa May's spokesperson Helen Bower-Easton to head up comms at the Foreign Office, Civil Service World, 20 December 2016. Accessed 15 November 2020.
- ^ The Progress 1000: London's most influential people 2016 - Westminster, Evening Standard, 7 September 2016. Accessed 15 November 2020.