Jill Cuthbertson
Jill Cuthbertson | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Chief of Staff at the Prime Minister's Office | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2024 Serving with Vidhya Alakeson | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Stirling |
Jill Cuthbertson is a British political aide. She has served as Deputy Chief of Staff in the Starmer ministry since 2024.[1]
Biography
Cuthbertson worked as a private secretary to Ed Miliband and Gordon Brown.[2] She worked for Cherie Blair.[3] When Brown was prime minister she was manager of his Political Office.[4] During the 2016 European Union membership referendum, she was events manager for the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign.[5]
Until the 2024 United Kingdom general election, she was director of the private office of Keir Starmer.[6] In the new Labour government she was appointed director of government relations.[7] In October 2024, with the resignation of Sue Gray, she was promoted to deputy chief of staff by Morgan McSweeney.[8]
Personal life
Cuthbertson is married to Mo Hussein, a former special adviser to Home Secretary Amber Rudd.[9] They met while working on the remain campaign.[10] They married in 2019.[11]
References
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- ^ "Who's who in Prime Minister Keir Starmer's inner circle". Sky News. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
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- ^ "Starmer's special advisers: a complete guide". The Spectator. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ Wearmouth, Rachel (2022-09-26). "The most influential people in Keir Starmer's Labour". New Statesman. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ "Client Challenge". www.ft.com. Retrieved Sep 18, 2025.
- ^ Bunn, Jonathan (2024-10-07). "How has the team in Number 10 changed and what are the potential implications?". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ PA; Britton, Paul (2024-10-06). "Sue Gray resigns as Downing Street chief of staff, PM announces". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ "Britain's political power couples — 2023 ranking". POLITICO. 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ "The Londoner: Fake news fears for snap election". The Standard. 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ "POLITICO London Playbook, presented by Wine Drinkers UK: Cradle of democracy — The lavender/Hill mob — Meet the new peers". POLITICO. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-18.