David Canzini
David Canzini OBE | |
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Downing Street Deputy Chief of Staff | |
In office 2022–2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Henry Cook Katie Lam |
Succeeded by | Ruth Porter |
Personal details | |
Born | David Bruno John Canzini March 1964 (age 60) Kenya |
Spouse | Victoria |
Children | 3 |
Education | Woodbridge School |
David Bruno John Canzini
Canzini worked for the
Early life
David Bruno John Canzini was born in Kenya in March 1964 to Frank and Helen Canzini. His father, the chief engineer for East African Airways in Kenya, died in 1972. His mother, who was from Harrogate, returned to the UK where she became a Conservative councillor in Suffolk. He went to Woodbridge School, supported by a bursary, and finished his education at the age of sixteen.[1]
Career
He started training as a manager for Debenhams but was soon recruited as an election agent by the member of Parliament for South Derbyshire, Edwina Currie, who he impressed as keen and smart, "a tidy man... very focused, absolutely on the job, very shrewd, very easy to deal with..."[1]
He next worked for Jackson Carlaw, becoming the director of campaigns for the Scottish Conservative Party, where he was successful as the party gained two seats in the 1992 election, exceeding expectations. "David was at the heart of ensuring that we had a national campaign strategy and fought those elections effectively".[1]
He then worked in
In 2022, he was recruited into the office of Boris Johnson, who was then prime minister. There he joined
In October 2022 Canzini joined Prime Minister Liz Truss's political team in 10 Downing Street.[5]
Opinions of him vary.
Personal life
He has been married three times. His second marriage was to Victoria while campaigning in Scotland and they have a son. He later remarried Vanesa and has two further children. He is an ABBA fan.[1]
He was appointed an
References
- ^ a b c d e f Profile, David Canzini. BBC Radio 4 (Audio stream, 15'). 29 May 2022.
- ^ Weaver, Matthew (27 February 2022). "Boris Johnson appoints combative election strategist David Canzini". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b Bush, Stephen (23 May 2022). "David Canzini: Boris Johnson's influential aide divides Downing Street". Financial Times.
- ISSN 0140-0460.
- ^ Watt, Nicholas [@nicholaswatt] (18 October 2022). "David Canzini, a senior figure in Boris Johnson's Downing Street, has joined Liz Truss's political team in No 10" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hope, Christopher (12 December 2021). "Boris Johnson in talks to hire 'hard man' ally of Sir Lynton Crosby as No 10 enforcer". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Boris Johnson appoints combative election strategist David Canzini". The Guardian. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Bloom, Dan (18 June 2022). "Top Boris Johnson strategist repeatedly branded NHS 's***e' in unearthed tweeets". mirror. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Resignation Honours 2023" (PDF). GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "No. 64120". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 July 2023. p. 14503.
External links
- David Canzini on X