Ruth Turner (political advisor)
Ruth Turner (born 1970 in Dublin, Ireland as Caitriona Ruth Turner) was formerly Director of Government Relations within Tony Blair's Downing Street office.[1]
Biography
As daughter of leading
Big Issue in the North
Turner came to prominence as co-founder and former chairperson of the
Labour Party
Rising through the
Tony Blair Faith Foundation
She followed Tony Blair on his exit from Downing Street, and was employed by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.[4] She served as the Foundation's Chief Executive from 2007 until April 2013 when she became its Director of Policy working part-time after maternity leave.[5]
Controversy
In September 2006, it was reported that Turner had been interviewed under police caution
References
- ^ Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street website
- ^ Deborah Linton (12 July 2011). "Rochdale MP's firm owes taxman 110k after going bust". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "The Vision 21 team". Vision 21. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph Robert Mendick The Telegraph Tony Blair's faith charity pays six figure salaries to top officials 13 Feb 2010
- ^ http://tonyblairfaithfoundation.org/religion-geopolitics/contributors/ruth-turner Tony Blair Faith Foundation: Ruth Turner (Accessed July 30, 2014)
- ^ McLaren, Elsa (2006-11-16). "Police uncover 'significant' material in cash-for-honours probe". Article on www.timesonline.co.uk. London. Retrieved December 1, 2006.
- ^ "Donor police quiz top Blair aide". Article on news.bbc.co.uk. 2006-09-29. Retrieved December 1, 2006.