Dan Rosenfield

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Dan Rosenfield
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Downing Street Chief of Staff
Assumed office
1 January 2021
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
DeputyBaroness Finn
Preceded byEdward Lister (acting)
Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office
July 2007 – April 2011
ChancellorAlistair Darling
George Osborne
Preceded byJames Bowler
Succeeded byBeth Russell
Personal details
Born1977 (age 43–44)[1]
Manchester, England
Spouse(s)Jessica Brummer
Children3
Alma materUniversity College London

Daniel Robert Rosenfield (born May 1977) is a British political adviser and civil servant who has served as the Downing Street Chief of Staff since 1 January 2021, succeeding Edward Lister.[2][1] Between July 2007 and April 2011, he served as the principal private secretary to chancellors Alistair Darling and George Osborne.[3]

Early life and education[]

Rosenfield was born in Manchester in 1977,[4][1] and attended Manchester Grammar School from 1988 to 1995,[5] where he studied maths, French and German at A-level.[6] After school, he spent a year in Israel on a kibbutz.[7] Rosenfield's family later moved to London, where they were members of the North Western Reform Synagogue.

He later attended University College London, where he read modern European studies from 1996 to 2000, specialising in German and philosophy.[4]

Career[]

Rosenfield worked at HM Treasury from 2000 to 2011.[8][5] In 2005 he was partly responsible for creating a budget for the 2012 London Olympics, after it was announced that London had won the bid.[9] From July 2007 to April 2011 he worked as principal private secretary to Chancellors Alistair Darling and George Osborne during the financial crisis and its aftermath.[3][5]

He then worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a managing director in investment banking from June 2011 to March 2016.

In April 2016 he became a partner at Hakluyt & Company, a corporate strategy adviser.[1][8]

Downing Street Chief of Staff[]

On 26 November 2020, Downing Street announced that Rosenfield had been appointed as the Downing Street Chief of Staff, and that he would formally take office on 1 January 2021.[1] This followed the fallout caused by the resignations of key Boris Johnson advisers Lee Cain and Dominic Cummings, and the appointment of Edward Lister as the acting chief of staff. Although Johnson had not formally appointed a chief of staff since he became prime minister in July 2019, Cummings was noted to be the de facto chief of staff until his departure.[10][11]

In July 2021, it was reported by The Times newspaper that Rosenfield's leadership was unpopular among some Downing Street staff members, including Nikki da Costa, the director of communications. It was additionally reported that Rosenfield does not frequently chair Downing Street staff meetings, instead leaving them to his deputy Simone Finn.[12]

In December 2021, The Times reported that in December 2020 Rosenfield had attended a Christmas party in the office of Simon Case, the head of the Civil Service, when British public health restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic forbade such gatherings. Downing Street denied these allegations.[13]

Other roles[]

Prior to taking up his Downing Street appointment Rosenfield had from October 2016 been Chair of Trustees of World Jewish Relief, having served as a trustee since 2013.[14][3][15] Rosenfield stepped down as Chair in January 2021 and was succeeded by Maurice Helfgott.[16]

Personal life[]

Rosenfield is married to Jessica Brummer and has three children - Rafi, Natasha and Benjamin.[4] His father-in-law is Alex Brummer, a journalist for the Daily Mail.[4] He is Jewish,[4] and has described Judaism as being "central to his life".[6]

Rosenfield is a fan of Manchester United F.C.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Walker, Peter; Stewart, Heather. "Boris Johnson appoints Dan Rosenfield as No 10 chief of staff". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Boris Johnson appoints new chief of staff after Cummings exit". BBC News. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Dan Rosenfield". World Jewish Relief. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "From milking cows on a kibbutz to No 10: meet Boris' new chief of staff". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Dan Rosenfield LinkedIn Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b "When Dan hosted the Chancellor for Shabbat Dinner". Jewish Telegraph. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. ^ Swinford, Steven (27 November 2020). "PM appoints ex‑Treasury boss Dan Rosenfield as his chief of staff". The Times. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Dan Rosenfield". Apollo. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  9. ^ "From Olympic 'mug' to Prime Minister's right-hand man". Stirling News. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  10. ^ Morrison, Sean (13 December 2019). "Key players in Boris Johnson's election campaign". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  11. ^ "How Dominic Cummings Took Control In Boris Johnson's First Days As Prime Minister". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  12. ^ Wright, Oliver; Smyth, Chris; Zeffman, Henry; Courea, Eleni. "No 10 chief Dan Rosenfield faces mutiny from 'demoralised' political advisers". The Times. The Times. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  13. ^ Wheeler, Caroline. "Unloved by the voters and his own party: Boris Johnson's very blue Christmas". The Times. The Times. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  14. ^ "World Jewish Relief has a new Chair". World Jewish Relief. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Trustees | About Us | World Jewish Relief". www.worldjewishrelief.org. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  16. ^ "THE CENTRAL BRITISH FUND FOR WORLD JEWISH RELIEF". gov.uk. Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
Government offices
Preceded by Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
2007–2011 		Succeeded by
Beth Russell
Preceded by Downing Street Chief of Staff
2021–present 		Incumbent
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
James Libson
 Chair of Trustees of World Jewish Relief
2016–2021 		Succeeded by
Maurice Helfgott
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