02/04
9 January 2004
TREASURY APPOINTMENTS
Edward Miliband is returning to the Treasury from sabbatical as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, advising the Chancellor on long-term policy development, the Treasury announced today.
Mr Miliband has been on sabbatical at Harvard University for the past year-and-a-half where he was Visiting Lecturer in Government and a Visiting Scholar at the Center for European Studies. He had previously been Special Adviser to the Chancellor, working in the Treasury from 1997 to 2002.
Notes to Editors
1. Following Edward Miliband’s appointment, Spencer Livermore, currently Special Adviser to the Chief Secretary, is now formally taking over as Special Adviser to the Chancellor, having covered the responsibilities during Edward Miliband’s sabbatical.
2. Media enquiries should be addressed to the Treasury press office on 020 7270 5238.
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