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Appointments to the Council of Economic Advisers

HM TREASURY News Release (33/08) issued by The Government News Network on 2 April 2008

The Chancellor has appointed Geoffrey Spence and David Pinto-Duschinsky to the Council of Economic Advisers. Geoffrey and David join Andrew Maugham as members of the Council, advising on a range of policy matters.

NOTES TO EDITORS

1. Geoffrey Spence was previously the Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure, Europe at Allco Finance Group (July 2007 to March 2008), Global Head of Infrastructure at HSBC (September 2004 to July 2007), and a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank (1995 to 2004). From 2002 to 2004 Geoffrey was seconded to the Treasury as head of the Private Finance Unit.

2. David Pinto-Duschinsky was formerly a Special Adviser at the Home Office and a Deputy Director of the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit. Before this, David worked at McKinsey & Co.

3. Members of the Council of Economic Advisers are employed on Special Adviser terms and work closely with the Chancellor's Special Advisers, Catherine Macleod and Sam White, and with Will McDonald, Special Adviser to the Chief Secretary.

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