John McTernan
Encyclopedia
John McTernan is a British Labour
member, political strategist and commentator. He is currently a columnist for The Scotsman
and blogs for the Daily Telegraph.
from 1987 to 1992.
In 2001, he was Head of Policy at the Scottish Executive
when Scottish Labour were in power.
He was a columnist and editorial writer for the Scotland on Sunday
newspaper from 2002 to 2004.
From 2004-2005 he was a senior policy adviser in Tony Blair
's Prime Minister's Office
No. 10 Policy Unit responsible for housing and regeneration.
He was Political Secretary/Director of Political Operations at 10 Downing Street
for Tony Blair
from 2005–2007, where he provided political management
and support for the development of the government's political strategy.
In 2007 McTernan was seconded to the Scottish Labour Party
to run its campaign for the May Scottish Parliament general election. The Scottish Labour Party lost power.
In 2007 he worked on the November 2007 Australian Labor Party
general election campaign.
He was special adviser to Jim Murphy
MP, the Secretary of State for Scotland
from 2007 until May 2010.
In September 2011, he was appointed as communications director to Austrialian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard
.
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
member, political strategist and commentator. He is currently a columnist for The Scotsman
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
and blogs for the Daily Telegraph.
Career
He was Chief Librarian of the Labour PartyLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
from 1987 to 1992.
In 2001, he was Head of Policy at the Scottish Executive
Scottish Executive
The Scottish Government is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. It was established in 1999 as the Scottish Executive, from the extant Scottish Office, and the term Scottish Executive remains its legal name under the Scotland Act 1998...
when Scottish Labour were in power.
He was a columnist and editorial writer for the Scotland on Sunday
Scotland on Sunday
Scotland on Sunday is a Scottish Sunday newspaper, published in Edinburgh by The Scotsman Publications Ltd and consequently assuming the role of Sunday sister to its daily stablemate The Scotsman...
newspaper from 2002 to 2004.
From 2004-2005 he was a senior policy adviser in Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
's Prime Minister's Office
10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as "Number 10", is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is now always the Prime Minister....
No. 10 Policy Unit responsible for housing and regeneration.
He was Political Secretary/Director of Political Operations at 10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as "Number 10", is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is now always the Prime Minister....
for Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
from 2005–2007, where he provided political management
Political Management
Political management is a broad and ever evolving field encompassing a number of activities in professional politics. The field includes campaign management and consulting, advertisement creation/purchasing, grassroots politics, opposition research , issue advocacy, lobbying, fundraising , and...
and support for the development of the government's political strategy.
In 2007 McTernan was seconded to the Scottish Labour Party
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
to run its campaign for the May Scottish Parliament general election. The Scottish Labour Party lost power.
In 2007 he worked on the November 2007 Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
general election campaign.
He was special adviser to Jim Murphy
Jim Murphy
James Francis "Jim" Murphy is a British Labour Party politician and is the Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire....
MP, the Secretary of State for Scotland
Secretary of State for Scotland
The Secretary of State for Scotland is the principal minister of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Scotland. He heads the Scotland Office , a government department based in London and Edinburgh. The post was created soon after the Union of the Crowns, but was...
from 2007 until May 2010.
In September 2011, he was appointed as communications director to Austrialian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard
Julia Gillard
Julia Eileen Gillard is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Australia, in office since June 2010.Gillard was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and migrated with her family to Adelaide, Australia in 1966, attending Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School. In 1982 Gillard moved...
.
External links
- John McTernan columns for The ScotsmanThe ScotsmanThe Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
- Daily Telegraph blog