Neil O'Brien
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| Born | Neil John O'Brien 6 November 1978 Great Britain |
| Nationality | UK |
| Alma mater | Christ Church Oxford |
Neil O'Brien is a British politician.
Career
He was a Special Adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Coalition Government. He was a special adviser to George Osborne from November 2012 to July 2016, in relation to Osborne's role as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Subsequently, O'Brien was made a special adviser to Theresa May on the economy and industrial strategy.
He became an MP in 2017.
In April 2020, he founded the China Research Group with fellow neocon MP Tom Tugendhat.
During COVID, he has been a proponent of lockdowns.[1] Ironically, he is Boris Johnson's adviser on levelling up.
He became a minister in September 2021.[2]