Gabrielle Louise Bertin, Baroness Bertin (born 14 March 1978) is a British

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member of the

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and political aide best known for her association with

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during his term as

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Career

Bertin was educated at

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and

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. She worked for Cameron during his time as

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, and for

Liam Fox Liam Fox (born 22 September 1961) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Trade from 2016 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Defence from 2010 to 2011. A member of the Conservative Party, Fox has served as th ...

as press secretary. In 2005, Bertin became deputy press officer for Cameron. In 2003–04, she was paid £25,000 by

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to work as a researcher for

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, a now-closed charity run by Fox, while he was

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. She was the sole employee of the charity, and worked with

Adam Werritty Adam Werritty (born 18 July 1978) is a Scottish businessman. Werritty is a friend of the former UK Secretary of State for Defence and ex Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox. He lived for a period in 2002 and 2003 at Fox's Londo ...

, the executive director, but according to Fox, she did not work in any health role. By August 2013, it had been announced that she would be switched to director of external relations, with Graeme Wilson of '' The Sun'' taking up her old role. She was nominated for a

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age as part of

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list and was created Baroness Bertin, of

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in the

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, on 2 September 2016. She was the youngest member of the

until the induction of Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford in February 2019. She is a member of the Joint Committee on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill.

References

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