Jill Rutter

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Jill Rutter
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Nationality British
Alma mater Somerville College, Oxford
OccupationCivil servant

Jill Rutter is a former British civil servant. She is a senior research fellow of UK in a Changing Europe, and was previously the programme director at the Institute for Government (IfG) directing the organisation's work on better policy making and Brexit. She has written a number of reports on civil service and the implications of Brexit for Whitehall and Westminster. [1] [2]

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Rutter's writing is frequently in the media and she is a regular commentator on radio and television. [3] [4] [5]

Education

Rutter studied philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) at Somerville College Oxford and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1975. [6] She speaks English, German, Spanish and French.

Career

From 1978 until 1997, Rutter worked for HM Treasury. Her roles included Press Secretary to the Chancellor, Head of Treasury Communications, and Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary. At that time, Rutter was also working on areas such as tax, local government finance, and debt and export finance. From 1998 until 2003 Rutter worked for BP plc. Her roles included Performance Manager for Retail Iberia Business Unit, Integration Manager for Central and Eastern Europe, and Communications and Engagement Director for the Strategic Accounts team in London. From 2004 until 2009, Rutter was Director of Strategy and Sustainable Development at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. [7] From 2009 till 2019, Rutter was Programme Director of the Institute for Government. Since 2019, Rutter has worked for UK in a Changing Europe. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Experts". UK in a changing Europe. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Brexit: What Happens Now That Boris Johnson Has Sent Those Letters To The EU?". LBC. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  3. ↑ Stewart, Presented by Heather; Toynbee, with Polly; Walker, Peter; Rutter, Jill; Stephens, Tom McTague Produced by Danielle (2019-10-23). "Yeah but, no but: Politics Weekly podcast". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  4. ↑ "Jill Rutter". The Institute for Government. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  5. ↑ Young, Rob (2019-02-22). "Ministers spend £100m on Brexit help" . Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  6. ↑ "House of Lords Dinner – Somerville College Oxford". www.some.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  7. ↑ Presenting Jill Rutter, Director of Strategy and Sustainable Development, DEFRA , retrieved 2019-11-07
  8. ↑ "Jill Rutter - The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  9. ↑ "Jill Rutter". Battle of Ideas 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  10. ↑ "Policy Making in the Real World" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "Devolution as Policy Laboratory" (PDF).
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