Leon Emirali
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| Born | 4 January 1991 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
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Leon Emirali (born 4 January 1991) is a British public relations adviser, entrepreneur and columnist.[1] Emirali was a consultant to the political team of former Prime Minister, Theresa May[2][3] and served as an aide to the current Health Secretary, Steve Barclay.[4]
Early life and education[edit]
Emirali was Head Boy at his school.[5] He studied at Coventry University and the Zhejiang University of Media and Communication in China.[6] At university, Emirali founded and sold a digital media business.[7]
Career[edit]
Business[edit]
In 2015, Emirali co-founded a digital marketing agency and was named in PR Week's '30 Under 30' two years later. [5][7] In 2019, he sold his shareholding in the business.[4]
In 2022, Emirali founded a reputation management company.[4] Emirali is also an adviser to a political lobbying firm and the advertising agency M&C Saatchi.[8][9]
Politics[edit]
Emirali was an external media consultant to Theresa May's Downing Street staff when she was Prime Minister.[3]
In 2019, Emirali was appointed as an aide to British Cabinet minister, Steve Barclay, during his time as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. Emirali also advised Barclay when he was appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury following a government reshuffle.[10]
Emirali has stood as a candidate in local elections twice, but was not elected on either occasion.[11][12]
Media[edit]
Emirali has written op-eds for newspapers including The Times[13], The Telegraph[14] and City A.M.[15]
Recognition[edit]
In 2016, Emirali was included in PR Week's '30 under 30'.[7] In 2023, he was named as a "recommended reputation manager" by Spear's Magazine.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leon Emirali". www.spears500.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ McDonald, Karl (2018-01-18). "Tory PR wonk: We need to make a literal Theresa May bot". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Confession: I made Theresa May dance to Abba in her 2018 conference speech". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Ex-government media aide Leon Emirali launches comms consultancy". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nair, Praseeda (2017-01-30). ""My mum uses Facebook and Instagram more than I do": Leon Emirali". Growth Business. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ Live, Coventry (2011-09-12). "Coventry University students in Facebook ban on China trip". CoventryLive. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "PRWeek UK 30 Under 30 2017: Leon Emirali, Crest". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ↑ "PLMR Strengthens Public Affairs Advisory Bench With Two Hires". PRovoke Media. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ "Landmarks turn purple in last push for census campaign". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ↑ Wearmouth, Rachel (2023-08-16). "Former aide to Health Secretary called for the "full privatisation" of the NHS". New Statesman. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ↑ "Sutton Conservative party candidate drops out of upcoming elections race". Your Local Guardian. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ "Hitchin candidate's allowance donation pledge stirs up debate". The Comet. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ Emirali, Leon. "No 10 has forgotten what it's good at: communicating with the public". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ "Leon Emirali". The Telegraph. 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ↑ "Leon Emirali, Author at CityAM". CityAM. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
External links[edit]
- Leon Emirali on the Muck Rack journalist listing site
- Leon Emirali on Twitter
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