Morgan McSweeney
Morgan McSweeney | |
|---|---|
| Downing Street Chief of Staff | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Sue Gray |
| Head of Political Strategy 10 Downing Street | |
| In office 5 July 2024 – 6 October 2024 Serving with Paul Ovenden | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Director of Campaigns to the Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office September 2022 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 4 April 2020 – 20 June 2021 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Succeeded by | Sam White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1977 Macroom, County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Imogen Walker |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Middlesex University |
Morgan McSweeney (born 1977) is an Irish-born political strategist based in the United Kingdom. He has served as Downing Street Chief of Staff under Prime Minister Keir Starmer since October 2024. McSweeney was the campaign manager for the Labour Party and director of think tank Labour Together.
McSweeney built a reputation as a Labour organiser, leading successful campaigns to win a majority on the Lambeth London Borough Council and to defeat the far-right British National Party in Barking and Dagenham. In 2017, he became Labour Together director during the Labour Party leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, where he worked to replace Corbyn and to reduce left-wing influence in the party. In 2020, he led Starmer's successful Labour leadership campaign and subsequently led Labour's successful campaign in the 2024 general election.
In June 2024, The New Statesman ranked McSweeney first on a list of the most influential progressive figures in the UK, having described him as Starmer's "most trusted aide". In October 2023, The Times stated that "nobody without elected office wields as much power in British politics as McSweeney".