Ruth Porter, Baroness Porter of Fulwood

The Baroness Porter of Fulwood
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
13 February 2024
Life peerage
Downing Street Deputy Chief of Staff
In office
6 September 2022  25 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Chief of StaffMark Fullbrook
Preceded byDavid Canzini
Simone Finn
Succeeded byWill Tanner
Special adviser positions
(2014–2017)
Special adviser to the
Secretary of State for Justice
In office
July 2016  June 2017
Secretary of StateLiz Truss
Special adviser to the
Leader of the House of Commons
In office
September 2015  July 2016
LeaderChris Grayling
Special adviser to the
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
In office
August 2014  March 2015
Secretary of StateLiz Truss
Personal details
Political partyConservative
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Warwick
OccupationGovernment adviser

Ruth Oates Porter, Baroness Porter of Fulwood is a British life peer and former political adviser who served as Downing Street Deputy Chief of Staff under Prime Minister Liz Truss from September to October 2022. She previously worked as a special adviser in various government departments.