Senior Advisor to the President of the United States

Senior Advisor
Incumbent Brian Deese Valerie Jarrett Shailagh Murray
Executive Office of the President
Succession	None
Website	The White House

Senior Advisor is a title used within the executive branch of the United States government for various positions. In the Executive Office of the President of the United States, the title has been used in two different capacities. In the George W. Bush administration, it was a formal position, first held by Karl Rove and then by Barry Steven Jackson, in the Office of the Senior Advisor to the President.

Responsibilities

Over time, the Senior Advisor role has had responsibility for the following groups:

• White House Office of Strategic Initiatives
• Intergovernmental Affairs
• Political Affairs
• Public Liaison
• Communications

Prior administrations

In prior administrations, the position of "senior advisor" was a title used for various other purposes. Numerous examples of the position also exist throughout the Executive Departments and in the branch's independent agencies. For example, the Food and Drug Administration includes a position called the Senior Advisor for Science. The Department of the Interior includes, for example, a Senior Advisor for Alaskan Affairs.

List of Senior Advisors to the President

Senior Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party	President
		Rahm Emanuel (born 1959)	Political Affairs Strategic Planning Policy	January 20, 1993 – November 7, 1998[1]	Democratic Party	Bill Clinton
		George Stephanopoulos (born 1961)	Strategic Planning Policy	June 7, 1993 – December 10, 1996	Democratic Party
		Sidney Blumenthal (born 1948)	Political Affairs Communications Policy	August 19, 1997 – January 20, 2001	Democratic Party
		Doug Sosnik (born 1959)	Political Affairs Strategic Planning Policy	November 7, 1998 – January 20, 2001	Democratic Party
		Joel Johnson (born 1961)	Communications Policy	May 20, 1999 – January 20, 2001	Democratic Party
		Karl Rove (born 1950)	Political Affairs Strategic Planning Communications	January 20, 2001 – August 31, 2007	Republican Party	George W. Bush
		Barry Steven Jackson (born 1960)	Political Affairs Strategic Planning Communications	September 1, 2007 – January 20, 2009	Republican Party
		Valerie Jarrett (born 1956)	Public Engagement Intergovernmental Affairs	January 20, 2009 – Present	Democratic Party	Barack Obama
		Pete Rouse (born 1946)	Strategic Planning	January 20, 2009 – October 1, 2010	Democratic Party
		David Axelrod (born 1955)	Political Affairs Communications	January 20, 2009 – January 10, 2011	Democratic Party
		David Plouffe (born 1967)	Political Affairs Communications	January 10, 2011 – January 25, 2013	Democratic Party
		Daniel Pfeiffer (born 1975)	Political Affairs Communications	January 25, 2013 – March 6, 2015	Democratic Party
		Brian Deese (born 1978)	Climate and Energy	February 13, 2015 – Present	Democratic Party
		Shailagh Murray	Political Affairs Communications	April 3, 2015 – Present	Democratic Party

See also

• Counselor to the President
• White House Office

References

1. "Hiding Smiles, White House Aides Say It's Time to Return to Work". The New York Times. 5 November 1998.