Senior Advisor to the President of the United States

Senior Advisor

Incumbent Brian Deese Valerie Jarrett Shailagh Murray
Executive Office of the President
Formation	January 21, 2001
First holder	Karl Rove
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 FDA 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

	Portfolio	Term of office	Party	President
Karl Rove (born 1950)	Strategic Planning Political Affairs Communications	January 20, 2001 – August 31, 2007	Republican Party	George W. Bush
Barry Steven Jackson (born 1960)	Strategic Planning Political Affairs Communications	September 1, 2007 – January 19, 2009	Republican Party	George W. Bush
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

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References

Senior Advisors to the President

Karl Rove Barry Steven Jackson Pete Rouse David Axelrod Valerie Jarrett David Plouffe

Executive Office of the President

Council of Economic Advisers Council on Environmental Quality National Security Council Homeland Security Council Office of Administration Office of Management and Budget Office of National Drug Control Policy Office of Science and Technology Policy Office of the United States Trade Representative President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness President's Intelligence Advisory Board White House Office Office of the Vice President

White House Office

Office of Cabinet Affairs Office of the Chief of Staff Office of Communications Office of the First Lady Office of Legislative Affairs Office of Management and Administration Oval Office Operations Office of Political Affairs Office of Presidential Personnel Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs Office of the Press Secretary Office of Scheduling and Advance Office of the Senior Advisor Office of the Staff Secretary Office of the White House Counsel Office of Policy Development White House Fellows Counselor to the President

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Senior Advisor to the President of the United States

Responsibilities

Prior administrations

List of Senior Advisors to the President

See also

References