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Hunt promoted to Health!
DATELINE: 4/9/12
Against the odds, Jeremy Hunt has staged a remarkable political comeback. He's been promoted from culture secretary to health secretary only months after revelations about the way his office gave special treatment to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation during its bid for BSkyB which led to calls for his resignation. Hunt was also accused of breaking the Ministerial code. He is replaces Andrew Lansley, who antagonised almost the entire medical profession with his handling of the health bill.
Hunt's replacement is Maria Miller – a junior minister in the Department for Work and Pensions. The 48-year-old MP for Basingstoke was minister for disabled people. She will also become minister for women and equalities in addition to the DCMS responsibilities, a position previously held by Lib Dem Lynne Featherstone. This will add to her responsibilities in what is already considered a wide-ranging and sometimes disconnected department.According to the Gurdian web site (4 September) her CV suggests she has some experience of the industry: before becoming an MP in 2005, she had two stints working in marketing and advertising at Grey, the ad agency. Between those roles, Miller worked at oil giant Texaco in marketing and business development and at PR company Rowland, which was then owned by Saatchi & Saatchi.
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