Craig Oliver
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 85 |
| Date of birth | November 8,1938 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Vancouver |
| Canada | |
| Spouse | Anne-Marie Bergeron |
| Parents | Ian Oliver |
| Children | Annie Claire Bergeron-Oliver |
| Awards | Gemini Award for Best Reportage |
| Gordon Sinclair Award For Broadcast Journalism | |
| Previous position | Downing Street Director of Communications |
| Books | Oliver's Twist: The Life And Times Of An Unapologetic Newshound |
| Education | School of Journalism, Media and Culture |
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| ID | 407986 |
Craig Oliver Life story
Craig Oliver OC is currently chief political commentator for CTV News, and is the former co-anchor of the weekly public affairs series Question Period. Oliver was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and grew up in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. He has been a reporter since 1957.
Huw Edwards: How Sun story about BBC presenter developed
... Sir Craig Oliver, former editor of the BBC News at Ten - the programme Edwards has fronted for so long - said the corporation s journalists had mostly done a good job, but " in the desire to make sure that they look like they re covering this in a fair and impartial way, they perhaps have gone too far"...
Matt Hancock and Isabel Oakeshott: A tale of scoops, betrayal and WhatsApp
... Sir Craig Oliver, who served as director of politics and communications for David Cameron, told me that " the danger for Isabel Oakeshott is that she ends up caught up in a row about journalistic ethics which overshadows what she is trying to achieve"...
Matt Hancock on I'm A Celebrity: Has the controversial MP been forgiven?
... Sir Craig Oliver worked with Matt Hancock and says he wishes him well...
Rishi Sunak aims to bring factions together in cabinet reshuffle
... So, what can we read into who is staying, who is going, and what it all means? Number 10 s message is echoed by the former director of communications for David Cameron, Sir Craig Oliver, who said: " Unity is the watchword of this reshuffle...
Ruth Davidson had mental health concerns over leader role
... She told the Desperately Seeking Wisdom with Craig Oliver podcast she wanted to be able to talk about her mental health " on my own terms" so she could " own the way in which it was presented"...
George Alagiah: Cancer will probably get me in the end
... Speaking on with ex-Downing Street director of communications Craig Oliver, Alagiah said that when his cancer was first diagnosed, it took a while for him to understand what he " needed to do"...
Paul Lambert: the Tribute paid to Ex-BBC producer, known as 'Gobby'
... Craig Oliver, a former editor of the flagship BBC News bulletins and ex-Director of communications at No 10, said: The start of a thousand TV news Gobby was reported to scream, Will you give it up? Robert Peston, ITV s political editor, said Mr Lambert was a gentleman of the old school who had the best nose for a story , while Sky News presenter Sophie Ridge described him as a legend ...
Theresa May honours: Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill rewarded in resignation list
... When her predecessor David Cameron awarded a knighthood to his own head of communications, Craig Oliver, Mrs May later Gavin Barwell, left, and Olly Robbins are honoured by former PM Theresa May Gavin Barwell, the former Tory MP who Mrs May brought in as her chief of staff to replace Mr Timothy and Ms Hill, is one of eight new Conservative peers...
Ruth Davidson had mental health concerns over leader role
Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has revealed that she almost did not run for leader in case her Mental Health history became known.
The Tory peer was diagnosed with clinical depression in her first year of university.
She also told a podcast she was " really annoyed" to be described as a lesbian kickboxer during The Leadership contest in 2011.
Lady Davidson became leader in November that year and became a peer Last Year .
She Said that when she was diagnosed with depression about 20 years ago, people did not talk about Mental Health issues as much. " It was very shameful. I didn't want anyone to know, " She Said .
She told the Desperately Seeking Wisdom with Craig Oliver podcast she wanted to be able to talk about her Mental Health " on My Own terms" so she could " own The Way in which it was presented".
Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links, who served as an MSP from 2011 to 2021, said: " I considered not throwing my hat in The Ring for leader in case my medical history came out.
" I'm trying to remember dates, But I became leader in 2011, so it would be after The Press got hold of Gordon Brown 's children's medical records, which felt like a really egregious breach.
" But the idea that the papers had The Power to find out and open up people's medical records, why wouldn't somebody want to find that out about the new leader of the Tories in Scotland? "
'Shameful Secret 'Lady Davidson has worked with Mental Health charity the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) during her Time In politics and said she was pleased she had the opportunity to open up about Mental Health issues, saying it would have helped her at The Time of her own diagnosis to see someone speaking out.
She Said : " I think at that time, I was just starting at uni, I had big dreams, everyone Does - But the idea that you could Go On and have a big job, that you could be in the Public Eye , you could be in politics at all, and have this big, shameful Secret . . it didn't occur to me.
" I thought that that was my ambition over. I hope that somebody Out There was helped by the fact that they could see, you know, a politician or Prince Harry talking about it.
" When you see people in a space that you're interested in, I hope it helps. "
Speaking about being described as a lesbian kickboxer during the Scottish Conservative leadership contest in 2011, she told the podcast: " I'll tell you why it annoyed me. One, because I'd stopped kickboxing years before, so it wasn't even true. And two because it was so reductive, and it was reductive to try and make a point.
" There were four people in that leadership election and every single other one of them was referred to in the papers by their job apart from me.
" So it was deputy leader Margot Fraser, transport spokesman, Jackson Carlaw , justice convener Margaret Mitchell and lesbian kickboxer Ruth Davidson . And it was so reductive and it was so dismissive. "
Lady Davidson became The First UK party leader to give birth in office when she had baby Finn in October 2018 with her partner, Jen Wilson.
She cited both " professional and personal" reasons for her decision to step down as Tory leader in August 2019.
The Tory peer told the podcast she promised she would not take on any big jobs until her son was at school, and added: " This is one of the promises I want to stick to. "
Lady Davidson previously said her mental heath suffered after a boy from her village took his own life when she was 17 and she started to self-harm. She was diagnosed with clinical depression a year later.
If you are struggling with Mental Health issues you can call Samaritans free on 116 123 (UK and Ireland) or visit the .
Source of news: bbc.com
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