Angela Margaret Jane "Anji" Hunter (born 1955) is an

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public relations advisor. She is noted for her close partnership with former Prime Minister

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Early life

Hunter was born in

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, then under control of the

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. Her father was a

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manager. She was educated at

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, Scotland, and St. Clare's, Oxford, a school whose sixth form she attended. She first met

while still in Scotland, at the age of 15. Hunter gained a first in history and English in 1988 from the

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Career

After graduating, Hunter began working for Tony Blair, now an MP, as his

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. She became Director of Government Relations for Blair's government in 1997, and was described as "the most influential non-elected person in

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". In 2001 she left Downing Street to become Director of Communications at the oil and gas company BP in 2002. In 2009 she was appointed Director of External Affairs for

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. She is a board member of the Snowdon Trust, founded by the

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, which provides grants and scholarships for students with disabilities. In 2013 Hunter joined the international public relations and marketing consultancy

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to advise clients on corporate reputation, crisis management and public affairs, as well as helping promote senior women in business.

Personal life

Hunter married the landscape gardener Nick Cornwall in 1980. The couple had two children. In 2002 ''

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'' published a report about a relationship between Hunter and the political editor of Sky News

Adam Boulton Thomas Adam Babington Boulton (born 15 February 1959) is a British journalist and broadcaster who is regular panelist on TalkTV. He was formerly editor-at-large of Sky News, and presenter of '' All Out Politics'' and ''Week In Review''. He is ...

, while she was still working at Downing Street. Cornwall and Hunter divorced following the revelation. Hunter married Boulton in 2006.

References

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