Special adviser may refer to: *

Special adviser (Norway) A special adviser or special advisor (; ) is a high-ranking civil servant in the Norwegian civil service with rank code (''stillingskode'') 1220 in the Norwegian state. The Ministry of Finance has stated that special advisers belong to the "highes ...

, a high-ranking civil servant *

Special adviser (UK) A Special Adviser, also known as a SpAd, is a temporary civil servant who advises and assists UK government ministers or ministers in the Scottish and Welsh devolved governments. They differ from impartial civil servants in that they are politica ...

, a political appointee who assists a government minister *Special Adviser, title of some Under-Secretaries-General of the United Nations

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