Simon Lewis (public relations officer)

Simon David Lewis OBE (born 8 May 1959) is the former chief executive of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe. He was formerly Director of Communications for the former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He previously held this position for the Queen, Vodafone, and Centrica. He attended Whitefield School before studying PPE at Brasenose College, Oxford.

Lewis was appointed an OBE in the 2014 New Year Honours List for public service and services to international education through the Fulbright Commission.

His brother is former Telegraph editor-in-chief, Will Lewis.

Career history

Lewis has held down a number of positions.

• September 2010 Chief executive of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe
• 2009 Downing Street Director of Communications
• 2004 Group director of corporate affairs, Vodafone
• 2004 Director of comms and public policy, Centrica
• 2000 MD Europe, Centrica
• 1998 Communications secretary to The Queen (secondment)
• 1996 Director of corporate affairs, British Gas/Centrica
• 1992 Director of corporate affairs, NatWest
• 1987 Head of PR, SG Warburg & Co
• 1986 Head of PR, Social Democratic Party (UK)

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9. Richard Armitage (government official)
10. List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Kingdom
11. Olivia Benson
12. Lewis Carroll
13. List of chief executive officers
14. Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon
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16. Roots: The Next Generations
17. 1998 New Year Honours
18. 2021 Birthday Honours
19. Daryl Davis
20. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.