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Dr Stewart Pearson

Former Director of Communications at Cabinet Office, eco-friendly moderniser known for incomprehensible jargon

Senior Leadership

Lore Dossier

A working dossier for the character's place in the DoSAC machine: office role, political home, career pressure, and the relationships that pull them into the wider Westminster mess.

Full name
Dr. Stewart Pearson
Occupation
Director of Communications - Cabinet Office, Former Opposition Director of Communications
Department
Other Government Departments
Role
Senior Leadership
Party
Conservative
Affiliation
HM Government, Former HM Opposition
Education
PhD (subject unspecified)
Interests
Cooking, Playing flute, Irish bodhran, Steve Jobs admirer, Academic writing
Origin
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Frame highlights2
Related profiles4
Detail entries33

Record in Office

Highlights

Roles

Other Government Departments

Senior Leadership

Episode Timeline

  1. Series 3 – Episode 3

    7 November 2009

    Stewart Pearson takes Peter Mannion to a 'Thought Camp' at a remote country mansion. While they're away and out of mobile phone range, Fergus invites an attractive female economist into the department to discuss her idea about creating a taxpayer-funded community bank. However, when NHS housing campaigner 'Mr Tickle' commits suicide, Fergus is forced to make a rash decision and Peter finds himself on a slippery slope.

    Economy
    Housing
  2. Series 4 – Episode 1

    8 September 2012

    MP Peter Mannion is taking charge at the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship as part of a coalition government. However, he must also work with junior minister Fergus Williams, an arrangement neither man is enjoying. As the series begins, Fergus excitedly prepares to launch his new digital education initiative Silicon Playgrounds, with the tag line 'I Call App Britain', until Downing Street spin doctor Stewart Pearson announces technophobe Peter is going to be the spokesman for it instead.

    Economy
    Education
  3. Series 4 – Episode 3

    22 September 2012

    Stewart Pearson takes Peter Mannion to a 'Thought Camp' at a remote country mansion. While they're away and out of mobile phone range, Fergus invites an attractive female economist into the department to discuss her idea about creating a taxpayer-funded community bank. However, when NHS housing campaigner 'Mr Tickle' commits suicide, Fergus is forced to make a rash decision and Peter finds himself on a slippery slope.

    Economy
    Housing
  4. Series 4 – Episode 6

    20 October 2012

    The Lord Justice Goolding Inquiry examined the circumstances surrounding Mr Tickel's death and systemic issues regarding unauthorized information disclosure within government communications. Key witnesses included Malcolm Tucker, Nicola Murray, Peter Mannion, and Stewart Pearson.

    Economy
    Education

Transcript Evidence

  1. s03e04 at 07-20.600 - I like the plasmic nature of your data modelling! Nice!
  2. s04e03 at 00-03-31.640 - When is a party not a party?

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