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Andy Coulson

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Andrew Edward Coulson (born 21 January 1968) is an English journalist and political strategist. Coulson was the editor of the News of the World from 2003 to 2007, following the conviction of one of the newspaper's reporters in relation to illegal phone-hacking. He subsequently joined David Cameron's personnel as communications director, until announcing his departure on 21 January 2011 because of continued media coverage of the phone-hacking affair. The overall impact from his tenure came to be known as the "Coulson effect". Coulson was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Service on 8 July 2011 in connection with allegations of corruption and phone hacking. He was detained and charged with perjury by Strathclyde Police on 30 May 2012 in relation to evidence he had given in the trial of Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan in 2010, and cleared on 3 June 2015. In June 2014 at the Old Bailey, Coulson was found guilty of a charge of conspiracy to intercept voicemails (phone-hacking). He was sentenced on 4 July 2014 to 18 months in prison. On 30 June 2014, it was announced that he would face a retrial over two counts of conspiring to cause misconduct in public office – in relation to the alleged purchase of confidential royal phone directories in 2005 from a palace police officer – after the jury in the original trial was unable to reach a verdict on them. Coulson was also tried over charges that he committed perjury in the evidence he gave in HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan in 2010. This trial started on 11 May 2015 because of the general election. On 3 June 2015, he was cleared of those perjury charges, since, if he had lied, it would not have been relevant to the outcome.

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Prime Minister
David Cameron
Preceded by
Simon Lewis
Succeeded by
Craig Oliver
Born
Andrew Edward Coulson (1968-01-21) 21 January 1968 (age 57)Billericay, Essex, England
Political party
Conservative
Spouse
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Children
3
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Party
Conservative

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Preceded byPaul Connew
Preceded byPaul Connew
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Preceded byPaul Connew
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Deputy Editor of the News of the World 2000–2003
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Succeeded byNeil Wallis
Preceded byRebekah Wade
Preceded byRebekah Wade
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Preceded byRebekah Wade
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Editor of the News of the World 2003–2007
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Succeeded byColin Myler
Government offices
Government offices
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Preceded bySimon Lewis
Preceded bySimon Lewis
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Preceded bySimon Lewis
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Downing Street Director of Communications 2010–2011
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Succeeded byCraig Oliver
Media offices
Preceded byPaul Connew
Deputy Editor of the News of the World 2000–2003
Succeeded byNeil Wallis
Preceded byRebekah Wade
Editor of the News of the World 2003–2007
Succeeded byColin Myler
Government offices
Preceded bySimon Lewis
Downing Street Director of Communications 2010–2011
Succeeded byCraig Oliver

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