Stephen Carter, Baron Carter of Barnes

The Lord Carter of Barnes
Minister for Communications,
Technology and Broadcasting
In office
10 October 2008 – 23 July 2009
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byMargaret Hodge
Succeeded byBarbara Follett
Downing Street Chief of Staff
Acting
23 January 2008 – 10 October 2008
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byTom Scholar
Succeeded byJeremy Heywood
Personal details
Born (1964-02-12) 12 February 1964 (age 60)
Falkirk, Scotland, UK
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen,
London Business School

Stephen Andrew Carter, Baron Carter of Barnes, CBE (born 12 February 1964), is a Scottish businessman and politician.[1][2] Starting his career as CEO of J Walter Thompson UK & Ireland[3] and COO of NTL UK & Ireland[3] (now Virgin Media),[4] in 2003 Carter became the founding CEO of Ofcom (Office of Communications) in the United Kingdom.[5] He was subsequently the group CEO of Brunswick Group from 2007[6] until 2008, when he stepped down to join the administration of Prime Minister Gordon Brown,[7] Initially serving in 2008 as Brown's chief of strategy, principal advisor,[1][8] and the Acting Downing Street Chief of Staff,[8] he was the Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting from 2008 to 2009.[9] Between 2010 and 2013 he held various management positions at Alcatel-Lucent,[9] and in 2013 he became the group CEO of Informa,[1] an information and events company.[10]

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  10. ^ "Directorate change". Online.hemscottir.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

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