Alexander Deane (born 1979) (commonly known as Alex) qualified at City University as a barrister, and begun pupillage (training) in October 2005. This means he is not yet a tenant of Chambers and has limited rights of audience. In his three gap years between university and beginning his career, he worked for the UK Conservative Party as a Chief of Staff, assisting former MP Tim Collins and David Cameron MP (who has subsequently been elected leader of the Conservative Party. He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge and a former Research Fellow of the London-based Think Tank, Policy Exchange.

His has written two books, The Great Abdication (published in 2005, about the middle class) and Off with their Wigs (published in 2003 and co-written by Charles Banner). These were published in small print runs and have had limited success, having been purchased by only three public libraries worldwide (two in the UK and one in the USA). Deane now concentrates on publishing his works on his own homepage and various related blogs.

Whilst a student he was also a winner of the World Universities Debating Championship. He was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Durham Union Society, a student debating society.

External links

http://www.imprint.co.uk/ Publishers

http://www.alexdeane.com Website

http://www.policyexchange.org.uk Policy Exchange

http://www.socialaffairsunit.org.uk/blog/archives/000545.php Description of his role as David Cameron's Chief of Staff before the Conservative leadership election.