Oliver Newton
Managing Director
He/Him
Life at FGS Global
Draws on nearly a decade of experience working at the heart of UK government and politics to advise clients on political engagement strategies and how to effectively influence public policy.
Life Pre-FGS Global
Oliver spent two years as Business Relations Adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP. Before this, he worked in a variety of government departments as a Civil Servant specialising in business engagement and external affairs.
Life Beyond FGS Global
Plays 5-a-side football and basketball on a weekly basis, with varying degrees of competence. A lover of live music across a range of genres.
Oliver Newton is a Managing Director in the Global Public Affairs team at FGS Global’s London office. He joined FGS Global from the UK Government where he worked as the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Head of Business Engagement. Prior to this he served as the Business Relations Adviser to the Shadow Chancellor in the lead-up to the 2024 General Election, playing a leading role in strengthening the Labour Party's relationships with the private sector.
Oliver's experience in government also includes roles at the Department for Exiting the EU, where he was responsible for the department's engagement with the aerospace, defence, automotive and chemicals sectors, and at the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) where he was the Head of Business Engagement. While at the NIO, Oliver played a central role in the government's engagement with the business community as the UK and EU negotiated the unique trading arrangements relating to the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
During his time as a Civil Servant, Oliver was also drafted into the centre of government to aid with communications efforts around high-profile events and crises such as the death of the late Queen and the war in Ukraine.
Beyond his government experience, Oliver was the Aerospace Policy Adviser at the UK's leading Aerospace and Defence trade association, ADS Group. In this role he helped the UK aerospace sector influence and digest the outcome of UK-EU negotiations on the post-Brexit aviation safety arrangements, respond to and recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and develop its decarbonisation commitments.