16 Facts About Dan Rosenfield

Daniel Robert Rosenfield was born on May 1977 and is a British political adviser and civil servant who served as the Downing Street Chief of Staff from January 2021 to February 2022.

Dan Rosenfield later attended University College London, where he read modern European studies from 1996 to 2000, specialising in German and philosophy.

Dan Rosenfield then left public service to join Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a managing director in investment banking from June 2011 to March 2016.

The bank subsequently bid for lucrative roles advising UK Financial Investments on the sale of Northern Rock, which had been the subject of oversight by the Treasury while Dan Rosenfield had been in office.

On 26 November 2020, Downing Street announced that Dan Rosenfield had been appointed as the Downing Street Chief of Staff, and that he would formally take office on 1 January 2021.

Shortly after his appointment, in April 2021, Dan Rosenfield was implicated in a potential lobbying scandal in relation to the proposed European Super League of major football clubs.

Dan Rosenfield reportedly told Woodward that Downing Street would not oppose the controversial plans, from which Manchester United and Woodward stood to benefit financially.

In July 2021, it was reported by The Times newspaper that Dan Rosenfield's leadership was unpopular among some Downing Street staff members, including Nikki da Costa, the director of communications.

In December 2021, Downing Street denied speculation in a report in The Times that in December 2020 Dan Rosenfield had attended a Christmas party in the office of Simon Case, the head of the Civil Service, when British public health restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic forbade such gatherings.

Speculation has arisen that Dan Rosenfield might be sacked by Johnson for his role in the controversy, amid further criticism that he had presided over a 'laddy' culture within Downing Street which had excluded female members of staff.

Dan Rosenfield resigned as Downing Street chief of staff in February 2022 following the resignation of Munira Mirza during the Partygate scandal, with the intention of remaining in place until a successor is found.

Dan Rosenfield stepped down as Chair in January 2021 and was succeeded by Maurice Helfgott.

In 2022, The Telegraph reported Dan Rosenfield had taken up a role at Centrica.

Dan Rosenfield is married to Jessica Brummer and has three children - Rafi, Natasha and Benjamin.

Dan Rosenfield's father-in-law is Alex Brummer, a journalist for the Daily Mail.

Dan Rosenfield is Jewish, and has described Judaism as being "central to his life".