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Robbie Gibb
Sir Robert Paul Gibb (born 29 September 1964) is a British public relations professional and former political advisor and broadcast journalist.
He is the brother of Sir Nick Gibb, the former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. After graduating from Royal Holloway, University of London, he pursued a career as a journalist with his first role as a political researcher at the BBC. He then became chief of staff for Conservative MP Francis Maude in the late 1990s. Gibb returned to the BBC in 2002 as the deputy political editor of Newsnight and went on to edit various television programmes including Daily Politics, The Andrew Marr Show, and This Week.
Gibb was Prime Minister Theresa May's Downing Street Director of Communications between 2017 and 2019. Gibb then became a senior advisor for the public relations consultancy Kekst CNC. He joined the BBC Board as a non-executive director in 2021.
Robbie Gibb was born in Northampton on 29 September 1964 to John and Eileen Gibb. He grew up in the West Yorkshire cities of Leeds and Wakefield.
Gibb was educated at Ramsey Abbey School in Cambridgeshire and Harrogate Grammar School in North Yorkshire. He studied Economics and Public Administration at Royal Holloway, University of London.
In his youth, Gibb and his brother Nick were recruited and trained by the National Alliance of Russian Solidarists, a right-wing Russian anticommunist organisation. They acted as "couriers" and pretended to be tourists in Moscow in order to smuggle letters from dissidents out of Russia.
After graduation, Gibb joined the BBC as a political researcher including for the television programme On the Record. He left this role soon after his brother Nick had been elected as Conservative MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, to become Conservative MP and shadow chancellor Francis Maude's chief of staff. Gibb served in this role until 2000. He then joined Maude in supporting Michael Portillo's unsuccessful campaign to become leader in the 2001 Conservative Party leadership election.
He returned to the BBC in 2002 as deputy editor of the news and current affairs television programme Newsnight. Gibb left this role to become the organisation's political editor for various programmes including Daily Politics, The Andrew Marr Show, and This Week as well as coverage of the Budget. He was also editor of live political events including The Great Debate during the 2016 EU referendum campaign. Gibb is a prominent supporter of Brexit.
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Robbie Gibb
Sir Robert Paul Gibb (born 29 September 1964) is a British public relations professional and former political advisor and broadcast journalist.
He is the brother of Sir Nick Gibb, the former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. After graduating from Royal Holloway, University of London, he pursued a career as a journalist with his first role as a political researcher at the BBC. He then became chief of staff for Conservative MP Francis Maude in the late 1990s. Gibb returned to the BBC in 2002 as the deputy political editor of Newsnight and went on to edit various television programmes including Daily Politics, The Andrew Marr Show, and This Week.
Gibb was Prime Minister Theresa May's Downing Street Director of Communications between 2017 and 2019. Gibb then became a senior advisor for the public relations consultancy Kekst CNC. He joined the BBC Board as a non-executive director in 2021.
Robbie Gibb was born in Northampton on 29 September 1964 to John and Eileen Gibb. He grew up in the West Yorkshire cities of Leeds and Wakefield.
Gibb was educated at Ramsey Abbey School in Cambridgeshire and Harrogate Grammar School in North Yorkshire. He studied Economics and Public Administration at Royal Holloway, University of London.
In his youth, Gibb and his brother Nick were recruited and trained by the National Alliance of Russian Solidarists, a right-wing Russian anticommunist organisation. They acted as "couriers" and pretended to be tourists in Moscow in order to smuggle letters from dissidents out of Russia.
After graduation, Gibb joined the BBC as a political researcher including for the television programme On the Record. He left this role soon after his brother Nick had been elected as Conservative MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, to become Conservative MP and shadow chancellor Francis Maude's chief of staff. Gibb served in this role until 2000. He then joined Maude in supporting Michael Portillo's unsuccessful campaign to become leader in the 2001 Conservative Party leadership election.
He returned to the BBC in 2002 as deputy editor of the news and current affairs television programme Newsnight. Gibb left this role to become the organisation's political editor for various programmes including Daily Politics, The Andrew Marr Show, and This Week as well as coverage of the Budget. He was also editor of live political events including The Great Debate during the 2016 EU referendum campaign. Gibb is a prominent supporter of Brexit.