Special adviser (UK)
POLITICALLY APPOINTED ADVISER TO A UK GOVERNMENT BODY
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A special adviserWhile "advisor" is a normal spelling, most documents use "adviser" (SpAd) is a temporary civil servant who advises and assists UK government ministers or ministers in the Scottish and Welsh devolved governments. They differ from impartial civil servants in that they are political appointees.