Jonny Oates

Jonathan "Jonny" Oates is Chief of Staff to the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg. He was previously the Director of Policy and Communications for the Liberal Democrats.

During the 1990s he was a Liberal Democrat councillor and Deputy Leader in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

Jonny Oates was rated number 30 in the Independent on Sunday's Pink List 2011 and number 78 in the World Pride Power List 2012.