Sam White

Sam White (born ) is a British political adviser. He is best known as Chief of Staff to Leader of the Opposition Keir Starmer during the period Labour gained a substantive poll lead (September 2021 to November 2022). Early life White was born in 1974. His father is the journalist Michael White. Career White worked for the politician Alistair Darling from 2004 to 2010, including as a special adviser in HM Treasury. He also worked at the Government trade department and transport department. From 2010 to 2021, White was group sustainability and public policy director at Aviva, where he oversaw Aviva's Net Zero carbon plans. In this role White was a vocal advocate of paternity leave.