Geoffrey Nicholas de Bois[4] CBE (born 23 February 1959) is a British broadcaster and former Conservative Party politician, who served as special adviser and chief of staff to Dominic Raab during his brief tenure as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
He was managing director of Rapiergroup, a marketing communications company, where he began work in the mid-1980s, after a brief spell in Public Relations with the Advertising Standards Authority.
[12] In his campaign, de Bois wrote to the Prime Minister David Cameron and the Attorney General Dominic Grieve, seeking their support.
[20] Following a report from Oxford University released four years after the riots, de Bois criticised the findings and reiterated his view that the rioters he encountered showed a lack of respect for his constituents, for property and for the police.
[23] De Bois stated in the House of Commons that he believes the cuts to Chase Farm "will cost lives",[24] which drew criticism from a Haringey GP who supports the changes.
[30] On 12 March 2015 de Bois welcomed the unanimous decision to demolish the crumbling buildings on the site and replace it with a new hospital, a new primary school and a new housing development, as suggested by Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust who run Chase Farm.
De Bois said the plans would improve local healthcare and disproved claims by his political opponents that Chase Farm was set to close.
[33] The following year Mayor of London Boris Johnson opened the Jobs Fair, with de Bois reporting that over 1,600 jobseekers and more than 40 employers were in attendance.
[40] De Bois was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to tourism and the economy as chair of the VisitEngland Advisory Board.