INFLUENCERS ON BREXIT Who is most influential on Brexit?
1= 1= 3 4 5
Theresa MAY Angela MERKEL Nicola STURGEON Michel BARNIER Donald TUSK Chief Negotiator for the Prime Minister Federal Chancellor First Minister Commission Taskforce on Brexit President Negotiations UK Government German Government Scottish Government European Commission European Council
6 7 8 9 10
François HOLLANDE Philip HAMMOND David DAVIS Jean-Claude JUNCKER Guy VERHOFSTADT
Secretary of State for Exiting the President Chancellor of the Exchequer President MEP & Lead rapporteur on Brexit European Union
French Government UK Government UK Government European Commission European Parliament
11 12 13 14 15
Didier SEEUWS Enda KENNY Hilary BENN Mark RUTTE Martin SELMAYR Head of the General Secretariat of Chair, Committee on Exiting the Head of Cabinet of the President the Council Special Taskforce on Taoiseach European Union & Member of Prime Minister of the European Commission the UK Parliament, Labour Council of the EU Irish Government UK Parliament Dutch Government European Commission
16 17 18 19 20
Keir STARMER Donald TRUMP Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE Liam FOX Frans TIMMERMANS
Secretary of State for Shadow Brexit Secretary US President-Elect Finance Minister First Vice-President Member of Parliament, Labour International Trade
UK Parliament US Goverment German Government UK Government European Commission
21 22 23 24 25
Boris JOHNSON Nigel FARAGE Nick TIMOTHY Uwe CORSEPIUS Paul DACRE
Joint Number 10 Special Adviser on Europe to Foreign Secretary MEP, Interim Leader of UKIP Chief-of-Staff, Editor Angela Merkel
UK Government European Parliament UK Government German Government Daily Mail
Institutions Institutions Media Stakeholders (Officials) (Politicians) euractory.eu/r/brexit50 Who is most influential on Brexit?
26 27 28 29 30
Manfred WEBER Matteo RENZI David MCALLISTER Patience WHEATCROFT Sadiq KHAN
MEP & EPP Group Leader Prime Minister MEP & Adviser to Angela Merkel Baroness Mayor
European Parliament Italian Government European Parliament House of Lords, UK Parliament Government of Greater London
31 32 33 34 35
Mariano RAJOY Sir Jeremy HEYWOOD Martin SCHULZ Carolyn FAIRBAIRN Rupert MURDOCH
Cabinet Secretary and Head of Prime Minister MEP & President Director General Executive Chairman the Civil Service
Spanish Government UK Government European Parliament Confederation of British Industry News Corporation
36 37 38 39 40
Sabine WEYAND Oliver ROBBINS Marine LE PEN Ivan ROGERS Mark CARNEY
Deputy Chief Negotiator for the Permanent Secretary for the UK Permanent Representative to Commission Taskforce on Brexit Department of Exiting the EU, MEP & President of the Front Governor the EU Negotiations Civil Service National European Commission UK Government European Parliament UK Representation to the EU Bank of England
41 42 43 44 45
Frances O'GRADY Gianni PITTELLA Cecilia MALMSTRÖM Gina MILLER Charles GRANT MEP & President – Group of the European Commissioner for General Secretary Progressive Alliance of Socialists Founding Partner Director Trade and Democrats Trades Union Congress European Parliament European Commission SCM Private Centre for European Reform
46 47 48 49 50
Andrew TYRIE Markus KERBER Shriti VADERA Stefan LÖFVEN Carlos GHOSN Chair, Treasury Select Committee, Baroness – Chair of Santander & Member of Parliament, Director General Leader of Financial Services EU Prime Minister CEO Conservative Taskforce BDI - The German Business UK Parliament Representation City of London Swedish Government Renault-Nissan
Institutions Institutions Media Stakeholders (Officials) (Politicians) euractory.eu/r/brexit50 Breaking it down: Brexit50 ranking revealed As of 30 November 2016
Politicians & Officials dominate ranking, majority non-UK
Institutions (Politicians) 10 16 Institutions (Officials) 6 9
Media 1 1
Stakeholders 5 2 Institutions Institutions (Politicians) (Officials)
Media Stakeholders UK vs Non-UK
Germans lead continent on Brexit influence
United Kingdom 22 Germany 9 France 4 Italy 2 Belgium 2 Sweden 2 Netherlands 2 Spain 1 Ireland 1 Poland 1 Luxembourg 1 Other 3
Total 50
Women lead, but influencers predominantly men
The top 3 Brexit influencers are women
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