Credlin

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He'd been in politics many years without her mantra... I dare say his "dependence" on her and LOYALTY to her were misplaced and unnecessary.

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Ms Credlin worked for Malcolm Turnbull during his stint as opposition leader in 2008-09, but the pair did not always see eye to eye and she will not be working for the incoming leader.

After her time with Mr Turnbull, Ms Credlin became the dominant figure in the Abbott government, described as a controlling co-prime minister by her critics, lauded by her allies — not least Mr Abbott, who called her the "fiercest political warrior I've ever worked with". As chief of staff, she became one of the most high-profile staffers in recent political history.

From the first days of the Abbott opposition in December 2009, Ms Credlin was in the room as one of the opposition leader's most trusted lieutenants alongside press secretaries and advisers Andrew Hirst and Claire Kimball, honing and refining Mr Abbott's laser-like attack on Kevin Rudd's carbon pollution reduction scheme.

After just less than four years in opposition, in September 2013, Ms Credlin, a lawyer with years of experience in the Howard government, made the transition as chief of staff into government.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal ... jmuko.html