Anne Sloman is the former chief political advisor at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), a position she held from 1996 to December, 2003. As chief political advisor, she was responsible for devising the ground rules that ensure the BBC's fair and impartial political coverage, and advised all BBC journalists and programmers on implementing them. She was also responsible for establishing transparent guidelines for all election coverage, the reform of the Party Political Broadcast system, and negotiating camera angles in the Central Lobby and Committee Corridor, which have allowed the audience to see beyond the Chamber of the House of Commons. Ms. Sloman joined the BBC in 1967 and has worked as a producer, editor, and head of department for a wide range of television, radio, and current affairs programs. She has had a key role in the coverage of every election since 1970. Prior to becoming chief political advisor, Ms. Sloman served as deputy head of weekly programs, which included Panorama on BBC-1, the Money Programme on BBC-2, and programs on Radio-4 and Radio-5 Live. She twice won the Press Guild Award for Outstanding Programme of the Year for The Thatcher Phenomenon, a series about Margaret Thatcher, and for My Country Right or Wrong, a series about the British Security Services. From 1992 to 2002, Ms. Sloman served on the Council of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and in January, 2003, became a member of the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England.