David Hill is a British political adviser who served as Alastair Campbell's replacement as Director of Communications for Tony Blair, from 2003 to 2007.^[1][2]

A native of Birmingham, Hill was educated at King Edward's School and studied at Brasenose College, Oxford.

Hill returned to Birmingham as an industrial relations officer for Unigate after studying at Oxford.^[3] He later worked for Roy Hattersley and contested the Burton constituency unsuccessfully as a Labour party candidate in both of the 1974 general elections.^[3]

Hill was the Labour Party's Director of Communications from 1991 to 1997. He became Director of Communications under Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2003. Blair sought assurances from Hill after expecting onslaught after the Iraq War.^[4] After leaving Downing Street in 2007, Hill worked for Bell Pottinger.^[5]

Hill's long-term partner is Hilary Coffman, a press officer at Downing Street.