"Former adviser" refers to a person who previously provided guidance, advice, or support to someone, but no longer holds that position or role. Full definition
In practice, they are often established by former advisers to a candidate and they interact with the campaign through public statements. (politics.stackexchange.com)
«Financial capital is very mobile and basically is looking only at rates of return,» says Chris Ragan, a professor of economics at McGill University and former adviser at the Bank of Canada. (canadianbusiness.com)
The news that a former governor felled by a sex scandal is once more drawing the interest of law - enforcement officials all but puts a nail in the coffin of any political future, friends and former advisers said. (nystateofpolitics.com)