White House chief of staff John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE has named Chris Liddell his deputy chief of staff for policy, the White House announced Monday.

Liddell previously served as the White House director of strategic initiatives, where he worked closely with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner Jared Corey KushnerAbraham Accords: New hope for peace in Middle East Tenants in Kushner building file lawsuit alleging dangerous living conditions Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing MORE.

"Chris is widely respected across the administration and is highly qualified to oversee and coordinate our policy process. We look forward to having him in this new role," Kelly said in a statement.

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The move was first reported by Politico.

Prior to joining the Trump administration during the transition, Liddell worked as an executive at Microsoft and General Motors. He also worked for Mitt Romney Willard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyGOP set to release controversial Biden report McConnell locks down key GOP votes in Supreme Court fight Will Republicans' rank hypocrisy hinder their rush to replace Ginsburg? MORE’s presidential campaign in 2012.

Liddell had reportedly been considered a top choice to replace Gary Cohn as the head of the National Economic Council and President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE’s chief economic adviser.

That job ultimately went to Larry Kudlow. Trump hired the CNBC contributor last week.