6 ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Conserv ative ▁Gr adu ates , ▁ 1 9 8 9 – 9 0 . ▁ ▁Conserv ative ▁Central ▁Office ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Mac G reg or ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁new ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Central ▁Office ▁appointed ▁by ▁I ain ▁Dun can ▁Smith ▁on ▁becoming ▁Party ▁leader . ▁In ▁his ▁psych ometric ▁evaluation , ▁he ▁was ▁jud ged ▁to ▁have ▁" a ▁brilliant ▁mind ". ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁actions ▁as ▁chief ▁executive ▁was ▁to ▁push ▁through ▁a ▁£ 1   mill ion ▁budget ▁cut ▁to ▁stabil ise ▁the ▁party ' s ▁poor ▁fin ances . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁role , ▁Mac G reg or ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁draft ing ▁the ▁speech ▁for ▁the ▁then ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party , ▁Ther esa ▁May ▁MP , ▁which ▁described ▁the ▁T ories ▁as ▁" the ▁nast y ▁party ". ▁Form er ▁front - ben cher , ▁John ▁Ber cow ▁said ▁Mac G reg or ▁was ▁" tal ented " ▁and ▁" extra ordin arily ▁imag in ative " ▁and ▁had ▁organ ised ▁a ▁successful ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Party ▁conference . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁dispute ▁over ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Dun can - Smith , ▁T eb bit ▁called ▁for ▁Mac G reg or ' s ▁dismiss al ▁as ▁the ▁party ' s ▁chief ▁executive ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁T eb bit ▁brand ed ▁Mac G reg or ▁as ▁" one ▁of