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The White House Political Director, formally the White House Director of Political Affairs or White House Director of Political Strategy and Outreach, is a political appointee of the President of the United States and a senior member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

The White House Political Director leads The White House Office of Political Affairs.

History
The White House Office of Political Affairs was established in 1981 during President Ronald Reagan’s Administration. The first White House Political Director was Lyn Nofziger, one of President Reagan’s closest advisors.

The White House Political Director’s primary responsibility is to be the "political eyes and ears" of The White House.

Subsequent Administrations have rebranded the office. During his second term, President Obama renamed the office as the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, though the roles and responsibilities of the office and its director remained.

In popular culture
Paulo Costanzo portrays Lyor Boone, the fictional White House Political Director, in Designated Survivor, a political drama television series.