The Spectator editors

The list The Spectator editors includes Boris Johnson, Toby Young, Dominic Lawson, Ian Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar and Nigel Lawson. The list consists of 26 members.

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The Spectator

British weekly conservative magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs

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Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

Overview: Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer who has been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was ...

Date of birth: 19 June 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: British

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Carrie Johnson (Married)

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Boris Johnson family 14T

People fined in the Partygate scandal 3T

People who renounced United States citizenship 55T
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Toby Young

British, Personality

Overview: Toby Daniel Moorsom Young (born 17 October 1963) is a British social commentator and formerly Director of the New Schools Network, a free schools charity. He is currently the London associate editor at ...

Date of birth: 17 October 1963

Age: 61

Nationality: British

Occupation: Personality

Gender: Male

Partner: Caroline Bondy (Married)

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Judges in American reality television series 96T

Sons of life peers 148T

COVID-19 misinformation 38T
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Michael Gove

British politician (born 1967)

Overview: Michael Andrew Gove (born Graeme Andrew Logan; 26 August 1967) is a British politician and former journalist serving as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster since 2019 and Minister for the Cabinet Office ...

Date of birth: 26 August 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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UK MPs 2019– 636T

Secretaries of State for Justice 10T

21st-century British journalists 86T
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Dominic Lawson

English journalist

Overview: Dominic Ralph Campden Lawson (born 17 December 1956 in Wandsworth, London) is an English journalist.

Date of birth: 17 December 1956

Age: 68

Nationality: British

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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Salmon family 12T

British people of Latvian-Jewish descent 13T

British people of Dutch-Jewish descent 13T
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Nigel Lawson

British politician

Overview: Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby, PC (11 March 1932 – 3 April 2023) was a British Conservative politician and journalist. He was the Member of Parliament for Blaby from 1974 to 1992, and served in ...

Date of birth: 11 March 1932

Date of death: 3 April 2023

Age: 91 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 3,688T

English people of Latvian-Jewish descent 20T

English people of Latvian descent 18T
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Rowan Dean

Australian advertising executive and social commentator

Overview: Rowan Dean is an Australian advertising executive, television presenter and social commentator. He rose to prominence as a panelist on early seasons of Gruen, and subsequently became an opinion commentator ...

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: TV Personality

Gender: Male

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Fraser Nelson

British political journalist (born 1973)

Overview: Fraser Andrew Nelson (born 14 May 1973) is a British political journalist and editor of The Spectator magazine.

Date of birth: 14 May 1973

Age: 52

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Journalist

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People educated at Nairn Academy 5T

People educated at Dollar Academy 73T

Scottish libertarians 11T
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Ian Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar

British politician

Overview: Ian Hedworth John Little Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, PC (8 July 1926 – 21 September 2007) was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He was styled Sir Ian Gilmour, 3rd Baronet from ...

Date of birth: 8 July 1926

Date of death: 21 September 2007

Age: 81 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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British male essayists 86T

Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 3,688T

Politicians of the Pro-Euro Conservative Party 16T
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Evelyn Wrench

British journalist

Overview: Sir John Evelyn Leslie Wrench KCMG (29 October 1882 – 11 November 1966) was a British author and journalist who was editor of The Spectator. He was the founder of the Royal Over-Seas League and the En ...

Date of birth: 1882

Date of death: 1966

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Editor

Gender: Male

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British male journalists 1,246T

Postcard publishers 40T

Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George 1,385T
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Alexander Chancellor

British journalist (1940–2017)

Overview: Alexander Surtees Chancellor, CBE (4 January 1940 – 28 January 2017) was a British journalist.

Date of birth: 4 January 1940

Date of death: 28 January 2017

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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2017 deaths 9,371T

British male journalists 1,246T

People educated at Eton College 4,961T
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Iain Macleod

British politician

Overview: Iain Norman Macleod (11 November 1913 – 20 July 1970) was a British Conservative Party politician and government minister.

Date of birth: 11 November 1913

Date of death: 20 July 1970

Age: 56 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Writer

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Ministers in the third Churchill government, 1951–1955 103T

Ministers in the Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, 1957–1964 162T

Ministers in the Eden government, 1955–1957 103T
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Charles Moore

British writer and editor

Overview: Charles Hilary Moore (born 31 October 1956) is an English journalist and a former editor of The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and The Spectator. He still writes for the first and last of these ...

Date of birth: 31 October 1956

Age: 68

Nationality: British

Occupation: Columnist

Gender: Male

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Life peers created by Elizabeth II 247T

Contestants on University Challenge 50T

British male journalists 1,246T
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Matthew d'Ancona

Journalist

Overview: Matthew Robert Ralph d'Ancona (born 27 January 1968) is an English journalist. A former deputy editor of The Sunday Telegraph, he was appointed editor of The Spectator in February 2006, a post he retained ...

Date of birth: 27 January 1968

Age: 57

Nationality: British

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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English male journalists 1,076T

British male journalists 1,246T

People educated at St Dunstan's College 30T
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Brian Inglis

Irish journalist

Overview: Brian Inglis (31 July 1916 – 11 February 1993) was an Irish journalist, historian and television presenter. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and retained an interest in Irish history and politics.

Date of birth: 31 July 1916

Date of death: 11 February 1993

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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Irish spiritualists 4T

People from Malahide 35T

20th-century journalists 2,834T
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Wilson Harris

British journalist

Overview: Henry Wilson Harris (21 September 1883 – 11 January 1955) was editor of The Spectator from 1932 to 1953, and independent MP for Cambridge University from 1945 to 1950. He was in the last group of University ...

Date of birth: 1883

Date of death: 1955

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: Guyanese

Occupation: Writer

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Independent members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom 113T

Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the University of Cambridge 32T

Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for university constituencies 105T
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Meredith Townsend

British newspaper editor

Overview: Meredith White Townsend (1831–1911) was an English journalist and editor of The Spectator. With Richard Holt Hutton, he was joint-editor of the Spectator until 1887, and he was largely instrumental in ...

Date of birth: 1831

Date of death: 1911

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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English male journalists 1,076T

1831 births 1,761T

English newspaper editors 172T
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Thornton Leigh Hunt

British newspaper editor

Overview: Thornton Leigh Hunt (10 September 1810 – 25 June 1873) was the first editor of the British daily broadsheet newspaper The Daily Telegraph.

Date of birth: 10 September 1810

Date of death: 25 June 1873

Age: 62 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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19th-century English non-fiction writers 173T

English male journalists 1,076T

British male journalists 1,246T
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Tom Switzer

Australian political writer

Overview: Tom Switzer (born 1971) is the Executive Director of the Centre for Independent Studies, a Sydney-based independent policy research think tank. He is also the host of Between the Lines on the Australian ...

Date of birth: 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Journalist

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ABC radio (Australia) journalists and presenters 52T

People educated at St Aloysius' College (Sydney) 47T

Australian political writers 21T
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Frank Johnson (journalist)

British journalist

Overview: Frank Robert Johnson (20 January 1943 – 15 December 2006) was an English journalist.

Date of birth: 20 January 1943

Date of death: 15 December 2006

Age: 63 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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English male journalists 1,076T

The Daily Telegraph people 124T

English magazine editors 204T
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John Strachey (politician)

British politician

Overview: Evelyn John St Loe Strachey (21 October 1901 – 15 July 1963) was a British Labour politician and writer.

Date of birth: 21 October 1901

Date of death: 15 July 1963

Age: 61 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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20th-century English male writers 1,328T

Ministers in the Attlee governments, 1945–1951 141T

Politicians who died in office 2,943T