Daniel Finkelstein
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Born | Daniel William Finkelstein 30 August 1962 |
Nationality | British |
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Daniel William Finkelstein, Baron Finkelstein,
Background
Finkelstein is
Finkelstein is a director of
He was educated at
Political career
SDP
Between 1981 and 1988, Finkelstein was a member of the
Think tanks
Before working for the Conservative Party, Finkelstein was Director of a think-tank, the
Finkelstein formerly sat on the Board of Governors of the
In 2018 he became chairman of the new think-tank Onward, whose mission is to renew the centre right for the next generation.[17]
Conservative Party
Between 1995 and 1997 Finkelstein was Director of the Conservative Research Department and in that capacity advised Prime Minister John Major and attended meetings of the Cabinet when it sat in political session. Finkelstein became among the earliest advocates of the 'modernisation' of the Conservative Party, laying out the principles of change in a series of speeches and columns in The Times.
Between 1997 and 2001 he was
In the 2001 election Finkelstein was the unsuccessful Conservative parliamentary candidate in Harrow West.[18]
Journalism
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Between 1990 and 1992, Finkelstein was the editor of Connexion, Britain's first Internet and data communications newspaper. Finkelstein joined The Times in August 2001 as part of the leader writing team and was Comment Editor from March 2004 to June 2008. He became Chief Leader Writer in June 2008. He began The Times blog Comment Central in September 2006. He is also a regular columnist in The Jewish Chronicle. His weekly football statistics column, the Fink Tank, began in 2002 and runs in The Times on Saturdays.
In June 2023, Finkelstein published a memoir, Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: A Family Memoir of Miraculous Survival (published as Two Roads Home: Hitler, Stalin, and the Miraculous Survival of My Family in the United States), an account of his mother and father's experiences during World War II.[19][20]
Finkelstein is one of the stars of the weekly podcast How To Win An Election from The Times, presented by Matt Chorley and alongside Peter Mandelson and Polly Mackenzie.[21]
Honours and awards
Finkelstein was awarded the
Finkelstein was given an
He is a Vice President of the Jewish Leadership Council.[27]
References
- ^ a b Silva, Rohan (4 June 2023). "Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad by Daniel Finkelstein review – a family in peril". The Observer. London. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "JC Power 100: Numbers 50 – 11", The Jewish Chronicle. London. 10 September 2014. Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Policy Exchange appoints David Frum as new chairman" (Press release). Policy Exchange. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.,
- ^ "Working peerages announced" (Press release). Prime Minister's Office. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Mirjam Finkelstein, Holocaust educator, friend of Anne Frank and survivor of Bergen-Belsen, dies aged 83". The Jewish Chronicle. London. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- City University London. 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Professor Ludwik Finkelstein". The Times. London. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2016. (subscription required)
- ^ "Tamara Finkelstein". Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ 'FINKELSTEIN', Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2013
- ^ The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1987
- ^ Zaheer, Mohammad (18 February 2019). "Opinion: It shouldn't have taken a report from outside the Muslim community for Tory Islamophobia to be taken seriously". The Independent. London.
- ^ "About Gatestone Institute". Gatestone Institute. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Gjelten, Tom (6 April 2018). "Trump's National Security And State Department Picks Alarm American Muslims". National Public Radio. Washington DC.
- ^ Cerulus, Laurens (17 July 2017). "Germany's anti-fake news lab yields mixed results". Politico.eu.
- ^ @Dannythefink (15 August 2018). "Gatestone Tweet thread". Twitter. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Eaton, George (18 May 2018). "Onward, the think tank on a mission to remake conservatism". New Statesman. London. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Zatman, Alex (2012). "Shoah memories spur writer Daniel to seek truth and courage". Jewish Telegraph. Manchester.
- ISSN 1756-3224. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "The Times signs big political names for How To Win An Election podcast". Podcasting Today. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "No. 54850". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 August 1997. p. 8912.
- ^ "Political Studies Association Website". Archived from the original on 29 May 2012.
- ^ David Blackburn "New working peers announced" Archived 3 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine, The Spectator (blog), 1 August 2013
- ^ "No. 60627". The London Gazette. 13 September 2013. p. 18117.
- ^ "Lord Finkelstein, OBE". City University London. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Dame Louise Ellman MP". Jewish Leadership Council. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
External links
- Articles by Daniel Finkelstein Journalisted
- Opinion – Daniel Finkelstein Times Online
- Daniel Finkelstein Twitter