Patrick Wintour
Patrick Wintour | |
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Born | 1 November 1954 |
Nationality | British |
Education | The Hall School, Hampstead Westminster School |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
Occupation | Journalist |
Spouses | |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Charles Wintour Eleanor Trego Baker |
Relatives | Dame Anna Wintour (sister) |
Patrick Wintour (born 1 November 1954) is a British journalist and the diplomatic editor of The Guardian.[1] He was the political editor of The Guardian from 2006 to 2015 and was formerly the newspaper's chief political correspondent for two periods, from 1988 to 1996, and 2000 to 2006.[2] In the intervening period he was the political editor of The Observer.[3]
Early life
Wintour was born on 1 November 1954, the son of former Evening Standard editor Charles Vere Wintour by his marriage to Eleanor "Nonie" Trego Baker (1917–1995), an American, the daughter of a Harvard law professor.[3] His parents married in 1940 and divorced in 1979. His elder sister, Dame Anna Wintour, is the current Editor-in-Chief of the American edition of Vogue magazine.[3] His brother Jim arranged equestrian events at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] Wintour is the grandson of Major-General Fitzgerald Wintour.
Wintour was educated at
Career
Known for his contacts inside the
In October 2015, Wintour moved to a new role as The Guardian's Diplomatic Editor.[5] In December Anushka Asthana and Heather Stewart were appointed to succeed him in a job-share arrangement. All three took up their new roles at the beginning of 2016.[6]
Personal life
Wintour's second wife is Rachel Sylvester, a journalist for The Times.[7] The couple have two children.
Wintour was formerly married to the journalist Madeleine Bunting,[8] with whom he also has two children.
References
- ^ Profile: Patrick Wintour. The Guardian May 2016.
- ^ My job: Patrick Wintour, political editor, The Guardian Archived 16 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Press Gazette, 28 May 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g 'Wintour, Patrick (born 1 November 1954)' in Who's Who 2011 (London: A. & C. Black, 2011)
- ^ Press Gazette, Roll of Honour Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ Turvill, William (21 October 2015). "Seumas Milne leaves Guardian for Labour as political editor Patrick Wintour moves to diplomatic role". Press Gazette. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ Jackson, Jasper (11 December 2015). "Anushka Asthana and Heather Stewart to share role of Guardian political editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Top 100 political journalists 2011 | Total Politics". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ISBN 9781429907637.
External links
- My job: Patrick Wintour, political editor, The Guardian, Press Gazette, 28 May 2007