Patrick Wintour
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Patrick Wintour is a British
journalist
, political editor of The Guardian
.
The son of the late Charles Vere Wintour
by his marriage to Eleanor Trego Wintour (née Baker), Wintour was educated at
Hall School, London, Westminster School
, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford
. At Westminster, he was a contemporary of Adam Mars-Jones
and Chris Huhne
.
Known for his contacts inside the Labour Party
, Wintour began his career in journalism on the New Statesman
from 1976 to 1982, before joining The Guardian
as chief Labour Correspondent in 1983. From –1988, he was the paper's chief Political Correspondent, 1988–1996, and then Political Editor of The Observer
, The Guardians Sunday sister paper, until 2000. He returned to The Guardian as chief political correspondent in 2000 before being appointed political editor in 2006, on the retirement of Michael White
. Wintour won the British Press Awards
"Political Journalist of the Year" award in 2007.
Wintour's sister Anna
is the editor of American Vogue
, while his father, Charles
, was editor of the Evening Standard
, and his brother Jim is arranging equestarian events at the 2012 Olympics. He is currently married to Rachel Sylvester, a journalist at The Times
. He has four children, the two eldest were with his previous wife, journalist Madeleine Bunting
.
United Kingdom
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journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, political editor of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
.
The son of the late Charles Vere Wintour
Charles Wintour
Charles Vere Wintour, CBE, MBE was a British newspaper editor and was the father of Editor-in-Chief of Vogue magazine, Anna Wintour.-Biography:...
by his marriage to Eleanor Trego Wintour (née Baker), Wintour was educated at
Hall School, London, Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
. At Westminster, he was a contemporary of Adam Mars-Jones
Adam Mars-Jones
Adam Mars-Jones is a British novelist and critic.Mars-Jones was born in London, to parents William Mars-Jones, the Welsh High Court judge and President of the London Welsh Trust, and Sheila . Mars-Jones studied at Westminster School, and read Classics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge...
and Chris Huhne
Chris Huhne
Christopher Murray Paul-Huhne, generally known as Chris Huhne is a British politician and cabinet minister, who is the current Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for the Eastleigh constituency in Hampshire...
.
Known for his contacts inside the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
, Wintour began his career in journalism on the New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
from 1976 to 1982, before joining The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
as chief Labour Correspondent in 1983. From –1988, he was the paper's chief Political Correspondent, 1988–1996, and then Political Editor of The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
, The Guardians Sunday sister paper, until 2000. He returned to The Guardian as chief political correspondent in 2000 before being appointed political editor in 2006, on the retirement of Michael White
Michael White (journalist)
Michael White is an associate editor and former political editor of The Guardian.-Early life:White was raised in Wadebridge, Cornwall...
. Wintour won the British Press Awards
British Press Awards
The British Press Awards is an annual ceremony that celebrates the best of British journalism. Established in the 1970s, honours are voted on by a panel of journalists and newspaper executives...
"Political Journalist of the Year" award in 2007.
Wintour's sister Anna
Anna Wintour
Anna Wintour, OBE is the British-born editor-in-chief of American Vogue, a position she has held since 1988. With her trademark pageboy bob haircut and sunglasses, Wintour has become an institution throughout the fashion world, widely praised for her eye for fashion trends and her support for...
is the editor of American Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, while his father, Charles
Charles Wintour
Charles Vere Wintour, CBE, MBE was a British newspaper editor and was the father of Editor-in-Chief of Vogue magazine, Anna Wintour.-Biography:...
, was editor of the Evening Standard
Evening Standard
The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
, and his brother Jim is arranging equestarian events at the 2012 Olympics. He is currently married to Rachel Sylvester, a journalist at The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
. He has four children, the two eldest were with his previous wife, journalist Madeleine Bunting
Madeleine Bunting
Madeleine Bunting is an English journalist and writer who is an Associate Editor and columnist on The Guardian.Born in Oswaldkirk, North Yorkshire, Bunting was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where she read History, and won a Knox postgraduate fellowship to study Politics and teach...
.
External links
- Patrick Wintour on twitter
- My job: Patrick Wintour, political editor, The Guardian, Press Gazette, 28 May 2007