John Peet (1954-)

John Peet (born 1954) is a British journalist, who is at present the Europe editor of The Economist newspaper.

John Peet has been the writer of several Economist surveys such as 'Water' and 'The Future of Europe'. His education included Pilgrims' prep school in Winchester, Charterhouse and Cambridge where he studied economics. He was previously a Health Correspondent with The Economist from 1986–1998 and Business Affairs Editor (1998–2003). Prior to this he was Brussels Correspondent, Executive Editor, Surveys Editor, Finance Correspondent, Washington, DC Correspondent and Britain Correspondent. Previously he was a civil servant, working for the British Treasury and Foreign Office (1976 to 1986).

Peet currently lives in Wiltshire and London, is married, has three children and a west-highland terrier called Holly.

Articles

• "Europe isn't working - Governments will be tempted by the wrong policies to tackle unemployment", The Economist (13 November 2009).

Interviews

• (Greek) "Το πραγματικό πρόβλημα είναι η Ισπανία", An interview with John Peet by Κυριακάτικη Ελευθεροτυπία (Kyriakatiki Eleftherotypia) {Sunday edition of the Greek daily} (7 February 2010).
• John Peet, Europe Editor of The Economist, talks about his survey of Italy (24 November 2005).
• John Peet, Europe Editor of The Economist, talks about his survey of Ireland (14 October 2004).

External links

• Short CV @ Economist
• Short CV @ 7th Munich Economic Summit (28-29 May 2009)
• Discussion of water supply privation