Fraser Nelson
 Nelson speaking in 2012 | |
| Born |
14 May 1973 Nairn, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Education |
University of Glasgow City University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | The Spectator |
Fraser Nelson (born 14 May 1973)[1] is a British political journalist and editor of The Spectator magazine.
Early life
Educated at Nairn Academy and Dollar Academy, Nelson went on to study History and politics at the University of Glasgow and gained a Diploma in journalism at City University, London.[2] He once worked as a barman at Cleos in Rosyth.[3]
Journalism career
He started out as a business reporter with The Times in 1997, followed by a short spell as Scottish political correspondent.[2] At a party in Scotland he met Andrew Neil, then editor of The Scotsman who recruited him as its political editor in 2001.[2] In 2003 he moved to The Business, a sister title of The Scotsman in the Barclay brothers' Press Holdings group. In July 2004 the brothers bought The Telegraph Group, which included The Spectator and in December 2005 they sold The Scotsman Publications Ltd. Neil had been appointed Chief Executive of The Spectator after the Barclays bought it, and in 2006 he brought in Nelson as associate editor and then political editor of the magazine.[2] He replaced Matthew d'Ancona as editor of The Spectator when the latter was sacked in August 2009.[4]
In addition to his role as editor of The Spectator, Nelson was also a political columnist for the News of the World from 2006[2] and a board director with the Centre for Policy Studies think tank.[4][5] He was named Political Columnist of the Year in the 2009 Comment Awards.[6]
The British Society of Magazine Editors awarded Nelson the 2013 Editors’ Editor of the Year.[7]
Style and beliefs
Nelson is an economic libertarian and a supporter of the Conservative Party and traditional conservative policies. He describes the magazine under his editorship as "right of centre, but not strongly right of centre".[2] He has on occasion criticised David Cameron's leadership but is generally supportive, and, more recently, he has also begun to praise Cameron's administration partner Nick Clegg.[8]
References
- ↑ "Fraser Nelson". The Media Briefing.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Sabbagh, Dan (17 February 2013). "Fraser Nelson: The Spectator is more cocktail party than political party". The Guardian.
- ↑ Nelson, Fraser (15 October 2012). "Keep Gordon Brown out of the battle for Scotland". The Spectator.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Fraser Nelson to replace Matthew d'Ancona as Spectator editor". The Guardian. 28 August 2009.
- ↑ Fraser Nelson profile Centre for Policy Studies
- ↑ "Comment Awards - Previous Winners 2009". Editorial Intelligence. 2012.
- ↑ "BSME Awards 2013 Winners" (Press release). British Society of Magazine Editors. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "How I learned to stop worrying and rate Nick Clegg". The Spectator. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
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| Preceded by Matthew d'Ancona |
Editor of The Spectator 2009- |
Incumbent |