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Simon Jenkins
English journalist and author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Simon David Jenkins FSA FRSL FLSW (born 10 June 1943) is a British author, a newspaper columnist and editor. He was editor of the Evening Standard from 1976 to 1978 and of The Times from 1990 to 1992.
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Born | Simon David Jenkins (1943-06-10) 10 June 1943 (age 81) Birmingham, England |
Education | Mill Hill School |
Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
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Awards | Knight Bachelor |
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Jenkins chaired the National Trust from 2008 to 2014. He currently writes columns for The Guardian.