Simon jenkins bio

English journalist and author

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Sir Simon David JenkinsFSA FRSLFLSW (born 10 June ) is a British author, a newspaper columnist and editor.

He was editor of the Evening Standard from to and of The Times from to

Jenkins chaired the National Trust from to He currently writes columns for The Guardian.

Early life

Jenkins was born ()10 June , in Birmingham, England.^[1] His father, Daniel Thomas Jenkins, was a Welsh professor of systematic theology at Princeton Theological Seminary and a Minister in the Congregational and then United Reformed Church.^[2] He was educated at Mill Hill School and St John's College, Oxford, where he earned a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.^[1]

Career

Journalism

After graduating from the University of Oxford, Jenkins initially worked at Country Life magazine, before joining the Times Educational Supplement.^[3] He was th