Andrew Gimson
Andrew Gimson /ˈdʒɪmsən/[1] (born 1958) is a British political journalist. Gimson formerly wrote the parliamentary sketch for The Daily Telegraph and has written a novel entitled , as well as books about Boris Johnson, British monarchs and British Prime Ministers.
In November 2011 he was succeeded as sketch writer on The Daily Telegraph by Michael Deacon.[2] Gimson is a former pupil of Uppingham School where he attended West Bank House.[3] He briefly worked in the Conservative Research Department in 1983 before starting his journalism career at The Spectator, commentating on public affairs.[4]
He is married to Sally Gimson (formerly Sally Malcolm-Smith),[5] who stood in the South Leicestershire constituency as an unsuccessful candidate for the Labour Party in the May 2010 general election.[6][7]
Books[]
- The Desired Effect (1991)
- Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson (2006)
- Gimson's Kings and Queens: Brief Lives of the Forty Monarchs since 1066 (2015)
- Gimson's Prime Ministers: Brief Lives from Walpole to May (2018), illustrated by Martin Rowson
- Gimson's Presidents: Brief Lives from Washington to Trump (2020), illustrated by Martin Rowson
References[]
- ^ "Mind Your Language: Dot Wordsworth continues her look at BBC booklets on pronunciation published in the 1930s"
- ^ Michael Deacon
- ^ Daily Telegraph 15 September 2003
- ^ Lexden, Alistair (December 2018). "An Impossible Job". The London Magazine. December/January 2019: 102–105.
- ^ Boris: The Adventures of Boris Johnson, Andrew Gimson, Simon & Schuster, 2006
- ^ He is a Tory who supports inequality. She wants to be a Labour MP...
- ^ I'm no Samantha Cameron, but I do make a good cup of tea
External links[]
| hide Authority control  | |
|---|---|
| General |
|
| National libraries | |
| Other |
|
 | This article about a British journalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- British male journalists
- Living people
- 1958 births
- Conservative Party (UK) officials
- British journalist stubs