Newspaper Editors
The following tables list the past editors of some of Britain's best known national newspapers.
I have had trouble finding information about some past editors so if anybody can help fill in some of the gaps it would be appreciated! Let me know here.
The Times - founded 1785
| Editors of The Times |
Editorship |
| Robert Thomson | 2002-present |
| Peter Stothard | 1992-2002 |
| Simon Jenkins | 1990-1992 |
| Charles Wilson | 1985-1990 |
| Charles Douglas-Home | 1982-1985 |
| Harold Evans | 1981-1982 |
| William Rees-Mogg | 1967-1981 |
| William Haley | 1952-1966 |
| William Casey | 1948-1952 |
| Robert McGowan Barrington-Ward | 1941-1948 |
| Geoffrey Dawson | 1923-1941 |
| Henry Wickham Steed | 1919-1922 |
| Geoffrey Dawson | 1912-1919 |
| George Earle Buckle | 1884-1912 |
| Thomas Chenery | 1877-1884 |
| John Delane | 1841-1877 |
| Thomas Barnes | 1817-1841 |
| John Stoddart | 1809-1817 |
| John Walter | 1803-1809 |
| John Walter | 1785-1803 |
The Guardian - date founded - 1821
| Editors of The Guardian |
Editorship |
| Alan Rusbridger | 1995-present |
| Peter Preston | 1975-1995 |
| Alastair Hetherington | 1956-1975 |
| Alfred Powell Wadsworth | 1944-1956 |
| William Percival Crozier | 1932-1944 |
| Ted Scott | 1929-1932 |
| Charles Prestwich Scott | 1872-1929 |
The Daily Telegraph - founded 1855
| Editors of The Daily Telegraph |
Period of
Editorship |
| Martin Newland | 2003-present |
| Charles Moore | 1995-2003 |
| Sir Max Hastings | 1986-1995 |
| Lord William. F. Deedes | 1974-1986 |
The Financial Times - first published 1888
| Editors of The Financial Times |
Editorship |
| Lionel Barber | nov 2005-present |
| Andrew Gowers | 2001-2005 |
| Richard Lambert | 1991-2001 |
| Geoffrey Owen | 1980-1991 |
| Fredy Fisher | 1972-1980 |
| Gordon Newton | 1949-1972 |
| Hargreaves Parkinson | 1945-1949 |
| A.G. Cole | 1940 - 1945 |
| D.S. T. Hunter | 1937 - 1940 |
| C.H. Palmer | 1909 - 1924 |
| A.E. Murray | c.1896 - 1909 |
| Sydney Murray | 1892 - 1895 |
| W.R. Lawson | 1890 - 1892 |
| Douglas MacRae | 1889 - 1890 |
| Leopold Graham | 1888 - 1889 |
The Independent - first published 1986
| Editors of The Independent |
Editorship |
| Simon Kelner | may 1998-present |
| Andrew Marr & Rosie Boycott | mar 1998 - may 1998 |
| Rosie Boycott | jan 1998 - mar 1998 |
| Andrew Marr | 1996 - jan 1998 |
| Charles Wilson | 1995-1996 |
| Ian Hargreaves | 1994-1995 |
| Andreas Whittam-Smith | 1986-1994 |
The Sun - founded 1964
| Editors of The Sun |
Editorship |
| Rebekah Wade | 2003-present |
| David Yelland | 1998-2003 |
| Stuart Higgins | 1994-1998 |
| Kelvin MacKenzie | 1981-1994 |
| Larry Lamb | 1968-1981 |
| Dick Dinsdale | 1965-1968 |
| Sidney Jacobsen | 1964-1965 |
Daily Mirror - first published 1903
| Editors of The Daily Mirror |
Dates of
Editorship |
| Richard Wallace | 2004-present |
| Piers Morgan | 1995-2004 |
| Colin Myler | 1994-1995 |
| Richard Stott | 1990-1994 |
| Roy Greenslade | ?-1990 |
Daily Mail - founded 1896
| Editors of Daily Mail |
Editorship |
| Paul Dacre | 1992-present |
| David English | 1971-1992 |
| ? | ?-1971 |
| Frank Owen | 1947-1950 |
Daily Express - first published 1900
| Editors of Daily Express |
Editorship |
| Peter Hill | 2003-present |
| Chris Williams | 2001-2003 |
| Rosie Boycott | 1998-2001 |
| Richard Addis | 1995-1998 |
