Ian Aitken (journalist)

Ian Aitken
Born
Ian Levack Aitken

(1927-09-19)19 September 1927
Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died21 February 2018(2018-02-21) (aged 90)
London, England
EducationKing Alfred School, London
Alma materLincoln College, Oxford
London School of Economics
OccupationJournalist
Years active1953–2014
EmployerThe Guardian
Spouse
Catherine Mackie
(m. 1956; died 2006)
Children2

Ian Levack Aitken (19 September 1927 – 21 February 2018) was a British journalist and political commentator who was the political editor of The Guardian from 1975 to 1990.