Simon Jenkins

Simon Jenkins
Jenkins in 2012
Born
Simon David Jenkins

(1943-06-10) 10 June 1943 (age 81)
Birmingham, England
EducationMill Hill School
Alma materSt John's College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
Spouses
(m. 1978; div. 2009)
Hannah Kaye
(m. 2014)
AwardsKnight Bachelor

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.

Jenkins chaired the National Trust from 2008 to 2014. He currently writes columns for The Guardian.