Heather Stewart

Heather Stewart (born 28 September 1976)[1] is an English journalist who is the Political Editor of The Guardian. She was formerly Economics Editor of The Observer and before that The Observer's Business Editor.

Heather Stewart
Born (1976-09-28) 28 September 1976
NationalityBritish
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
OccupationJournalist
TitlePolitical Editor of The Guardian (2016–present)

Early life and career

Stewart was born on 28 September 1976. She was educated at a state school[2] and then studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Magdalen College, Oxford from 1995 to 1998. From 1998 to 2000 she completed a BPhil in Philosophy at the same university. She joined HM Treasury in 2000 as a researcher.

Career

In 2001, Stewart joined The Guardian as a junior reporter, later becoming Business Editor at The Observer, then its Economics Editor. She left the post of Economics Editor in December 2015. In January 2016 she became the Political Editor of The Guardian[3] in a job share with Anushka Asthana from Sky News.[4]

In September 2016, Stewart interviewed the leader of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron.[5]

In March 2019, Stewart spoke to Professor Anand Menon, the director of UK in a Changing Europe, about the direction British politics was headed and how to resolve the Brexit impasse.[6]

Stewart presents a podcast, along with The Guardian's political correspondent Jessica Elgot, entitled The Guardian UK: Politics Weekly, in which she speaks to commentators and politicians.[7][8]

References
  1. "Heather STEWART - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. "I did go to Oxford, thanks to great (state school) teachers. First in my family. Gave me enough confidence not to be guilt-tripped about it". Twitter. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. Stewart, Heather (3 January 2016). "Nerds and bank lock-ins: things I'll miss about the numbers game". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. Twitter, Dominic Ponsford (11 December 2015). "Guardian 'breaks the mould' by making Anushka Asthana and Heather Stewart political editor on job share". Press Gazette. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. "Tim Farron talks to Heather Stewart – Guardian Live interview". acast. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  6. "Article 50 two years on: keynote conversation with Heather Stewart and Asa Bennett". UK in a changing Europe. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  7. "The Guardian UK: Politics Weekly on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  8. "The Guardian is getting into the daily news podcast game — here's what it learned the last time it tried". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
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