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Biography

Photo of Robert Peston Robert Peston, the City Editor of the Sunday Telegraph, is an award-winning journalist, with 20 years experience in national and international publications.

He took charge of the Sunday Telegraph’s Business and Money sections in April 2002. Prior to that, he spent two years as Editorial Director of Quest, the online financial service owned by Collins Stewart. At the same time, he was a columnist for the Sunday Times, New Statesman and Management Today – and was an Associate Editor of the Spectator magazine.

1999 to 2000: Financial Editor of the Financial Times and member of its editorial board
1995 to 1999: Political editor, Financial Times
1993-1995: Head of special reports department, Financial Times. He set up and managed this investigative reporting team.
1991-1993: Banking Editor, Financial Times
1990-1991: City Editor, Independent on Sunday

AWARDS

1994, Investigative Journalist of the Year (Granada's What the Papers Say national newspaper awards)
1993-95, Three times voted "most impressive business journalist" in poll by MORI of senior business/finance journalists
1986, Wincott Award as young financial journalist of the year

OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS

Robert Peston is married to the writer and film maker Sian Busby. They have two children, Simon and Maximilian. His interests include ballet and politics.

Books by Robert Peston


Cover of Who Runs Britain? The Super-rich and How They're Changing Our Lives Who Runs Britain? The Super-rich and How They're Changing Our Lives

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Cover of Brown's Britain Brown's Britain
How Gordon Runs the Show
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