Simon Jenkins

Birthday: 1943-06-10

Place of Birth: Birmingham, England, UK

Biography: Sir Simon David Jenkins FSA FRSL is a British author and 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 both The Guardian and the Evening Standard.