Andrew Gimson (born 1958) is a British political journalist. Gimson formerly wrote the parliamentary sketch for ''

The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was found ...

'' and has written a novel entitled ''The Desired Effect'', as well as books about

Boris Johnson Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He wa ...

, British monarchs and

British Prime Ministers The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the principal minister of the crown of His Majesty's Government, and the head of the British Cabinet. There is no specific date for when the office of prime minister first appeared, as the role was ...

. In November 2011 he was succeeded as sketch writer on ''

'' by Michael Deacon. Gimson was educated at

Uppingham School Uppingham School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school for pupils 13–18) in Uppingham, Rutland, England, founded in 1584 by Robert Johnson, the Archdeacon of Leicester, who also established Oakham School. ...

, where he attended West Bank House, and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any ...

. He briefly worked in the

Conservative Research Department The Conservative Research Department (CRD) is part of the central organisation of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. It operates alongside other departments of Conservative Campaign Headquarters in Westminster. The CRD has been descri ...

in 1983 before starting his journalism career at ''

The Spectator ''The Spectator'' is a weekly British political and cultural news magazine. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving magazine in the world. ''The Spectator'' is politically conservative, and its principal subject a ...

'', commentating on public affairs. He is married to Sally Gimson (formerly Sally Malcolm-Smith), who stood in the South Leicestershire constituency as an unsuccessful candidate for the Labour Party in the May 2010 general election.

Books

*''The Desired Effect'' (1991) *'' Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson'' (2006) * ''Gimson's Kings and Queens: Brief Lives of the Forty Monarchs since 1066'' (2015) *''Gimson's Prime Ministers: Brief Lives from Walpole to May'' (2018), illustrated by Martin Rowson *''Gimson's Presidents: Brief Lives from Washington to Trump'' (2020), illustrated by Martin Rowson

References

External links

Journalisted - Articles by Andrew Gimson
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge British male journalists Living people 1958 births Conservative Party (UK) officials People educated at Uppingham School {{UK-journalist-stub