William Rees-Mogg
William Rees-Mogg (born 14 July 1928) is a right-wing British journalist who was an important member of the 'New Right'. He is best known for having been editor of The Times during the 1970s.
Biography
Rees-Mogg was born on 14 July 1928, the son of Edmund Fletcher and Beatrice Rees-Mogg (née Warren). He was educated at the elite private school Charterhouse, [1] also attended by other notable British jouralists such as Max Hastings, David and Jonathan Dimbleby and Jeremy Paxman. He then attended Balliol College, Oxford where he was a Brackenbury Scholar and was elected President of the Student Union. [2]
Journalism
Rees-Mogg joined the Financial Times in 1952. He was the paper's chief leader writer from 1955 and also its assistant editor from 1957. In 1960 he joined The Sunday Times, first as city editor (1960-61), then economic editor (1961-63) and then as deputy editor (1964-67). [3] In 1967, following the takeover of The Times by the Canadian entrepreneur Roy Thomson, Rees-Mogg was appointed editor. [4] During his 14 years as editor Rees-Mogg embraced the newly influential ideology of monetarism, promoted a return to the gold standard and openly expressed his admiration of Richard Nixon. [5]
In 1981 Rees-Mogg was appointed by the Thatcher government as Vice-Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors. [6]
He has been a columnist at The Times since 1992 and the Mail on Sunday since 2004. [7]
Notes
- ↑ ‘REES-MOGG’, Who's Who 2009, A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2008 [Accessed 19 Nov 2009]
- ↑ ‘REES-MOGG’, Who's Who 2009, A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2008 [Accessed 19 Nov 2009]
- ↑ Debrett's People of Today, The Rt Hon Lord Rees-Mogg [Accessed 19 November 2009]
- ↑ Geofrey Hodgson, 'BOOK REVIEW: Paper tiger; or mutton dressed as lamb: The History of the Times 1966-1981', Independent, 11 January 1994
- ↑ Geofrey Hodgson, 'BOOK REVIEW: Paper tiger; or mutton dressed as lamb: The History of the Times 1966-1981', Independent, 11 January 1994
- ↑ ‘REES-MOGG’, Who's Who 2009, A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2008 [Accessed 19 Nov 2009]
- ↑ Debrett's People of Today, The Rt Hon Lord Rees-Mogg [Accessed 19 November 2009]
