George Parker was appointed political editor for the Financial Times in September 2007 and has covered the financial crisis and the political drama leading up to the formation of the coalition government.

George’s career as a political journalist stretches back to 1990 when he became the Western Morning News political editor, covering the downfall of Margaret Thatcher. He joined the FT as a political correspondent in 1995.

In 2010 he was elected chairman of the parliamentary press gallery and was shortlisted for the UK Press Gazette awards as political journalist of the year. In a UKPG ranking of the top 50 political journalists, George was rated third in a survey of his peers.

He is a regular broadcaster on television and radio, and is a guest presenter of Radio 4’s Week in Westminster and What the Papers Say

Apart from political journalism, he was the FT’s bureau chief in Brussels from 2002-7 and he remains a close follower of European politics. He was the FT’s UK news editor from 1999-2002.

George read geography at Queen Mary College, London and was born in 1966. He grew up in Guildford and on a farm in Devon. His interests include a deluded passion for Crystal Palace, cricket and cycling. He is married to Gabrielle, with three children, Jack, Ellie and Maddie.

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