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Andrew Ferguson Neil (born 21 May 1949) is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster, who was editor of ''The Sunday Times'' for 11 years, and currently presents live political programmes, ''Sunday Politics'' and ''This Week'' on BBC One and ''Daily Politics'' on BBC Two. He is also the former editor-in-chief and current chairman of the Press Holdings group, which owns ''The Spectator''. ==Early life and career== Neil was born in Paisley. He grew up in the Glenburn area, and attended the local Lancraigs Primary School. Aged 11, Neil passed his 11-plus examinations and obtained entrance to the then academically selective Paisley Grammar School.〔BBC Documentary – Posh and Posher: Why Public School Boys Run Britain. First broadcast – BBC2 January 26, 2011 at 21:00 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y37gk#broadcasts〕 His father was an electrician and member of the Territorial Army; his mother worked in the local cotton mills.〔 After school, Neil attended the University of Glasgow.〔 While there, he edited the student newspaper, the ''Glasgow University Guardian'' and dabbled in student television. He was also a member of the Dialectic Society and the Conservative Club and participated in Glasgow University Union inter-varsity debates. He graduated in 1971 with an MA with honours in political economy and political science,〔〔(Andrew Neil )〕 having been tutored by Vince Cable.〔(Why Vince Cable is not too sexy for his party ) The Spectator, 19 September 2009〕 After graduation, Neil briefly worked as a sports correspondent for local newspaper, the ''Paisley Daily Express'', before working for the Conservative Party as a research assistant. In 1973, he joined ''The Economist'' as a correspondent and was later promoted as editor of the publication's section on Britain. A passionate follower of cricket, Neil is a member of Marylebone Cricket Club. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Neil」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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