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Nicholas Anthony "Nick" Robinson (born 5 October 1963) is a British journalist and former political editor for the BBC. Robinson was interested in politics from a young age, and went on to study a Philosophy, Politics, and Economics degree at Oxford University, where he was also President of the Oxford University Conservative Association. Starting out in broadcasting at Piccadilly Radio, after a year as President of the Conservative Party youth group, he worked his way up as a producer eventually becoming deputy editor of ''Panorama'', before becoming a political correspondent in 1996. He became the BBC's chief political correspondent in 1999. Between 2002 and 2005 he worked for ITV News as political editor, but then returned to the BBC assuming the same role, which he has held since. Noted for his confrontational and provocative approach, Robinson has on several occasions caused a stir with his style of questioning, particularly of national leaders such as George W. Bush. His history of Conservative affiliation has been controversial, particularly when allegations of bias were made during his coverage of the 2010 general election. He has presented a variety of programmes, including ''Westminster Live'', ''Weekend Breakfast'' and ''Late Night Live'' on BBC Radio 5 Live, and ''Newsnight''. ==Early life== Robinson was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, in 1963, to a translator mother and a sales director father. His mother was born in Shanghai, where her German Jewish parents fled during the 1930s. His father was of English background. His parents first met at Geneva University in Switzerland and married three months later.〔 Robinson was interested in political journalism from the age of eight. He was educated at Cheadle Hulme School and University College, Oxford, where he read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.〔 In 1982, while travelling in Europe, he survived a car crash in Lille, France, in which the car, a two-door Beetle, exploded and his friends James Nelson and Will Redhead (son of Brian Redhead, a journalist and co-presenter of ''Today'' on BBC Radio 4) were killed. Robinson was "severely burned",〔 spent five weeks in hospital and had to defer his university place.〔 Brian Redhead became Robinson's mentor, and later encouraged his career in political journalism, giving him a copy of Tony Benn's ''Arguments for Socialism'' for his birthday. However, Robinson's early political affiliations were to the right.〔 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「Nick Robinson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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