Tony Gallagher
Born (1963-11-02) 2 November 1963 (age 60)
NationalityBritish
EducationFinchley Catholic High School
Alma mater
OccupationNewspaper editor
EmployerThe Times

Tony Gallagher (born 2 November 1963) is a British newspaper journalist, and is currently editor of The Times.

He was editor of The Daily Telegraph, joint deputy editor of the Daily Mail, and editor of The Sun in 2015, before being appointed editor of The Times in 2022.

Career

Gallagher attended Finchley Catholic High School in north London, the University of Bristol, and then City, University of London. He began his career as a trainee journalist at the Southern Evening Echo in Southampton in 1985,[1] and moved to the South West News Agency in Bristol in 1987.[2] He joined Today in 1988, and became a reporter at the Daily Mail in 1990.[1]

He attracted attention for his Princess Diana-related exclusives. He later became news editor and finally assistant editor in 2006.[1] He joined The Daily Telegraph in October 2006 as head of news[2] and became deputy editor in September 2007.[1][2]

As deputy editor, Gallagher took the lead on exclusives relating to the MPs' expenses scandal. In November 2009, he was promoted to editor.[1][3]

Gallagher relinquished his post with immediate effect in January 2014[4] and went on leave, spending some time working at the London restaurant Moro. In April 2015 he became deputy editor of the Daily Mail and shared the role with John Steafel. Gallagher said: "My huge admiration for Paul Dacre is well known and I am greatly looking forward to joining his outstanding team."[5]

Gallagher was appointed editor of The Sun on 2 September 2015.[6] Victoria Newton succeeded him as The Sun's editor, after Gallagher was appointed deputy editor of The Times effective 10 February 2020.

In June 2022 Gallagher came under scrutiny for deleting a story unfavourable to Boris Johnson in The Times while acting for editor John Witherow while he was on holiday.[7] Johnson and Gallagher had been seen jogging together in the past.[8] Gallagher had been in temporary charge of The Times for most of the year, while Witherow had been on sick leave. On 28 September 2022 Gallagher was confirmed as the new editor of the newspaper, as Witherow stepped down.[9] Since Gallagher became editor, the paper is perceived as having shifted further to the right,[10] with the New Statesman naming Gallagher as in the top 25 most influential people in British right-wing politics today. [11]

Personal life

Gallagher is a fan of West Ham United F.C., a team he came to support because his father worked in London's East End. He is married with three children.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Gallagher, Tony (14 October 2011). "Witness Statement of Tony Gallagher" (PDF). Leveson Inquiry. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2012.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c Robinson, James (30 November 2009). "Profile: Tony Gallagher, Daily Telegraph editor". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Glover, Stephen (30 November 2009). "Stephen Glover: Telegraph's new hardman finishes Barclay revolution". The Independent.
  4. ^ McConnell, Fred (21 January 2013). "Tony Gallagher exits as Daily Telegraph editor". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Conlan, Tara; O'Carroll, Lisa (16 April 2014). "Tony Gallagher appointed Daily Mail joint deputy editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. ^ Sweney, Mark; Greenslade, Roy (2 September 2015). "Rebekah Brooks' return confirmed as Tony Gallagher is named Sun editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  7. ^ Mason, Rowena; Waterson, Jim (19 June 2022). "Carrie Johnson and the curious case of the vanishing Times story". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. ^ Chaplain, Chloe (2 October 2017). "Boris Johnson pictured running with Sun editor Tony Gallagher". Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  9. ^ Waterson, Jim (28 September 2022). "Tony Gallagher confirmed as new editor of the Times". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  10. ^ Private Eye #1599, page 9 June 2023 "Splash Guard" piece: "Tory fanboy" Gallagher suppresses scoops showing Boris Johnson in a bad light.
  11. ^ Statesman, New (27 September 2023). "The New Statesman's right power list". New Statesman. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Tony Gallagher, Daily Telegraph editor, on his beloved West Ham". salutsunderland.com. 4 December 2010.
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