Benedict Brogan

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Benedict Brogan
NationalityBritish
Education Lycée Rochambeau, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)Journalist, columnist, public relations officer
Employer Lloyds Banking Group
TitleDeputy Editor, The Daily Telegraph [1]
Term2009–2014
Predecessor Tony Gallagher
Successor Allister Heath
Board member ofDirector public affairs, Lloyds Banking Group
Spouse Melanie Dawes
ChildrenOne daughter
Website Brogan blogsite

Benedict Brogan is a British former journalist, formerly deputy editor and chief political commentator of The Daily Telegraph . [1] In December 2014, six months after resigning his posts at The Telegraph, [1] Brogan was appointed group director of public affairs at Lloyds Banking Group. [2]

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Early life and education

Brogan was born to an English father and a French mother, and was brought up in Washington, D.C. He attended the Lycée Rochambeau, a French international school in the Washington suburb of Bethesda, Maryland. He went on to study history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and then gained a master's degree in International Relations at the University of Cambridge. [3]

Career

After graduating from Cambridge, Brogan worked at The Herald as a reporter in their Glasgow office. He worked in a wide range of roles at the Herald, becoming their Political Correspondent based in the House of Commons in London in 1992. [4] Brogan then worked for the Daily Mail , moved to The Daily Telegraph in 2000, moved again to the Daily Mail as Political Editor in May 2005, [5] and finally, in February 2009, re-joined the Telegraph as Assistant Editor and chief political commentator. [6]

Media commentator Iain Dale called the move "a real coup for the Telegraph and a big blow to the Mail. Brogan has proved himself to be one of the best political reporters in the business but in the last year or two he has also developed into a fine commentator", and noted that The Daily Telegraph, which at that point had an anti-David Cameron set of columnists, may have been trying to redress the balance. [5]

Brogan wrote the "Morning Briefing" for the Telegraph, a preview of the day ahead's political events, akin to Mike Allen's Playbook. [7] Total Politics referred to it as "an important resource for fellow journalists and political junkies alike". [8]

Brogan maintained a blog on the Telegraph website; it billed itself as "news, gossip, analysis, occasional insight into politics, and more". [9] The Independent noted in 2008 that Brogan "only turned his hand to blogging in 2006, but was an almost instant success and can now expect between 3,000 and 5,000 hits on a busy day. He describes his blog as the place where 'I empty my notebook', sharing snippets of news, observations and asides that might not otherwise find a place in his newspaper. He has won admirers across the political spectrum." [10]

In mid-June 2014, Brogan left his posts at The Telegraph. [1] In December 2014, Brogan was appointed group director of public affairs at Lloyds Banking Group. [2]

Personal life

Brogan is married to Dame Melanie Dawes and together they have a daughter. [11] [12] [13]

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  13. "At Home with Lord Rothermere: Our Top Tax Man and the Non-Dom Press Baron". Private Eye. No. 1231. 6 March 2009. Dawes, a career Treasury civil servant said by some to have been drafted into HMRC to keep an eye on the taxmen, just happens to be married to Benedict Brogan
Media offices
Preceded by
David Hughes
Political Editor of the Daily Mail
2005–2009
Succeeded by
James Chapman
Preceded by Deputy Editor of The Daily Telegraph
2009–2014
Succeeded by