Martin Wainwright

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Martin Wainwright MBE is a British journalist and author. He left The Guardian after 37 years at the end of March 2013. [1]

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Early life

He was born in Leeds, [2] and educated at Shrewsbury School and Oxford University. His father Richard Wainwright was the Liberal MP for Colne Valley (1966–70, February 1974–87) after a career in accountancy. [3]

Career

Wainwright was The Guardian 's Northern Editor [2] for seventeen years until the end of 2012, when he was succeeded by Helen Pidd. [1] His contributions to the newspaper have mostly reflected this emphasis [4] but not exclusively. [5]

He has written several books on northern or countryside topics, including a biography of the unrelated Alfred Wainwright and a guide to the Coast to Coast Walk. Other books are on the Morris Minor and Mini cars. He writes a blog about another interest, moths. [6]

Wainwright was awarded an MBE in the 2000 New Year Honours, "For services to the National Lottery Charities Board in Yorkshire and Humberside." [7]

He was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Leeds in 2013. [8]

Personal life

He is chair of the trustees of the Scurrah Wainwright Charity, named after his grandfather Henry Scurrah Wainwright OBE (1877-1968), a Leeds chartered accountant with interests in social reform and delphiniums, [9] [10] [11] and a trustee of the Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust, named for his brother who died in 1974. [12] [13]

One of Martin Wainwright's two sisters, Hilary, is the radical academic who has long been associated with the Red Pepper magazine.

His two sons are both journalists – Oliver [14] is the Guardian's architecture and design critic [15] and Tom is the Economist's Mexico City bureau chief. [16]

Selected publications

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References

  1. 1 2 Martin Wainwright "The Northerner - into 2013", The Guardian (blog), 31 December 2012
  2. 1 2 "Martin Wainwright: Profile". The Guardian . London. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  3. Barnes, John (5 February 2003). "Obituary: Richard Wainwright". The Independent . London. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  4. "Martin Wainwright". Journalisted. Retrieved 14 February 2011. (Listing of published articles)
  5. Wainwright, Martin (20 December 2010). "Ministers fight to keep Queen's head on stamps after sell-off". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  6. "Martin's Moths" . Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  7. "No. 55710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1999. p. 33.
  8. "University of Leeds honours outstanding achievements". University News. University of Leeds. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  9. Hickling, Michael; Overend, David (4 June 2010). "Digging up past of our gardens". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  10. "The Scurrah Wainwright Charity". The Wainwright Trusts. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  11. "The Scurrah Wainwright Charity, registered charity no. 1002755". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  12. "Obituary: Richard Wainwright". The Guardian. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  13. "The Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust". The Wainwright Trusts. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  14. "Oliver Wainwright". The Guardian. London. 3 October 2012.
  15. Wainwright, Oliver (22 November 2006). "Games on". The Guardian. London.
  16. Tom Wainwright at economist.com