Anthony Seldon
Sir Anthony Francis Seldon (born 2 August 1953) is a British educator and contemporary historian. As an author, he is known in part for his political biographies of consecutive
British Prime Ministers,
John Major,
Tony Blair,
Gordon Brown,
David Cameron,
Theresa May and
Boris Johnson. He was the 13th master (headmaster) of
Wellington College, one of Britain's co-educational independent boarding schools, and is the current Head Master of
Epsom College. He was vice-chancellor of the
University of Buckingham from 2015 to 2020, when he was succeeded by
James Tooley. In 2009, he set up
The Wellington Academy, the first state school to carry the name of its founding independent school. Before that, he was head of
Brighton College.
Seldon is the author or editor of more than 45 books on contemporary history, politics and education. He was the co-founder and first director of the
Centre for Contemporary British History, is the co-founder of
Action for Happiness, is a governor of the
Royal Shakespeare Company, and is on the board of a number of charities and educational bodies.
He is honorary historical adviser to
10 Downing Street and a member of the
First World War Centenary Culture Committee. Seldon was
knighted in the
2014 Birthday Honours for services to education and modern political history.
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