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Daniel Finkelstein (Daniel William Finkelstein) was born on 30 August, 1962 in London, United Kingdom, is a British journalist and politician. Discover Daniel Finkelstein's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?

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Occupation Journalist Politician
Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 30 August 1962
Birthday 30 August
Birthplace London, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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1962

Daniel William Finkelstein, Baron Finkelstein, (born 30 August 1962) is a British journalist and politician.

He is a former executive editor of The Times and remains a weekly political columnist.

1981

Between 1981 and 1988, Finkelstein was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), becoming Chair of the Young Social Democrats on the defection of his predecessor Keith Toussaint to the Conservative Party during the 1983 general election campaign.

1984

He was educated at University College School, the London School of Economics (BSc, 1984) and City University London (MSc, 1986).

1987

Subsequently, he was elected youth representative on its National Committee and selected as a parliamentary candidate for Brent East at the 1987 general election.

At around this time, Finkelstein became a close ally and adviser to David Owen, the SDP leader.

When the merger with the Liberal Party was proposed, Finkelstein was among the leading opponents and refused to join the merged party, instead following Owen into the 'continuing' SDP.

1990

Between 1990 and 1992, Finkelstein was the editor of Connexion, Britain's first Internet and data communications newspaper.

1992

After Owen had announced his resignation from politics in 1992, Finkelstein was the spokesman for a group of young SDP members who joined the Conservatives.

Before working for the Conservative Party, Finkelstein was Director of a think-tank, the Social Market Foundation, for three years.

During his period with the SMF, the organisation brought New York police commissioner Bill Bratton to London, for the first time introducing UK politicians to the new strategies being used there.

Finkelstein formerly sat on the Board of Governors of the Gatestone Institute, a far-right think-tank known for publishing anti-Muslim articles.

1995

Between 1995 and 1997 Finkelstein was Director of the Conservative Research Department and in that capacity advised Prime Minister John Major and attended meetings of the Cabinet when it sat in political session.

Finkelstein became among the earliest advocates of the 'modernisation' of the Conservative Party, laying out the principles of change in a series of speeches and columns in The Times.

1997

Between 1997 and 2001 he was political adviser to the Leader of the Opposition William Hague and, together with George Osborne, Secretary to the Shadow Cabinet.

Finkelstein was awarded the OBE in the 1997 honours list.

2001

In the 2001 election Finkelstein was the unsuccessful Conservative parliamentary candidate in Harrow West.

Finkelstein joined The Times in August 2001 as part of the leader writing team and was Comment Editor from March 2004 to June 2008.

2002

His weekly football statistics column, the Fink Tank, began in 2002 and runs in The Times on Saturdays.

In June 2023, Finkelstein published a memoir, Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad, an account of his mother and father's experiences during World War II.

2006

He began The Times blog Comment Central in September 2006.

He is also a regular columnist in The Jewish Chronicle.

2008

He became Chief Leader Writer in June 2008.

2011

In 2011 he was awarded the "PSA 2011 Journalist of the Year Award".

Finkelstein was given an honorary Doctor of Science degree by City University London in 2011.

He is a Vice President of the Jewish Leadership Council.

2013

He was made a member of the House of Lords in August 2013, sitting as a Conservative.

Finkelstein is Jewish; his mother, Mirjam Finkelstein, was a Holocaust survivor of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, while his father Ludwik Finkelstein OBE was born in Lwów (then in Poland but now in Ukraine), and became Professor of Measurement and Instrumentation at City University London.

He is a grandson, via his mother, of Dr Alfred Wiener, the Jewish activist and founder of the Wiener Library.

He is the brother of Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein CBE FREng, President of City, University of London and of Tamara Finkelstein, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Finkelstein is a director of Chelsea football club.

It was announced at the beginning of August 2013 that Finkelstein was to be made a life peer.

He was created Baron Finkelstein, of Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow on 11 September 2013.

2014

He is a former chairman of Policy Exchange who was succeeded by David Frum in 2014.

He is chair of the think tank Onward.

2018

In a series of tweets in 2018, Finkelstein explained that he "didn't initially accept the critics' characterisation of (Gatestone)", that he thought they'd done "valuable" work, but that he eventually withdrew from the position due to 'the volume' of Gatestone publications he disagreed with.

He acknowledged that his failure to do so earlier was "worthy of criticism".

In 2018 he became chairman of the new think-tank Onward, whose mission is to renew the centre right for the next generation.