Age, Biography and Wiki
Sebastian Payne (Sebastian E. Payne) was born on 2 July, 1989 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, is a British journalist. Discover Sebastian Payne'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 34 years old?
| Popular As |
Sebastian E. Payne |
| Occupation |
Think tank director · journalist |
| Age |
34 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
2 July, 1989 |
| Birthday |
2 July |
| Birthplace |
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom
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Sebastian Payne Height, Weight & Measurements
At 34 years old, Sebastian Payne height not available right now. We will update Sebastian Payne's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Sebastian Payne's Wife?
His wife is Sophia Gaston (m. 2019)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Sophia Gaston (m. 2019) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Sebastian Payne Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sebastian Payne worth at the age of 34 years old? Sebastian Payne’s income source is mostly from being a successful director. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Sebastian Payne's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
director |
Sebastian Payne Social Network
Timeline
Sebastian Early Anthony Payne (born 2 July 1989) is a British think Tank director and former journalist.
Payne was born on 2 July 1989, in Gateshead, England.
He attended St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon, and later the private day school Dame Allan's School for sixth form, where he began studying politics.
At Durham University, he studied Computer Science.
He was media editor of the student newspaper Palatinate, and manager of Purple Radio, a student radio station where he also presented a show.
During his tenure as manager, Purple Radio received a fine from PRS for Music for not paying any fees for playing music on the station for five years.
He graduated from the university's Van Mildert College in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science.
After graduation, Payne completed an internship on the media desk of The Guardian.
Payne volunteered for Conservative Campaign Headquarters during the 2010 general election campaign.
He obtained a Master of Arts in investigative journalism from City, University of London in 2011.
Payne became a data reporter at The Daily Telegraph in 2011, before leaving the paper the following year.
He was an online editor of The Spectator magazine and the deputy editor of its Coffee House blog from 2012 to 2015.
He was also managing editor of the magazine.
During his time at The Spectator he spent nine months in a Laurence Stern fellowship at the national desk of The Washington Post.
He began his career with stints at The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator, before joining the Financial Times in 2016, where he eventually rose to become the paper's Whitehall correspondent.
In 2022, he left the paper to become director of the think Tank Onward.
Payne joined the Financial Times as digital opinion editor at the beginning of 2016.
He became the paper's political leader writer, before being appointed Whitehall correspondent in March 2019.
He wrote a fortnightly political opinion column and presented the weekly Payne's Politics podcast.
In 2021, Pan Macmillan published Payne's book, Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England, about the red wall areas that voted for the Conservative Party at the 2019 general election.
In November 2022, Pan Macmillan published The Fall of Boris Johnson, Payne's book about Prime Minister Boris Johnson's downfall.
In December 2022, Payne left the Financial Times to become director of the think Tank Onward.
In 2023, Payne applied to be the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for the 2023 Selby and Ainsty by-election and was shortlisted but not selected.
Later that year, he applied to be the party's candidate in West Suffolk for the next general election, but was defeated by Nick Timothy.
Payne lives in Crouch End, North London.
He married Sophia Gaston on 20 July 2019.
Gaston is a London School of Economics visiting fellow and Head of Foreign Policy and UK Resilience at the conservative think Tank Policy Exchange.
