John Peet (born 1954)

Journalist, Author

1954 –

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Who is John Peet (born 1954)?

John Peet (born 1954) is a British journalist, who is at present the European editor of The Economist newspaper. He is widely considered an expert on European affairs.

Born in Kenya as the elder son of Frank and June Peet, he lived in Mombasa where his father held a government position until 1963 when the family relocated to Oxfordshire.

His education included The Pilgrims' school in Winchester, Charterhouse and St John's College, Cambridge, having been awarded a scholarship to the university. Whilst there, he took supervisions from the current Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King. He received an MA degree in Economics with 2nd class honours. John Peet has been the writer of several successful Economist surveys such as 'Water','The Future of Europe', and 'Turkey'. His most recent piece was a survey of France, published in autumn 2012. This particular article prompted some wide criticism from the Government of France, owing to its negativity concerning government handling of the French economy. He was previously Health Correspondent with The Economist from 1986–1998 and Business Affairs Editor. Prior to this he was Brussels Correspondent, Executive Editor, Surveys Editor, Finance Correspondent, Washington, DC Correspondent and Britain Correspondent. Previously he was a civil servant, working for the British Treasury and Foreign Office.

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1954
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on July 23, 2013

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