Martin Wainwright

Who is Martin Wainwright?

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

He was born in Leeds, and educated at Shrewsbury School and Oxford University. His father Richard Wainwright was the Liberal MP for Colne Valley after a career in accountancy.

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

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.

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

He was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Leeds in 2013. Citation for Martin Wainwright

He is chair of the trustees of the Scurrah Wainwright Charity, and a trustee of the Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust.