Daniel Finkelstein

Daniel William Finkelstein, Baron Finkelstein (born 30 August 1962) is a British journalist, investor, author, political commentator, government advisor and politician. He is a former executive editor of The Times, where he remains a weekly political columnist, and has been a regular columnist at The Jewish Chronicle since 2010. Finkelstein was formerly an advisor to Prime Minister John Major and leader of the Conservative Party William Hague. Since 2013 he has sat as a Conservative Peer of the House of Lords. Finkelstein is a director of Chelsea football club. He is a former chairman of Policy Exchange who was succeeded by David Frum in 2014. He is Chairman of the centre-right public policy think tank Onward and was a founding director of the Social Market Foundation. He is also a vice-president of the Jewish Leadership Council and one of the co-hosts of the weekly podcast How To Win An Election from The Times, presented by Hugo Rifkind, alongside Sally Morgan and Polly Mackenzie.