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The political editor of a newspaper or broadcaster is the senior political reporter who covers politics and related matters for the newspaper or station. They may have a large team of political correspondents working under them.
In publishing, because of their seniority, a political editor's byline is often added to stories that actually are the work of more junior colleagues to give the story more credibility and to indicate their seniority within the publication. The political editor usually carries out the major interviews with a country's prime minister and senior government figures and covers major events like .
| Then Chief Assistant to the Director-General of the BBC |
| BBC World Affairs Editor from 1988 to present |
| Retired from political journalism |
| European political editor of CNN 2000–2008 |
| Presented The Andrew Marr Show from 2005 to 2021, now at LBC |
| Political editor of ITV News 2002–2005, now a Today programme presenter |
| Presenting Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg since 2022 |
| Subsequently political editor of The Times newspaper | |
| Subsequently political editor of BBC Wales and Electoral Commissioner | |
| Retired | |
| Retired, previously Political Correspondent of BBC News 1981–1992 and Chief Political Correspondent 1992–2000 | |
| Political editor of BBC News 2005–2015, now a Today programme presenter | |
| Now an ITV News at Ten presenter | |
Additionally, Colin Mackay has been the political editor for STV News in Scotland since 2019, when he replaced Bernard Ponsonby.
| Asthana was political editor in a job-share arrangement with Heather Stewart beginning in early 2016 |
| Position created; Political Editor for Nine News 2017–2022 |
| Previously 7.30 Political Editor |
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