Sir Anthony Francis Seldon, FRSA, FRHistS, FKC (born 2 August 1953) is a British schoolmaster and a contemporary historian, commentator and political author, known in part for his biographies of John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He is the 13th Master headmaster of Wellington College, one of Britain's prominent co-educational independent boarding schools. In 2009, he set up The Wellington Academy, the first state school to carry the name of its founding independent school. Before that, he was head of Brighton College. Seldon is the author or editor of over 35 books on contemporary history, politics and education, was the co-founder and first director of the Centre for Contemporary British History, is the co-founder of Action for Happiness, is a governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company and is on the board a number of charities and educational bodies. He is also both honorary historical adviser to 10 Downing Street and a member of the First World War Centenary Culture Committee. Seldon was knighted in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to education and modern political history.
He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Education and to Modern Political History. He is the head teacher at Wellington College in Berkshire, England. He lives in Berkshire, England.
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Year
Status
Character
The Daily Politics
2014
TV Series
Himself - Political Biographer
The Late Edition
2008
TV Series
Himself
Sunday AM
2007
TV Series
Himself
The Sunday Programme
2004-2006
TV Series
Himself
This Week
2005
TV Series
Himself
This Morning
2004
TV Series
Himself
A Week in Politics
1995
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
The Sunday Programme (2004-2006) as Himself
The Late Edition (2008) as Himself
The Daily Politics (2014) as Himself - Political Biographer