16 Facts About Allister Heath

Allister Heath was appointed as editor of The Sunday Telegraph in April 2017.

The son of Alexander and Sylviane Heath, Allister Heath was born in Mulhouse in Alsace, France, to a part-British family.

Allister Heath lived there until the age of 17, when he moved to England to study economics at the London School of Economics, followed by a post-graduate MPhil in the subject at Hertford College, Oxford.

From 2000 to 2002, Allister Heath was editor of the European Journal and head of research at the European Foundation.

Allister Heath was a contributing editor at the magazine from 2008 to 2011.

Allister Heath undertook a number of roles at The Business, a London-based magazine.

Allister Heath became editor of The Sunday Telegraph in April 2017, replacing Ian MacGregor.

Allister Heath has been Wincott Visiting Professor of Business Journalism at the University of Buckingham.

Allister Heath was chairman of the 2020 Tax Commission from 2011 to 2012, authoring The Single Income Tax: Final Report of the 2020 Tax Commission for it in 2012.

In July 2016, Allister Heath spoke at the 60th Anniversary Gala of the Institute of Economic Affairs.

In 2014, Allister Heath wrote that it was "time to reject crony capitalism and embrace the real thing".

In October 2019, Allister Heath backed the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement negotiated by Boris Johnson, arguing "it is as good as it gets" and urging MPs to approve it.

In June 2021, Allister Heath held that the Withdrawal Agreement's Northern Ireland Protocol "was imposed on the UK by Brussels at the moment of our greatest weakness", arguing it should be renegotiated.

In September 2022, Allister Heath welcomed the mini-budget submitted by the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, with unbridled enthusiasm.

In February 2012, Allister Heath was announced as the winner of the Institute of Economic Affairs Free Enterprise Award for 2011.

Allister Heath married Neda in 2002; the couple have two daughters.