Benedict Brogan is a British former journalist, formerly deputy editor and chief political commentator of The Daily Telegraph.
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In December 2014, six months after resigning his posts at The Telegraph, Brogan was appointed group director of public affairs at Lloyds Banking Group.
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Benedict Brogan was born to an English father and a French mother, and was brought up in Washington, DC He attended the Lycee Rochambeau, a French international school in the Washington suburb of Bethesda, Maryland.
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Benedict Brogan went on to study history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and then gained a master's degree in International Relations at the University of Cambridge.
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Benedict Brogan worked in a wide range of roles at the Herald, becoming their Political Correspondent based in the House of Commons in London in 1992.
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Benedict Brogan then worked for the Daily Mail, moved to The Daily Telegraph in 2000, moved again to the Daily Mail as Political Editor in May 2005, and finally, in February 2009, re-joined the Telegraph as Assistant Editor and chief political commentator.
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Benedict Brogan wrote the "Morning Briefing" for the Telegraph, a preview of the day ahead's political events, akin to Mike Allen's Playbook.
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Benedict Brogan maintained a blog on the Telegraph website; it billed itself as "news, gossip, analysis, occasional insight into politics, and more".
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In mid-June 2014, Benedict Brogan left his posts at The Telegraph.
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In December 2014, Benedict Brogan was appointed group director of public affairs at Lloyds Banking Group.
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Benedict Brogan is married to Dame Melanie Dawes and together they have a daughter.