Elinor Mary Goodman (born 11 October 1946) is a UK

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, best known as political editor of

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from 1988 to 2005. She was educated at the Manor House School, an

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. Goodman joined Channel 4 News as political correspondent in 1982. Prior to her employment at Channel 4, she worked for the ''

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''. Goodman was appointed in 2005 to chair the Affordable Rural Housing Commission established by

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. Since her retirement from Channel 4 she has been a regular presenter of the

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programme ''

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''. She lives in

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. On 20 July 2011 British prime minister

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announced that Goodman would serve as one of six panel members of the

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led by Lord Justice Leveson into the hacking of phones by News International.

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