Nils Martin Pratley (born 21 May 1967) is a British journalist. He is Financial Editor of ''

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''.

Early life

He was born in south-west Surrey. He lived in his early life at St George's Wood in

Haslemere The town of Haslemere () and the villages of Shottermill and Grayswood are in south west Surrey, England, around south west of London. Together with the settlements of Hindhead and Beacon Hill, they comprise the civil parish of Haslemere i ...

, south-west Surrey; this house was built for the Scottish fantasy writer

George MacDonald George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. I ...

. He is the son of Eva Kellgren and Clive William Pratley. His sister, Helen Ingrid Pratley, was born 23 June 1970. His father, Clive, was a former Student President of the

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in the early 1960s when aged 34; he had previously been an army officer. Nils takes his first name from his maternal grandfather, Nils Kellgren, a Swedish journalist and involved in Swedish social democratic politics.

Career

Sunday Business

Pratley was Deputy City Editor (1999–2001) and later City Editor (2001-2002) of the broadsheet national title ''

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''.

The Guardian

He joined ''The Guardian'' in February 2003 as Associate City Editor, later rising to Financial Editor. Since 2016, Pratley has also been a board member of The Scott Trust, representing the paper's journalists.

Personal life

He lives in

Stoke Newington Stoke Newington is an area occupying the north-west part of the London Borough of Hackney in north-east London, England. It is northeast of Charing Cross. The Manor of Stoke Newington gave its name to Stoke Newington the ancient parish. The ...

. He married Nicola Irvine in June 2003 in the

London Borough of Hounslow The London Borough of Hounslow () is a London borough in West London, England, forming part of Outer London. It was created in 1965 when three smaller borough councils (forming part of the former Middlesex County Council area) amalgamated under ...

. They have two children.

References

External links

Guardian profile

His blog
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