Simon Kelner (born 9 December 1957) is a British journalist and newspaper editor. Kelner studied at Bury Grammar School. His older brother is the journalist and broadcaster

Martin Kelner Martin Barry Kelner is a British journalist, author, comedian, singer, actor and TV presenter, whose primary career is in radio presenting. He has spent over 40 years hosting radio shows, mostly for the BBC, in particular Radio Leeds. He has be ...

. He is Jewish. He started work at ''

Neath Guardian The ''Neath Guardian'' was a local weekly newspaper published between 1925 and 2009 covering Neath, Wales, and the surrounding area. At the time of its closure, it was published weekly, on a Wednesday, in the tabloid format by Media Wales (for ...

'' in 1976. In 1980 he moved on to the ''Kent Evening Post''. He became assistant sports editor of ''

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'' in 1983. He became deputy sports editor of ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publish ...

'' in 1986. In 1989 he worked on the ''Observer magazine'' and then became ''Daily Mail magazine'' editor. Kelner was editor-in-chief of ''The Independent'' and ''

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'' newspapers from May 1998 to 2008, succeeding

Andrew Marr Andrew William Stevenson Marr (born 31 July 1959) is a British journalist and broadcaster. Beginning his career as a political commentator, he subsequently edited '' The Independent'' newspaper from 1996 to 1998 and was political editor of BBC ...

and

Rosie Boycott Rosel Marie "Rosie" Boycott, Baroness Boycott (born 13 May 1951) is a British journalist and feminist. Early life The daughter of Major Charles Boycott and Betty Le Sueur Boycott, Rosel Marie "Rosie" Boycott was born in Saint Helier, Jersey. S ...

. After a stint as Managing Director of ''The Independent'' titles he was re-appointed editor in April 2010 by the new owner,

Alexander Lebedev Alexander Yevgenievich Lebedev ( rus, Александр Евгеньевич Лебедев, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲebʲɪdʲɪf; born 16 December 1959) is a Russian businessman, and has been referred to as one of t ...

. Kelner won several awards during his employment at ''The Independent'', including Editor of the Year in 2004 and 2010.

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* * 1957 births People educated at Bury Grammar School Living people People from Bury, Greater Manchester Alumni of the University of Central Lancashire English newspaper editors English male journalists I (newspaper) journalists The Independent editors British Jews British newspaper journalists British republicans {{UK-journalist-stub