Andrew Neil was born in Paisley in 1949, and his early career saw him working for the Conservative Party as a housing policy adviser and for The Economist as a correspondent.
In the 1980s he edited the Sunday Times and helped launch Sky TV in the UK.
He has also been UK editor of the Economist, executive editor of Fox Television News of America and Chief Executive of The Spectator. He still finds the time to present a range of BBC current affairs programmes, including The Daily Politics and This Week.
In Who's Who, he lists his recreations as dining out in London, New York, the south of France and Aspen.
But he's also been known to snack on a BBC sandwich before the show begins at 2335.
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