Peter John Preston
(1938-), Editor-in-chief and Chairman of The Guardian and The ObserverSitter in 2 portraits
Editor, journalist and writer. Preston became co-director of the Guardian Foundation in 1997.He worked on the Guardian from 1963, becoming Editor (1975-95); he is also the author of two novels: The Fifty-First State (1998) and Bess (1999).
by Liam Woon
bromide print, April 1985
NPG x25129
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