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John Rentoul
British journalist
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John rentoul biography
For the clergyman and poet, see John Laurence Rentoul.
John Rentoul | |
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Speaking in 2009 at QMUL | |
| Born | John Tindal Rentoul (1958-09-25) 25 September 1958 (age 66) India |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | King's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Journalist |
John Tindal Rentoul (born 25 September 1958)[citation needed] is a British journalist.
He became the chief political commentator for The Independent in 2004.
Early life
Rentoul was born in India, where his father was a minister of the Church of South India. Educated at Bristol Grammar School, then Wolverhampton Grammar School,[1] he studied History and English at King's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1980, and worked on an oil rig before becoming a journalist on Accountancy Age.[2] He is related to Sir Gervais Rentoul, the Conservative MP who was the founding chairman of the 1922