Peter Snowdon

Peter Snowdon is a contemporary historian and journalist.

Educated at St. Dunstan's College, Durham University and the London School of Economics, he has collaborated with Anthony Seldon on a number of books, including the authorised biography of John Major, ''Major: A Political Life'' (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1997), ''Blair'' (Simon & Schuster, 2004) and ''Blair Unbound'' (Simon & Schuster, 2007).

He has written articles on the Conservative Party in several academic journals, including ''The Political Quarterly'' and ''Parliamentary Affairs''. He has also contributed to ''Parliamentary Monitor'', ''Parliamentary Brief'' and ''Newsweek''. He is an occasional columnist for the ''Yorkshire Post'' and has appeared as a commentator on television and radio in the UK and abroad. He currently works for BBC political programmes, having previously worked at London Weekend Television. Provided by Wikipedia