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Personal Details Summary
Name Pippa Crerar
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB June 19, 1975. As of 2024, she is around 49 years old.
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner / Boyfriend Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.
Children / No. of Kids 3
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race White
Nationality Scottish
Is Pippa Crerar married? Pippa Crerar is married to her husband, Tom Whitehead. On September 8, 2007, the couple got married.
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Introduction :

Pippa Crerar is a Scottish political journalist. From 2018 to 2022, she was the Political Editor of the Daily Mirror. Prior to that, Pippa has completed work stints at The Guardian and The Evening Standard.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

  • Pippa Crerar was born on June 19, 1975, in Scotland.
  • She has six siblings. One of her sisters, Rosie Crerar, is a filmmaker. One of her brothers, Simon Crerar, is a founding editor of Buzzfeed Oz. Another of her brothers, Colin Crerar, is a businessman with interests in the tech industry.
  • When she was fifteen years old, Pippa moved with her family to Glasgow, Scotland.
  • Pippa’s mother, Aline-Wendy Dunlop, is an early education emeritus professor at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. She is also a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her contributions to autism and early childhood education.
  • Pippa is married to her husband Tom Whitehead, a fellow journalist working for The Telegraph, on September 8, 2007, at the Lennoxlove House in Scotland.
  • Tom and Pippa have three children – two sons and a daughter. She has kept her maiden name.
  • Currently, Pippa resides in London, England, but frequently travels back to Scotland to spend time with her extended family.

Work : Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth

  • Pippa spent over ten years working as a journalist and City Hall editor for the London Evening Standard. While at the Evening Standard, she got to cover the terms of two of London’s most iconic mayors – Boris Johnson and Sadiq Khan.
  • In January 2018, Pippa left the London Evening Standard and headed to the offices of The Guardian, where she became a deputy Political Editor.
  • Later that same year, in October 2018, it was announced that Pippa would move once more, from The Guardian to the Daily Mirror. In December, she joined the ranks of the Daily Mirror in her current role as Political Editor. She thus replaced Andrew Gregory, the Daily Mirror’s former Political Editor, who departed to the offices of the Sunday Times.
  • The Guardian announced on Tuesday 10th May 2022 that Pippa Crerar will be appointed as their new political editor. Pippa succeeded Heather Stewart, who had held the position since 2016.

Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :

  • Pippa made the shortlist for the ‘Words by Women WBW Awards’ in 2016, in the politics category.
  • She has fond memories of cricket, as she frequently spent childhood summer on her father’s cricket grounds.
  • Pippa is currently the chair of the parliamentary press gallery.
  • She accompanied her mother, professor Aline-Wendy Dunlop, when she went to receive her Most Excellent Order of the British Empire investiture at Buckingham Palace.
  • Pippa has been a guest speaker at London Conference events several times, particularly in 2019 and 2017.
  • Her first job in journalism took place in the offices of The Daily Mirror in 2000. Returning to it in 2018 was a special event.
  • In 2020, Pippa spent her time at home with her three children during the COVID19 quarantine. Her husband Tom was out working as an essential worker.
  • She remains very active in the world of politics on Twitter (now called X). She continued to engage with current events despite the Coronovirus lockdown and quarantine rules in 2020. She once jokingly mentioned on Twitter (now called X) that preparing tea at their home is her husband’s job.

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