Sir Anthony Seldon is a leading contemporary historian, educationalist, commentator and political author.
Seldon is author of over 40 books on contemporary history, including the inside book on the last four Prime Ministers. He has also written books on politics and education.
He was the co-founder and first director of the Centre for Contemporary British History; he also co-founded Action for Happiness. He is honorary historical adviser to 10 Downing Street, chair of the National Comment Awards, a member of the Government’s First World War Culture Committee, and a governor of The Royal Shakespeare Company.
He has been Vice-Chancellor of The University of Buckingham since 2015.