Simon Heffer, Baron Blackwater
The Lord Blackwater | |
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 Official portrait, 2026 | |
| Born | Simon James Heffer 18 July 1960 Chelmsford, Essex, England |
| Education | King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
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Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Diana Caroline Clee (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
| Honours | Life Peerage |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 27 January 2026 | |
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Heffer worked as a columnist for the Daily Mail and since 2015 has had a weekly column in The Sunday Telegraph. As a political commentator, Heffer takes a socially conservative position.