Rory Stewart

Rory Stewart (born 3 January 1973) is a British independent politician, diplomat, writer and podcaster, born in British Hong Kong. He was educated at the Dragon School, Eton College and Balliol College, has been employed by Harvard University, and has also worked as a military officer, travel writer, presenter and historian. His books include The Places in Between, Occupational Hazards: My Time Governing in Iraq and The Marches. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2004, received the Ondaatje Prize in 2005 and the Livingstone Medal in 2009, and had about 510,000 followers on X as RoryStewartUK in February 2023.