Peter Preston

Peter John Preston (23 May 1938 – 6 January 2018) was a British journalist and author. He was editor of "The Guardian" for twenty years, from 1975 to 1995. He contributed a weekly column to "The Observer". He was born in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire. 
He reported on Conservative MPs, including the perjurious Jonathan Aitken and cash-for-questions affair involving Neil Hamilton and Tim Smith.
Preston died of melanoma on 6 January 2018 at the age of 79.