John Peet
John Peet has been Europe editor of The Economist since 2003, and is responsible for its coverage of the European Union, Russia, Turkey, the Caucasus and the Balkans. He joined The Economist in 1986 and, before taking up his current position, held a range of posts including Brussels (EU) correspondent, executive editor, surveys editor, Washington correspondent, Britain correspondent and, from 1998 to 2003, business affairs editor. He has written a large number of surveys for The Economist, on subjects including Spain, the EU, European monetary union, equity markets, e-commerce, healthcare, water, management consulting, the American South, Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands. From 1976 to 1986 he was a civil servant, working for the UK Treasury and Foreign Office. He has an MA in economics from Cambridge University.
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