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Name Sebastian Payne

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB July 4, 1989. As of 2025, he is around 36 years old.

Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Spouse / Partner / Dating Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.

Wiki Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

Sebastian Payne is one of the top political journalists in Whitehall, London.
Within his industry his peers classify him as one of the most talented digital innovators of his generation.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

Born on July 4, 1989, Sebastian was born and bought up in Gateshead in the North East of England.
Sebastian lives in North London with his wife. The two got married in July 2019.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

Sebastian wanted to go to the prestigious state school Emmanuel College in Gateshead. Unfortunately, he was not offered a place. Instead, he attended St. Thomas More Catholic High School where he earned the title ‘nerdiest boy in the year.’ He didn’t enjoy his time at school as he found it difficult to fit in.
Payne then joined the private education sector when he got accepted into Dame Allan’s School. He studied politics, computing, and business at A level.
Sebastian continued his education at Durham University where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
Having graduated he realised that he wanted a career about people and thought journalism was a good way to achieve this.
In 2011, Sebastian graduated from City University London with a Master’s Degree in Investigative Journalism.

Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :

Sebastian began his career as a journalist and a news reporter for the Daily Telegraph.
In 2012, he moved to the Spectator magazine where he was their Online Editor. Due to his knowledge of computer science, he was able to redesign the site that yielded a huge increase in readership.
Coverage of the 2014 American midterm elections was rewarded with Sebastian becoming the 35th Lawrence Stern fellow at The Washington Post.
He is a prolific blogger for ‘The Coffee House,’ the must-go-to source for political journalism.
Currently, he is a Political Lead Writer and Digital Comment Editor for The Financial Times and also presents their political podcasts. He is also the Whitehall correspondent.
Sebastian often appears as a political commentator for BBC and Sky News.
He is part of the Speakers for Schools organization whose aim is to provide equality for all in schools by providing access to the prestigious networks formally only available to students in fee-paying schools.

Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :

Sebastian admits he has far too much to say about trains, Pink Floyd, and the North East of England.
He says computer science is ‘maths on steroids’!
He is famous for driving small cars and once had a MINI Cooper that he took on the campaign trail. It broke down once with Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage inside it.
He is a member of the ‘Morris Minor’ owner club.
He often gets mistaken for government minister Michael Gove.