Fraser Nelson is a Scottish political journalist and editor of The Spectator Magazine.

Prior to The Spectator he had roles as a business reporter at The Times, and then as the political editor of The Scotsman. As well as his current role at The Spectator he has written as a guest contributor for a variety of publications with a current column in the Daily Telegraph.  He is a member of the advisory board for the Centre of Social Justice and the Centre for Policy Studies think tank.

In 2013 the Evening Standard named Nelson as one of the most influential journalists working in London and he also won the British Press Award as Political journalist of the Year.