Martin Ivens

Martin Paul Ivens (born 29 August 1958) is an English journalist and editor of The Times Literary Supplement. He is a former editor of The Sunday Times.

Early life Ivens was born in Hampstead in North London in 1958. He is the son of Michael Ivens, a former director of the right-wing pressure group Aims of Industry. Ivens was educated at Finchley Catholic High School in Finchley in north London, and St Peter's College, Oxford.

Career Ivens worked for The Sunday Telegraph under Peregrine Worsthorne, then moved to News International and was appointed deputy editor of The Sunday Times in 1996. His political column for the paper began in September 2007.

When John Witherow, the editor of The Sunday Times, was appointed editor of The Times in January 2013 Ivens was named editor of The Sunday Times. The independent directors of Times Newspapers initially refused to make either appointment permanent, but they confirmed both men in their posts on 27 September that year.

On 29 June 2020, Ivens succeeded Stig Abell as editor of The Times Literary Supplement.

Personal life Ivens is married to the journalist Anne McElvoy. The couple have two sons and one daughter.