Sir Anthony Francis Seldon FRSA FRHistS FKC (born 2 August 1953)[1] is a British contemporary historian and educator.

As an author, he is known for his political biographies of consecutive British Prime Ministers, John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, and as an educator, the Master of Wellington College, in Berkshire.

He is honorary historical adviser to 10 Downing Street and was a member of the First World War Centenary Culture Committee.

[14] Seldon announced on 23 April 2014 that he would be leaving Wellington College in the summer of 2015, after nearly ten years as the 13th master.

Seldon has promoted well-being or happiness classes, which he introduced at Wellington College in 2006,[43] and campaigned for a holistic, personalised approach to education rather than what he calls "factory schools".

He was knighted in the Queen's 2014 Birthday Honours list,[9] and in 2016 he received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bath.

He is also a patron of The Iris Project,[55] which runs literacy schemes through Latin in schools in deprived urban areas and of DrugFAM,[56] which supports families affected by a loved one's abuse of drugs or alcohol.

He was a board member of the Royal Shakespeare Company[57] and was executive producer of the 2017 film version of Journey's End.

Among his television work, he has presented In Search of Tony Blair (Channel 4, 2004)[59] and Trust Politics (BBC Two, 2010).