Fraser Andrew Nelson (born 14 May 1973)[1][2] is a British political journalist who was editor of The Spectator magazine from 2009 to 2024.

[6] Nelson began his journalistic career as a business reporter with The Times in 1997, followed by a short spell as Scottish political correspondent.

[6] In 2003 he moved to The Business, a sister title of The Scotsman in the Barclay brothers' Press Holdings group.

In July 2004 the brothers bought the Telegraph Group, which included The Spectator and in December 2005 they sold The Scotsman Publications Ltd. Neil had been appointed Chief Executive of The Spectator after the Barclays bought it, and in 2006 he brought in Nelson as associate editor and then political editor of the magazine.

[20][21][22] In several articles in the mid 2010s, Nelson outlined his view of the relative success of immigration to the UK due to the country's liberalism.

[28] Nelson's other views have included supporting religious freedom in relation to gay marriage[25][29] and observations over falling rates of children born within married couples,[25] Married with two sons and a daughter,[1] Nelson and his family live in southwest London.