Rafael Behr

Rafael Lawrence Behr (born June 1974[1]) has been a columnist at The Guardian since 2014, and is former political editor of the New Statesman.[2] Born in England, he is from a Jewish family from South Africa and as a child spent summer with relatives in Israel. He is an atheist.[3]

Rafael Behr has worked at the Financial Times, The Observer, the New Statesman and The Guardian.[4][5] In 2014, Behr was named political commentator of the year at the 2014 Comment Awards.[6] In 2019, he was shortlisted for the same award once again.[7]

Behr presents Politics on the Couch, a podcast about the psychology of politics.[8]

In December 2019, Behr suffered a heart attack.[9][10]

References
  1. "Rafael Lawrence BEHR personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
  2. "Guardian appoints Rafael Behr as political columnist" (Press release). London: Guardian News & Media. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. Behr, Rafael (2 October 2005). "Testament of youth". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. "Rafael Behr joins the New Statesman". www.newstatesman.com. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. "Tag: Rafael Behr". Coffee House. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. "Previous winners". www.commentawards.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. "Shortlist | The Comment Awards 2018". www.commentawards.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  8. Productions, Larchmont. "Politics on the Couch". Politics on the Couch. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  9. Behr, Rafael (29 January 2020). "What having a heart attack taught me about Brexit | Rafael Behr". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  10. Behr, Rafael (16 January 2021). "I thrived on the tension and drama of British politics. Then I had a heart attack". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2021.


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