Jonathon Porritt

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jonathon Porritt
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Jul 6, 1950(1950-07-06)
Age	74
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Cancer

Jonathon Porritt Biography

Jonathon Porritt is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on July 6, 1950 in London, England, United Kingdom. Sir Jonathon Espie Porritt, 2nd Baronet CBE (born 6 July 1950) is a British environmentalist and writer. He is famous for his support of his party, the Green Party of England and Wales. Porritt often contributes to newspapers, magazines, and books. He also appears on both television and radio.

It was in 1984 that Porritt released his debut book Seeing Green: Politics of Ecology Explained. The book was written while his position as the policy director for the Ecology Party. In 1999, it was still referred to in the press as “the best general guide to the politics of ecology by an ‘insider'”. After nearly 30 years of its release, it still stands as “prophetic in many respects” however it is a bit off with the timeframe the predictions are made due to the fact that Porritt did not have a clue about the growing indebtedness. In his writing before the advent online, Porritt even predicted the rise into the “information-rich, knowledge-poor” age.

Porritt served as a trustee of the World Wildlife Fund (UK) from 1991–2005. Porritt is on the advisory board of BBC Wildlife magazine and actively supports the efforts of experts promoting renewable energy and sustainable development such as Walt Patterson.

Porritt attended United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, eventually writing an introduction for The way forward : beyond Agenda 21 (1997). From 1993–1996 he chaired Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future, then known as United Nations Environment and Development UK (UNED UK). The organization encourages international stakeholders to engage in decision-making for sustainable development.

In 1984, Porritt quit teaching in order to become the director of Friends of the Earth in Britain the post that he held until the year 1990. Although initially criticised for his lack of experience but in the end his work has been recognized as a key element in the success of the group during the late 1980s. He was the editor of the Friends of the Earth Handbook (1987) and also pushed Friends of the Earth to encourage practical solutions to local environmental initiatives and to think more globally and globally. While he was director, the number of members in Friends of the Earth increased from 12,700 to 22,300.

Jonathon Porritt Net Worth

Jonathon Porritt is one of the richest Journalist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jonathon Porritt 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The 1970s as well as the into the early the 1980s Porritt became a well-known member of the Ecology Party (now the Green Party of England and Wales). Porritt was chairman for The Ecology Party from 1979 to 1980, then from 1982 until 1984. He was in charge of changes which made the party more prominent in the elections Porritt himself was an MP for General elections held in the year 1979 as well as 1983. In 1979, he won 4.1 percent of the votes at London Central, receiving attention from the national press. Under his leadership the membership increased between a handful of hundred people to approximately 3,500.

Porritt began his training as a barrister. He changed towards the teaching of English in St Clement Danes Grammar School (later Burlington Danes School) located in Shepherd’s Bush, West London in 1974. He taught at the school from 1974 until 1984, before becoming the Director of English from 1980 until 1984. In 1985, he was married Sarah Staniforth CBE, daughter of Malcolm Arthur Staniforth.

The Greens achieved 15% of the European Parliamentary vote in 1989, but were able to win only 1.2% of the vote in the 1992 general election, in which environmental issues were largely ignored. During this time Porritt became a strong public advocate of change in the Green Party. Along with Sara Parkin, he advocated for a more professional organisation with identifiable leaders, a change that was eventually approved.

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Porritt served as chairman of Sustainability South-West, the South-West Round Table for Sustainable Development in England, from 1999 to 2001, and later as president.

Facts & Trivia

Jonathon Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jonathon Porritt celebrates birthday on July 6 of every year.

In 2000, Jonathon Porritt was named a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE).

What is Jonathon Porritt doing now?

As Founder Director of Forum for the Future , this remains my principal organisational base. As Founder Director of Forum for the Future, this remains my principal organisational base.

Is Jonathon Porritt married?

He taught there from 1974 to 1984, serving as Head of English from 1980 to

1984. In 1985 he married Sarah Staniforth CBE , daughter of Malcolm Arthur Staniforth.