BIO: John Sergeant

John Sergeant was the BBC's Chief Political Correspondent from 1992 until 2000.

In 2000, he joined ITN as Political Editor, replacing the retiring Michael Brunson. John, himself, retired a few years later - replaced at ITN by Nick Robinson.

One of his most memorable moments was when he waited outside the British embassy in Paris for Margaret Thatcher, in the hope of hearing her reaction to the first ballot in the party leadership contest of 1990, only to be pushed aside by her press secretary, Sir Bernard Ingham when Thatcher emerged from the building.

For this broadcast, John was nominated for, and won, the British Press Guild award for the most memorable broadcast of the year, beating Paul Gascoigne (who was nominated for bursting into tears during the 1990 Football World Cup Semi-Final against West Germany.)

Sergeant's impressive appearances on programmes such as Have I Got News For You have made him, once more, a sought-after participant in television comedy and satire shows.

He is currently a reporter for The One Show.

John's Strictly dance partner is Kristina Rihanoff.

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