Ian MacGregor (journalist)

Ian MacGregor
Occupation(s)	Journalist, editor
Years active	1986–present
Known for	Editor of The Sunday Telegraph

Ian MacGregor is a British journalist who formerly held the position of editor at The Sunday Telegraph and currently occupies an 'Emeritus' title.

He pursued his studies at the University of Edinburgh, where he took on the role of editor for the student publication, The Student. MacGregor launched his journalism profession in 1986 at the Southern Evening Echo in Southampton, working alongside Tony Gallagher, who later became editor of both The Daily Telegraph and The Sun. In 1988, he moved to South West News Service based in Bristol. By 2001, MacGregor was leading as editor of Metro, followed by his appointment as Deputy Editor at the Evening Standard in 2002. Four years later, in 2006, he was named Deputy Editor of The Daily Telegraph, a role initially planned to be shared with Will Lewis, who ultimately assumed the editor position.

MacGregor advanced to become Editor of The Sunday Telegraph in September 2007. He stepped into an "Editor Emeritus" capacity in April 2017, with Allister Heath taking over editorial leadership. In this emeritus capacity, MacGregor's responsibilities include facilitating collaboration between commercial and editorial departments.

In April 2018, he was appointed as an industry member to the board of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).