Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford
Jonathan Hopkin Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, CBE, PC (born 24 July 1960) is a British Conservative politician and former European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union. Hill was Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 2013 to 2014. Prior to that, he served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools from 2010 to 2013 in the Conservative-Lib Dem Government.
The Lord Hill of Oareford
24 July 1960
London, England
Alexandra Nettelfield
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Hill, a former political lobbyist and PR consultant, was special adviser to Cabinet Minister Kenneth Clarke and an adviser to the Conservative Prime Minister John Major before being appointed a Government Minister in 2010. Prime Minister David Cameron put Hill's name forward, on 15 July 2014, to be the next British EU Commissioner, upon which Lord Hill resigned from the Cabinet. On 10 September 2014, President Juncker appointed Hill as the European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union.
He took office as Britain's representative in the Juncker Commission on 1 November 2014 but announced his resignation on 25 June 2016 following the referendum in the UK to leave the EU, leaving office on 15 July.[1][2][3]
Personal life[edit]
In 1988 Hill married Alexandra Jane, daughter of Major John Nettelfield MC, a British Army officer who served with distinction in the Royal Artillery during World War II;[29] Lord and Lady Hill have a son and two daughters.
He holds shareholdings in Huntsworth plc, an international public relations company.[30][31] In January 2013, The Independent stated he reportedly held at least £50,000+ worth of shares in the company which bought Quiller in 2006 for £5.9m,[32] headed by Conservative parliamentarian Lord Chadlington.
