Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford

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Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, 2015

Jonathan Hopkin Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford , CBE , PC (born July 24, 1960 ) is a British economic manager and politician with the Conservative Party . He has been a member of the House of Lords since 2010 .

From 2013 to 2014 he was a member of the UK Cabinet as Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster .

In September 2014, Lord Hill was appointed EU Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Union of Capital Markets by Jean-Claude Juncker . On June 25, 2016, he announced his resignation.

biography

Hill came on July 24, 1960 in Highgate ( London ), the second son of Rowland and Paddy Hill (born Henwood) to the world.

education

Highgate School in London

Hill attended the private "Highgate School", then an all-boys school, in Highgate in north London. He studied history at Trinity College of Cambridge University and began his career in 1983 at RIT & Northern . He then worked for Hamish Hamilton between 1984 and 1985 , before he worked in the research department of the Conservative Party from 1985 to 1986.

Political and professional career

From 1986 to 1989 he was special advisor to Kenneth Clarke , who was Paymaster General , Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and finally Minister of Health in the cabinet of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher .

In 1988 he returned to the private sector and worked for "Lowe Bell Communications" until 1991, before becoming a member of the political staff at 10 Downing Street in 1991 and then between 1992 and 1994 Political Secretary to Prime Minister John Major . In 1994 Hill, who became Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1995, went to the "Bell Pottinger Communications" company, which was formed from "Lowe Bell", as a senior consultant and was subsequently director of the PR agency "Quiller Consultants" between 1998 and 2010 .

By a letters patent dated May 27, 2010 Hill was raised to the British nobility as a life peer with the title Baron Hill of Oareford , of Oareford in the County of Somerset . Shortly thereafter, he was introduced as a member of the House of Lords . In the upper house he belongs to the faction of the Conservative Party. Shortly afterwards he was appointed Parliamentary Undersecretary in the Ministry of Education , where he was responsible for schools .

On January 7, 2013, after the resignation of Lord Strathclyde , he took over his offices as Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

EU Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union

In July 2014 Lord Hill was proposed by Prime Minister David Cameron for the post of UK European Commissioner . On September 10th, the designated European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker proposed him as Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Union of Capital Markets . It was confirmed (like the entire new Commission ) by the European Parliament . In the House of Lords he was then granted a leave of absence and he was suspended from his membership there on October 30, 2014.

Hill proposed in September 2015 that the capital requirements for banks should be diversified, as banks in the EU currently have to have the same capital ratios for all transactions. According to Hill, this should stimulate lending primarily in southern Europe, where some countries continued to suffer from a “credit crunch” despite very low key interest rates. This statement was welcomed by Sparkasse President Georg Fahrenschon , who said: "The EU Commission has recognized how important SMEs are for growth and jobs, and after the wave of regulations in recent years, SME loans must be relieved again."

After the citizens of Great Britain voted to leave the referendum on whether their country would remain in the European Union , Hill announced his resignation two days later on June 25. Former Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis took over his position on July 16 , while Hills took over as British EU Commissioner Julian King on September 19, 2016.

Publications

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.nytimes.com
  2. ↑ British EU Finance Commissioner Hill resigns . Tagesschau.de, June 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ Report on www.bbc.co.uk accessed on August 8, 2013 (English)
  4. ↑ www.europeanvoice.com
  5. ↑ www.europa.eu
  6. ↑ www.reuters.com
  7. ↑ www.bbc.co.uk
  8. ↑ Lord Hill of Oareford
  9. ↑ Jonathan Hill: The Banker Friend. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. September 2, 2015, accessed on January 15, 2017 : “Especially in southern Europe, small and medium-sized entrepreneurs are still having a hard time getting affordable loans. The complaints are loudest in Italy, Spain and Portugal. And that despite historically low key interest rates. "
  10. ↑ Jonathan Hill: The Banker Friend. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. September 2, 2015, accessed on January 15, 2017 : "" The EU Commission has recognized how important SMEs are for growth and jobs, "says Sparkasse President Georg Fahrenschon. "After the wave of regulation in recent years, the burden on SME loans must be relieved."
  11. ^ Vice-President Dombrovskis visits the United States. In: Daily News 18/07/2016. European Commission, July 18, 2016, accessed on December 7, 2016 (English): “Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, responsible for the Euro and Social Dialogue took over responsibilities of Commissioner Hill on 16 July and his visit to the United States will be in this new capacity. "
  12. ↑ Julian King appointed as a new member of the Commission responsible for the Security Union. In: press releases and statements. Council of the European Union, September 19, 2016, accessed December 7, 2016 : "It replaces Jonathan Hill, who resigned on June 25, 2016."

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personal data
SURNAME Hill, Jonathan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hill, Jonathan Hopkin, Baron Hill of Oareford (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician and manager
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH London