Phil Hogan

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Phil Hogan

Philip "Phil" Hogan ( Irish Pilib Ó hÓgáin , born July 4, 1960 in Kilkenny ) is an Irish politician of the Fine Gael and former European Commissioner. From December 2019 to August 26, he was EU Commissioner for Trade . He announced his resignation after having been criticized for days for violating the current guidelines on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland .

Life

Hogan was an insurance broker and auctioneer after graduating from University College Cork and began his political career for the Fine Gael in local politics and was a member of the County Council of Kilkenny (Kilkenny County Council) from 1982 to 2003 . During this time he was also Chairman of the County Council from 1985 to 1986.

In 1987 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons ( Dáil Éireann ), but subsequently became a member of the Senate ( Seanad Éireann ), where he represented the industry and finance interest group until 1989. In the 1989 general election, he was elected for the first time as a member of the Lower House ( Teachta Dála ) and has since represented the constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny . At the same time he was again chairman of Kilkenny County Council from 1989 to 1990 . Within the Fine Gael faction he was spokesman for nutrition from 1989 to 1991, then for consumer protection and most recently between 1993 and 1994 for regional affairs and European development.

During this time he was from December 20, 1994 until his resignation on February 9, 1995 Minister of State in the Treasury with special responsibility for public expenditure and the public works in the "Rainbow Coalition" of Fine, led by Prime Minister ( Taoiseach ) John Bruton Gael, Irish Labor Party and Democratic Left . In the local elections in 1999, he was last in the constituency Kilkenny for a member of the Kilkenny County Council selected.

On March 9, 2011, the new Prime Minister, Enda Kenny, appointed him Minister for Environment, Community Affairs and Local Government in the Irish government , from which he resigned in the cabinet reshuffle of July 11, 2014.

EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development

From November 2014 to November 2019 he was Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Juncker Commission . Hogan stated that he would ensure that "rural development payments, at both regional and national levels, are integrated into strategies to promote jobs and growth." ("Ensuring that rural development spending is well integrated into jobs- and growth-generating investment strategies at national and regional level") In addition, he will achieve the following six goals:

  • The CAP reform so that in particular the EU agenda is promoted labor and promoting growth. Particular attention should be paid to subsidiarity and the problems of the CAP related to flexibility and simplification.
  • In the first twelve months, it will be checked whether the direct payment processes can be simplified.
  • New attempts to make the agricultural sector more energy efficient and reduce emissions in the course of the EU's climate policy .
  • Regular examination of the effectiveness of the EU direct payments and regular reports on the performance of these programs and their results.
  • Monitoring of costs in order to protect the EU budget from possible fraud in the course of the EU directives.
  • To contribute to the review of the 2016 Multiannual Financial Framework by identifying further ways to focus the CAP on jobs, growth, investment and competition.

In January 2015, he and EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström concluded an agreement on the mutual protection of geographical indications between the EU and Morocco. This agreement mainly protects small businesses in the two economic areas, as these are more dependent on the geographical image of their region. In addition, the incomes of smaller businesses and bilateral trade between the EU and Morocco are to be increased.

Trade Commissioner

In the Von der Leyen Commission , he took over the office of Commissioner for Trade on December 1, 2019 . Hogan resigned from his position at the end of August 2020 after various violations of conditions in Ireland that had been issued to protect against infection with the corona virus became known. Prime Minister Micheál Martin had suggested Hogan resign after the violations became known.

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Phil Hogan resigning from role as EU Commissioner , rte.ie, published and accessed on August 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ EU Trade Commissioner Hogan wants to resign , deutschlandfunk.de, published and accessed on August 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ Hogan promises MEPs he will simplify CAP. In: euractiv.com. October 3, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2019 (UK English).
  4. ↑ http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-3440_de.htm
  5. ↑ Thomas Mayer: "Von der Leyen loses Key Commissioner Hogan" Der Standard from August 27, 2020
  6. ^ Wiener Zeitung: Personalnachrichten . Article dated August 9, 2017, accessed November 25, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Hogan, Phil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hogan, Philip; Ó hÓgáin, Pilib
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish politician (Fine Gael)
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Kilkenny