Douglas Hogg
Douglas Martin Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham, Baron Hailsham of Kettlethorpe PC KC (born 5 February 1945), is a British politician and barrister. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in John Major’s second government as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1995 to 1997, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2010.
The Right Honourable The Viscount Hailsham PC KC | |
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Hogg in 2024 | |
| Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 17 June 1997 | |
| Leader | John Major |
| Preceded by | Jack Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | David Curry |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
| In office 5 July 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | William Waldegrave |
| Succeeded by | Jack Cunningham |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 2 November 1990 – 5 July 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | William Waldegrave |
| Succeeded by | Sir Nicholas Bonsor |
| Minister of State for Industry | |
| In office 26 July 1989 – 2 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Hesketh |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs | |
| In office 10 September 1986 – 26 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Lord Glenarthur |
| Succeeded by | Peter Lloyd |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 9 November 2015 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Sleaford and North Hykeham Grantham (1979–1997) | |
| In office 3 May 1979 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Godber |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Phillips |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1945 London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Sarah Boyd-Carpenter
(m. 1968) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
The Daily Telegraph in 2009 exposed Hogg for claiming upwards of £2,000 of taxpayers' money for the purposes of "cleaning the moat" of his country estate, Kettlethorpe Hall; thus he became one of the most prominent illustrations used by the media to portray the extent of the parliamentary expenses scandal, although it later emerged that Hogg had been encouraged by the House of Commons Fees Office (Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority's precursor) to submit equivalent en bloc expenses "so as to reduce admin". As a result of the negative publicity, Hogg did not seek re-election at the 2010 general election.
Aside from his hereditary peerage, he was made a life peer in the 2015 Dissolution Honours allowing him a seat in the House of Lords. As a member of the House of Lords he is styled Viscount Hailsham by parliamentary custom, the family title to which he succeeded in 2001.