A British politician who served as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, known for his role in the 1990 BSE crisis and the subsequent controversy surrounding the sale of infected beef.
Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham, is a British politician and barrister, best known for his involvement in the parliamentary expenses scandal of 2009, which led to widespread public outcry and scrutiny.
Douglas Hogg was born on February 5, 1945, to Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone and former Lord Chancellor. He is the grandson of Douglas Hogg, formerly Lord Chancellor and Lord President of the Council until 1938. Hogg was educated at Sunningdale School, Eton College, and Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with a degree in History in 1966.
Hogg served as the President of the Oxford Union in Michaelmas Term 1965. He was called to the Bar in 1968 and practised as a barrister, becoming a Queen's Counsel in 1990. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2010 and served in John Major's second government as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1995 to 1997.
In 2009, The Daily Telegraph exposed Hogg for claiming upwards of £2,000 of taxpayers' money for cleaning the moat of his country estate, Kettlethorpe Hall. This led to widespread public outrage and scrutiny, with Hogg becoming one of the most prominent illustrations of the parliamentary expenses scandal. Although it later emerged that Hogg had been encouraged by the House of Commons Fees Office to submit equivalent en bloc expenses to reduce administrative costs, the negative publicity led to Hogg deciding not to seek re-election at the 2010 general election.
Aside from his hereditary peerage, Hogg was made a life peer in the 2015 Dissolution Honours, allowing him a seat in the House of Lords. He succeeded to the viscountcy on October 12, 2001, upon the death of his father, who had disclaimed the title for life in 1963.
Hogg's younger sister, Mary Hogg, is also a barrister. He has been married twice and has two children from his first marriage.
Douglas Hogg's involvement in the parliamentary expenses scandal has had a lasting impact on British politics, leading to widespread reform and greater transparency in parliamentary expenses. Despite the controversy surrounding his political career, Hogg's legacy as a barrister and politician continues to be felt in the UK.
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