Douglas Hogg Politician

Douglas Martin Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham PC, QC (born 5 February 1945) is a British politician and barrister. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1995 to 1997, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2010. When the Daily Telegraph in 2009 exposed that Hogg had claimed upwards of £2,000 of taxpayers' money for the purposes of cleaning the moat around his country estate, Kettlethorpe Hall, he became one of the most prominent illustrations used by the media to portray the extent of the expenses scandal, though Hogg always maintained that the allegation was untrue. As a result of the negative publicity, Hogg did not seek re-election at the 2010 general election.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	3rd Viscount Hailsham
Birth date	February 05, 1945
Birth place	England , London , United Kingdom , Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea
Religion	Church of England
Education	Christ Church Oxford
Spouse	Sarah Hogg Viscountess Hailsham

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Office holder

office	Member of Parliament Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Shadow Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (Grantham (1979–1997) for Sleaford and North Hykeham
party	Conservative Party (UK)
prime minister	John Major
successor	David Curry Stephen Phillips (politician) Jack Cunningham Baron Cunningham of Felling