Sarah Hogg, Baroness Hogg
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Sarah Hogg, Viscountess Hailsham (born 14 May 1946), Baroness Hogg in her own right, is an English
economist
and journalist
.
, a former Chief Secretary to the Treasury
and Paymaster-General
. She attended the Roman Catholic girls' boarding school St Mary's School Ascot, although not herself Catholic. Later she attended Lady Margaret Hall
at the University of Oxford
.
newspaper. She was also an early presenter of Channel 4 News
, but her voice, with its uncertainty of pitch, was felt by many viewers to be a distraction. At this time she portrayed Margaret Thatcher
in a television docudrama of negotiations between the UK and Irish governments.
Hogg was the head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit for Sir John Major. With Jonathan Hopkin Hill, she wrote about the Major years in her book Too Close to Call.
Through her 1968 marriage to Member of Parliament
Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham, she is Viscountess Hailsham. However, following the granting of a life peerage in 1995, she now sits as a crossbencher in the House of Lords
as Baroness Hogg, of Kettlethorpe in the County of Lincolnshire
.
As Chairman of 3i Group from 2002, she became the first woman to chair of a FTSE 100 company.
In 2010 she was appointed the Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council
. She is also the chairman of Frontier Economics Limited
. Other current and former board memberships include the BBC
, P&O Cruises
, P&O Princess, Banco Santander and Eton College
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
Early life
She was born as Sarah Elizabeth Mary Boyd-Carpenter, her father being Lord Boyd-CarpenterJohn Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter
John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter PC was a British Conservative politician.-Early life:...
, a former Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the third most senior ministerial position in HM Treasury, after the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer . In recent years, the office holder has usually been given a junior position in the British Cabinet...
and Paymaster-General
Paymaster-General
HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. The Paymaster General is in charge of the Office of HM Paymaster General , which held accounts at the Bank of England on behalf of Government departments and selected other public bodies...
. She attended the Roman Catholic girls' boarding school St Mary's School Ascot, although not herself Catholic. Later she attended Lady Margaret Hall
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Lady Margaret Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located at the end of Norham Gardens in north Oxford. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £34m....
at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
.
Career
She was an economics editor for The IndependentThe Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
newspaper. She was also an early presenter of Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News is the news division of British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since the broadcaster's launch in 1982.-Channel 4 News:...
, but her voice, with its uncertainty of pitch, was felt by many viewers to be a distraction. At this time she portrayed Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
in a television docudrama of negotiations between the UK and Irish governments.
Hogg was the head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit for Sir John Major. With Jonathan Hopkin Hill, she wrote about the Major years in her book Too Close to Call.
Through her 1968 marriage to Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham, she is Viscountess Hailsham. However, following the granting of a life peerage in 1995, she now sits as a crossbencher in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as Baroness Hogg, of Kettlethorpe in the County of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
.
As Chairman of 3i Group from 2002, she became the first woman to chair of a FTSE 100 company.
In 2010 she was appointed the Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council
Financial Reporting Council
The Financial Reporting Council is the UK's independent regulator responsible for promoting high quality corporate governance and reporting to foster investment.-Structure:...
. She is also the chairman of Frontier Economics Limited
Frontier Economics
Frontier Economics is a microeconomics consultancy headquartered in London with three additional offices in Europe. Frontier's sister company in Australia, Frontier Economics Pty Ltd, is headquartered in Melbourne with additional offices in Sydney and Brisbane...
. Other current and former board memberships include the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, P&O Cruises
P&O Cruises
P&O Cruises is a British-American owned cruise line based at Carnival House in Southampton, England, and operated by Carnival UK. Originally a constituent of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, P&O Cruises is the oldest cruise line in the world, having operated the world's first...
, P&O Princess, Banco Santander and Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
.
Titles
- Miss Sarah Boyd-Carpenter (1946–1968)
- The Hon. Mrs Douglas Hogg (1968–1972)
- The Hon. Mrs Hogg (1972–1995)
- The Baroness Hogg (1995–2001)
- Viscountess Hailsham, The Baroness Hogg (2001–)
External links
- Baroness Hogg, TheyWorkForYouTheyWorkForYouTheyWorkForYou is a website run by mySociety, a project of registered charity UK Citizens Online Democracy, and is a tool for political campaigners and those interested in the Parliamentary activities of UK MPs, Lords, and Northern Ireland MLAs....
- Profile: Baroness Hogg, FRC chairman, Accountancy AgeAccountancy AgeAccountancy Age is a trade magazine for accountants and financial staff in the United Kingdom. After running from 1969 to 2011 with a circulation of over 60,000 in print, it changed with effect from May 2011 to an online-only publication.-History:...
, 23 September 2010