John Mogg, Baron Mogg

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The Lord Mogg
Personal details
Born
John Frederick Mogg

(1943-10-05) 5 October 1943 (age 80)
Birmingham
OccupationChairman, Ofgem

John Frederick Mogg, Baron Mogg KCMG (5 October 1943) is a previous Chairman of Ofgem and the current Chairman of the EU Energy Regulators. It was announced that he would become a life peer on 18 April 2008,[1][2] and on 28 May 2008 he was created Baron Mogg, of Queen's Park in the county of East Sussex.[3] On 14 January 2019 he retired from the House of Lords.[4]

Professional life[edit]

Mogg spent half of his career in the Civil Service, particularly with regards to industry and European issues. He also served with the European Commission, reaching the grade of Director-General with responsibility for the Internal Market and Financial Services.

He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 2003.[5]

In his previous role as chairman of energy regulator Ofgem, he received £214,999 a year salary, as revealed to the public in July 2010.[6]

Titles[edit]

  • Mr John Mogg (1943–2003)
  • Sir John Mogg KCMG (2003–2008)
  • The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mogg KCMG (2008–)

References[edit]

  1. ^ House of Lords Appointments Commission – New Non-Party-Political Peers (2008), House of Lords Appointments Commission, London, UK, viewed 8 May 2008, http://www.lordsappointments.gov.uk/news/080418_peers.aspx Archived 3 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "No. 58671". The London Gazette. 18 April 2008. p. 6001.
  3. ^ "No. 58713". The London Gazette. 30 May 2008. p. 8159.
  4. ^ "Lord Mogg". UK Parliament.
  5. ^ "No. 56963". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 April 2008. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Quango chiefs' salaries revealed". BBC News. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.