Nationality British Occupation Chairman, Ofgem | Name John Baron | |
Full Name John Frederick Mogg Born 5 October 1943 (age 81) Birmingham ( 1943-10-05 ) | ||
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, and on 28 May 2008 he was created Baron Mogg, of Queen’s Park in the county of East Sussex.
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Professional life
Mogg spent half of his career in the Civil Service, particularly with regards to industry and European issues. He has served on the European Commission, reaching the post of Director General for the Internal Market and Financial Services. Mogg is also currently Chair of the Board of Governors at Brighton College.
He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 2003.
In his previous role as chairman of energy regulator Ofgem (a three-day-a-week job), he received £214,999 a year salary, as revealed to the public in July 2010.