Nationality British Occupation Publisher Net worth 1.4 billion USD (2015) | Name Jonathan 4th | |
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Born 3 December 1967 (age 56) ( 1967-12-03 ) Title Viscount RothermereBaron RothermereBaronet of Horsey Children Vere Richard Jonathan Harold Harmsworth (b. 1994)Eleanor Patricia Margaret Harmsworth (b. 1996)Theodora Harmsworth (b. 2001)Iris Harmsworth (b. 2003)Alfred Harmsworth (b. 2010) Spouse Claudia Clemence (m. 1993) Parents Pamela Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere, Vere Harmsworth, 3rd Viscount Rothermere Grandparents Esmond Harmsworth, 2nd Viscount Rothermere | ||
Harold Jonathan Esmond Vere Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere (born 3 December 1967) is a British viscount and inheritor of a newspaper and media empire founded by his great-grandfather Harold Sidney Harmsworth.
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Early life
Rothermere was educated at Gordonstoun School and Duke University.
Career
Harmsworth held various positions in Associated Newspapers and was managing director of the Evening Standard, when the sudden death of his father in 1998 resulted in his becoming the controlling shareholder and chairman of Associated and of its parent Daily Mail and General Trust just before his 31st birthday. One notable change he has instituted since becoming chairman is requiring directors to retire at age 75.
He ranked fourth in the Publishing, Advertising, and PR section of the Sunday Times Rich List 2013 with an estimated wealth of £720 million. In April 2015, the Sunday Times estimated his net worth at £1.0 billion He has non-domicile tax status and owns his media businesses through a complex structure of offshore holdings and trusts which entail him paying almost no UK tax on his income, investments or wealth.
He is a supporter of the Conservative Party leader David Cameron.
He gave evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press on 10 May 2012.
Personal life
Rothermere married Claudia Caroline Clemence, daughter of Terence J. Clemence, on 15 July 1993. They have five children:
In 2002, The Guardian reported that Rotheremere had fathered another son from a relationship prior to his marriage. Testimony from the Leveson Inquiry seems to confirm this.