Julian King (diplomat)
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Sir Julian King KCVO CMG |
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| European Commissioner for the Security Union | |
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Assumed office 19 September 2016 |
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| President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| British Ambassador to France | |
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In office January 2016 – 19 September 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Ricketts |
| Succeeded by | Edward Llewellyn |
| British Ambassador to Ireland | |
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In office 2009–2012 |
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| Preceded by | David Reddaway |
| Succeeded by | Dominick Chilcott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 August 1964 |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater |
St Peter's College, Oxford École nationale d'administration |
Sir Julian Beresford King KCVO CMG (born 22 August 1964) is a British diplomat and civil servant who has been Ambassador to Ireland, Director General of the Northern Ireland Office and (from January 2016) Ambassador to France. On 8 July 2016, King was nominated by David Cameron to succeed Jonathan Hill as the British European Commissioner. On 2 August 2016, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced his intention to nominate King for the new post of Security Commissioner. After the approval of his nomination made by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, he took office on 19 September 2016.
King gained a BA in Philosophy and Theology from St Peter's College, Oxford. He also studied at the École nationale d'administration in Paris where he met his future wife. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1985.
After the resignation of Jonathan Hill as the British European Commissioner and European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum, Prime Minister David Cameron nominated King to replace him. On 2 August 2016, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced his intention to allocate the new portfolio of Security Union to King. King would work under the supervision of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans. The European Parliament confirmed his appointment on 15 September 2016, and the Council of the European Union did so on 19 September 2016.
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