U.K.’s Julian King to Get EU Security Portfolio After Brexit
- King’s appointment follows Hill’s departure from EU executive
- Juncker creates security position for new U.K. commissioner
Julian King.
Photographer: Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty ImagesThis article is for subscribers only.
The U.K.’s pick as European Union commissioner, Julian King, was offered a job focused on counter-terrorism, a new brief created after Jonathan Hill resigned from the EU’s executive arm last month following Britain’s vote to leave the bloc.
The appointment to the role of “commissioner for the Security Union” fills a gap left by Hill’s departure as the EU’s policymaker overseeing financial services. King, Britain’s ambassador to France, was named to succeed Hill on July 8. EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker gave the finance portfolio to Valdis Dombrovskis, saying the Latvian was “ideally placed to ensure continuity.”