Jonathan has been Chairman of the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with US Congress since 2004. He is a Member of the European Parliament, Conservative Spokesman on the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee and was formerly Leader of the Conservatives there. He served as Corporate Affairs Minister at the Department of Trade & Industry, with responsibility for competition policy, monopolies & mergers and the insurance industry under the last Conservative Government. He is a solicitor and was Director of Insurance with Eversheds in the City of London