Jim Hacker

James George Hacker, Baron Hacker of Islington, , BSc (Lond.), Hon. D. Phil (Oxon.) is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. He is the minister of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs, and later Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He was portrayed originally by Paul Eddington, with David Haig taking on the part for the 2013 revival. Fictional biography Before Yes Minister Hacker attended the London School of Economics (around 25 years before his appointment to the cabinet) and graduated with a third class honours degree. He had a career in political research, university lecturing and journalism – including editorship of a publication named Reform – and was elected as a Member of Parliament, initially serving as a backbencher. While his party was in opposition, Hacker served for seven years as Shadow Minister of Agriculture. During an internal contest for leadership of his party, Hacker ran the campaign of his colleague Martin Walker, but this was unsuccessful, leaving Hacker with a strained relationship with the party leader.