Jonnie Hall has been involved with agricultural and rural policy for more than thirty years, and is a graduate of the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Oxford University. Following an academic and consultancy career, Jonnie joined what was the Scottish Landowners Federation in 1998, leading their policy work on agriculture and land use issues. Jonnie then joined NFU Scotland in May 2007, and has overall responsibility for the policy work of NFU Scotland as Director of Policy.