The post had been held by Neil Kinnock, who was famous for losing elections, and Chris Patten, who was famous for handing over Hong Kong to the Chinese; and Peter Mandelson, who was famous for resigning. Until his move to Brussels, Lord Hill was best known in parts of the media for not resigning, when it was claimed that he politely tried to stand down as a minister in a meeting with David Cameron. But his efforts were said to be in vain because the Prime Minister apparently did not notice.