Researching Paul Jenkins

Despite his commercial success, Jenkins is a noted advocate for creators' rights thanks in part to his early days at Mirage Studios and Tundra Publishing, where he witnessed first hand the drafting of the Creators Bill of Rights. He has spoken frequently in support of mentoring, and the need for hands-on education in the entertainment industry.

Jenkins is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of META Studios, a cross-media development and production house based in Atlanta, Georgia.

His current projects include Commissioner Gordon and Black Adam with DC Comics.

Jenkins was educated at Harrow County School for Boys and Manchester University.

From 2006 until February 2014, he was the Treasury Solicitor, the United Kingdom Government's principal legal official, in which role he served as the Attorney General's Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of the Treasury Solicitor's Department (TSol). He was also Her Majesty's Procurator General and, as Head of the Government Legal Service, head of profession for the 2,000 lawyers advising government. He took office as Treasury Solicitor in August 2006. He was appointed Queen's Counsel (honoris causa) on 30 March 2009.

He was in a civil partnership with René Hansen from 2009.

Jenkins was called to the Bar of England and Wales in July 1977 and joined the Government Legal Service in 1979. His Government career started in TSol, but he then moved to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, before moving back to TSol as the Legal Adviser to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). From 1998, he was the Legal Adviser to the Lord Chancellor's Department, which then became the Department of Constitutional Affairs where he was Director General of the Legal and International Groups. From 2004 until he was appointed Treasury Solicitor in 2006, he was the Legal Adviser to the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health.

He also held the role of Civil Service Diversity Champion. He served on the board of the Europäische Rechtsakademie from 2002 to 2014 and was a trustee of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2012 Birthday Honours. He was a bencher of Middle Temple, a non-executive member of the Executive Committee from 2007, and Treasurer from 1 January 2018 until his death on 26 February 2018, aged 63. He was also an independent member of the Ethics Committee at Tate.

In December 2014 he was asked by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport to undertake an independent review of the United Kingdom’s Spoliation Advisory Panel, and reported in March 2015 making 29 substantive recommendations concerning the composition and working of the panel. The Government response accepted the Jenkins Review, which is considered a model of its kind for efficiency, speed, breadth and depth.

Jenkins made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wales Minor Counties in 1998 against Devon. From 1998 to 2000, he represented the team in 5 Championship matches, the last of which came against Cheshire. His only MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance for the team came in 2000 against Shropshire. His only List A appearance for the team came in the 2nd round of the 1999 NatWest Trophy against the Derbyshire Cricket Board. In his only List A match, he scored a single unbeaten run and with the ball he took 2 wickets for 32 runs, at a bowling average of 16.00.

He currently plays club cricket for Colwyn Bay Cricket Club in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition.

Jenkins is also known for roles such as Professor Parks in The Waltons and as Eddie in Dynasty.

He was born in Ballarat and attended Redan Primary School and Ballarat High School. In 1952 he took an apprenticeship with H. L. Pullen, but in 1958 underwent national service. On his return, as an electrical mechanic, he worked for a number of companies until becoming a self-employed contractor and company director in 1961. In 1985 he was elected to Sebastopol Borough Council, serving until 1993 (and as mayor from 1989 to 1990). In 1992 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Ballarat West. He retired in 1999.