Simon Hart

Simon Hart
Official portrait, 2022
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office
25 October 2022 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byWendy Morton
Succeeded byAlan Campbell
Secretary of State for Wales
In office
16 December 2019 – 6 July 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byAlun Cairns
Succeeded byRobert Buckland
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
In office
24 July 2019 – 16 December 2019
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byOliver Dowden
Succeeded byJeremy Quin
Member of Parliament
for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byNick Ainger
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Simon Anthony Hart

(1963-08-15) 15 August 1963 (age 61)
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseAbigail Kate Hart[1]
Residence(s)Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Alma materRoyal Agricultural College
Websitewww.simon-hart.com

Simon Anthony Hart (born 15 August 1963)[2][3] is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire from 2010 to 2024. He served as the Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from October 2022 to July 2024.[4] He previously served as Secretary of State for Wales in the Johnson government from 2019 to 2022.

After Boris Johnson was elected as Conservative leader and appointed prime minister, Hart was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office in July 2019. In December 2019, during the formation of the second Johnson ministry, Hart was promoted to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Wales, succeeding Alun Cairns who had resigned from the position the previous month. In July 2022, he returned to the backbenches after resigning as Welsh Secretary amid a government crisis that culminated in Johnson's resignation. In October 2022, he was appointed Chief Whip by new prime minister Rishi Sunak. His seat was abolished in the boundary changes.[5] He stood for the new seat of Caerfyrddin in the 2024 general election, but lost.[6]

  1. ^ Commons, House of. "House of Commons – The Register of Members' Financial Interests – Part 2: Part 2". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8746.
  3. ^ Hart, Simon Anthony. 1 December 2012. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U4000714.
  4. ^ "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire is a former constituency". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ^ James, Rhiannon (5 July 2024). "Plaid Cymru swipes two Tory seats, ousting former chief whip Simon Hart". The Independent. Retrieved 30 September 2024.