Simon Hart | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 25 October 2022 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Wendy Morton |
| Succeeded by | Alan Campbell |
| Secretary of State for Wales | |
| In office 16 December 2019 – 6 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Alun Cairns |
| Succeeded by | Robert Buckland |
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | |
| In office 24 July 2019 – 16 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Oliver Dowden |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Quin |
| Member of Parliament for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nick Ainger |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Simon Anthony Hart 15 August 1963 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Abigail Kate Hart[1] |
| Residence(s) | Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Alma mater | Royal Agricultural College |
| Website | www |
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]
- ^ Commons, House of. "House of Commons – The Register of Members' Financial Interests – Part 2: Part 2". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8746.
- ^ Hart, Simon Anthony. 1 December 2012. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U4000714.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire is a former constituency". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ James, Rhiannon (5 July 2024). "Plaid Cymru swipes two Tory seats, ousting former chief whip Simon Hart". The Independent. Retrieved 30 September 2024.