Neil Hudson (politician)

Neil Hudson
Official portrait, 2019
Member of Parliament
for Epping Forest
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byDame Eleanor Laing
Majority5,682 (13.6%)
Member of Parliament
for Penrith and The Border
In office
12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byRory Stewart
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
BornIslington, London, England
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
University of Edinburgh
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Academic
  • Veterinary Surgeon
Websitewww.neilhudson.org.uk

Neil Peter Hammerton Hudson[1] FRCVS (born 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician, academic, and veterinary surgeon who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Epping Forest since 2024, and previously for Penrith and The Border from 2019 to 2024. He served on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee for four years, beginning in 2020. He is the first vet elected to the House of Commons since 1884.[2]

  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Neil Hudson – 2020 Maiden Speech in the House of Commons – UKPOL.CO.UK". 16 February 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2024.