Robert Key (politician)

Robert Key
Official portrait, 2005
Minister for Sport
In office
10 April 1992 – 27 May 1993
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byRobert Atkins
Succeeded byIain Sproat
Member of Parliament
for Salisbury
In office
9 June 1983 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byMichael Hamilton
Succeeded byJohn Glen
Personal details
Born
Simon Robert Key

(1945-04-22)22 April 1945
Plymouth, Devon, England
Died3 February 2023(2023-02-03) (aged 77)
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Susan Irvine
(m. 1968)
Children4
Parent
Alma materClare College, Cambridge

Simon Robert Key (22 April 1945 – 3 February 2023) was a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Salisbury from 1983 to 2010. He was also Chair of Governors at Salisbury Cathedral School.