Sir Simon Burns | |
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| Minister of State for Transport | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 4 October 2013[1] | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Theresa Villiers |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Kramer |
| Minister of State for Health Services | |
| In office 12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Mike O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Dan Poulter |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 5 July 1995 – 23 July 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Timothy Kirkhope |
| Succeeded by | Roger Knapman |
| Member of Parliament for Chelmsford West Chelmsford (1997–2010) | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 3 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Norman St John-Stevas |
| Succeeded by | Vicky Ford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1952 Nottingham, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Clifford (1982–2000; divorced); 2 children |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
| Website | Official website parliament..simon-burns |
Sir Simon Hugh McGuigan Burns (born 6 September 1952) is a British politician, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chelmsford since being elected at the 1987 general election until the 2017 general election.
Burns resigned from being Minister of State for Transport in October 2013 to stand in the First Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means by-election following the resignation of Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans.[2]
Returned to Parliament as a Conservative MP in the 2015 election, he was knighted in the 2015 Birthday Honours.[3] Burns announced in January 2016 that he would not be standing at the next general election, reaffirmed when the 2017 general election was declared.[4][5]
- ^ "Rail minister Simon Burns stands down in deputy speaker bid". BBC News. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "www.totalpolitics.com". Archived from the original on 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Knighthood for Simon Burns included in The Queen's Birthday Honours – Conservative Home". 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Chelmsford MP Sir Simon Burns to retire at next General Election". The Enquirer. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Mortimer, Caroline (18 April 2017). "Labour MPs announce they are standing down as Theresa May calls for a snap general election". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.