Simon Hoare

Simon Hoare
Official portrait, 2017
Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee
Assumed office
11 September 2024
Preceded byJackie Doyle-Price
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government
In office
13 November 2023 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byLee Rowley
Succeeded byJim McMahon
Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee
In office
12 June 2019 – 13 November 2023
Preceded byAndrew Murrison
Succeeded byRobert Buckland
Member of Parliament
for North Dorset
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byRobert Walter
Majority1,589 (3.1%)
Personal details
Born (1969-06-28) 28 June 1969 (age 55)
Cardiff, Wales
Political partyConservative
SpouseKate Hoare
Children3 daughters
Alma materGreyfriars, Oxford

Simon James Hoare (born 28 June 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dorset since 2015. He was formerly Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government from November 2023 until July 2024.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Ministerial appointments: November 2023". GOV.UK. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ Weakley, Kirsty (14 November 2023). "Former councillor named as new local government minister". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Retrieved 22 November 2023.