Simon Milton (politician)

Simon Henry Milton
Statue of Sir Simon Milton, Paddington Basin, London
Deputy Mayor of London for Policy and Planning
In office
2008–2011
Succeeded byEdward Lister
Leader of Westminster City Council
In office
2000–2008
Preceded byMelvyn Caplan
Succeeded byColin Barrow
Councillor, Lancaster Gate Ward
In office
1988 – 2008 (resigned)
Preceded byPeter Hartley (resigned; Con)
Succeeded byAndrew Smith (Con)
Personal details
Born(1961-10-02)2 October 1961
London, England
Died11 April 2011(2011-04-11) (aged 49)
Political partyConservative
Domestic partner
(m. 2007)
Alma materGonville and Caius College, Cambridge
ProfessionPublic relations

Sir Simon Henry Milton (2 October 1961 – 11 April 2011) was a British Conservative politician.[1] He lately served as London's Deputy Mayor for Policy and Planning, and before that was a leader of Westminster City Council and Chairman of the Local Government Association. Milton was a director of Ian Greer Associates, a parliamentary lobbying company "with close links to the Tory party" which was at the centre of the "cash-for-questions" scandal in the 1990s.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Travers, Tony (12 April 2011). "Obituary: Sir Simon Milton". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  2. ^ Blackhurst, Chris (14 May 1994). "Tobacco Advertising: Lobby firm 'helped block smoking Bill'". The Independent. London.
  3. ^ Macintyre, Donald (21 October 1994). "The Cash-for-Questions Affair: Major rocked as payments scandal grows". The Independent. London. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  4. ^ Hill, Dave (5 November 1994). "Cover story: The Westminster boys Lady Shirley Porter is about to take centre-stage in the inquiry into the Westminster homes-for-votes scandal". The Guardian. Manchester.