Simon Anthony Hart was born on 15 August 1963 and is a British politician serving as the Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury since October 2022.
17 Facts About Simon Hart
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Simon Hart previously served as Secretary of State for Wales between 2019 and 2022.
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Simon Hart was reelected in 2015,2017 and 2019 general elections.
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Simon Hart resigned as Secretary of State for Wales after writing a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 6 July 2022.
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Simon Hart was privately educated at Radley College before attending the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester.
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Simon Hart worked as a chartered surveyor in Carmarthen and Haverfordwest and served with the Territorial Army for five years in the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars.
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Simon Hart was Master and Huntsman of the South Pembrokeshire Hunt from 1988 to 1999.
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Simon Hart was director of the Campaign for Hunting from 1999 to 2003.
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Simon Hart was the chief executive of the Countryside Alliance from 2003 to 2010, and later its chairman from 2015 to 2019.
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Simon Hart has been the MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire since the 2010 general election.
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Simon Hart was re-elected at the 2015 general election and 2017 general election.
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In 2017 Simon Hart faced questions over breaches of the code of conduct and was being investigated over an alleged breach of paragraph 15.
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Simon Hart replaced fellow Conservative Oliver Dowden and stood down as Chairman of the Countryside Alliance.
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In October 2019 it was reported that Simon Hart was the Welsh MP with the highest expense claims for first-class rail tickets.
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Simon Hart has served on the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee, Welsh Affairs Select Committee, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Commons Select Committee on Standards and Commons Select Committee of Privileges.
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On 6 July 2022, Simon Hart resigned from government in the wake of widespread criticism of Boris Johnson's handling of the Chris Pincher scandal, following the earlier resignations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid.
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Simon Hart was appointed Chief Whip of the Conservative Party by Rishi Sunak on 25 October 2022.