1. Simon James Hoare was born on 28 June 1969 and is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for North Dorset since 2015.
17 Facts About Simon Hoare
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Simon Hoare was formerly Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government from November 2023 until July 2024.
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Simon Hoare was educated at the Bishop Hannon High School, Cardiff, a Roman Catholic comprehensive school, then Greyfriars, Oxford, where he gained a BA degree in Modern History.
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Simon Hoare has worked as a political officer at the Bow Group and is a member of the Tory Reform Group.
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Simon Hoare began his public relations career in the 1990s when he joined Charles Barker.
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Simon Hoare has been a member of the Council of Governors of the South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
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Simon Hoare was a Conservative cabinet member on West Oxfordshire District Council, a councillor on Oxfordshire County Council and was a member of the executive of Witney Conservative Association working alongside the then Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Simon Hoare was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.
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In September 2018, Simon Hoare was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid.
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In June 2019, Simon Hoare was elected as the chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee.
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In July 2021 Simon Hoare made a tweet about bonfires that appeared to be mocking Northern Ireland Unionists.
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Simon Hoare was re-selected in February 2023 as the Conservative candidate for North Dorset at the 2024 general election.
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On 11 September 2024, Simon Hoare was elected Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee.
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On 17 December 2024, Simon Hoare re-joined the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee.
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In 2015, Private Eye reported that on his election leaflets Simon Hoare said that "My family and I live in the constituency, use local schools and are part of the community".
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Simon Hoare had only recently moved to the constituency by the time that the leaflets had been distributed.
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Simon Hoare was similarly criticised by the South Wales Echo when he stood in Cardiff South and Penarth at the 2010 general election.