Simon Hart
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Simon Anthony Hart is a British
Conservative Party
politician, who was elected in the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
, defeating the previous Labour
MP Nick Ainger
who had represented the constituency since its creation in 1997.
Hart grew up in the Cotswolds, and attended Radley College
before the Royal Agricultural College
in Cirencester. He has been the current Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance
, one of Europe's largest rural affairs lobby groups, since 2003 but he will be stepping down after his election as MP. Simon previously worked as a Chartered Surveyor in Carmarthen
and Haverfordwest
and served with the Territorial Army for five years.
Hart lives in Llanmill near Narberth
in Pembrokeshire with his wife Abigail and their two children.
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician, who was elected in the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, defeating the previous Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MP Nick Ainger
Nick Ainger
Nicholas Richard 'Nick' Ainger is a British politician. A member of the Labour Party, he served as the Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire from 1992 to 1997 and then, following boundary changes, as MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire from 1997 to 2010.-Early life:Ainger was born in...
who had represented the constituency since its creation in 1997.
Hart grew up in the Cotswolds, and attended Radley College
Radley College
Radley College , founded in 1847, is a British independent school for boys on the edge of the English village of Radley, near to the market town of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, and has become a well-established boarding school...
before the Royal Agricultural College
Royal Agricultural College
The Royal Agricultural College is a higher education institution located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK. Established in 1845, it was the first agricultural college in the English speaking world...
in Cirencester. He has been the current Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance
Countryside Alliance
The Countryside Alliance is a British organisation promoting issues relating to the countryside such as country sports, including hunting, shooting and angling...
, one of Europe's largest rural affairs lobby groups, since 2003 but he will be stepping down after his election as MP. Simon previously worked as a Chartered Surveyor in Carmarthen
Carmarthen
Carmarthen is a community in, and the county town of, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is sited on the River Towy north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 14,648....
and Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales and serves as the County's principal commercial and administrative centre. Haverfordwest is the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire, with a population of 13,367 in 2001; though its community boundaries make it the second most populous...
and served with the Territorial Army for five years.
Hart lives in Llanmill near Narberth
Narberth, Pembrokeshire
Narberth is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales. . It was founded around a Welsh court, but later became a Norman stronghold on the Landsker Line. It became the headquarters of the hundred of Narberth. It was once a marcher borough...
in Pembrokeshire with his wife Abigail and their two children.
External links
- Simon Hart MP official constituency website
- Simon Hart MP Conservative Party profile
- Simon Hart MP Welsh Conservative Party profile
- Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire Conservatives
- Profile at the Countryside AllianceCountryside AllianceThe Countryside Alliance is a British organisation promoting issues relating to the countryside such as country sports, including hunting, shooting and angling...
- Official channel at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....