The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP
14 December 2020
The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP was appointed Secretary of State for Wales on 16 December 2019. He was previously Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Implementation) at the Cabinet Office.
Simon will be discussing the Brexit transition, COVID-19, the economic recovery and renewal of Wales and the most recent Spending Review.
About Simon
He was elected Conservative MP for Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire in May 2010.
Simon was born in Wolverhampton and grew up in the Cotswolds. He was educated at Radley College before attending the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester.
Since being elected to Parliament, Simon has been a member of a number of committees, including:
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Welsh Affairs Select Committee;
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee;
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Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee;
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Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee
Simon has also been a member/Chair of several APPGs including Tourism in Wales, Learning outside the Classroom, Marine Energy & Tidal Lagoons, EU/US Trade, and others.
He was also formerly the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.
Simon worked as a Chartered Surveyor in Carmarthen and Haverfordwest and served with the Territorial Army for five years in the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars (part of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry).
Before being elected as an MP he was Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance.
Simon lives in Llanmill near Narberth in Pembrokeshire with his wife Abigail and their two children.
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