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After the 2015 general election, Hughes turned down an offer of a peerage from [[Nick Clegg]] in the dissolution honours list. Former Lib Dem MPs [[David Laws]], [[Vince Cable]] and [[Danny Alexander]] are also understood to have turned down the offer.<ref> Patrick Wintour [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/15/vince-cable-four-senior-lib-dems-lords-nick-clegg-peerage-politics?CMP=share_btn_tw Vince Cable among four Lib Dems to turn down Lords offers from Clegg] ''Guardian'', 15 May 2015, accessed 18 May 2015.</ref> | After the 2015 general election, Hughes turned down an offer of a peerage from [[Nick Clegg]] in the dissolution honours list. Former Lib Dem MPs [[David Laws]], [[Vince Cable]] and [[Danny Alexander]] are also understood to have turned down the offer.<ref> Patrick Wintour [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/15/vince-cable-four-senior-lib-dems-lords-nick-clegg-peerage-politics?CMP=share_btn_tw Vince Cable among four Lib Dems to turn down Lords offers from Clegg] ''Guardian'', 15 May 2015, accessed 18 May 2015.</ref> | ||
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| + | Having left his role as minister of state at the Ministry of Justice, Hughes sought the advice of [[ACOBA]] regarding a role as Head of Public Affairs at the [[Open University]], and he took up the role in February 2016. <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hughes-simon-minister-of-state-ministry-of-justice-acoba-recommendation/summary-of-business-appointments-applications-sir-simon-hughes SImon Hughes business appointments ACOBA], ''Gov.uk'', accessed 16 February 2016</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:31, 16 February 2016
Simon Hughes was the Liberal Democrats member of Parliament (MP) for Bermondsey (1983), Southwark and Bermondsey (1983-1997) North Southwark and Bermondsey (1997-2010) and Bermondsey and Old Southwark (2010-2015).[1]
He was appointed as a Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice in December 2013 following the resignation from government of Lord McNally on his appointment as Chair of the Youth Justice Board.[2]
Hughes lost his seat in the 2015 general election to the Labour Party's Neil Coyle by 4,489 votes.[3]
After the 2015 general election, Hughes turned down an offer of a peerage from Nick Clegg in the dissolution honours list. Former Lib Dem MPs David Laws, Vince Cable and Danny Alexander are also understood to have turned down the offer.[4]
Having left his role as minister of state at the Ministry of Justice, Hughes sought the advice of ACOBA regarding a role as Head of Public Affairs at the Open University, and he took up the role in February 2016. [5]
Affiliations
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Islamophobia
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Apprenticeships, Member
Notes
- ↑ Rt Hon Simon Hughes, www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.
- ↑ Ministerial changes: December 2013, Prime Minister's Office, 18 December 2013.
- ↑ BBC News Bermondsey & Old Southwark, accessed 15 May 2015.
- ↑ Patrick Wintour Vince Cable among four Lib Dems to turn down Lords offers from Clegg Guardian, 15 May 2015, accessed 18 May 2015.
- ↑ SImon Hughes business appointments ACOBA, Gov.uk, accessed 16 February 2016
