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| − | [[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).<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/simon-hughes/194 Rt Hon Simon Hughes], www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.</ref> | + | [[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).<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/simon-hughes/194 Rt Hon Simon Hughes], ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 15 May 2013.</ref> |
| − | He was appointed as a minister of | + | 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]].<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-changes-december-2013 Ministerial changes: December 2013], Prime Minister's Office, 18 December 2013.</ref> |
| − | Hughes lost his seat in the 2015 general election to the [[Labour Party]]'s [[Neil Coyle]] by 4,489 votes.<ref> BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000553 Bermondsey & Old Southwark], accessed 15 May 2015.</ref> | + | Hughes lost his seat in the 2015 general election to the [[Labour Party]]'s [[Neil Coyle]] by 4,489 votes.<ref> ''BBC News'' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000553 Bermondsey & Old Southwark], accessed 15 May 2015.</ref> |
==Turned down peerage== | ==Turned down peerage== | ||
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> | ||
| − | Having left his role as minister of state at the [[Ministry of Justice]], Hughes sought the advice of [[ACOBA]] regarding a | + | Having left his role as minister of state at the [[Ministry of Justice]], Hughes sought the advice of [[ACOBA]] regarding a new position as head of public affairs at the [[Open University]], which he took up 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], ''www.Gov.uk'', accessed 16 February 2016</ref> |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
| − | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Islamophobia]] | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Islamophobia]], former member |
| − | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group for Apprenticeships]], | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group for Apprenticeships]], former member |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 03:30, 17 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]
Turned down peerage
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 new position as head of public affairs at the Open University, which he took up in February 2016. [5]
Affiliations
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Islamophobia, former member
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Apprenticeships, former 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, www.Gov.uk, accessed 16 February 2016
