Difference between revisions of "Simon Hughes"
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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 UK [[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 | + | He 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> |
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| + | Hughes was appointed a minister of state at the [[Ministry of Justice]] in December 2013 the resignation 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> | ||
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==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> | ||
Revision as of 10:14, 17 February 2016
Simon Hughes was the UK 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 lost his seat in the 2015 general election to the Labour Party's Neil Coyle by 4,489 votes.[2]
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Ministerial roles
Hughes was appointed a minister of state at the Ministry of Justice in December 2013 the resignation of Lord McNally on his appointment as chair of the Youth Justice Board.[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]
New lobbying role after politics
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.
- ↑ BBC News Bermondsey & Old Southwark, accessed 15 May 2015.
- ↑ Ministerial changes: December 2013, Prime Minister's Office, 18 December 2013.
- ↑ 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
