Simon Hughes
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
