Simon Burns
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Sir Simon Hugh McGuigan Burns (born 6 September 1952) is a British politician, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chelmsford since being elected at the 1987 general election until the 2017 general election.
Sir Simon Burns | |
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Minister of State for Transport | |
In office 4 September 2012 – 4 October 2013[1] | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Theresa Villiers |
Succeeded by | The Baroness Kramer |
Minister of State for Health Services | |
In office 12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Mike O'Brien |
Succeeded by | Dan Poulter |
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
In office 5 July 1995 – 23 July 1996 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Timothy Kirkhope |
Succeeded by | Roger Knapman |
Member of Parliament for Chelmsford West Chelmsford (1997–2010) | |
In office 11 June 1987 – 3 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | Norman St John-Stevas |
Succeeded by | Vicky Ford |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-09-06) 6 September 1952 (age 71) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Emma Clifford (1982–2000; divorced); 2 children |
Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
Website | Official website parliament..simon-burns |
Burns resigned from being Minister of State for Transport in October 2013 to stand in the First Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means by-election following the resignation of Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans.[2]
Returned to Parliament as a Conservative MP in the 2015 election, he was knighted in the 2015 Birthday Honours.[3] Burns announced in January 2016 that he would not be standing at the next general election, reaffirmed when the 2017 general election was declared.[4][5]