Simon Hoare
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The Honourable Simon Hoare MP |
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| Member of Parliament for North Dorset |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Walter |
| Majority | 21,118 (39.6%) |
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28 June 1969 Cardiff, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Kate Hoare |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Alma mater | Greyfriars, Oxford |
Simon James Hoare (born 28 June 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dorset since May 2015.
Hoare graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern History from the University of Oxford.
Hoare worked at Conservative Central Office before becoming the personal assistant to the Conservative leader of Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council. Hoare has worked as a political officer at the Bow Group and is a member of the Tory Reform Group.
He began his public relations career in the 1990s when he joined Charles Barker. Following that he worked as head of property at Ketchum Inc., as an account director at PPS Group and as an external affairs director at the Environmental Services Association.
Following this, Hoare began his own public relations and lobbying company, Community Connect, of which he was managing director. Following the 2010 general election, Hoare became a director in the public affairs arm of Four Communications.
Hoare has also been a member of the Council of Governors of the South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
Hoare was a Conservative cabinet member on West Oxfordshire District Council, a councillor on Oxfordshire County Council and a member of the executive of Witney Conservative Association alongside Prime Minister David Cameron. He contested Cardiff West at the 1997 general election, and Cardiff South and Penarth at the 2010 general election, coming second to Labour's Alun Michael.
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