Simon Burns
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 | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Transport | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 4 October 2013 | |
| 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 | 6 September 1952 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.
Returned to Parliament as a Conservative MP in the 2015 election, he was knighted in the 2015 Birthday Honours. Burns announced in January 2016 that he would not be standing at the next general election, reaffirmed when the 2017 general election was declared.
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