Sally-Ann Hart is the Conservative MP for Hastings and Rye, having first been elected to Parliament in 2019 succeeding former Home Secretary, Amber Rudd.
The Hastings and Rye constituency is found within the county of East Sussex and covers the town of Hastings and its suburb of St Leonards, alongside the more affluent town of Rye, and the coastal districts of Camber and Winchelsea. The constituency also has an affluent rural element inland from Hastings. Previously held by the Labour Party between 1997 and 2010, Hastings is a close fought marginal constituency, which Hart won with a majority of 4,043 in 2019.
Born in 1968, Hart was educated at Kings College London, and worked as a corporate finance lawyer in the City of London before being elected to Parliament.
Hart has also previously served as a local magistrate in Hastings, and was elected to the local Rother District Council in 2015.
Hart was embroiled in controversy during her 2019 election campaign when at a hustings event, she defended sharing an article that suggested people with disabilities might not be paid the national living wage.
Hart is a member of the the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Almshouses, Conception to Age Two, Hospitality and Tourism, Housing and Social Mobility, School Exclusions, and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Hart is married with three adult children.
Website – www.sallyannhart.org.uk
Twitter – @SallyAnn1066
