Simon Hoare was first elected as the Conservative MP for North Dorset in 2015, being reelected in 2019 with a majority of 24,301.
Dorset North is a rural constituency to the north of Dorset bordering Wiltshire and Somerset. It contains the five small towns of Blandford Forum, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Sturminster Newton, and Verwood. Voters here have elected Conservative MPs ever since 1950, and in one of their lowest showings anywhere in the UK, Labour polled little more than a tenth of the vote her in 2019.
Hoare serves as Chairman of the House of Commons Northern Ireland Select Committee at Westminster.
Born in 1969, Simon Hoare grew up in Cardiff and read Modern History at Oxford. He ran his own public relations business before being elected to Parliament, and served as a local government councillor for 11 years.
Hoare supported Remain in the 2016 EU referendum. He is a member of the Tory Reform Group on the moderate wing of the party.
He supported Sajid Javid in the 2019 Conservative leadership election.
He is married with three children. His wife, Kate, works for him as a Constituency Support Manager.
At Westminster, Hoare is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Multiple Sclerosis, and Thalidomide. He is Vice Chair of All Party Parliamentary Group on Rural Business, and Treasurer of the Group for Eggs, Pigs and Poultry.
Email: simon.hoare.mp@parliament.uk
Personal Website: https://www.simonhoare.org.uk/
Twitter: @Simon4NDorset
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/simonhoarenorthdorset
