Simon Hart

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Hart was appointed Chief Whip of the Conservative Party by Rishi Sunak on 25 October 2022.

Political stances

Countryside Alliance and animal rights

Hart is an outspoken supporter of fox hunting and the badger cull. He actively campaigns to overturn the 2004 Hunting Bill and assist the National Farmers Union of England and Wales. [31] In January 2013, Hart said the RSPCA's legal role needs more oversight given its "political and commercial activities" in a critique of the charity's role lobbying against fox hunting. [32]

Brexit

Despite voting Remain in the 2016 European Union referendum, [33] Hart has consistently argued that the result must be honoured and the UK must leave the EU. He helped form and lead the Brexit Delivery Group, a group of 51 MPs who argued for a negotiated exit from the EU. [34]

Personal life

Hart lives near Narberth in Pembrokeshire with his wife Abigail and their two children. [35] He employs his wife as his office manager. [36] [37] [38]

In 2018, Hart found a green heron in his garden in Pembrokeshire, a species native to North America which is rare in the United Kingdom. [39] [40]

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The Right Honourable
Simon Hart
MP
Simon Hart Official Cabinet Portrait, October 2022 (cropped).jpg
Official portrait, 2022
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
Assumed office
25 October 2022
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
2010–present		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State for Wales
2019–2022		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Whip of the House of Commons
2022–present		Incumbent
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
2022–present
Party political offices
Preceded by
Wendy Morton
 Conservative Chief Whip of the House of Commons
2022–present		Incumbent
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