David Simmonds

Cllr David Timothy Simmonds CBE MP is a British Conservative politician serving as Member of Parliament for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner since 2019.[1]

Cllr

David Simmonds

CBE MP
Simmonds in 2019
Member of Parliament
for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byNick Hurd
Majority16,394 (31.0%)
Personal details
Born
David Timothy Simmonds

Kent, United Kingdom
Political partyConservative
Children2
Alma materDurham University
WebsiteOfficial website

Background

A graduate of Durham University, David Simmonds' professional background is in financial services, where he worked for several high street banks after qualifying with the Chartered Institute of Insurers in 1997. Elected a councillor for the London Borough of Hillingdon in 1998, he has served in hung and majority administrations as a committee chairman and Cabinet Member with responsibilities including planning, housing, social services, and education and children's services. He led work for the Local Government Association in a number of high-profile areas including children's services, education, immigration and Brexit, serving as Conservative Group Leader and Deputy Chairman of the organisation representing councils.

At the 2005 General Election he stood in Erewash, Derbyshire, coming second to Labour.

In Parliament he is a member of the Education Select Committee and the Finance Committee.

His previous service includes as Chairman of the National Employer's Organisation for Schoolteachers (NEOST) and of the European Federation of Education Employers (EFEE), as an active member of the Committee of the Regions and leader of the UK Conservative delegation there and at the Congress of the Council of Europe.

He is particularly well known for his work on refugee children and led the implementation of the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (VPRS) with then-Home Secretary Theresa May to resettle vulnerable refugees to areas of the UK volunteering to take them in.

He served as Deputy Chairman and previously Treasurer of the Conservative Councillors Association, and served as an associate non-executive director in his local NHS and as a magistrate in North-West London. He stepped down as Deputy Leader of Hillingdon Council and as Deputy Chairman of the LGA following his election to Parliament.

He was awarded a CBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours list.[2]

Personal life

Simmonds is married to an NHS doctor and has two children.[3][4]

References
  1. "Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "LGA Councillor details - CLLR David Simmonds CBE". 29 February 2020.
  3. "Adult Social Care - Tuesday 28 January 2020 - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. "Free Childcare - Monday 9 March 2020 - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Nick Hurd		 Member of Parliament
for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
2019–present		 Incumbent


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