About Simon

ABOUT SIMON

 

PARTY HISTORY

 

1981–3 CPC-group Chairman

1981–3 Branch Chairman

1983–8 Vice-Chairman Oxford West & Abingdon

1996–9 Chairman Oxford West & Abingdon

1998–2000 Deputy Chairman (Pol) Ox & Bucks Area

2000–2003 Area Chairman Ox & Bucks Area

2002–4 Regional Chairman SE England

2004–7 Vice-President National Convention

2004–8 National Council of Conservative Clubs

2004 to date President both Oxford East and Oxford West & Abingdon

2005–6 Chairman Candidates Committee

2007–8 President National Convention and Conference Chairman

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE

1991–5 Oxford City Council (Deputy Group Leader)

 

EXPERIENCE AS PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE

Three times selected as candidate

1989 Euro-election Sheffield (including North Derbyshire)

1992 General Election Stalybridge & Hyde

1994 Selected for Midlands Central Euro (basically old Warwickshire)

revision three months before the election)

 

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

 

Welsh father and English mother

Born Crediton Devon and grew up in a farming family

Educated

  • Abberley Hall Worcestershire
  • Malvern College
  • RMA Sandhurst

Served 1961-78 9th/12th Royal Lancers

 

From 1978 worked in management training and consultancy specialising in the field of management written communications

 

Founded Simon Mort Reports Limited which has operated through about 60 countries from Ireland to New Zealand

 

Author of five books and countless articles on his subject area

 

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Has been

  • School governor
  • Churchwarden of city centre church (including inter-regnum)
  • Co-Chairman of Oxford International Links

 

PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Married with two grown up children