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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
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
PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES Married with two grown up children |