Simon Kirby
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Simon Gerard Kirby also known as Simon Radford-Kirby, is an entrepreneur and Conservative
politician.
Kirby established a number of successful businesses in various industries across Brighton. He was instrumental in establishing Surf 107, Brighton
's independent radio station (later renamed Juice 107.2
), as well as the Webb Kirby (later C-Side) pub, restaurant and nightclub chain in the city, founded together with Brighton businessman Martin Webb
, now a TV presenter and Telegraph columnist.
He has been a school governor at a number of schools during the past 20 years.
He stood down as a Cabinet member on East Sussex County Council in 2009 to concentrate full time on winning back the parliamentary seat in Brighton Kemptown. He was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Brighton, Kemptown in the May 2010 general election, with a majority of 1,328, gaining the seat from Labour
.
He delivered his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 3 June 2010, in which he paid tribute to his predecessors and spoke of his pride in representing the exciting and diverse constituency of Brighton Kemptown.
Since his election Simon Kirby has been elected to both the Business, Innovation and Skills and Environmental Audit Select Committees. He is also Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on HIV/AIDS.
Since becoming a Member of Parliament he has also taken on responsibility as patron of the Sussex Beacon, the Sussex ME society.
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Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Early Life and Career
Simon Kirby was born in Hastings, East Sussex in 1964. He attended Chantry Infants School, Sandown Primary School and Hastings Grammar School. He has a BSc(Hons) degree in Mathematical Modelling from the Open University and studied Operational Research at the London School of Economics.Kirby established a number of successful businesses in various industries across Brighton. He was instrumental in establishing Surf 107, Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
's independent radio station (later renamed Juice 107.2
Juice 107.2
Juice 107.2 is a Independent Local Radio station based in Brighton, UK, playing MOR dance music and commercial classics.It also has a sister station - the internet radio station, Totally Radio.Juice was formerly known as Surf 107....
), as well as the Webb Kirby (later C-Side) pub, restaurant and nightclub chain in the city, founded together with Brighton businessman Martin Webb
Martin Webb
Martin Webb is a British born entrepreneur and television presenter. He presented the series Risking It All aired on Channel 4 in 2005.He also writes regular articles for the business supplement of the Sunday Telegraph- Business :...
, now a TV presenter and Telegraph columnist.
He has been a school governor at a number of schools during the past 20 years.
Political career
Kirby was an elected councillor at various times from 1992 on Brighton and Hove City Council, Mid Sussex District Council and East Sussex County Council, where he was cabinet member with responsibility for Economic Development.He stood down as a Cabinet member on East Sussex County Council in 2009 to concentrate full time on winning back the parliamentary seat in Brighton Kemptown. He was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Brighton, Kemptown in the May 2010 general election, with a majority of 1,328, gaining the seat from Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
.
He delivered his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 3 June 2010, in which he paid tribute to his predecessors and spoke of his pride in representing the exciting and diverse constituency of Brighton Kemptown.
Since his election Simon Kirby has been elected to both the Business, Innovation and Skills and Environmental Audit Select Committees. He is also Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on HIV/AIDS.
Since becoming a Member of Parliament he has also taken on responsibility as patron of the Sussex Beacon, the Sussex ME society.
Personal life
Simon is married to Elizabeth and has six children. He has lived for nearly all of his life in the Sussex area. Simon has been a lifelong supporter of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club and still finds time to watch them occasionally. He is a director of Whitehawk Football Club in the constituency.External links
- Simon Kirby MP official constituency website
- Simon Kirby MP Conservative Party profile
- Brighton and Hove Conservatives
- Survey replies of political views at The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
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