Simon Justin Reevell is a British

United Kingdom

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 barrister and Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

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 politician. He has been Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Dewsbury

Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

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 since winning the seat at the 2010 election.

Early life and Career

Reevell was born and raised in the East Riding of Yorkshire. After attending university and obtaining a degree in Economics

Economics

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, he embarked on a career in the army but this was cut short by injury. Instead he decided to train as a barrister

Barrister

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 and was called to the bar in 1990.

Based in chambers in Leeds

Leeds

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, he practises in general criminal law, specialising in defending service personnel at courts-martial

Court-martial

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 both in the UK and abroad.

MP for Dewsbury

Reevell was selected to represent the Conservative Party in Dewsbury at the 2010 general election. He won the seat from Labour with a 5.9% swing to the Conservatives from Labour

Labour Party (UK)

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Personal life

He is married to Louise, who is also a barrister. He plays tennis and is interested in late Victorian oil paintings, classic cars and military history.