Robert Key (politician)

Robert Key
Official portrait, 2005
Minister for Sport
In office
10 April 1992  27 May 1993
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byRobert Atkins
Succeeded byIain Sproat
Member of Parliament
for Salisbury
In office
9 June 1983  12 April 2010
Preceded byMichael Hamilton
Succeeded byJohn Glen
Personal details
Born
Simon Robert Key

(1945-04-22)22 April 1945
Plymouth, Devon, England
Died3 February 2023(2023-02-03) (aged 77)
Wiltshire, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Susan Irvine
(m. 1968)
Children4
Parent
Alma materClare College, Cambridge

Simon Robert Key (22 April 1945 – 3 February 2023) was a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Salisbury from 1983 to 2010. He was also a former teacher and served as Chair of Governors at Salisbury Cathedral School.