Simon Baynes
Simon Baynes | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration | |
| In office 8 July 2022 – 8 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Tom Pursglove |
| Succeeded by | Tom Pursglove |
| Member of Parliament for Clwyd South | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Susan Elan Jones |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1960 Lesbury, Northumberland, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Official website |
Simon Robert Maurice Baynes (born 21 April 1960) is a British Conservative former politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clwyd South from 2019 to 2024. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration from July to September 2022. Baynes worked in finance for J.P. Morgan Cazenove from 1982 to 2006, before running a small bookshop in Shrewsbury.