Simon Milton (politician)
| Sir Simon Henry Milton | |
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Statue of Sir Simon Milton, Paddington Basin, London
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| Deputy Mayor of London for Policy and Planning | |
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In office 2008–2011 |
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| Leader of Westminster City Council | |
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In office 2000–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Melvyn Caplan |
| Succeeded by | Colin Barrow |
| Councillor, Lancaster Gate Ward | |
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In office 1988 – 2008 (resigned) |
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| Preceded by | Ron Hartley (resigned; Lab) |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Smith (Con) |
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2 October 1961 London, UK |
| Died | 11 April 2011 (aged 49) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Public relations |
Sir Simon Henry Milton (2 October 1961 – 11 April 2011) was a British Conservative politician. He lately served as London's Deputy Mayor for Policy and Planning, and before that was a leader of Westminster City Council and Chairman of the Local Government Association. Milton was a director of Ian Greer Associates, a parliamentary lobbying company "with close links to the Tory party" which was at the centre of the Cash-for-questions scandal in the 1990s.
Milton was the son of Clive and Ruth Milton and was raised in Cricklewood, London. His father was one of the Jewish children rescued by the Kindertransport mission and brought to Britain in 1939. Milton was educated at St Paul's School, London, and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he was Chairman of the Cambridge University Conservative Association and President of the Cambridge Union.
He started his working career in Sharaton's, his father's business, a chain of patisserie shops and bakers with about twenty shops in North London. The business was sold to Ponti's on his father's retirement.
He stood for Parliament unsuccessfully for the Conservative Party in Leicester East in the 1997 General Election.
Milton was named a Knight Bachelor in the 2006 New Year's honours list for services to local government.
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