Simon Robert Key was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who was born on 22 April 1945 and died on February 2023. He previously served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Salisbury, Wiltshire. He also served as the Chair of Governors at Salisbury Cathedral School.
In 1979, he ran for the seat representing Holborn and St. Pancras South. Between 1983 and 2010, he served as the representative for Salisbury in the House of Commons. He also held the positions of Minister for Local Government and Inner Cities at the Department of the Environment (now DEFRA) from 1990 to 1992, during which time he established the Inner Cities Religious Council and Minister for Sport at the Department of National Heritage (now Culture, Media, and Sport) from 1992 to 1993. He served as Minister of Roads and Traffic from 1993 to 1994.
During the administrations of William Hague and Iain Duncan Smith, Key served as a front-bench spokesperson for the opposition. In 2001, he was the shadow minister for Science and Energy, and in July 2002, he was the shadow minister for International Development. He resigned from this role in June 2003, moving back to the opposition benches while continuing to serve on the Defense Select Committee.
He was re-elected in 2005 with a larger margin of victory. He served as the Director of Hortichem in Amesbury from 1994 to 2001 (Hortichem is now Certis UK since 2001).
Key made the announcement that he would step aside in the following general election on December 2, 2009. Robert Key belonged to the Church of England’s General Synod.
Robert Key (Politician) Net Worth At Time Of Death
At the time of his death, Robert Key’s net worth was $5 million.