Simon Jupp


Simon James Jupp is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament for East Devon in the 2019 general election.

Early life and career

Jupp was born in Plymouth at Freedom Fields Hospital on 8 September 1985. After leaving college, he worked as a presenter and journalist for Radio Exe, Plymouth Sound FM, Radio Plymouth, Spirit FM, North Norfolk Radio, BBC Radio Solent and ITV Channel TV before entering politics.

Political career

Jupp joined the CCHQ press office as the Head of Broadcast in 2017. He was appointed Special Advisor to Tim Bowles, the Mayor of the West of England in 2018. In 2019, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as a Special Advisor to the First Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
Jupp was selected to replace Sir Hugo Swire as the Conservative candidate for East Devon in November 2019 and won the seat with over 50% of the vote and a majority of 6,708. Jupp was elected by MPs to be a member of the Transport Select Committee in February 2020.