Neil Hudson (politician)

Neil Hudson
Official portrait, 2019
Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Assumed office
8 November 2024
LeaderKemi Badenoch
Preceded byOffice established
Member of Parliament
for Epping Forest
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byDame Eleanor Laing
Majority5,682 (13.6%)
Member of Parliament
for Penrith and The Border
In office
12 December 2019  30 May 2024
Preceded byRory Stewart
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
BornIslington, London, England
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
University of Edinburgh
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Academic
  • Veterinary Surgeon
Websitewww.neilhudson.org.uk

Neil Peter Hammerton Hudson FRCVS (born 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician, academic, and veterinary surgeon who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Epping Forest since 2024, and previously for Penrith and The Border from 2019 to 2024. He served on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee for four years, beginning in 2020, and was appointed Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in November 2024. He is the first vet elected to the House of Commons since 1884.