Simon Opher — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the Member of Parliament for Stroud since the 2024 general election.
Awarded an MBE in 2016 for introducing and advocating social prescribing, now part of NHS policy nationwide.
Instrumental in the building of the Vale Community Hospital.
Works as a General Practitioner, having served for almost 29 years in Dursley.
Chairs the Health Group and is Vice-Chair of the Net Zero Group in Parliament.

Biography

Simon Joseph Opher is a British Labour Party politician and general practitioner. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stroud since the 2024 general election, where he defeated Conservative incumbent Siobhan Baillie. Originally from Oxfordshire, Opher attended a comprehensive school before studying medicine at St Mary's Hospital Medical School in London.

Prior to his political career, Opher worked and lived in Dursley as a full-time General Practitioner for almost 29 years.