Huw Merriman

Biography

Huw Merriman was Minister of State at the Department for Transport between 27 October 2022 and 4 July 2024. He was the Member of Parliament for the Bexhill and Battle constituency from 2015 to 2024.

Before entering Parliament, Huw studied Law at the University of Durham, and qualified as a barrister. He then worked as an in-house financial lawyer and a managing director, and also served as a councillor on Wealden District Council between 2007 and 2015.

Before his ministerial career, Huw sat on the Transport Select Committee, and served as its Chair between 2020 and 2022. Huw also worked as a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions and at HM Treasury.

Previous roles in government