Born in Belfast in 1972 he attended St Columba’s College in St Albans a school run by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, United States Province.  He graduated with a degree in Modern History and Politics from the University of Southampton.

A previous Councillor in the City City of Southampton he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West in 2010. He served on the Culture, Media and Sport Select and the Education Committees. He was a Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Departments of Business and Energy, Northern Ireland, Treasury and the Foreign Office to Boris Johnson. He was appointed Minister for Trade Policy by Mr Johnson. He also served as Minister of State for Northern Ireland.

Most recently he was the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to the United States for Trade and Investment.  He worked to the Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch who asked him to lead the State level MOU programme.

He was appointed a Member of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council by Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth in 2019. In 2023 Conor was appointed Knight Batchelor and knighted at an investiture by Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle.

His home is in Bournemouth, and he works from London and Dallas, Texas.