Huw William Merriman is a British politician and former barrister who represented Bexhill and Battle in East Sussex as the Conservative Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2024. During his time in Parliament, he developed significant expertise in transport policy, serving as Chair of the Transport Select Committee from January 2020 to October 2022, where he led parliamentary scrutiny of the government's transport and infrastructure programmes. He subsequently joined the government as Minister of State for Rail and HS2, holding this position from October 2022 until July 2024, with responsibility for overseeing the nation's railway operations and the controversial High Speed 2 project.

Before entering Parliament, Merriman practised as a barrister and gained political experience as a local councillor. His parliamentary career was marked by his focus on transport infrastructure and connectivity issues affecting both his constituency and the wider United Kingdom. Huw Merriman writes commentary for Comment Central.